To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the amount and proportion of disposable income spent on formal child care by people in each income quintile; and if he will make a statement. (129908)

The Government do not hold information on the amount and proportion of disposable income spent on formal child care by income quintile. Child care costs vary depending on a number of different factors, including type of care, age of child, time of care, region, whether or not the child is disabled and whether the care is part or full-time.