Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Wednesday, 19 July 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 28 July 2000. It was answered by Baroness Hodge of Barking (Labour) on Friday, 28 July 2000 on behalf of the Department for Education and Employment.

Dept for Education and Employment

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many childcare places for under eights have been available in each of the last three years for which figures are available, broken down by places available through (a) day nurseries, (b) pre-school playgroups and (c) child minders; and what estimate he has made of the number of such places which will be available over the period covered by the Comprehensive Spending Review. - Inc fact that will write.

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