HC Deb 22 March 1984 vol 56 c580W
Mr. Gordon Brown

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many places were available in day nurseries in 1983 and in each year from 1979.

Mr. Newton

The number of places in local authority and registered day nurseries in England at 31 March each year from 1979 to 1983 were estimated to be as follows:

Places available in day nurseries
31 March:
1979 50,694
1980 50,454
1981 50,283
1982 50,274
1983 *50,961
* Provisional.