HC Deb 19 April 1985 vol 77 c283W
Mr. Skinner

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many nursery school places were available in 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1984.

Mr. Dunn

The numbers of pupils attending maintained nursery schools in England in 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1984 were 48,477, 48,456, 48,154, 48,989, 49,551 and 49,406, respectively. Information on the number of nursery school places is not available; these figures represent the nearest equivalent—the number of places filled.