§ 13. Mr. AltonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education how many state-funded nursery school places are available in south Liverpool; and what is the annual demand for them.
§ Mr. ForthFigures for south Liverpool are not held centrally. Nor is information collected on the demand for or supply of nursery school places as such. The Department's statistics relate to pupils attending maintained schools in whole local education authority areas.
§ 16. Mr. CummingsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what calculation he has made of the percentage of three and four-year-olds that could be provided for by local education authorities if the element in the standard spending assessment for nursery education was used fully for this purpose.
§ Mr. ForthIt is for local education authorities to determine what type and level of educational provision to make for under-fives. The number of under-fives who could be supported with a given level of expenditure would depend on the type of provision, mode of attendance and take up of places. Many parents choose to make use of the many and varied alternative provisions made by the significant voluntary and private sector.
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§ 23. Mr. MudieTo ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will list those local education authorities which spend more than the element in the standard spending assessment for nursery education on providing places in nursery schools, units or classes.
§ 25. Ms Estelle MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Education what representations he has received on recent policy announcements on the availability of nursery education.
§ Mr. Robin SquireMy right hon. Friend has received a large number of representations on nursery education in recent months.