Clause 12 - Child care element
Tax Credits Bill
4:45 pm
Ms Karen Buck (Regent's Park and Kensington North, Labour)
I cannot give a figure. Among other things, we are talking about a potential group of beneficiaries. We simply do not know who could be drawn into the work force. Representing a constituency in the inner city, I know that the jobs that are increasingly available and that may suit working parents or parents wanting to move into the work place are early evening shifts at supermarkets and shops. The number of potential beneficiaries is substantial. There is a strong argument for the amendment. The issue is about accreditation and paying for child care that is of suitable quality and
consistent with accredited child care through nurseries and child minders.