Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Education – in the House of Commons at 2:30 pm on 19 January 2015.
Sam Gyimah
The Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education
2:30,
19 January 2015
Just in case the hon. Lady was not listening, let me say that child care costs went up by 50% under the last Labour Government, whereas under the current Government child care costs have stabilised and are falling for some of the most popular forms of child care. In addition, we are saving families who have three and four-year-olds £370 a year per child; we are saving disadvantaged families £2,300 a year per child through the free entitlement for two-year-olds; and tax-free child care will save families up to £2,000 per child per year from this autumn. That is because we have a clear plan, funded because we have a strong economy. Labour’s plan is not funded.