Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Secretary of State for Education of 13 March 2018, Official Report, Column 802, what further legislative steps he intends to take to close the childcare vouchers scheme in October 2018.

We have confirmed that we will keep the voucher scheme open to new entrants for a further six months. Before the scheme can close to new entrants, relevant day regulations must be made.