Question follow-through · 37713
Childcare: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of universally expanding the 30 hours of government funded childcare scheme.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 12 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 14 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 26 Mar 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
12 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of universally expanding the 30 hours of government funded childcare scheme.
14 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
26 Mar 2025
Answer published
Accessible and high quality early education and childcare is a crucial part of giving every child the best start in life, boosting children’s life chances and giving parents work choices.The government is committed to delivering the expansion of the 30 ho...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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