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Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Duchy of Lancaster – in the House of Commons at 11:30 am on 19 March 2008.

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Photo of Gordon Brown Gordon Brown The Prime Minister, Leader of the Labour Party 11:30, 19 March 2008

There is a transformation taking place in care for the under-fives. There are 1,500 children's centres now, and there will be 3,500 in 2010. That means that for most constituencies, there will be five or six Sure Start children's centres available for use by both parents and children. What would be a terrible mistake is the Conservative policy to take £200 million out of the budget of Sure Start centres. The Conservatives must explain how many areas will have their Sure Start centres closed as a result. They are proposing doing the worst by young children by cutting back on vital provision in early years learning.