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Asked by Michelle

AQW 34072/22-27 Written question to the Minister for the Economy

To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the amount her Department spent on the Targeted Business Support for Childcare Providers Market Research report.

Asked by Michelle Guy MLA on 21 October 2025

  • Answered
  • Written
Tabled
21 October 2025
Answer due by
5 November 2025
Answered
24 October 20253 days after tabling
Department
Department for the Economy
Priority question
No

Answer

My Department spent £153,288 on the Targeted Business Support for Childcare Providers Market Research. The cost was met by the Department for Education from the £25m allocated by the Executive for early learning and childcare in 2024/25.

Official sources

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