New role for early years minister

By James Tweed, Nursery World, 25 July 2002

Catherine Ashton, the minister responsible for early years in England, has been appointed minister for Sure Start, early years and childcare. Prime minister Tony Blair made the announcement last week, the day after chancellorof the exchequer Gordon Brown's Comprehensive Spending Review.

Catherine Ashton, the minister responsible for early years in England, has been appointed minister for Sure Start, early years and childcare. Prime minister Tony Blair made the announcement last week, the day after chancellorof the exchequer Gordon Brown's Comprehensive Spending Review. Speaking in the House of Commons, Mr Blair said he had asked Baroness Ashton to take on the...

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