To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his latest assessment is of the effectiveness of the Childcare Voucher scheme; and if he will make a statement. (316224)

Research by the National Centre for Social Research, available at:

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/research/research-report23.htm

estimates the proportion of employers that offer employer supported childcare (ESC) and the proportion of eligible employees that were using ESC at the end of 2005.