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Mr. Dunnachie
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many children in Scotland are currently receiving nursery education in state schools; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Lang
The provisional number of pupils in education authority nursery schools and departments at September 1989 is 42,269.The extent and nature of pre-school education is a matter for education authorities.