§ Mr. Harperasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) how many additional nursery schools and nursery school places are needed in the area covered by the Featherstone Urban District Council, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, to provide such education for all children of appropriate age;
(2) how many additional nursery schools and nursery school places are needed in the area covered by the Pontefract Borough Council, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, to provide such education for all children of appropriate age;
(3) how many additional nursery schools and nursery school places are needed in the area covered by the Castle-ford Borough Council, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, to provide such education for all children of appropriate age;
(4) how many additional nursery schools and nursery school places are needed in the West Riding County Council Education area to provide such education for all children of appropriate age;
(5) how many additional nursery schools and nursery school places are needed in the Pontefract and Castleford Divisional Education Executive areas to provide such educational for all children of appropriate age.
§ Mr. van StraubenzeeTo provide full-time nursery education for all children aged 3 and 4 in the West Riding would require about 50,000 additional places. Figures for divisional executives are not 385W available in the Department, but may be obtainable from the local education authority.