HC Deb 13 November 1997 vol 300 c666W
24. Mr. Tipping

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what new plans he has for the inspection service for establishments caring for the under fives. [14347]

Ms Estelle Morris

The Department, jointly with the Department of Health, will be consulting early in the new year on establishing a more uniform regulatory and inspection regime for early years settings providing day care and nursery education.