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star this property date less than 2017-04-26more like thismore than 2017-04-26
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Children: Day Care remove filter
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of families in Bolsover constituency are in receipt of 15-hours a week of free childcare for three and four-year olds. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Bolsover more like this
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Mr Dennis Skinner more like this
unstar this property uin 72011 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2017-05-02more like thismore than 2017-05-02
star this property answer text <p><B>The House of Commons was prorogued before the earliest date of answer for this Question.</B></p> more like this
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less than 2017-05-02T10:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2017-05-02T10:00:00.00Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Mr Dennis Skinner more like this
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star this property date less than 2022-07-21more like thismore than 2022-07-21
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Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
star this property hansard heading Children: Day Care remove filter
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the impact of levels of nursery care costs on economic productivity and output. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Slough more like this
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Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi more like this
unstar this property uin 42181 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2022-09-05more like thismore than 2022-09-05
star this property answer text <p>The government recognises the importance of families being able to access affordable childcare, including nursery care, in allowing parents to work.</p><p> </p><p>The government offers a range of support for parents to help with childcare costs, including access to early education through the Department for Education’s free hours entitlements, and financial support with childcare through Tax-Free Childcare (TFC) and Universal Credit (UC) childcare offers.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this support, the government remains committed to driving down childcare costs for providers and parents. In July, it announced a series of measures to achieve this including consulting on increasing the number of children that can be looked after by each staff member in early years settings; taking action to grow the childminder market; reforming the way early years funding is distributed in England; and driving a renewed campaign to increase take-up of UC Childcare and TFC.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Havant more like this
star this property answering member printed Alan Mak more like this
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less than 2022-09-05T07:27:52.517Zmore like thismore than 2022-09-05T07:27:52.517Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Alan Mak more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi more like this
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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2022-07-19more like thismore than 2022-07-19
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Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
star this property hansard heading Children: Day Care remove filter
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the take-up, as a proportion of eligibility, of (a) tax-free childcare, (b) the universal entitlement to 15 hours of free childcare, (c) the extended entitlement to 30 hours of free childcare, (d) the childcare element of universal credit and (e) employer supported childcare vouchers. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Harborough more like this
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Neil O'Brien more like this
unstar this property uin 39981 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2022-07-25more like thismore than 2022-07-25
star this property answer text <p>An estimated 1.3 million families are eligible for Tax Free Childcare (TFC). The TFC Official Statistics show that 384,000 families (30%) used TFC in March 2022. 512,000 families (39%) used TFC at some point in 2021-22. TFC spend for the financial year 2021-22 was £411.3 million.</p><p>In 2022-23, the Department for Education is planning to spend approximately £2.3 million for the universal entitlement for all three and four year olds, and approximately £900 million for the extended entitlement for working parents of three and four year olds (also known as 30 hours free childcare). The Department for Education is also planning to spend approximately £400 million for the 15 hours free early education entitlement for disadvantaged two year olds, approximately £52 million on supplementary funding for Maintained Nursery Schools, approximately £39 million for Early Years Pupil Premium, and approximately £18 million for the Disability Access Fund.</p><p>In January 2022, 92% of all three and four year olds were receiving some form of funded early education (1.2 million children in total), and 384,100 eligible three and four year olds were registered for a 30 hours place in January 2022.</p><p>In the latest month for which data is available (February 2022) 119,900 Universal Credit (UC) households were paid the UC childcare cost element. Overall, 13% of households on UC with all parents earning and children aged between 0 to 16 were paid the childcare element in February 2022. Spending on the Universal Credit childcare element is calculated as part of the total Universal Credit spend and separate figures are not available.</p><p>There were an estimated 470,000 recipients of all forms of Employer Supported childcare in 2021-22. There is no estimate of the eligible population. Spend on all forms of Employer Supported childcare is estimated to be £460 million in 2020-21 and forecast to be £340m in 2021-22. Employer Supported Childcare is closed to new entrants.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Havant more like this
star this property answering member printed Alan Mak more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 39980 more like this
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less than 2022-07-25T09:09:29.023Zmore like thismore than 2022-07-25T09:09:29.023Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Alan Mak more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Neil O'Brien more like this
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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2022-07-19more like thismore than 2022-07-19
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Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
star this property hansard heading Children: Day Care remove filter
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the average annual costs to Government of (a) tax free childcare, (b) the universal 15 free hours entitlement, (c) the extended 30 hours entitlement, (d) the childcare support element of universal credit, (e) employer supported vouchers and (f) other expenditure on childcare. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Harborough more like this
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Neil O'Brien more like this
unstar this property uin 39980 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2022-07-25more like thismore than 2022-07-25
star this property answer text <p>An estimated 1.3 million families are eligible for Tax Free Childcare (TFC). The TFC Official Statistics show that 384,000 families (30%) used TFC in March 2022. 512,000 families (39%) used TFC at some point in 2021-22. TFC spend for the financial year 2021-22 was £411.3 million.</p><p>In 2022-23, the Department for Education is planning to spend approximately £2.3 million for the universal entitlement for all three and four year olds, and approximately £900 million for the extended entitlement for working parents of three and four year olds (also known as 30 hours free childcare). The Department for Education is also planning to spend approximately £400 million for the 15 hours free early education entitlement for disadvantaged two year olds, approximately £52 million on supplementary funding for Maintained Nursery Schools, approximately £39 million for Early Years Pupil Premium, and approximately £18 million for the Disability Access Fund.</p><p>In January 2022, 92% of all three and four year olds were receiving some form of funded early education (1.2 million children in total), and 384,100 eligible three and four year olds were registered for a 30 hours place in January 2022.</p><p>In the latest month for which data is available (February 2022) 119,900 Universal Credit (UC) households were paid the UC childcare cost element. Overall, 13% of households on UC with all parents earning and children aged between 0 to 16 were paid the childcare element in February 2022. Spending on the Universal Credit childcare element is calculated as part of the total Universal Credit spend and separate figures are not available.</p><p>There were an estimated 470,000 recipients of all forms of Employer Supported childcare in 2021-22. There is no estimate of the eligible population. Spend on all forms of Employer Supported childcare is estimated to be £460 million in 2020-21 and forecast to be £340m in 2021-22. Employer Supported Childcare is closed to new entrants.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Havant more like this
star this property answering member printed Alan Mak more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 39981 more like this
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less than 2022-07-25T09:09:28.977Zmore like thismore than 2022-07-25T09:09:28.977Z
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4484
unstar this property label Biography information for Alan Mak more like this
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4679
unstar this property label Biography information for Neil O'Brien more like this
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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2015-06-09more like thismore than 2015-06-09
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Department of Health more like this
star this property answering dept id 17 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Health more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Health more like this
star this property hansard heading Children: Day Care remove filter
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans his Department has to ensure that looked after children have access to specialist mental health support. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Stockton North more like this
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Alex Cunningham more like this
unstar this property uin 1610 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2015-06-16more like thismore than 2015-06-16
star this property answer text <p>The Department of Health and the Department for Education jointly published <em>Promoting the health and well-being of looked-after children: Statutory guidance for local authorities, clinical commissioning groups and NHS England</em> on 17 March 2015. This includes guidance for clinical commissioning groups, local authorities and NHS England to ensure that Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services and other services provide targeted and dedicated support to looked-after children according to need.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Alistair Burt more like this
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less than 2015-06-16T14:23:04.863Zmore like thismore than 2015-06-16T14:23:04.863Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Alistair Burt more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Alex Cunningham more like this
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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2019-06-03more like thismore than 2019-06-03
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Wales Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 28 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Wales more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Wales more like this
star this property hansard heading Children: Day Care remove filter
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what estimate he has made of the number of children living in (a) Wales accessing free childcare entitlement in England and (b) England accessing free childcare entitlement in Wales. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Ludlow more like this
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Mr Philip Dunne more like this
unstar this property uin 259119 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-06-11more like thismore than 2019-06-11
star this property answer text <p>As of January 2018, there were an estimated 495 children resident in Wales accessing free childcare entitlements of up to 15 hours a week in England. The provision of free childcare entitlements in Wales is devolved to the National Assembly for Wales, and as such the UK Government does not hold this information.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan more like this
star this property answering member printed Alun Cairns more like this
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less than 2019-06-11T09:33:47.343Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-11T09:33:47.343Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Alun Cairns more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Philip Dunne more like this
1128822
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2019-06-03more like thismore than 2019-06-03
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Wales Office more like this
star this property answering dept id 28 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Wales more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Wales more like this
star this property hansard heading Children: Day Care remove filter
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether he has taken steps to enable English local authorities to claim back funding for childcare places for children living in England who access free childcare in Wales; and if he will make a statement . more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Ludlow more like this
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Mr Philip Dunne more like this
unstar this property uin 259118 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2019-06-11more like thismore than 2019-06-11
star this property answer text <p>Local authorities have a statutory duty to secure free early education in their area for children who are eligible. Education and the entitlement to free childcare for pre-school children in Wales is devolved to the National Assembly for Wales, and I will be raising this issue with the Welsh Government Minister for Health and Social Services.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan more like this
star this property answering member printed Alun Cairns more like this
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less than 2019-06-11T09:32:34.553Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-11T09:32:34.553Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Alun Cairns more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Philip Dunne more like this
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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2015-01-02more like thismore than 2015-01-02
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HM Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
star this property hansard heading Children: Day Care remove filter
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if HM Revenue and Customs will include the childcare element of universal credit in the online calculator it is developing alongside the tax-free childcare scheme; and if he will make a statement. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency East Ham more like this
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Stephen Timms more like this
unstar this property uin 219643 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2015-01-09more like thismore than 2015-01-09
star this property answer text <p>HMRC are currently developing an online childcare calculator. This will be introduced in good time before the launch of Tax-Free Childcare and will replace existing online calculators that perform similar functions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency South Northamptonshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Andrea Leadsom more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 219642 more like this
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less than 2015-01-09T12:34:58.72Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-09T12:34:58.72Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms more like this
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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2015-01-02more like thismore than 2015-01-02
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HM Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
star this property hansard heading Children: Day Care remove filter
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress HM Revenue and Customs has made in developing an online childcare support calculator to replace its current calculator; and whether the proposed new calculator will be ready by September 2015. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency East Ham more like this
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Stephen Timms more like this
unstar this property uin 219642 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2015-01-09more like thismore than 2015-01-09
star this property answer text <p>HMRC are currently developing an online childcare calculator. This will be introduced in good time before the launch of Tax-Free Childcare and will replace existing online calculators that perform similar functions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency South Northamptonshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Andrea Leadsom more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 219643 more like this
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less than 2015-01-09T12:34:58.597Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-09T12:34:58.597Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms more like this
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star this property date less than 2014-07-03more like thismore than 2014-07-03
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HM Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept id 14 more like this
star this property answering dept short name Treasury more like this
star this property answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
star this property hansard heading Children: Day Care remove filter
unstar this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the proportion of households who will be eligible for tax-free childcare who currently spend more than (a) £7,000, (b) £8,000, (c) £9,000 and (d) £10,000 on childcare. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Manchester Central more like this
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Lucy Powell more like this
unstar this property uin 203904 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2014-07-08more like thismore than 2014-07-08
star this property answer text <p>Information on the number of families eligible for Tax-Free Childcare and the number of families who will benefit from the increase of the £6,000 cap on costs per child to £10,000 can be found in Annex B of Delivering Tax-Free Childcare<strong>: </strong>the Government's response to the consultation on design and operation:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/293084/PU1607_Tax_free_Childcare_response.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/293084/PU1607_Tax_free_Childcare_response.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Breakdowns of the proportion of families benefitting from the levels of support requested are not available.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency South Northamptonshire more like this
star this property answering member printed Andrea Leadsom more like this
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less than 2014-07-08T14:00:26.4766807Zmore like thismore than 2014-07-08T14:00:26.4766807Z
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4117
unstar this property label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lucy Powell more like this