Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Childcare Implementation Taskforce has been disbanded.
The Childcare Implementation Taskforce focused on cross-government readiness for the rollout of a coherent and effective childcare offer to support parents to work. From 2017, we began rolling out 30 hours of free childcare to working families of 3 and 4 year olds; support with 20% of childcare costs (worth up to £2,000 per child per year) for children under 12 through Tax-Free Childcare; and up to 85% support with childcare costs in Universal Credit. The Government remains absolutely focused on ensuring that all eligible parents can access these services as efficiently as possible.