Mel Stride MP: written questions

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Written questions

Universal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17978More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of work coach appointments with Universal Credit claimants are conducted a) in person, b) online and c) on the telephone.
Answer: The Department offers a range of appointment channels, including face-to-face, telephone and video appointments and will use the most appropriate channel based on the purpose of the appointment, the claimant’s individual circumstances and the support iden...
Answered 27 Aug 2026
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Pre-school Education: ExpenditureDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of spending on the Early Learning for 2 year olds scheme is for non-working families.
Answer: Since the introduction of the early learning for two-year-olds (EL2) entitlement the department has collected data on its uptake but does not break this data down by whether or not parents are in working families. Parents may be eligible for EL2 if they a...
Answered 3 Aug 2026
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Pre-school Education: ExpenditureDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17313More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much of the spending on the Early Learning for 2 year olds scheme is accounted for by (a) families entitled via eligibility for certain benefits (b) families entitled because the child has an Education, Hea
Answer: The latest dedicated schools grant allocations for the early years entitlements over the past five years can be found here: https://skillsfunding.service.gov.uk/view-latest-funding/.The 3 and 4-year-old working parent entitlement, the 2-year-old working p...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
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Pre-school Education: ExpenditureDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17312More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much was spent on the Early Learning for 2 year olds scheme in each of the last five financial years for which data is available.
Answer: The latest dedicated schools grant allocations for the early years entitlements over the past five years can be found here: https://skillsfunding.service.gov.uk/view-latest-funding/.The 3 and 4-year-old working parent entitlement, the 2-year-old working p...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
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Childcare: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17311More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the level of spending was on the 15 hours free childcare offer in each of the last five financial years for which data is available, broken down by a. working and b. non-working parents.
Answer: The latest dedicated schools grant allocations for the early years entitlements over the past five years can be found here: https://skillsfunding.service.gov.uk/view-latest-funding/.The 3 and 4-year-old working parent entitlement, the 2-year-old working p...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
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Childcare: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17310More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her speech to Ruskin College on 8 July 2026, whether the expansion of the 30 hours free childcare entitlement to non-working parents is government policy.
Answer: As the last government set out when announcing the expansion of government funded childcare in 2023, this aimed to tackle the fact that ‘the employment rate and hours worked by parents, particularly mothers, drops after childbirth and persists until afte...
Answered 4 Aug 2026
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Childcare: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the expansion of the 30 hours free childcare entitlement to non-working parents.
Answer: As the last government set out when announcing the expansion of government funded childcare in 2023, this aimed to tackle the fact that ‘the employment rate and hours worked by parents, particularly mothers, drops after childbirth and persists until afte...
Answered 4 Aug 2026
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Childcare: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17308More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her speech to Ruskin College on 8 July 2026, what estimate her Department has made of the annual cost to the public purse of extending 30 hours free childcare eligibility to non-working parent
Answer: As the last government set out when announcing the expansion of government funded childcare in 2023, this aimed to tackle the fact that ‘the employment rate and hours worked by parents, particularly mothers, drops after childbirth and persists until afte...
Answered 4 Aug 2026
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