HC Deb 17 April 2002 vol 383 c996W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to her answer of 26 March 2002,Official Report, column 888W, on crèche facilities, what the costs are of the holiday playschemes at East Kilbride and London. [50423]

Clare Short

Further to my answer of 26 March 2002,Official Report, column 888W, on créche facilities, the costs of the holiday playschemes for our staff in East Kilbride and London are as follows: East Kilbride £10 annual registration fee for first child and £5 for each additional family member plus £8.50 per child per day, paid wholly by the parents. London £26 per child per day of which the parent and DFID pay £13 each. For 2001, the cost to DFID on subsidising DFID parents' use of the Whitehall Holiday Playscheme was £1,373.56.