Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of nurseries in York have signed up to the provisions of 30 hours of free childcare.

Local councils are responsible for assessing supply and demand for 30 hours and ensuring that there are sufficient places available for working parents locally.

Our independent evaluation of early delivery of 30 hours found that all providers who were already offering the 15 hours universal entitlement in York also offered 30 hours.