Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children – in the Senedd at 1:34 pm on 16 November 2016.
Thank you, Cabinet Secretary. Whilst we welcome your proposals to extend provision, I wonder what consideration you’ve given to enabling parents to use their free hours more flexibly. In most cases, the current provision of 10 free hours weekly must be spread, as you know, over five days, so that’s around two hours a day. Who can travel to and from work and get any work done within two hours? I’m sure you’ll agree we should be making it easier for parents to return to work and contribute to our economy. So, will you give more consideration to making those free hours far more flexible?