Question follow-through · 88439

Childcare: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many parents with three and four- year-olds from (a) Hexham constituency, (b) Northumberland, (c) Newcastle and (d) the North East have used their entitlement to 15 hours of free childcare in each of the la

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
5 Nov 2025
Target answer date
11 Nov 2025
Answer
14 Nov 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 5 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many parents with three and four- year-olds from (a) Hexham constituency, (b) Northumberland, (c) Newcastle and (d) the North East have used their entitlement to 15 hours of free childcare in each of the la

  2. 11 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 14 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The latest Accredited Official Statistics release ‘Funded early education and childcare’ for January 2025 was published on 17 July 2025. Statistics are not readily available at constituency level. Figures on the number of three and four-year-old children ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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21 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will hold discussions with relevant stakeholders on the inclusion of targets for child poverty reduction in the North East within the forthcoming Child Poverty Strategy.

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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Childcare: North East

18 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data the Department holds on the expected changes in childcare demand in the North East associated with childcare measures in the Child Poverty Strategy.