To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many places in nursery schools and classes were provided by education and library boards in 1990–91 and 1991–92 in Northern Ireland; how many of these places were (a) full-time and (b) part-time; and what was the total number of full-time equivalent places provided.

The number of full-time equivalent places provided in controlled nursery schools and classes under the management of education and library boards in each of the years 1990–91 and 1991–92 was:

Nursery schools	Nursery classes
2,925	1,700

The number of pupils attending on a full-time or part-time basis is a matter for determination by the education and library boards and boards of governors. The 1991–92 statistics are not yet available, but in 1990–91 the number of pupils enrolled was as follows:

	Full-time	Part-time	Total
Controlled nursery schools	1,860	1,947	3,807
Controlled nursery classes	1,234	796	2,030