§ Mr. St. John-Stevasasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many children were in maintained nursery education in England and Wales in January 1971, January 1974 and January 1977, respectively.
§ Miss Margaret JacksonIn 1971 and 1974, the numbers of full-time and part-time pupils attending maintained nursery schools or nursery classes in maintained primary schools in England were 90,146 and 123,591 respectively; comparable figures for 1977 are not yet available but the number of pupils in 1976 was 158,234.
Nursery education in Wales is a matter for my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.