§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister what crèche facilities are provided by his Department; and at what cost. [44864]
§ Mr. LeslieThe Cabinet Office provides crèche facilities for staff at the Civil Service College in Sunningdale, which is run in partnership with the Edith Rose Day Nursery. This service is also available to parents on residential courses at the college.
Staff in London have access to the Westminster Holiday Playscheme, which is available during the school holidays.
Eligible staff in all locations are able to apply for childcare vouchers. These support parents to make their own choices about where and what type of childcare they want for their child. Vouchers are payable over 48 weeks per annum and are for £21 a week for staff who work full time and either have a partner who works full 821W time or are single parents; or pro-rata for staff who work or who have partners who work part-time. Staff using a subsidised nursery place at Sunningdale are not eligible for childcare vouchers.
The Department is conducting a review of childcare and will be taking account of the recommendations in due course.
cabinet office Type of childcare provision Number of parents using childcare Cost to the department Cost per head Nursery 8 £9,732.97 £134 per week. Subsidy of £41.50 per week for people earning less £19,000 and £26 per week for people earning less than £24,001 Westminster Holiday Playscheme 49 £4,291.59 £17.67 a day up until 30 September 2001. £26 a day from 1 October 2001. Subsidy of 50%. Childcare Vouchers 85 £63,384.02 £21 a week for full-time, pro-rata for part-time. Central office of Information Westminster Holiday Playscheme 4 £237 £17.67 a day up until 30 September 2001. £26 a day from 1 October 2001 Subsidy of 50%.