§ 32. Mr. Pikeasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the total expenditure by local authorities for nursery education in nursery schools for 1983–84; and what proportion this was of their total expenditure on education.
§ Mr. DunnThe total expenditure for 1983–84 is not yet available but in 1982–83 the total net recurrent expenditure on maintained nursery schools by local authorities in England was £36 million. This represented 0.4 per cent. of their total net recurrent expenditure on education.