§ Judy MallaberTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment when invitations will be issued to submit bids for the next round of Sure Start programmes. [109796]
§ Yvette CooperI have been asked to reply.
392WMinisters are hoping to announce the next round of Sure Start in early summer. It is expected that the updated version of the Index of Local Deprivation will be a key tool in informing the selection of areas, and this is due for publication in late spring.