§ Ms. Harmanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what will happen to the groups and projects currently funded under the under-fives initiative, after 31 March 1987.
§ Mr. WhitneyThe under-fives initiative was set up for three years. We would expect that those projects which have proved their worth to their local communities, during the course of the initiative, will attract funds locally to enable them to continue.
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§ Ms. Harmanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (I) what information he has as to how many children receive (a) nursery places and (b) other services from projects funded under the under-fives initiative;
(2) what information he has as to how many people are employed in projects funded under the under-fives initiative.
§ Mr. WhitneyThe information requested is not available at present. Some data are contained in the first monitoring report on the initiative by Mr. Willem van der Eyken, a copy of which I am placing in the Library. Further reports by him will cover these areas more fully.