Question follow-through · 43039

After School Clubs and Breakfast Clubs: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the availability of (a) in-school breakfast and (b) after school clubs on (i) workforce participation and (ii) average hours of work.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
1 Apr 2025
Target answer date
3 Apr 2025
Answer
10 Apr 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 1 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the availability of (a) in-school breakfast and (b) after school clubs on (i) workforce participation and (ii) average hours of work.

  2. 3 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 10 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    The evidence on the benefits of wraparound childcare to help parents work, and work more, is clear. Research shows 43% of non-working mothers report they would prefer to work if they could arrange good-quality, convenient, reliable and affordable childcar...

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