Oral Question·Cabinet Office
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 24 February 2020Answered: 27 February 2020
Asked by
Claire Coutinho
Conservative — East Surrey
Answering Minister
the Minister for the Cabinet Office
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for Education (Bridget Phillipson)
The early years are my No. 1 priority as Education Secretary. We will deliver a sea change in early years education to give parents better work choices and children better life chances. We will start by repurposing empty classrooms to create or expand school-based nurseries, making childcare more accessible and affordable for hard-pressed families. I encourage state-funded primary schools, working with their local authorities, to consider applying before the application window closes on 19 December.