Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor for the Exchequer on increasing funding for early years education in the forthcoming spending review.
My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, has had many discussions with the Chancellor about a range of issues across the department. Spending plans beyond 2019-20 will be set at the next Spending Review and we cannot pre-empt these decisions. The department is committed to securing the right deal for early years education.