Education

Tuesday 16th October 2018 Ministerial Corrections

Nursery Sector: Sustainability

The following is an extract from the Westminster Hall debate on Nursery Sector: Sustainability on 10 October 2018.

[Nadhim Zahawi]

I also remind hon. Members that childcare providers do not have to offer the free 30 hours —that is entirely up to them—although, since the roll-out of 30 hours of free childcare, we have seen a sizeable majority of providers increasing the number of free hours available to parents, with no evidence of an impact on their funding.

[Official Report, 10 October 2018, Vol. 647, c. 102WH.]

Letter of correction from the Under-Secretary of State for Education, the hon. Member for Stratford-on-Avon (Nadhim Zahawi):

An error has been identified in my contribution to the Westminster Hall debate on Nursery Sector: Sustainability.

The correct contribution should have been:

[Nadhim Zahawi]

I also remind hon. Members that childcare providers do not have to offer the free 30 hours —that is entirely up to them—although, since the roll-out of 30 hours of free childcare, we have seen a sizeable majority of providers increasing the number of free hours available to parents, with no evidence of an impact on other funded provision.