§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many day nursery places were taken up by pre-school children in Wales during(a) 1989 and (b) 1990; if he will publish a breakdown of these figures for (i)
Day nursery places as at 31 March Local authority places Places as a percentage of 3 and 4 year olds Registered nursery places Places as a percentage of 3 and 4 year olds Clwyd 1989 43 0.4 645 6.4 1990 43 0.4 868 8.3 Dyfed 1989 — — 56 0.7 1990 — — 44 0.5 Gwent 1989 131 1.1 — — 1990 131 1.1 243 2.0 Gwynedd 1989 — — 189 3.4 1990 — — 208 3.6 Mid Glamorgan 1989 — — 117 0.8 1990 — — 228 1.5 Powys 1989 — — 81 3.0 1990 — — 85 3.0 South Glamorgan 1989 61 0.6 548 5.0 1990 38 0.3 728 6.4 West Glamorgan 1989 29 0.3 276 3.0 1990 29 0.3 289 3.1 Wales 1989 264 0.4 1,912 2.6 1990 241 0.3 2,693 3.6 The three and four year old pre-school population has been used to calculate percentages. —Signifies nil.