§ Rev. William McCreaTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what steps he will take to make a nursery place in a state school available to all children under school age. [12556]
§ Mr. AncramIt remains the Government's stated long-term policy objective to provide access to one year of nursery education for all children in Northern Ireland whose parents wish it. However, resources are not currently available within mainstream funding to facilitate the expansion of grant-aided nursery education provision.