§ Miss Joan Lestorasked the Secretary of State for Social Services which local authorities have reduced the number of places in day nurseries since 1979; and what has been the percentage reduction in each case.
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§ Mr. NewtonThe information requested is given in the table:
Local Authority Reduction in Day Nursery Places 1979–1982 per cent. Cleveland 31 Cumbria 3 Humberside 23 Doncaster 60 Calderdale 26 Kirklees 11 Wakefield 11 Cheshire 5 Bolton 21 Stockport 23 Trafford 41 Liverpool * 2 Wirral 2 Hereford/Worcester 6 Coventry 7 Walsall 17 Nottinghamshire 34 Hertfordshire 8 Oxfordshire 12 Suffolk 6 Camden 2 Greenwich 5 Islington 3 Wandsworth 21 Westminster 19 Barking 7 Bexley 18 Ealing 5 Harrow 3 Merton 5 Newham 6 Redbridge 20 Richmond upon Thames 7 Sutton 24 Hampshire 13 Surrey 20 East Sussex 7 West Sussex 26 Avon 1 Devon 46 * 1979–1981. Notes:
1. Comparisons are based on the number of places provided in local authority day nurseries together with the number of children placed and 243W paid for by the local authority in non-local authority day nurseries.
2. Except where indicated, the figures reflect changes between 31 March 1979 and 31 March 1982.
3. Comparisons were not possible for local authorities South Tyneside, Kingston Upon Thames, and Dorset as information was not available or in question.