§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish details of the amount of financial support granted by(a) each education and library board and (b) each health and social services board in Northern Ireland to pre-school playgroups in their respective areas; and what is the value of this funding expressed as an amount per pupil enrolled per session provided for a year.
§ Mr. HanleyEducation and library boards do not provide financial support for pre-school playgroups. In 1991–92, the latest financial year for which figures are available, the amount of grant aid provided by each health and social services board to registered playgroups in their respective areas was as follows:
Board Amount of grant £ Northern 64,387 Southern 209,177 Eastern 822,140 Western 142,488 Total 1,238,192 It is not possible to express the value of this funding as an amount per child enrolled.