This week at a glance
| Debates, statements and motions | 1 |
|---|---|
| Bills, amendments and new laws | 0 |
| Select committees | 0 |
| Written questions and answers | 14 |
| GOV.UK: consultations, news and publications | 2 |
| Total | 17 |
Debates, statements and motions
- Agenda: Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee, Wednesday, 16 December 2026
Senedd · Early Years, Children, Young People and Education Committee · Thu 29 Oct · business.senedd.wales
Written questions and answers
- Postgraduate Education: Childcare
4 written questions and answers · Department for Education · Thu 29 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk
- Childcare
2 written questions and answers · Department for Education · Tue 27 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk
- What steps her Department is taking with the Department for Work and Pensions to ensure that childcare…
Written question · Department for Education · Thu 29 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk
- What assessment she has made of the impact of childcare providers restricting funded childcare entitlement…
Written question · Department for Education · Wed 28 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk
- Whether her Department takes steps to collect data on the number of funded childcare hours that eligible…
Written question · Department for Education · Wed 28 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk
- Whether a childcare provider may allocate funded entitlement hours exclusively to a fixed afternoon session…
Written question · Department for Education · Wed 28 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk
- What steps her Department requires local authorities to take where concerns are raised that a childcare…
Written question · Department for Education · Wed 28 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk
- What guidance her Department has issued to local authorities on determining whether childcare providers'…
Written question · Department for Education · Wed 28 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk
- What assessment he has made of the adequacy of childcare support available through the benefits system for…
Written question · Department for Work and Pensions · Tue 27 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk
- Whether he plans to increase childcare support for self-employed parents.
Written question · Department for Work and Pensions · Tue 27 Oct · questions-statements.parliament.uk
GOV.UK: consultations, news and publications
- Childcare providers and inspections as at 31 August 2026
Publication · Ofsted · Mon 26 Oct · gov.uk
- Tax-Free Childcare Statistics, September 2026
Publication · HMRC · Mon 26 Oct · gov.uk
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