§ Mr. O'Halloranasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what priority he attaches to the provision of nursery education for the children of Northern Ireland in relation to his other stated educational objectives.
§ Mr. Peter MillsMy right hon. Friend attaches great importance to this aspect of education. The objective of the £1½ million programme of capital expenditure recently introduced is to increase166W the number of nursery schools over the next few years by about 50.