§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many nursery-school places are available 71W in Sheffield; and how this figure compares with provision in Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool and Newcastle.
§ Miss Margaret JacksonIn January 1976, the latest year for which statistics are available, the number of full-time equivalent nursery places in occupation in maintained schools in each of the metropolitan districts specified were as follows:
In maintained nursery schools In nursery classes in maintained primary schools Sheffield 480 1,259 Leeds 165 1,317 Liverpool 402 1,666 Manchester 349 4,631 Newcastle-upon-Tyne 387 737