division_name: Foreign and Commonwealth Office &#8212; New Clause 1 &#8212; Childcare provision
motion: <p class="" pid="b.208.2/1" pwmotiontext="yes">I beg to move, That the clause be now read a Second time.</p>
  
  <p class="" pid="b.208.2/2" pwmotiontext="yes">It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Amess. New clause 1 draws attention to the rising costs of child care for working parents since 2010, and seeks to commit the Government to addressing their failure in that regard. It also seeks to establish ways in which the tax and benefit systems could be used to make child care more affordable before April 2015, so that hard-working families experiencing a cost of living crisis can have the help that they need now, especially in the light of the challenges that they face as a result of changes made by this coalition Government.</p>
  
  <p pid="b.233.1/1" pwmotiontext="yes"><i>Question put,</i> That the clause be read a Second time.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="b.233.1/2" pwmotiontext="yes">The Committee divided:</p>
  
  <p pid="b.233.1/3" pwmotiontext="yes">Ayes 226, Noes 286.</p>