In a recent meeting with England's children's minister Beverley Hughes, her Scottish counterpart Adam Ingram called for the childcare element of the working tax credit and childcare vouchers to be merged into a more accessible system. "We need a simplified approach that will make the process easier for parents and improve uptake, which is particularly low for the hard-pressed families who need help the most," he said. "I am particularly concerned that, because under this system childcare support is limited to...