Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Baroness Morgan of Cotes and Tom Greatrex

Thursday 26th February 2015 Commons Chamber

[Nicky Morgan]

My hon. Friend is absolutely right that childminders are a crucial part of the child care sector. We want to see more of them, which is why we have enabled the establishment of childminder agencies. To date, the childcare business grant scheme has benefited more than 4,000 childminders, including almost 30 in my hon. Friend’s constituency. The scheme has also benefited seven nurseries in Harrow, East—MiniSteps, for example.

[Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West) (Lab/Co-op)]

7. What assessment she has made of the effects of Government policies on disabled people’s access to work.