Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the potential cost of the introduction of 30 hours a week free childcare.
As I announced on Monday 15 June 2015, the department will be conducting a review of the cost of providing childcare. This will inform the cost of the new childcare entitlement of 30 hours for working families, which will be considered as part of the Budget and Spending Review process.