§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how much her Department spends on child care; on what provision the sum is spent; how many children receive the child care; and if she will make a statement about child care.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe Department expects to spend £93,000 this financial year on the provision of child care. This includes purchasing 35 nursery places; holiday playschemes catering for 61 children in total each half term and major school holidays; a child care co-ordinator seconded from Leeds city council to provide members of staff who relocated with the National Health Service Management Executive with advice on local childcare facilities; and a subscription to Childcare Solutions, an information service on child care facilities available nationally.