§ Ms. MowlamTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the percentage of children of pre-school age currently enrolled in state-run pre-school education in Northern Ireland.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe information is as follows:
All grant-aided schools1 per cent. Pre school age pupils in nursery education2 13.3 Three and four-year-olds in Education3 45.3 1 Both figures are expressed as a percentage of the three and four-year-old population at January 1988. 2 Includes nursery schools and nursery classes in primary schools. 3 Covers all three and four-year-olds in education, including those in nursery schools and nursery classes but excluding those in special schools.