welcome to the programme. a smaller workforce represents a serious economic challenge. it makes it harder for employers to filljobs. it adds to wage pressures that drive inflation. it holds back growth. it reduces the tax revenues available to fund public services. there is an imperative in helping people back to work. the trouble is many parents in this country can t afford to because many would see their take home pay wiped out by the £15,000 average annual cost of full time childcare for a two year old. right now, uk childcare costs are double the 0ecd average. the only two countries where parents spend a higher percentage on childcare are switzerland and new zealand. when i had my daughter, who s five, i had to quit myjob because we couldn t afford childcare. i look forward to going back to nursing. my plan is to go back to nursing. if there d been more options and if childcare had been either cheaper or there was more flexibility, that would ve definitely been something
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a draught law will be published in the early spring. smaller venues holding fewer than 100 people will have to be better prepared, with training on simple measures like locking doors and first aid. bigger venues holding more than 800 people, like the manchester arena, will need staff to be more vigilant, and systems to allow better consideration of security. it ll make a massive difference. we want people to be comfortable and know that they are kept as safe as possible, and hopefully, people will go to these places in a little bit more relaxed way now, knowing that staff have that awareness and that knowledge. industry bodies have welcomed the plan but have raised some concerns about extra cost and staffing. with cost inflation at the moment, we ve got to be very conscious of some of these businesses and their financial position. some of the bigger spaces already are working towards ensuring that they are compliant. as you can appreciate, we can t be completely compliant