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227708

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the Government intends to promote take-up of the tax-free childcare scheme; and what budget he is allocating for that purpose.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	227984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Tax-Free Childcare will provide support to hard-working families for childcare costs. The introduction of TFC will give almost two million families the opportunity to receive up to £2,000 per annum of support per child, via a new simple online system. We will deliver this important support as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are working closely together to ensure that HMRC is funded to deliver Tax-Free Childcare in a way that provides value for money for the taxpayer. The costs of the scheme are yet to be finalised and will be confirmed once the full details have been settled with the appointed account provider for the scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 227985 227986 question first answered 23/03/2015 15:56:34 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

227709

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects registration for the tax-free childcare scheme to open; and when the first payments under that scheme will be delivered.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	227985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Tax-Free Childcare will provide support to hard-working families for childcare costs. The introduction of TFC will give almost two million families the opportunity to receive up to £2,000 per annum of support per child, via a new simple online system. We will deliver this important support as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are working closely together to ensure that HMRC is funded to deliver Tax-Free Childcare in a way that provides value for money for the taxpayer. The costs of the scheme are yet to be finalised and will be confirmed once the full details have been settled with the appointed account provider for the scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 227984 227986 question first answered 23/03/2015 15:56:34 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

227710

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
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 performance indicators he has agreed with NS&I for the delivery of tax-free childcare; how often NS&I will be benchmarked against those indicators; and what penalties he has agreed for poor performance against those indicators.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	227986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>Tax-Free Childcare will provide support to hard-working families for childcare costs. The introduction of TFC will give almost two million families the opportunity to receive up to £2,000 per annum of support per child, via a new simple online system. We will deliver this important support as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are working closely together to ensure that HMRC is funded to deliver Tax-Free Childcare in a way that provides value for money for the taxpayer. The costs of the scheme are yet to be finalised and will be confirmed once the full details have been settled with the appointed account provider for the scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel grouped question UIN 227984 227985 question first answered 23/03/2015 15:56:34 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

227777

registered interest
date	17/03/2015
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 the average cost per hour of childcare was (a) in a nursery and (b) with a child minder in (i) York Central constituency, (ii) City of York local authority area and (iii) England in 2010 and each subsequent year.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Sir Hugh Bayley
uin	227993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not record childcare costs for parents at constituency or local authority level. Furthermore, the Department does not record day care or child minder costs on an annual basis.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department’s Childcare and Early Years Providers survey (2010) indicated that the average hourly fee charged by full day care providers for three-year-olds was £3.60. The same survey conducted in 2013 indicated a figure of £3.90 for three and four-year-olds. The average hourly child minder fee for children of any age was £3.80 in 2010 and £4.10 in 2013. These surveys are available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2010" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2010</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-and-early-years-providers-survey-2013</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Family and Childcare Trust also conduct annual childcare cost surveys; these are available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.familyandchildcaretrust.org/childcare-costs-surveys" target="_blank">http://www.familyandchildcaretrust.org/childcare-costs-surveys</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 20/03/2015 10:33:06 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	385 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Bayley

227506

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
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 estimate her Department has made of how many children aged three and four will receive 15 hours a week of free childcare in each of the next three years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	227683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not collect information at family level on three- or four-year-olds receiving funded early education. The number of children receiving funded early education is published in the statistical first release entitled 'Provision for under five years of age': <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-childcare-and-early-years" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-childcare-and-early-years</a></p><p> </p><p>Under the current policy for three- and four-year-old children receiving 15 hours a week of free childcare, we estimate that the numbers of children will be: 890,000 in 2015, 910,000 in 2016, and 920,000 in 2017. There is inherent uncertainty in these estimates, given their link to population projections and parental decisions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 227681 227682 question first answered 19/03/2015 16:13:02 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

227507

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
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 estimate her Department has made of the cost per child of administering 15 hours a week of free childcare for children aged three and four in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	227684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education has not made a per child estimate of the administration cost of delivering the funded entitlement to 15 hours a week of free childcare for children aged three and four.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 227685 question first answered 19/03/2015 16:11:16 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

227508

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
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 estimate her Department has made of the cost per child of administering 15 hours a week of free childcare for children aged three and four in each of the next three years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	227685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education has not made a per child estimate of the administration cost of delivering the funded entitlement to 15 hours a week of free childcare for children aged three and four.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 227684 question first answered 19/03/2015 16:11:16 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

227510

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
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 in-work families with children aged three or four receive 15 hours a week of free childcare.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	227681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not collect information at family level on three- or four-year-olds receiving funded early education. The number of children receiving funded early education is published in the statistical first release entitled 'Provision for under five years of age': <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-childcare-and-early-years" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-childcare-and-early-years</a></p><p> </p><p>Under the current policy for three- and four-year-old children receiving 15 hours a week of free childcare, we estimate that the numbers of children will be: 890,000 in 2015, 910,000 in 2016, and 920,000 in 2017. There is inherent uncertainty in these estimates, given their link to population projections and parental decisions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 227682 227683 question first answered 19/03/2015 16:13:02 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

227511

registered interest
date	16/03/2015
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 in-work families with children aged three or four received 15 hours a week of free childcare in Coventry in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	227682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Education does not collect information at family level on three- or four-year-olds receiving funded early education. The number of children receiving funded early education is published in the statistical first release entitled 'Provision for under five years of age': <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-childcare-and-early-years" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-childcare-and-early-years</a></p><p> </p><p>Under the current policy for three- and four-year-old children receiving 15 hours a week of free childcare, we estimate that the numbers of children will be: 890,000 in 2015, 910,000 in 2016, and 920,000 in 2017. There is inherent uncertainty in these estimates, given their link to population projections and parental decisions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah grouped question UIN 227681 227683 question first answered 19/03/2015 16:13:02 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

225158

registered interest
date	04/03/2015
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 and by what percentage the cost of childcare has increased (a) in nurseries and (b) for childminders in London since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	226316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The Department for Education does not collect its own data, but uses cost information from a number of independent surveys, such as the Family and Childcare Trust Annual Childcare Cost Survey 2015 which can be found online at: <a href="http://www.familyandchildcaretrust.org/childcare-costs-surveys" target="_blank">http://www.familyandchildcaretrust.org/childcare-costs-surveys</a>. The FCT survey measures the average market price for 25 hours of paid-for childcare and, therefore, takes no account of the 15 hours free early education and childcare that the majority of parents of young children are entitled to.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department has already increased funding in the early years from £2 billion to £3 billion a year over the course of this Parliament. We are the first Government to fund 15 hours a week of free childcare for all three- and four-year-olds and for disadvantaged two-year-olds. The funding for all three and four-year-olds is worth an additional £425 a year per child; and the funding for around 40% of two-year-olds, £2,500 a year per child.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We will be introducing Tax-Free Childcare from autumn 2015, under which up to 1.8 million working families could benefit by up to £2,000 per child, per year.</p><p> </p><p>For working parents on low and middle incomes, working tax credit pays up to 70% of their childcare costs which could be worth up to £6,370 for their first child. Under Universal Credit, the subsidy rate will increase to 85% of childcare costs and support will be available, for the first time, to those working fewer than 16 hours per week.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In relation to childcare costs in London being higher, we have invested £30 million to increase the number of childcare places available for two-year-olds and to encourage more school nurseries to open from 8am - 6pm. Linked with this, we are working with the Family and Childcare Trust, the Greater London Authority and the Local Government Association, and with the support of London Councils, on a project to help schools in London develop flexible, full-day nursery provision. The project, and the learning it generates, will increase the amount of flexible childcare available and the choices that parents have.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 09/03/2015 15:27:53 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern