Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Alex Burghart and Tony Lloyd

Monday 23rd May 2022 Commons Chamber

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Alex Burghart)]

I was delighted to visit that excellent college in my hon. Friend’s constituency and to see the fantastic work being done there. She will be pleased to know that we are investing £450 million of capital funding in higher education providers over the next three years, and that £400 million of that will be targeted on strategic priorities such as high-cost science, technology, engineering and maths and degree apprenticeships, for which providers can submit their bids until 27 June.

[Tony Lloyd (Rochdale) (Lab)]

T2. A few minutes ago, the Minister told the House what the Government are doing about pre-school childcare, but what does he say to families in constituencies like mine, where the financial benefits of going into work are swallowed up by childcare costs, or people do not even access childcare because they cannot afford to?