§ 24. Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what action he proposes to take in respect of the part of his "Starting with Quality" report on under-fives dealing with the number of places in nursery education.
§ 26. Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proposals he has to increase the number of places in nursery education.
§ Mr. EggarThe committee of inquiry urged increases in overall provision for the under-fives—including childcare —rather than in nursery education specifically. It is for local authorities to decide how far this can be given priority. Much is being done: the numbers of under-fives in maintained schools went up by 29,000 between 1989 and 1990.