Question follow-through · 1656
Childcare
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on potential workforce participation effects of the availability of (a) year-round and (b) term-time only childcare provision.
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 25 Jul 2024
- Target answer date
- 29 Jul 2024
- Answer
- 2 Aug 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
25 Jul 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on potential workforce participation effects of the availability of (a) year-round and (b) term-time only childcare provision.
29 Jul 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Aug 2024
Answer published
Ensuring that parents are able to access affordable and high-quality childcare is a priority for this government. This means ensuring that a variety of different types of provision are available, including year-round and term-time only, that suit the need...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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