HC Deb 14 March 1995 vol 256 c512W
Sir Ralph Howell

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to her answer of 9 February,Official Report, column 392, how much Government proposals on the provision of nursery education will cost (a) nationally and (b) in Norfolk in 1995–96.

Mr. Forth

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has been consulting a wide range of practitioners and professionals to inform the development of detailed proposals on my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister's commitment to provide, over time, a pre-school place for all four-year-olds whose parents wish to take it up. The nature of the proposals will determine the costs.