As of 8 January 2017, 326,068 eligibility codes for 30 hours of free childcare had been issued for the spring term as published in the management information release: 30 hours free childcare eligibility codes issued and validated: January 2018<\/a>. The publication also includes a local authority breakdown and is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/30-hours-free-childcare-eligibility-codes-issued-and-validated<\/a>.<\/p> <\/p> See below for a breakdown of issued codes by region:<\/p> <\/p> <\/p>
Region<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Eligibility codes issued by <\/strong> 8 January 2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> NORTH EAST<\/p><\/td> 14,814<\/p><\/td><\/tr> NORTH WEST<\/p><\/td> 50,584<\/p><\/td><\/tr> YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER<\/p><\/td> 33,304<\/p><\/td><\/tr> EAST MIDLANDS<\/p><\/td> 30,541<\/p><\/td><\/tr> WEST MIDLANDS<\/p><\/td> 34,103<\/p><\/td><\/tr> EAST OF ENGLAND<\/p><\/td> 34,473<\/p><\/td><\/tr> INNER LONDON<\/p><\/td> 12,925<\/p><\/td><\/tr> OUTER LONDON<\/p><\/td> 26,168<\/p><\/td><\/tr> SOUTH EAST<\/p><\/td> 53,163<\/p><\/td><\/tr> SOUTH WEST<\/p><\/td> 35,489<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Unknown<\/p><\/td> 504<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/p><\/td> 326,068<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many eligibility codes for 30 hours of free childcare have been issued for the January term in (a) the England, (b) each region of England and (c) each local authority area in England.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/819926/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " As of 8 January 2018, 266,494 eligibility codes for 30 hours of free childcare had been issued for the spring term as published in the management information release: 30 hours free childcare eligibility codes issued and validated: January 2018<\/a>. The publication also includes a local authority breakdown and is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/30-hours-free-childcare-eligibility-codes-issued-and-validated<\/a>.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> See below for a breakdown of validated codes by region:<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Region<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Eligibility codes validated by<\/strong> 8 January 2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> NORTH EAST<\/p><\/td> 12,833<\/p><\/td><\/tr> NORTH WEST<\/p><\/td> 42,947<\/p><\/td><\/tr> YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER<\/p><\/td> 27,780<\/p><\/td><\/tr> EAST MIDLANDS<\/p><\/td> 24,251<\/p><\/td><\/tr> WEST MIDLANDS<\/p><\/td> 28,889<\/p><\/td><\/tr> EAST OF ENGLAND<\/p><\/td> 27,370<\/p><\/td><\/tr> INNER LONDON<\/p><\/td> 9,624<\/p><\/td><\/tr> OUTER LONDON<\/p><\/td> 18,834<\/p><\/td><\/tr> SOUTH EAST<\/p><\/td> 43,176<\/p><\/td><\/tr> SOUTH WEST<\/p><\/td> 30,784<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Unknown<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/p><\/td> 266,494<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> As Minister for Children and Families and my hon. Friend, the Member for Scarborough and Whitby (Robert Goodwill), announced during the Westminster Hall debate on 19 December 2018, the department is working to allow foster carers to access the additional 30 hours free childcare for their foster children where it is right for the child.<\/p> The department is working with local authorities, fostering service providers, fostering charities and foster carers themselves to develop plans for delivery. More detail will be set out in due course.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when he plans to provide more information on extending the eligibility for 30 hours of childcare to foster children.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/819955/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Maintained nursery schools (MNS) are commonly located in disadvantaged areas and all but one is rated good or outstanding by Ofsted. We are providing around £60 million a year of supplementary funding to enable local authorities to maintain funding rates for MNS until at least 2019-20.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the role of maintained nursery schools in tackling educational inequalities; and if he will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) children eligible for free school meals in the Warrington North constituency and (b) children who would be eligible if the plans in the consultation on eligibility for free school meals are implemented.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for School Standards on the 6 November 2017, Official Report, column 1178, whether the resources and support provided includes the return of reserves that were transferred from schools to Wakefield City Academies Trust before its collapse.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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