§ Mr. McCrindleasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether she will state the total population of three and four-year-old children in the Urban Districts of Brentwood and Basildon; and how many of such children attend nursery school or pre-school classes, public or private.
§ Mr. van StraubenzeeThese figures are not available in the Department of Education and Science. The Essex local education authority would be able to supply information about the numbers of children under five in maintained schools in Brentwood and Basildon.