§ Mr. WorthingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what percentage of four-year-olds who are not in school receive nursery education; and what percentage of three-year-olds receive nursery education. [1797]
§ Mr. AncramCompulsory school age in Northern Ireland begins at four, so if a pupil is four on or before 1 July, they begin primary school the following September: 31 per cent. of three-year-olds received nursery education in 1995–96.