§ Lord Braine of Wheatleyasked the Chairman of Committees:
Whether child care vouchers have ceased to be issued to staff of the House during recesses.
§ The Chairman of Committees (Lord Boston of Faversham)Child care vouchers are issued during recesses in respect of any days on which a recipient member of staff is required to work. The vouchers may be used to defray costs of child care for children of pre-school age and attendance at holiday playschemes for children up to the age of eleven. There has been no change in practice.