§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is his estimate of the number of parents unable to accept employment training because of inability to pay for nursery, creche or play care for their children while undertaking employment training.
§ Mr. NichollsThe information is not available.
§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what help he provides for parents taking employment training to place their children in nursery, creche or play care schemes or assistance in meeting the costs of placing their children in private schemes.
§ Mr. NichollsLone parents participating in assessment or training in ET are entitled to receive the costs of caring for children under 16. They can train on a part-time basis if full-time child care facilities are not available. Training providers are encouraged to help parents generally, for example by offering creche facilities, flexible hours of training and distance learning materials.