To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what additional funds have been made available to Barnet Local Education Authority to extend free part-time nursery education to 38 weeks a year; and if he will make a statement. (118451)

In 2006-07 Barnet received £569,000 as part of its Dedicated Schools Grants (DSG) to support the costs of increasing the early years free education offer from 33 to 38 weeks. Nationally £82.235 million was allocated to support the extension of this free entitlement.