§ Mr. Clemitsonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of three and four-year-old children
Maintained nursery schools Nursery classes in maintained primary schools Bedfordshire Per cent. England Per cent. Bedfordshire Per cent. England Per cent. January: 1974 … … … 4.0 2.8 1.2 5.7 1977 … … … 5.6 3.7 9.6 11.0 1978 … … … 7.6 3.9 15.2 12.8