To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer

(1) what estimate he has made of the savings to the public purse if the new tax-free childcare scheme was restricted to parents earning less than (a) £100,000, (b) £90,000, (c) £80,000, (d) £75,000, (e) £70,000, (f) £65,000 and (g) £60,000 per annum;

(2) what estimate he has made of the savings to the public purse if the new tax-free childcare scheme was restricted to providing support for up to two children only.

The estimates requested are not available.

Information on Exchequer costs of the new scheme for tax-free child care and numbers of families affected will not be available until the consultation launched on 5 August is complete and the policy details have been fully defined.