Elizabeth Truss corrected a written answer on Children: Day Care
David Simpson (Democratic Unionist Party, Upper Bann) asked written question 180155 on 16 October 2018. Elizabeth Truss answered on 23 October 2018 for the Treasury, and Elizabeth Truss corrected the answer on 14 November 2018. The correction replaced 1 figure (1,039) with 2 figures (1,044, 1,301). Altogether 4 words differ between the two versions.
The question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many parents in Northern Ireland applied for tax free childcare in each of the last three years.
Original and corrected answer
Struck through: original only. Bold: correction only.
| Original | Corrected |
|---|---|
| The table below provides the number of parents in Northern Ireland who have applied for Tax-Free Childcare (TFC) in each of the last three years. TFC was trialled in 2016 and launched in April 2017. We are promoting the scheme across the UK, including a marketing campaign which launched on 10 September 2018, to increase awareness and take-up of Tax-Free Childcare. Years | Total Number of Applications 2016 | 2 2017 | 2018 | | The table below provides the number of parents in Northern Ireland who have applied for Tax-Free Childcare (TFC) in each of the last three years. TFC was trialled in 2016 and launched in April 2017. We are promoting the scheme across the UK, including a marketing campaign which launched on 10 September 2018, to increase awareness and take-up of Tax-Free Childcare. Years | Total Number of Applications 2016 | 2 2017 | 1,044 2018 | 1,301 |
The question and answer on the Parliament website.
More on Elizabeth Truss.
Receipt
| Read from | https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/988717?expandMember=true |
|---|---|
| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
| SHA-256 | b1053745365dfa2fe87a97a6ff3a71a68cda588fcea63cea07880b7c99c76669 |