British Association for Early Childhood Education

HC Deb 19 June 2000 vol 352 cc46-7W

Mr. Chope

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how much grant his Department has paid to the British Association for Early Childhood Education in each of the last four years; and how much is being paid in the current year. [125974]

Ms Hodge

[holding answer 15 June 2000]: The Department has provided the following financial support to the British Association for Early Childhood Education (BAECE) since 1996:

Early education grant
	£
1996–97	44,180
1997–98	51,413
1998–99	51,300
1999–2000	59,112
2000–01	90,000
Total	296,005