§ Rev. William McCreaTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list by board the number of four-year-olds participating in pre-school education in Northern Ireland. [10563]
§ Mr. AncramAvailable statistics relate to pupils' age at 1 July. Measured at that date, there are no four-year-olds participating in pre-school education as four is the compulsory school age in Northern Ireland.