§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will make a statement on the impact of Sure Start in Waltham Forest. [132375]
§ Yvette CooperI have been asked to reply.
667WWaltham Forest Sure Start received a grant of £1,772,200 from February 2000, and has begun to work towards the 12 demanding objectives in the Sure Start Public Service Agreement. The overall aim of the Sure Start programme in Waltham Forest is to give every child the best start in life. The impact of the programme will be assessed in a major evaluation programme which we expect to be under way later this year.