5. Debate: Stage 4 of the Childcare Funding (Wales) Bill

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:14 pm on 12 December 2018.

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Photo of Huw Irranca-Davies Huw Irranca-Davies Labour 3:14, 12 December 2018

Well, Suzy, I thank you for that. But, again, you've missed the fact that, in response to Stage 1 and Stage 2, we brought forward Government amendments to put a duty to fund this childcare offer, and the details then that you are requesting will follow, because of that need for balance and flexibility, within the regulations and also the administrative scheme. Now, if you put it on this Bill, if HMRC turn around tomorrow and decide that, as part of the eligibility, they change conditions with DWP, we would have to come back to primary legislation. So, I do understand you keep on having the argument, 'Let's put everything on the face of a narrow, technical Bill', but I think we have it right here. Now, there was somebody—Llyr.