HC Deb 30 March 1998 vol 309 c435W
Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many registered child minders there are at the present time. [36138]

Mr. Boateng

There were 102,600 registered child minders in England at 31 March 1996 (the latest date for which figures are available). It is intended to publish figures for 1997 in May this year.