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Tracey1

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2. coventry
3. UK
4. Member Since: Aug 08 2008 11:04:09 PM
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Tracey1 asked James Purnell: "i would like to know why you have decided to target people with 11 plus year old children starting in november this year, they are the hardest group to find child care for as most childcare providers ..." Show more »"
i would like to know why you have decided to target people with 11 plus year old children starting in november this year, they are the hardest group to find child care for as most childcare providers wont have them after there twelth birthday it would have made more sense to start with 8 plus
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James Purnell answer: "No question that childcare is as big an issue with you in Halifax as it is elsewhere in the country. We as government have to make sure that the right childcare is in place to let parents find work. One..." Show more»" No question that childcare is as big an issue with you in Halifax as it is elsewhere in the country. We as government have to make sure that the right childcare is in place to let parents find work. One of the key things we do is work with employers to try and find flexible working for parents, especially lone parents, so that they can balance going out to work with their childcare responsibilities. When we decided to lower the age of the youngest child at which someone claiming benefits would have to go to work, we had to take into consideration the impact this would have. After consulting with a number of parents’ groups we decided that it would be too big a leap to go straight from 16 to 8 which is why we have put in an interim stage of 12. "Show less«
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0 comment | Topic: Politics | Email to friends | Aug 19 2008 12:58:04 PM