HC Deb 19 April 1983 vol 41 cc71-2W
Mr. Peter Robinson

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what has been the cost of running nursery school provision in Belfast for each year since 1974;

(2) how many new nursery schools have been opened in Belfast by the Belfast education and library board since 1974;

(3) how many (a) nursery teachers, (b) nursery assistants and (c) ancillary staff for nursery schools are employed by the Belfast education and library board;

(4) how many children are attending nursery schools run by the Belfast education and library board;

(5) how many nursery schools are presently operating in the area covered by the Belfast education and library board.

Mr. Scott

Current expenditure by the Belfast education and library board on nursery schools has been as follows:

Financial Year £000s
1974–75 98
1975–76 140
1976–77 198
1977–78 267
1978–79 338
1979–80 384
1980–81 491
1981–82 552
1982–83 (estimate) 581

Seperate information on nursery provision in primary schools is not available.

There are 26 nursery schools in the board area, eight new nursery schools have been opened since 1974, including two replacement schools.

27 nursery teachers, 50 nursery assistants and 58 ancillary staff for nursery schools are employed by the board.

At 1 January 1983, 776 children—provisional figure—were enrolled in nursery schools run by the board.

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