Question follow-through · 16930

Childcare: Costs

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help reduce the cost of childcare for everyone.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
29 Nov 2024
Target answer date
3 Dec 2024
Answer
12 Dec 2024 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help reduce the cost of childcare for everyone.

  2. 3 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 12 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    This government has a driving mission to break down barriers to opportunity, which starts by ensuring every child has the best start in life. It is our ambition for all families to have access to high quality, affordable and flexible early education and c...

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