HC Deb 26 January 1977 vol 924 c676W
Mrs. Wise

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many registered child minders there are and how many children they can take (in total); what proportion this is of the total number of children aged under five years and what comparative figures there are for five years ago, 10 years ago, and 20 years ago.

Mr. Moyle

The number of persons registered as providing full day or sessional child minding services, and the numbers of children they are registered to mind are shown in the table:

for that purpose has been paid in supplementary benefit is discovered, it is the established practice of the Supplementary Benefits Commission to arrange for rent to be paid direct to the landlord.