Nursery Vouchers (Hansard, 21 March 1997)

§ Mr. Blunkett
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what is her latest estimate of the number of places for four-year-olds created under phase 1 of the voucher scheme in each of the four pilot areas in(a) the maintained sector, (b) the voluntary sector and (c) the private sector. [21505]

§ Mr. Robin Squire
The information available in the autumn of 1996 was set out at page 56 of the report on phase 1 of the nursery education voucher scheme, copies of which are in the Library. In the four phase 1 areas as a whole, 346 more children redeemed vouchers in the autumn term 1996 than in the summer term 1996.

§ Mr. Blunkett
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list those local education authorities which are planning to make less than £1,100 available to providers in the maintained sector, in

Statutory base Admit public to all meetings Hold open meetings

Name of body Statutory Voluntary Statutory Voluntary

Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research No No No No No

Construction Industry Training board Yes No No No No

Education Assets Board Yes No No No No

Engineering Construction Industry Board Yes No No No No

Equal opportunities Commission Yes No No No No

Funding Agency for Schools Yes No No No Yes

Further Education Funding Council Yes No No No Yes

Higher Education Funding Council for England Yes No No No No

Investors in People UK No No No No No

National Council for Educational Technology No No No No No

National Council for Vocational Qualifications No No No No No

Remploy Ltd. No No No No No

School Curriculum and Assessment Authority Yes No No No No

Student Loans Company No No No No No

Teacher Training Agency Yes No No No Yes

§ Dr. Wright
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) what is the statutory basis of (i) career service companies, (ii) city technology colleges, (iii) further education corporations, (iv) higher education corporations, and (v) training and enterprise councils; and of those bodies which(a) admit members
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respect of places for four-year-olds under the national voucher scheme; indicating in each case the expected level of funding per four-year-old. [21550]

§ Mr. Squire
This information is not yet available.

	Statutory base	Admit public to all meetings	Hold open meetings
Name of body		Statutory	Voluntary	Statutory	Voluntary
Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research	No	No	No	No	No
Construction Industry Training board	Yes	No	No	No	No
Education Assets Board	Yes	No	No	No	No
Engineering Construction Industry Board	Yes	No	No	No	No
Equal opportunities Commission	Yes	No	No	No	No
Funding Agency for Schools	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Further Education Funding Council	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Higher Education Funding Council for England	Yes	No	No	No	No
Investors in People UK	No	No	No	No	No
National Council for Educational Technology	No	No	No	No	No
National Council for Vocational Qualifications	No	No	No	No	No
Remploy Ltd.	No	No	No	No	No
School Curriculum and Assessment Authority	Yes	No	No	No	No
Student Loans Company	No	No	No	No	No
Teacher Training Agency	Yes	No	No	No	Yes