Question follow-through · 92456
Childcare: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what response she has to the recommendation of the October 2025 final report of the Poverty Strategy Commission for Government to consult with parents and childcare providers on increasing payment rates to prov
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 18 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 20 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 5 Dec 2025 · 17 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
18 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what response she has to the recommendation of the October 2025 final report of the Poverty Strategy Commission for Government to consult with parents and childcare providers on increasing payment rates to prov
20 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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5 Dec 2025
Answer published
In financial year 2025/26 alone, the government has provided over £8 billion for the early years entitlements, increasing to over £9 billion in 2026/27. We have announced the largest ever increase to early years pupil premium since its introduction and ha...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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