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1460445

registered interest
date	26/04/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what data his Department holds on the number of councils providing business rates relief to childcare providers in England as of 26 April 2022.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	160543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 28/04/2022 10:49:19 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1460446

registered interest
date	26/04/2022
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 steps his Department is taking to increase (a) recruitment and (b) retention rates among childcare providers in England.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	160544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 28/04/2022 10:32:02 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1457259

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
answering body	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 the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the rising cost of childcare and cost of living pressures facing working families, whether he has plans to increase the level of support available through the tax-free childcare scheme.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	154514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2022 answer text <p>Tax Free Childcare is a generous scheme which provides financial support for working parents with their childcare costs. For every £8 parents pay into their childcare account, the government adds £2 up to a maximum of £2,000 in top up per year for each child aged up to 11, and up to £4,000 per disabled child until they’re 17.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, all three- and four-year-olds can access 15 hours of free childcare per week, regardless of circumstance. Eligible working parents of three- and four-year-olds can also access an additional 15 hours of free childcare per week, also known as 30 hours free childcare. Moreover, Universal Credit (UC) claimants are able to claim up to 85% of their childcare costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has no plans to change the amount of top-up provided through Tax-Free Childcare (TFC).</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 26/04/2022 13:11:30 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1457265

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
answering body	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 the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have been registered for the tax-free childcare scheme in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	154513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2022 answer text <p>Statistics relating to Tax-Free Childcare account usage are published quarterly in “Tax-Free Childcare Statistics” on the gov.uk website. The latest publication, containing information up to December 2021 is here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tax-free-childcare-quarterly-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tax-free-childcare-quarterly-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>Table 7 of the publication shows the number of families, by Government Office Region, that have a Tax-Free Childcare account. The table below shows the number of accounts that are open, regardless of whether or not they have been used.</p><p> </p><p>Families with Open Tax-Free Childcare accounts:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020-21</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>United Kingdom</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>449,355</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>614,730</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>697,145</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>426,130</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>570,020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>643,085</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North East</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>18,200</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24,100</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>27,340</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North West</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>59,495</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>79,940</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>91,265</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Yorkshire and The Humber</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>40,750</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>54,815</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>62,420</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>38,215</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>51,335</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>58,095</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>West Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>43,220</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>57,910</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>65,300</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East of England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>50,140</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>67,130</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>75,605</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>London</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>54,550</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>73,230</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>79,730</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South East</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>74,660</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>99,850</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>113,600</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South West</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>46,900</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>61,705</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>69,735</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6,745</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13,705</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15,945</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Scotland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>9,700</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>19,355</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>24,435</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Northern Ireland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>3,240</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6,645</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8,805</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><strong> </strong> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 26/04/2022 13:16:53 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1457266

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
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 steps he is taking to increase the affordability of childcare for low income families.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	154518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only. Devolved administrations have their own specific offers. Information on funding can be found here: <a href="https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/articles/applying-funded-pre-school-place-202223" target="_blank">https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/articles/applying-funded-pre-school-place-202223</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The department recognises that the cost of childcare is a key concern for parents, which is why the government has made an unprecedented investment in childcare over the past decade, with over £3.5 billion spent in each of the past three years on our early education entitlements.</p><p> </p><p>We have also introduced Tax-Free Childcare, which is available for working parents of children aged 0-11 (or up to 16 if their child is disabled). This scheme can save parents up to £2,000 per year (or up to £4,000 for children with disabilities) from their childcare costs.</p><p> </p><p>Working parents on a low income, including those returning from maternity leave, may also be eligible for help with up to 85% of their childcare costs through the childcare element of Universal Credit. This is subject to a monthly limit of £646 for one child or £1108 for two or more children aged 0-16.</p><p> </p><p>The government’s range of childcare offers includes 15 hours free early education for all three and four year olds, regardless of parental income or working status. This helps children to develop social skills and prepare them for school, regardless of their background.</p><p> </p><p>Working parents of three and four-year-olds may also be eligible for an additional 15 hours of free childcare, known as 30 hours free childcare. To be eligible for 30 hours free childcare, a lone parent must earn from just over £7,400 a year, and a couple, where both parents are working, from just over £14,800 per year, to access 30 hours.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 27/04/2022 11:14:33 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1457351

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
answering body	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 the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has plans to increase the Tax Free Child Care cap in response to the rising cost of childcare.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	154366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to increase the cap in Tax Free Childcare.</p><p> </p><p>Tax Free Childcare (TFC) is a generous scheme which provides financial support for working parents with their childcare costs. For every £8 parents pay into their childcare account, the Government adds £2 up to a maximum of £2,000 in top up per year for each child aged up to 11, and up to £4,000 per disabled child until they’re 17.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, all three- and four-year-olds can access 15 hours of free childcare per week, regardless of circumstance. Eligible working parents of three- and four-year-olds can also access an additional 15 hours of free childcare per week, also known as 30 hours free childcare. Moreover, Universal Credit (UC) claimants are able to claim up to 85% of their childcare costs.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 25/04/2022 13:22:17 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1457763

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
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 and what proportion of the total number of children eligible for the early years pupil premium are accessing (a) all of and (b) part of the 30 hours free childcare entitlement; and if he will provide a breakdown of each of those four figures by (i) three and (ii) four year olds.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	153912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2022 answer text <p>There were 74,488 children aged three and 33,353 children aged four, who were registered to receive the 15 hours free childcare entitlements and who were also in receipt of Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) funding in January 2021. Children are only eligible for EYPP funding if they are aged three or four and are also registered to receive the 15 hours free childcare entitlement; as such all children eligible for EYPP will also be registered to receive 15 hours free childcare.</p><p>Children aged two are not eligible for EYPP. However, some of the same criteria are used to determine whether two-year-olds are eligible to access 15 hours of free childcare. There were 124,543 children aged two who were registered to receive this entitlement in January 2021. This figure includes children eligible because of high level special educational needs or disability, being looked after or adopted from care, or having no recourse to public funds, in addition to those meeting economic criteria similar to those used for EYPP eligibility. The percentage of eligible two year olds registered to receive 15 hours free childcare was 62% in January 2021.</p><p>All figures above refer to England only and are derived from January 2021 data published in the Education provision: children under 5 years of age publication, available here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-provision-children-under-5" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-provision-children-under-5</a>. The next release containing January 2022 data is scheduled to be published at the end of June 2022.</p><p>With regard to figures on the number of three and four year olds registered to receive the 30 hours free childcare entitlements and who are also in receipt of the EYPP are not readily available.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 153913 153914 question first answered 21/04/2022 16:46:19 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1457764

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
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 and what proportion of the total number of children eligible for the early years pupil premium qualify for the 30 hours free childcare entitlement; and if he will provide a breakdown of each of those figures by (i) three and (ii) four year olds.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	153913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2022 answer text <p>There were 74,488 children aged three and 33,353 children aged four, who were registered to receive the 15 hours free childcare entitlements and who were also in receipt of Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) funding in January 2021. Children are only eligible for EYPP funding if they are aged three or four and are also registered to receive the 15 hours free childcare entitlement; as such all children eligible for EYPP will also be registered to receive 15 hours free childcare.</p><p>Children aged two are not eligible for EYPP. However, some of the same criteria are used to determine whether two-year-olds are eligible to access 15 hours of free childcare. There were 124,543 children aged two who were registered to receive this entitlement in January 2021. This figure includes children eligible because of high level special educational needs or disability, being looked after or adopted from care, or having no recourse to public funds, in addition to those meeting economic criteria similar to those used for EYPP eligibility. The percentage of eligible two year olds registered to receive 15 hours free childcare was 62% in January 2021.</p><p>All figures above refer to England only and are derived from January 2021 data published in the Education provision: children under 5 years of age publication, available here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-provision-children-under-5" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-provision-children-under-5</a>. The next release containing January 2022 data is scheduled to be published at the end of June 2022.</p><p>With regard to figures on the number of three and four year olds registered to receive the 30 hours free childcare entitlements and who are also in receipt of the EYPP are not readily available.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 153912 153914 question first answered 21/04/2022 16:46:20 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1457765

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
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 and what proportion of the total number of children eligible for the early years pupil premium are accessing the 15 hours free childcare entitlement; and if he will provide a breakdown of each of those figures by (i) two, (ii) three and (iii) four year olds.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	153914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2022 answer text <p>There were 74,488 children aged three and 33,353 children aged four, who were registered to receive the 15 hours free childcare entitlements and who were also in receipt of Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) funding in January 2021. Children are only eligible for EYPP funding if they are aged three or four and are also registered to receive the 15 hours free childcare entitlement; as such all children eligible for EYPP will also be registered to receive 15 hours free childcare.</p><p>Children aged two are not eligible for EYPP. However, some of the same criteria are used to determine whether two-year-olds are eligible to access 15 hours of free childcare. There were 124,543 children aged two who were registered to receive this entitlement in January 2021. This figure includes children eligible because of high level special educational needs or disability, being looked after or adopted from care, or having no recourse to public funds, in addition to those meeting economic criteria similar to those used for EYPP eligibility. The percentage of eligible two year olds registered to receive 15 hours free childcare was 62% in January 2021.</p><p>All figures above refer to England only and are derived from January 2021 data published in the Education provision: children under 5 years of age publication, available here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-provision-children-under-5" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/education-provision-children-under-5</a>. The next release containing January 2022 data is scheduled to be published at the end of June 2022.</p><p>With regard to figures on the number of three and four year olds registered to receive the 30 hours free childcare entitlements and who are also in receipt of the EYPP are not readily available.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 153912 153913 question first answered 21/04/2022 16:46:20 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1456352

registered interest
date	31/03/2022
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 he has made of the amount of money disbursed privately by people and families each year during parents' working hours on (a) childcare for children who too young to go to school, (b) before school activities, (c) after school activities and (c) holiday activities (i) in total and (ii) for children aged (A) one, (B) two, (C) three, (D) four, (E) five, (F) six, (G) seven, (H) eight, (I) nine, (J) ten and (K) 11 in each of the last fifteen years.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	151061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>The department does not hold all of the requested information. However, the department does hold the data in the two attached tables:</p><ol><li>Payments made to local authorities for government-funded childcare for 2, 3, and 4-year-olds, as part of the dedicated schools grant since the 2013/14 financial year (tab 1 in the spreadsheet).</li><li>Mean child-level weekly payments for childcare for 0 to 2-year-olds, 3 to 4-year-olds, 5 to 7-year-olds, 8 to 11-year-olds, and 12 to 14-year-olds. This is taken from the department’s childcare and early years survey of parents. It should be noted that the department only holds this data back to 2014. For the 2019 survey, the focus shifted to preschool children following a user consultation in 2018. As such, the data only covers 0 to-4-year-olds (tab 2 in the spreadsheet).</li></ol><p> </p><p>In addition, the holiday activities and food programme was expanded to all local authorities in England in 2021. This programme provides free holiday club places with healthy meals and enriching activities to school-aged children who receive benefits-related free school meals.</p><p>A breakdown of expenditure is not available for the age groups specified in the question. However, the department is investing over £200 million a year in this programme. Allocations at local authority level for the 2022/23 financial year are in the department’s grant determination letter, available at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1042274/Grant_determination_letter_-_HAF_2022_Final.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1042274/Grant_determination_letter_-_HAF_2022_Final.pdf</a>.</p><p>The government’s range of childcare support includes 15 hours free early education for all 3- and 4-year-olds, which can help save parents over £3,000 per year. In 2013, this was extended to the most disadvantaged 2-year-olds.</p><p>In 2017, the department introduced an additional 15 hours free childcare for working parents of 3- and 4-year-olds, bringing the total amount of available childcare to eligible parents to 30 hours. This can save parents over £6,000 per year. To be eligible for this, a lone parent must earn from just over £7,900 a year, and a couple (where both are working) from just over £15,800 per year.</p><p>The government has also introduced Tax-Free Childcare, available for working parents of children aged 0-11 (or up to 16 if their child is disabled) with the same income thresholds as 30 hours free childcare. This scheme can save parents up to £2,000 per year (or up to £4,000 for children with disabilities) and can be used alongside 30 hours free childcare.</p><p>Working parents on a low income may also be eligible for help with up to 85% of their childcare costs through the childcare element of Universal Credit. This is subject to a monthly limit of £646 for one child or £1,108 for two or more children aged 0-16.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 151062 151063 question first answered 19/04/2022 15:39:23 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince attachment 1 file name 151061 151062 151063 table.xlsx title 151061_151062_151063_table
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson