A question on #Childcare #RuralAreas tabled by The Lord Bishop of St Albans on 26-03-2025 has been answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern.

Heading: Childcare: Rural Areas
Question ID: 1789131
UIN: HL6198
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-03-26
Asking Member ID: 4308
Asking Member display name: The Lord Bishop of St Albans
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Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the publication of Coram Family and Childcare’s annual survey 2024, what steps they plan to take to ensure accessibility and affordability of rural childcare.
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Date answered: 2025-04-15
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Answering Member ID: 269
Answering Member display name: Baroness Smith of Malvern
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Answer text: It is our ambition that all families have access to high-quality, affordable and flexible early education and care, giving every child the best start in life and delivering on our Plan for Change. That also means ensuring the sector is financially sustain...
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Answering body ID: 60
Answering body name: Department for Education
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