Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what budget was allocated to Ofsted's inspection team for early years settings in each year since 2010-11.

Ofsted is a non-ministerial government department responsible for the inspection and regulation of services for children and learners. Ofsted publishes an annual report and accounts for Parliament, as required by the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000, in which Ofsted’s spend across its various remits is set out, including the cost of regulation and inspection of early years and childcare providers.

The accounts for the requested years can be viewed from the following links:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ofsted-annual-report-and-accounts

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/office-for-standards-in-education-childrens-services-and-skills-annual-report-and-accounts-2012-to-2013

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/office-for-standards-in-education-childrens-services-and-skills-annual-report-and-accounts-2011-to-2012

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/office-for-standards-in-education-childrens-services-and-skills-annual-report-and-accounts-2010-to-2011