Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of applications for 30 hours of free childcare have been processed within seven days in the last three months for which data is available.

Between 1 January and 31 March 2018 over 99% of applications through childcare service (through which parents apply for 30 hours free childcare and Tax-Free Childcare) were processed within 5 working days.