United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 17309
Childcare: Fees and Charges
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9 July 2026
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4 August 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the expansion of the 30 hours free childcare entitlement to non-working parents.
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9 July 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the expansion of the 30 hours free childcare entitlement to non-working parents.
Source: Commons
4 August 2026
Answer
As the last government set out when announcing the expansion of government funded childcare in 2023, this aimed to tackle the fact that ‘the employment rate and hours worked by parents, particularly mothers, drops after childbirth and persists until afte...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-07-09/17309
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1926268
- uk · wq-1926268 · source updated 4 August 2026