Clause 11 - Duty to assess childcare provision
Childcare Bill
4:00 pm
Nick Gibb (Shadow Minister, Education; Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, Conservative)
It is a pleasure, Mr. Amess, to serve on a Committee under your chairmanship. As you will recall, you were involved with my board for the approved list of parliamentary candidates, and my fear is that all your worst fears are coming true.
I think that this morning I was bringing my remarks to a close by referring to the briefing from the four child care organisations, the National Childminding Association, the Preschool Learning Alliance, 4Children and the Daycare Trust, which believe that making specific reference to both supply and demand in clause 11 will assist local authorities in fulfilling their strategic leadership role. Indeed, the guidance that the Minister has kindly sent us refers at great length to both the supply and the demand sides. I look forward to hearing the Minister’s response to the comments that I made just before lunch, if she can remember them.