Question follow-through · 81445
Childcare
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's press notice entitled Childcare offer exceeds target, benefiting over 500,000 children, published on 24 September 2025, how many children by (a) income, (b) ethnicity, (c) dis
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 13 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 15 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 30 Oct 2025 · 17 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
13 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her Department's press notice entitled Childcare offer exceeds target, benefiting over 500,000 children, published on 24 September 2025, how many children by (a) income, (b) ethnicity, (c) dis
15 Oct 2025
Target answer date
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30 Oct 2025
Answer published
The government’s Plan for Change sets out a commitment to give children the best start in life, breaking the link between background and opportunity.The department cannot provide figures on Eligibility Checking System (ECS) entitlement code validation bro...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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