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Written question asked by Steve Brine (Conservative) on Wednesday, 28 June 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 July 2023. It was answered by Claire Coutinho (Conservative) on Friday, 7 July 2023 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Pre-school Education: Finance

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information the Government holds on whether any underspends in childcare funding in local councils have been ringfenced for early years education as of June 2023.

Answer

Early years funding is one of the funding blocks of the dedicated schools grant (DSG). Whilst the department does collect information around the total level of DSG underspend from local authorities, specific information regarding which funding blocks within the DSG the underspends have originated from is not collected.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
191560
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Childcare Finance Pre-school education
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk