§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many children are eligible to receive a voucher for the summer term 1997; and how many voucher application forms have been sent out in respect of each of the local authorities piloting the nursery voucher scheme. [13203]
§ Mr. Robin Squire[holding answer 31 January 1997]: An estimated 640,000 children are eligible for a voucher in the summer term 1997, of whom approximately 14,595 live in phase 1 local education authority areas. Of these, 5,580 and 3,961 applied for a voucher in the autumn term 1996 and the spring term 1997 respectively, and will be 466W eligible for a voucher for the summer term 1997. The following tables provide a breakdown of these figures for each phases 1 LEA area.
Voucher Applications Autumn 1996 Spring 1997 Norfolk 3,754 2,605 Kensington and Chelsea 375 234 Wandsworth 992 803 Westminster 495 319 Phase 1 LEAs 5,580 3,961
Voucher Eligibility Summer 1997 Norfolk 8,706 Kensington and Chelsea 1,150 Wandsworth 3,162 Westminster 1,577 Phase 1 LEA 14,595