Early Learning Places (Hansard, 28 January 2002)

HC Deb 28 January 2002 vol 379 c127W 127W

§ Mr. Bercow
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, pursuant to her answer of 5 December 2001,Official Report,column 415W, how many new free part-time early learning places will be made available in the Buckingham constituency. [30124]

§ Margaret Hodge
On 2 January 2002, Baroness Ashton announced details of £275 million of funding available in 2002–03 for the provision of free, part-time, early education places for 3-year-olds. Buckingham local education authority has been allocated £3.8 million of this funding to provide 3,100 free, part-time, early education places.