Oral Answers to Questions

Jeevun Sandher Excerpts

Monday 20th October 2025 Commons Chamber

[Bridget Phillipson]

I will happily answer the hon. Gentleman’s question directly, but he is a little confused about the question he is asking. The code of practice from the EHRC is about adults; it is not about schools. On the particular question of the code of practice from the EHRC, we received it at the start of September. It is a 300-page-plus document. We are considering it carefully. I required further material from the EHRC, which was provided only last week. It is utterly baseless to suggest that there is any going slow on what is a sensitive and important area that we must get right. As someone who used to run a women’s refuge, I know how important single-sex spaces are. I also know it is important that trans people continue to receive protection under the Equality Act 2010, free from prejudice, harassment and discrimination.

[Dr Jeevun Sandher (Loughborough) (Lab)]

Under the previous Government, British parents had the highest childcare costs in Europe. Will the Minister please set out how the expansion of early years education is reducing the cost of living for hard-working British parents?

[Olivia Bailey]

Happily. The average family will save £7,500 per child per year under this Government’s record expansion of childcare.