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Baroness Hodge of Barking
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How many people have returned to work since 1997.
How many people have returned to work since 1997.
Asked by
Siobhain McDonagh
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Hodge of Barking
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
25 October 2005
For answer on
31 October 2005
Answered on
31 October 2005
I am delighted to answer my hon. Friend's question. Employment has increased by 2.332 million since 1997. Our employment rate, at 74.8 per cent., is the highest of the G7 countries, and one of the highest in the world. Since 1997, employment has risen strongly, unemployment is down and the number of economically inactive people has started to fall.
Subjects
Employment
Date
31 October 2005
Reference
438 c624; 22523
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House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, What steps he has taken to increase the supply of childminders. (Failed OPQ). - Includes figures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, What steps he has taken to increase the supply of childminders. (Failed OPQ). - Includes figures.
Asked by
Siobhain McDonagh
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Hodge of Barking
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
1 March 2001
For answer on
15 March 2001
Answered on
15 March 2001
Siobhain McDonagh: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what steps he has taken to increase the supply of
childminders. [152581]
Ms Hodge: On 15 June last year, I launched a £4.5 million start-up grant, to help provide up to 39,000 childminder places in
2000-01. The grant, supported by the European Social Fund (ESF), helps people starting out in childminding to meet some of the
associated set-up costs. The childcare tax credit element of the Working Families Tax Credit helps more parents to use childminding
services as it pays up to 70 per cent. of childminding fees. This has the effect of allowing childminders to use the increase in
revenue to invest in their business and, therefore, of encouraging more people into childminding.
Over the next three years, we have given Early Years Development and Childcare Partnerships the target of setting up a minimum of
145,000 new childcare places with childminders across England by March 2004, a minimum of 25,000 of which will be in areas of
disadvantage. These places will be in addition to those which partnerships would normally expect to create.
To support partnerships in achieving these targets, we are making extensive new investment in increasing the supply of childminding
reflecting the Government's determination to reverse the decline in numbers. This includes extending the childminder start-up grant
by £17 million over the three years.
We are also helping with infrastructure support for childminding by providing £11.25 million for the creation of 450 childminder
networks over the next three years. Networks can encourage people to enter childminding and, by providing support, help to reduce
childminder turnover.
Last month I announced a new £3 million project, again supported by ESF moneys, to support new childminder networks in four
disadvantaged areas helping teenage mothers stay in full time education and training.
Subjects
Childminding; EU grants and loans; Staff; Working families tax credit
Date
15 March 2001
Reference
152581; 364 c728W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, If he will make a statement on the progress he is making towards providing free nursery education for three and four year olds. - Including figures. (Failed OPQ).
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, If he will make a statement on the progress he is making towards providing free nursery education for three and four year olds. - Including figures. (Failed OPQ).
Asked by
Siobhain McDonagh
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Hodge of Barking
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Employment
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
14 December 2000
For answer on
11 January 2001
Answered on
11 January 2001
Siobhain McDonagh: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will make a statement on the progress he is
making towards providing free nursery education for three and four-year-olds. [143470]
Ms Hodge: All four-year-olds have been able to access a free early education place since 1998. By 2004 we will provide a free place
for every three-year-old.
This is the first Government ever to have specifically funded free nursery education for three-year-olds. By 2004 we will have
doubled our spending on nursery education from £1 billion to £2 billion.
Subjects
Finance; Pre-school education; Public expenditure
Date
11 January 2001
Reference
360 c614-5W;360 c616W; 143470
House
House of Commons