Question follow-through · 15120

Nurseries: Employers' Contributions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the increase in employers' National Insurance contributions, as announced in the Autumn Budget 2024, on the the cost of nursery provision for parents.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body: Department for Education
Tabled: 19 Nov 2024
Target answer date: 21 Nov 2024
Answer: 27 Nov 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

19 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the increase in employers' National Insurance contributions, as announced in the Autumn Budget 2024, on the the cost of nursery provision for parents.
21 Nov 2024
Target answer date
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27 Nov 2024
Answer published
I refer the hon. Member for Didcot and Wantage to the answer of 11 November 2024 to Question 12804.

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