§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many children under the age of five years there are in Wales; and how many nursery places there are.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsAccording to the latest estimates made by the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, there were 177,900 children aged under five in 1984. A total of 20,515 places were available at day nurseries and playgroups in 1984 and 21,264 in 1985. Information is not available on the number of nursery places in schools: but in January 1984 the number of pupils aged under five in the previous August attending schools was 61,629, and in January 1985, 62,858.