<p>Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople </p>

Part of 2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government – in the Senedd at 2:10 pm on 19 October 2016.

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Photo of Mark Reckless Mark Reckless UKIP 2:10, 19 October 2016

To speak more about the financing, as a father of a two-year-old and a four-year-old I’ve experienced both the Welsh and the English systems for childcare. It’s clear that the provision in Wales, largely, in schools is good in quality, but the inflexibility of five 2.5-hour sessions means that it’s very difficult for many working parents to take advantage of it, and the rate at which female participation in the labour market, in particular, is lower in Wales. Is that something that the Government intends to change through its new childcare system? Is the intention greatly to boost participation in the labour market? If so, and despite the independent research, is the Cabinet Secretary really confident that £84 million is enough to provide for the likely change in behaviour, when this comprehensive system comes in?