Amber Rudd
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(11 years, 9 months ago)
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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Elizabeth Truss)
What we are doing is getting rid of unnecessary bureaucracy, but councils will still have responsibility for ensuring a sufficiency of child care in their area. In addition, we are creating childminder agencies, reforming provision and reforming the role of local authorities to ensure that it is easier for high-quality providers to expand, so there will be more places.
Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye) (Con)
T4. I am delighted that seven of the eight children’s centres in Hastings are rated good or outstanding, and that despite scaremongering by the Labour party, East Sussex county council has plans to expand the service. Will the Secretary of State join me in congratulating East Sussex county council on its focus on helping families at an early stage in children’s lives?
Michael Gove
I am certainly absolutely delighted that Conservative-led East Sussex county council is doing such a good job in the early years.