Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the reason is for the omission of the Childcare Implementation Taskforce from the list of Cabinet Committees and Implementation Taskforces published on gov.uk.

The Childcare Implementation Taskforce focused on cross-government readiness for the rollout of a coherent and effective childcare offer to support parents to work. From 2017, we began rolling out 30 hours of free childcare to working families of 3 and 4 year olds; support with 20% of childcare costs (worth up to £2,000 per child per year) for children under 12 through Tax-Free Childcare; and up to 85% support with childcare costs in Universal Credit. The Government remains absolutely focused on ensuring that all eligible parents can access these services as efficiently as possible.