Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral answer of the Secretary of State for Education to the hon. Member for Ashton-under-Lyne of 19 March 2018, Official Report, column 17, on childcare vouchers, what transitional considerations the Government will assess; and what steps it is taking to assess them.

We are replacing childcare vouchers with Tax-Free Childcare, which will provide support to nearly 1 million more families than currently use childcare vouchers. Childcare vouchers will remain open to new entrants for a further 6 months, and close to new entrants in October.

Tax-Free Childcare is now fully rolled out, and we will keep it under review to ensure it’s delivering the support needed for working families.