Alex Chalk – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alex Chalk on 2016-10-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Government is considering the introduction of a floor level on the overall rate available through the Early Years National Funding Formula.

Caroline Dinenage

The Government is investing £1billion of additional funding per year in the early years free entitlements, including £300million per year to increase the national average funding rate. We are determined to allocate this record investment fairly and transparently and that is why we have consulted on an Early Years National Funding Formula. This consultation has now closed and we will respond in the Autumn.