§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what review he is making of nursery school provision in Wales; and if he will make a statement. [24849]
§ Mr. RichardsMy right hon. Friend and I are considering a number of options on how to fulfil the Government's commitment to provide pre-school places for all four-year-olds whose parents wish to take them up.
In Wales the office of Her Majesty's chief inspector of schools is undertaking a survey of existing provision in the maintained and voluntary sectors.