§ Earl Russellasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Answer by Lord Inglewood of 12th June (HL Deb., WA 101) on the costing of the proposals of the Report of the House of Commons Select Committee on Mothers in Employment, 61WA whether the answer to the original question is "yes" or "no" and whether they will reconsider their costings in the light of the report from the Institute of Fiscal Studies and the Equal Opportunities Commission, published since Lord Inglewood's answer.
§ Lord InglewoodI have nothing to add to the Answer I have already given. The Institute of Fiscal Studies' (IFS) report confirms the Government's view that widespread tax relief for childcare would be expensive and poorly targeted.