HC Deb 11 February 1999 vol 325 c337W
Mr. Don Foster

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) if he will list by local authority from information supplied in early years development and childcare plans submitted to his Department, how many additional 0–2 years childcare places there will be overall, and, of these, how many will be(a) full-time, (b) part-time, (c) fully funded from the National Childcare Strategy and (d) dependent on other sources of funding; and if he will make a statement; [70667]

(2) if he will list by local authority, from information supplied in early years development and childcare plans submitted to his Department, how many additional before and after school places may be expected overall, and, of these, how many will be (a) fully subsidised from central Government funds, (b) partly subsidised from central Government funds and (c) unsubsidised. [70668]

Ms Hodge

This information is not yet to hand. I will write to the hon. Member as soon as information is available and will place a copy of the letter in the Library.