Pre-School Education and Child Care (Hansard, 24 October 1972)

§ Mr. Barry Jones

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how many day nurseries there are in each local authority in England and Wales in the maintained and, separately, the private sector;

(2) how many children attend day nurseries full-time and part-time in each local authority in England and Wales in the maintained and, separately, the private sector;
(3) how many untrained nursery nurses there are in day nurseries in each local authority in England and Wales in the maintained and, separately, the private sector;
(4) what charge each local authority in England and Wales makes to parents whose children are attending maintained day nurseries;
(5) how many play groups are operating in each local authority in England and Wales;
(6) how many play groups are being financed by each local authority in England and Wales;
(7) how many children attend play groups in each local authority in England and. Wales;
(8) how many play group leaders there are in each local authority in England and Wales;
(9) how many play group advisers have been appointed by local authorities in each local authority area in England and Wales;
(10) how many creches there are attached to factories in each local authority in England and Wales, and what is the number of children attending; and how many trained nursery nurses are in charge of these creches in each local authority in England and Wales;
(11) how many creches there are attached to hospitals in each local authority in England and Wales; what is the number of children attending them; and how many trained nursery nurses are in charge of these creches in each local authority in England and Wales;
(12) how many registered child minders, excluding play groups, there are in each local authority in England and Wales; and how many children are registered with these minders;
(13) how many children in each local authority in England and Wales are in the residential care of local authorities and, separately, the voluntary societies;
(14) how many pre-school age children in each local authority in England and Wales are in the residential care of the local authority and, separately, the voluntary societies;
(15) how many children in the care of local authorities and, separately, in the care of the voluntary societies in each local authority of England and Wales are boarded out with foster parents;
(16) how many children of pre-school age there are in each local education authority of England and Wales.