Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Gavin Williamson and Tracy Brabin

Monday 9th September 2019 Commons Chamber

[Gavin Williamson]

I promise my right hon. Friend that we will bring plenty of vim and vigour to this, and I will be looking at it closely.

[Tracy Brabin (Batley and Spen) (Lab/Co-op)]

At long last, after years of calls from the Labour party, settings, academics and even Select Committees, last week the Government finally offered some new funding for the 30-hour childcare policy. Sadly, predictions say it is only 10% of what is required to plug the funding black hole.

May I push the new Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education, whom I very much welcome to her place, on how this funding will be spent? Will it be targeted to support outstanding providers that are struggling, to increase the amount of high-quality provision in disadvantaged areas and to reverse the disturbing trend of experienced staff leaving the sector?