Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on promoting the uptake of the Tax-Free Childcare scheme.

Take up of Tax-Free Childcare has continued to rise despite the pandemic. Most recent take up levels (September 2021) are 316,000 families for 371,000 children, compared to 308,000 families using childcare for 364,000 children in June 2021. HMRC continue to carry out communications and marketing activity which has proven to raise awareness and understanding of the scheme.