Written question asked by Michael Brown (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 17 March 1997. It was answered by Robin Squire (Conservative) on Monday, 17 March 1997 on behalf of the Department for Education and Employment.

Dept for Education and Employment

Question: If she will list in rank order the amount and percentage of the nursery voucher withheld by each local education authority from nursery schools in its control and indicate in each case whether the schemes have received her Department's approval.

Answer: Mr. Michael Brown: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if she will list in rank order the amount and percentage of the nursery voucher withheld by each local education authority from nursery schools in its control and indicate in each case whether the schemes have received her Department's approval. [20531] Mr. Robin Squire: Information on the amounts of nursery grant, if any, which local education authorities plan to hold back from their schools is not supplied to the Department. Proposals for variations to schemes for local management of schools are still being processed; decisions on all of these will be made by 31 March 1997.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 20531; 292 c433W
Session: 1996-97
Subjects: Central government Education Grants Pre-school education Voucher schemes