Bridget Phillipson
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(10 years, 8 months ago)
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The Prime Minister
My hon. Friend could add to the good weather the fact that Andy Murray won Wimbledon and England retained the Ashes—much good news was to be had over the summer. It is important that we recognise what brought about the good news to which he refers. Parties had to make a key judgment on whether, in this Parliament, to get to grips with the deficit and take the tough decisions we needed to turn our country around. The Government parties made those tough decisions; the Labour party ducked every single one of them.
Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South) (Lab)
Q8. The Government are right to extend free nursery provision to disadvantaged two-year-olds, but figures show that four in 10 councils will not have sufficient places. Can the Prime Minister guarantee that all those children promised a place will have one?
The Prime Minister
We have put in place the funding to provide that for the disadvantaged two-year-olds and I am confident that they will receive the services they deserve.