Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much his Department spent on advertising and marketing the 30 hours of free childcare policy in the (a) Autumn 2017, (b) Spring 2018 and (c) Summer 2018 term.
As of the 30 April 2018, we have spent £240,771.05 on advertising and marketing the 30 hours free childcare offer. This includes social media advertising, flyers and hosting information about the offer on the Childcare Choices website – https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.