Petitions/ Increase 30 free hours childcare availability to cover 52 weeks per year
StatusOngoing
Opened11 Feb 2026
Closes
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Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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Increase the current offer of 30 free hours of childcare per week to cover 52 weeks instead of 38 weeks per year.

An estimated 4-5% of the UK workforce has term-time only contracts, yet the 30 hours free childcare is only offered for 38 weeks a year.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Paula Barker
1Paula Barker MP
Liverpool Wavertree
43
Maria Eagle
2Maria Eagle MP
Liverpool Garston
36
David Baines
3David Baines MP
St Helens North
26
Anneliese Midgley
4Anneliese Midgley MP
Knowsley
21
Ms Marie Rimmer
5Ms Marie Rimmer MP
St Helens South and Whiston
21
Kim Johnson
6Kim Johnson MP
Liverpool Riverside
13
Ian Byrne
7Ian Byrne MP
Liverpool West Derby
13
Bill Esterson
8Bill Esterson MP
Sefton Central
6
Derek Twigg
9Derek Twigg MP
Widnes and Halewood
6
Peter Dowd
10Peter Dowd MP
Bootle
5