Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been spent on the childcare element of (a) tax credits and (b) universal credit in (i) total and (ii) in each region in each of the past five years.

The information requested is not available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.

Responsibility for Tax Credits statistics lies with Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC).