Lucy Powell – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lucy Powell on 2014-03-17.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of workplace nurseries available to staff in (a) his Department and (b) his Department’s executive agencies or non-departmental public bodies in (i) 2010, (ii) 2013-14 and (iii) 2014-15.

Francis Maude

The Government’s childcare offer will provide flexible support for all eligible working families while maintaining a free, universal early education support. Alongside this, the Government is also taking action to drive up the supply of high quality childcare provision and to open up more choice for parents.

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Washington and Sunderland West on 3 March 2014 (Official Report) Column Ref: 664W.