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65654

registered interest
date	03/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
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.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	203904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 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> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 08/07/2014 14:00:26 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

64895

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he plans to take to ensure that parents use their tax-free childcare accounts to pay for childcare; and what additional costs such checks will place on HM Revenue and Customs.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	203316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p>Parents' payments from their Tax-Free Childcare accounts will only go to registered childcare providers. HMRC will investigate in the exceptional circumstances where it suspects the payments were not used for childcare. The Childcare Payments Bill sets out HMRC's proposed compliance powers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The administration costs of the scheme will be settled once the scheme's design has been finalised.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 09/07/2014 16:01:31 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

64918

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many meetings the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Childcare and Early Years has had with parents of disabled children about improving access, affordability and quality of childcare for disabled children since he was appointed.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	203388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>My hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families is responsible for special educational needs and disability issues within the Department for Education. He has had numerous meetings with the parents of disabled children to discuss a wide range of issues. I have regular meetings with all of my ministerial colleagues on subjects of mutual interest.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance in the draft Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice includes a separate chapter on the early years and also makes clear that local authorities must include details of childcare for disabled children in their local offer of support for children who are disabled or have special educational needs.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 14/07/2014 17:50:18 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss previous answer version 8588 answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

64924

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the additional costs to (a) parents and (b) childcare providers of providing childcare for disabled children.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	203315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government is extending the entitlement criteria for two-year-old early learning. From September 2014, two-year-olds will be eligible if they have a current statement of special educational needs (SEN) or an education, health and care plan (EHCP) or if they get Disability Living Allowance. The Government is determined to ensure that all children are able to benefit from their government-funded early education, and local authorities have the necessary funding, including in the high-needs block of the dedicated schools grant, to secure this.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published Childcare and Early Years Survey of Parents 2012/13 in January 2014, which contains a range of information about the views of parents with disabled children about childcare. The survey contained information about access to childcare, including flexible and holiday care, the quality and affordability of this care. It is published online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/275992/SFR06-2014_Childcare_and_Early_Years_Survey_of_Parents_2012-13_final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/275992/SFR06-2014_Childcare_and_Early_Years_Survey_of_Parents_2012-13_final.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government published Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey 2011, which contains information on early years providers who care for children with disabilities. This survey is published online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2011" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2011</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 203321 question first answered 07/07/2014 10:22:39 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

64926

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the level of accessibility of childcare for disabled children; how many childcare settings of all types of provision provide places for disabled children; what proportion of disabled children are able to access early years provision; and how many disabled children access the free early years entitlement at (a) three and four years old and (b) two years old.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	203321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government is extending the entitlement criteria for two-year-old early learning. From September 2014, two-year-olds will be eligible if they have a current statement of special educational needs (SEN) or an education, health and care plan (EHCP) or if they get Disability Living Allowance. The Government is determined to ensure that all children are able to benefit from their government-funded early education, and local authorities have the necessary funding, including in the high-needs block of the dedicated schools grant, to secure this.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published Childcare and Early Years Survey of Parents 2012/13 in January 2014, which contains a range of information about the views of parents with disabled children about childcare. The survey contained information about access to childcare, including flexible and holiday care, the quality and affordability of this care. It is published online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/275992/SFR06-2014_Childcare_and_Early_Years_Survey_of_Parents_2012-13_final.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/275992/SFR06-2014_Childcare_and_Early_Years_Survey_of_Parents_2012-13_final.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government published Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey 2011, which contains information on early years providers who care for children with disabilities. This survey is published online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2011" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2011</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 203315 question first answered 07/07/2014 10:22:39 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

64163

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many local authorities in England use external contractors to assist with the delivery of childcare services excluding fostering and adoption.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	202593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>Through its Children's Social Care Innovation Programme, the Government is supporting local authorities to take new approaches to maximise the capacity and skills brought to bear in improving services for the most vulnerable children. Part of that work involves giving local authorities greater freedom to test new delivery models and harness external ideas and expertise by allowing them to delegate children's social care functions to external providers.</p><p>In November 2013 we gave all local authorities the power to operate in this manner. So far five providers have registered with Ofsted as performing these functions on behalf of local authorities.</p><p>Local authorities also make widespread use of contractors in the provision of children's services such as residential care and foster care.</p><p>The Government does not collect data on local authority spend on external contracts.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 202587 202589 question first answered 03/07/2014 16:21:15 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

64165

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether his Department has contributed funds to assist local authorities in the payment of external contractors to deliver childcare services excluding fostering and adoption.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	202589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>Through its Children's Social Care Innovation Programme, the Government is supporting local authorities to take new approaches to maximise the capacity and skills brought to bear in improving services for the most vulnerable children. Part of that work involves giving local authorities greater freedom to test new delivery models and harness external ideas and expertise by allowing them to delegate children's social care functions to external providers.</p><p>In November 2013 we gave all local authorities the power to operate in this manner. So far five providers have registered with Ofsted as performing these functions on behalf of local authorities.</p><p>Local authorities also make widespread use of contractors in the provision of children's services such as residential care and foster care.</p><p>The Government does not collect data on local authority spend on external contracts.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 202587 202593 question first answered 03/07/2014 16:21:15 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson previous answer version 7482 answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

64166

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much local authorities have spent on external contractors employed to deliver childcare services, excluding fostering and adoption in (a) 2014 to date and (b) each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	202587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>Through its Children's Social Care Innovation Programme, the Government is supporting local authorities to take new approaches to maximise the capacity and skills brought to bear in improving services for the most vulnerable children. Part of that work involves giving local authorities greater freedom to test new delivery models and harness external ideas and expertise by allowing them to delegate children's social care functions to external providers.</p><p>In November 2013 we gave all local authorities the power to operate in this manner. So far five providers have registered with Ofsted as performing these functions on behalf of local authorities.</p><p>Local authorities also make widespread use of contractors in the provision of children's services such as residential care and foster care.</p><p>The Government does not collect data on local authority spend on external contracts.</p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 202589 202593 question first answered 03/07/2014 16:21:15 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

63843

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the proportion of families currently paying for childcare that will be eligible for the proposed tax-free childcare scheme.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	202294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 30/06/2014 13:48:29 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

63844

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the take-up of tax-free childcare by parents in each income (a) decile and (b) percentile.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	202296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>This information is not available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 30/06/2014 15:28:01 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell