HC Deb 17 July 2003 vol 409 c649W
Joan Ruddock

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of the maintained nursery schools in(a) London and (b) the West Midlands so

LEA maintained nurseries excluded from the National School Fruit Scheme Schools participating in the National School Fruit Scheme
West Midlands London West Midlands London
Total number 75 86 1,744 1,557
Proportion located in most deprived 5 per cent. of wards (%) 24 17 12 7
Proportion located in most deprived 10 per cen. of wards (%) 40 27 20 13
Proportion located in most deprived 25 per cent. of wards (%) 83 51 40 30

Note:

Deprivation is measured according to the Index of Multiple Deprivation.