Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Spending Review 2020, what (a) specific steps he will take and (b) funding he will allocate to help establish a Flexible Childcare Fund.

The government will establish a £220 million holiday activities and food programme to provide enriching activities and a healthy meal for disadvantaged children in the Easter, summer, and Christmas holidays in 2021. This provides funding up to the end of the 2021/22 financial year and supports our commitment to establish a flexible childcare fund to increase the availability of high quality and affordable flexible childcare.