Ruth George
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(5 years, 4 months ago)
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Mr Speaker
I would not want the hon. Member for High Peak (Ruth George) to feel socially excluded: I call Ruth George.
Ruth George (High Peak) (Lab)
Thank you very much, Mr Speaker,
Since 2016, more than 10% of childcare settings in High Peak have closed and a large number of others have contacted me to say that they feel they are no longer financially sustainable. What will the Secretary of State be doing to speak to the Chancellor and make sure those childcare settings can see a way forward?
Nadhim Zahawi
We are monitoring the whole of the system. It is important to recall that, as mentioned earlier, Ofsted has looked at this and the number of places remain pretty constant throughout, but we continue to monitor the whole of the marketplace.