Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2017 to Question 116593, what proportion of self-employed people or who have a partner who is self-employed and have successfully applied for tax-free childcare have used that account to date.

Extensive analysis would be required to determine the proportion of self-employed parents who have made a payment from their Tax-Free Childcare account. The information requested is not readily available and can be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Tax-Free Childcare offers many self-employed parents Government help with childcare costs for the first time, as they are not eligible for employer supported childcare vouchers.