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What assessment she has made of the potential effect of new sentencing powers on levels of crime.

Tabled: 27 May 2021Answered: 7 June 2021

Asked by

Esther McVey

ConservativeTatton

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for the Home Department

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (Stephen Morgan)

Ensuring that parents have access to affordable and high-quality childcare is a priority for this Government. We will focus on greater opportunities for every family to access early education, and on greater opportunities for children to thrive and develop. As an initial step, we have announced the bidding round for the first 300 school-based nurseries from next September.