Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the forecast expenditure is for the tax-free childcare scheme for (a) 2020-21 and (b) the next three financial years.

This question was answered on 17th September 2020
The forecast expenditure is £0.3bn in 2020/21. It is £0.5bn in 2021/22, £0.6bn in 2022/23 and £0.7bn in 2023/24. This is information is also available at https://obr.uk/efo/economic-and-fiscal-outlook-march-2020/.