Nursery School Places

HC Deb 31 January 1972 vol 830 c1W

39. Mr. Nicholas Edwards

asked the Secretary of State for Wales what is the number of nursery places and new day nurseries provided annually in Wales in the years 1966 to date; and what is the current programme.

Mr. Peter Thomas

The following is the information:

Year	Number of full time nursery places provided	Number of day nurseries provided
1966	None	None
1967	80	None
1968	None	None
1969	320	None
1970	280	1*
1971	2,440	1*
* Each of these provides for 32 places.

42. Mr. Barry Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many nursery school places were made available in the local education authority sector in Wales in the year 1971.

Mr. Peter Thomas

2,440 full-time places.