From next month, working parents in England will be entitled to 30 hours of free childcare for three- and four-year-olds, up from the current 15 hours.
But there have been concerns that the government has not set aside enough money to pay for it, and the government has conceded that there have been "glitches" with a website set up to allow parents to register.
In response to a letter sent by treasury select committee chair Nicky Morgan earlier this month asking about the performance of the website, HMRC's chief executive and permanent secretary John Thompson said he is "very sorry that some parents" have experienced problems with the service, adding that they are working to improve things.
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