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Table B: Number of registered childminders in the 10 per cent. least deprived local authorities
		2005				2006				2007				2008
LA code	LA name	Mar	Jun	Sep	Dec	Mar	Jun	Sep	Dec	Mar	Jun	Sep	Dec	Mar
800	Bath & NE Somerset	259	260	261	262	262	257	243	240	220	210	201	199	195
867	Bracknell Forest	272	271	272	276	284	290	292	301	299	307	302	296	292
825	Buckinghamshire	969	972	981	991	987	970	957	985	951	914	929	887	865
873	Cambridgeshire	930	947	967	962	952	967	957	960	954	938	893	864	836
850	Hampshire	2517	2558	2549	2559	2569	2595	2553	2575	2519	2448	2418	2360	2337
855	Leicestershire	1013	1006	1011	1004	993	988	982	999	991	973	980	958	938
931	Oxfordshire	991	1004	999	996	991	982	966	1000	965	948	952	935	899
318	Richmond upon Thames	353	346	351	355	348	354	352	344	324	320	322	307	294
857	Rutland	62	62	60	64	60	52	50	52	57	55	56	52	53
803	South Gloucestershire	390	398	390	380	372	370	363	363	343	337	328	321	311
936	Surrey	1855	1897	1883	1918	1950	1959	1935	1940	1866	1840	1854	1833	1785
869	West Berkshire (Newbury)	302	305	298	296	303	290	283	282	269	270	270	273	271
865	Wiltshire	805	811	810	808	803	802	826	844	819	786	790	778	759
868	Windsor & Maidenhead	302	303	307	306	299	290	283	286	259	252	242	237	226
872	Wokingham	353	367	375	380	377	376	378	378	379	377	379	371	357
	Total	11373	11507	11514	11557	11550	11542	11420	11549	11215	10975	10916	10671	10418

Children

Mr. Kidney: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will make it his policy that whenever his Department publishes (a) regulations and (b) guidance relating to children and young persons he will also publish a young persons’ version. [226840]

Sarah McCarthy-Fry: It is our current policy to consider the needs of our audience for each communication, including with children and young people, and look for the most effective, best value way to reach them on each occasion.

Children: Research

Dr. Evan Harris: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what steps he is taking to improve research standards in trials which involve schoolchildren. [225911]

Beverley Hughes: The Department ensures that all the research it funds goes through an appropriate process of methodological and ethical scrutiny to ensure that children’s safety and well-being are protected and that the research results are robust. In addition, the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) vets all applications made by academics and others to conduct research involving local authority children’s services departments, whether funded by the Department or not.

Culture: Curriculum

Stephen Hesford: To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families what subject matter he expects to be covered in cultural studies under the citizenship curriculum in schools; and if he will make a statement. [226761]

Sarah McCarthy-Fry: The citizenship curriculum does not prescribe the detailed content of what should be taught, but does encourage young people to explore cultural issues, identity, diversity and values in relation to their own lives alongside important concepts like democracy, justice, right and responsibility. It also encourages students to understand and learn about connections between the diverse cultures and communities in the UK and the wider world. The curriculum encourages a flexible approach to allow teachers to plan lessons which reflect their local context and meet their learners' needs, capabilities and aspirations.

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