Written question asked by Helen Jones (Labour) on Tuesday, 3 April 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 10 April 2001. It was answered by Yvette Cooper (Labour) on Tuesday, 10 April 2001 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, how many of the districts invited to develop programmes for the fourth wave of Sure Start programmes are districts which qualify for funding under the Neighbourhood Nurseries Initiative. - Inc figures. (Holding answer 9 April 2001).

Answer: Helen Jones: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many of the districts invited to develop programmes for the fourth wave of Sure Start programmes are districts which qualify for funding under the Neighbourhood Nurseries Initiative. [157116] Yvette Cooper: [holding answer 9 April 2001]: All 66 fourth wave Sure Start districts will be able to apply for funding under the Neighbourhood Nurseries Initiative. All the fourth wave Sure Start districts have large proportions of their population living in wards which are among the most deprived 20 per cent. in England according to DETR's Index of Deprivation. Any area covered by wards in the most deprived 20 per cent. wards in England can apply for funding under the Neighbourhood Nurseries Initiative. Guidance on the two initiatives strongly encourages close and co-operative working between Sure Start programmes and Neighbourhood Nurseries.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 366 c573W; 157116
Session: 2000-01
Subjects: Childcare Eligibility Grants Pre-school education Nurseries Sure Start programme
Contains statistics: Yes
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