§ Ms. ArmstrongTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many registered child minders there are in Northern Ireland.
§ Mr. Needham[ holding answer 22 May 1990]: The latest published statistics show that the number of registered child minders in Northern Ireland, as at 31 December 1987, was 2,729. The provisional figure for 31 March 1989 is 3,091.