§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will make a statement on the creche facilities made available by the Office to the children of its staff. [121109]
§ Mr. AlexanderThe Cabinet Office has a nursery at Sunningdale that is run in partnership with the Edith Rose Day Nursery. This can be used by staff in the Centre for Management and Policy Studies. They have priority over private customers on the waiting list. The charge per week is £140. This is subsidised for parents who earn less than £24,001 per annum. The nursery can also be used by parents on residential courses at Sunningdale.
Type of childcare provision Number of parents using childcare Cost to the Department Cost per head Cabinet Office Nursery 6 £10,939 £140 per week. Subsidy of £41.50 per week for people earning less than £19,000 and £26 per week for people earning less than £24,001
Westminster Holiday Playscheme 33 £3,840 £26 a day up until 25 October 2002. £30 a day from 18 December 2002. Subsidy of 50 per cent. up to 25 October 2002, subsidy of 43 per cent.
from 18 December 2002
Child Care Vouchers 92 £87,668.92 £21.42 week for full-time, pro-rata for part-time Central Office of Information Westminster Holiday Playscheme 4 £392 £26 a day up until 25 October 2002. £30 a day from 18 December 2002. Subsidy of 50 per cent.