MPs scrutinise childcare costs
James Tweed
Wednesday, January 1, 2003
The suitability and affordability of childcare in Britain is to be the subject of an inquiry in the spring by the Work and Pensions select committee. The UK-wide inquiry will look at how suitable and affordable childcare can be provided for all parents who need it to enable them to work. The inquiry was announced just before Christmas, soon after the publication of Government figures that show that just under 140,000 families in England who are eligible for the Government's childcare tax credit are receiving it.
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