Robert Goodwill's travels to visit childcare providers

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Dear Department for Education,
Mr Goodwill has said that since June his priority has been to spend as much time as possible speaking to (childcare) professionals, travelling all over the country.
I would like to see a list of all providers that he has visited and spoken directly to from June up to 13th of October and, if possible, how much has been spent on these travels.

Yours faithfully,
Robin Skinner

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Dear Robin Skinner,

           

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ACCOUNT, Unmonitored, Department for Education

Dear Robin Skinner 

 

Thank you for your request for information, which was received on
20/10/2017 00:00 . You requested  

"Mr Goodwill has said that since June his priority has been to spend as
much time as possible speaking to (childcare) professionals, travelling
all over the country.

I would like to see a list of all providers that he has visited and spoken
directly to from June up to 13th of October and, if possible, how much has
been spent on these travels."

 

I have dealt with your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

 

The Department has decided that the public interest lies in disclosing the
information.

 

A copy of the information is enclosed below:

 

Since taking up the role of Minister of State for Children and Families in
June 2017  to 13^th October 2017, in a departmental capacity, Minister
Goodwill has visited:

* Orchard Trees Day Nursery, Thorganby;
* Alice Model Nursery School, Tower Hamlets;
* Matchbox Day Nursery, Tower Hamlets;

Since taking up the role of Minister of State for Children and Families in
June 2017 to 13^th October, in a departmental capacity, Minister Goodwill
has spoken directly to:

* White Horse Childcare, Swindon;
* Local NDNA, York;
* Montessori Day Nursery, York;
* Haxby Playgroups, York;
* Funfishers Pre-School and Out of School Group, York;
* Clifton School, York;
* Carr Infant School, York;
* Haxby Road Primary Academy, York;
* St Paul’s Nursery School, York; 
* Incy Wincy Nursery, North Yorkshire;
* Leading Childminder, North Yorkshire;
* Brougham Street Nursery, North Yorkshire;
* Riverside Primary Tadcaster, North Yorkshire;
* Sunflowers Nursery, North Yorkshire and
* Peter Pan Nursery, North Yorkshire

Meetings which took place in Westminster, do not incur costs. We also do
not hold the costs on the aforementioned visits as Minister Goodwill paid
for his journey costs himself and will expense the department. As the
earliest visit you have requested is July of this year, he is yet to do
so. We hold this information, once expenses are processed.

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Yours,

 Andrea Benjamin 

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