HC Deb 20 July 2001 vol 372 c756W
Mr. Frank Field

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what proportion of seven-year-old children in Sure Start areas achieved level 1 or above in key stage 1 English and maths tests in(a) 1999–2000 and (ii) 2000–01. [4801]

Yvette Cooper

Sure Start is expected to have an impact on children's performance at key stage I performance in the medium term. Baseline information to enable this to be measured is currently being collated from the 180 Sure Start programmes that are operational and should be available by the end of 2001.