After-school and Holiday Clubs (Northern Region)

HC Deb 26 March 2001 vol 365 cc503-4W

Mr. Kemp

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many(a) after school clubs and (b) holiday play scheme places there were in the Northern Region in (i) 1996 and (ii) at the latest date for which figures are available. [155010]

Ms Hodge

The available information on out-of-school clubs¹ and holiday scheme places in the North East region is as follows.

In March 1996 there were 70 out of school clubs providing 2,267 places and 143 holiday schemes providing 3,784 places.

In March 2000 there were 200 out of school clubs providing 6,615 places and 692 holiday schemes providing 26,541 places². ¹ Data on after school clubs are not available separately. The data on out-of-school clubs include before and after school clubs. ² Holiday scheme figures prior to 1998 may not be directly comparable to 2000 because of changes in the instructions given to providers for recording places in 1999.