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789868

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: EU Action
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the most recent EU Commission proposals for a pan-European tobacco track-and-trace scheme in the light of their commitment to cut a further £10 billion of red tape over the course of this Parliament.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL3252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The government has been working on the draft implementing legislation for Articles 15 and 16 of the EU Tobacco Products Directive with the Commission and other Member States. We are aware of concerns raised by businesses affected and have been working to try to ensure that the system adopted is effective, efficient and proportionate in tackling the trade in illicit tobacco products which puts public health at risk and avoids the payment of duty. This includes working to ensure that the burdens imposed by new EU regulations are kept to a minimum. A number of amendments have been made to the proposed regulations in line with meeting these objectives.</p><p>The Directive provides for the costs of the scheme, including the necessary equipment for those involved in the supply chain to be met by the tobacco industry and for the identification codes need by independent retailers to be obtained by their suppliers on their behalf if desired.</p><p>It has not been possible for the UK to produce its own assessment of the overall business impacts or effectiveness in tackling the illicit trade due to the continuing changes to the proposed regulations.</p><p>In responding to the consultation on possible licensing of the tobacco supply chain, the government considered the additional controls that would be offered by measures under this Directive and concluded that there was currently no case for an additional licensing scheme operated by HM Revenue &amp; Customs to tackle the illicit trade.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL3179 HL3180 HL3181 HL3182 question first answered 28/11/2017 12:12:00 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

789877

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	EU Budget: Contributions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the total net contribution of the UK to EU expenditure for the past 20 years, expressed in 2017 prices.
tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
uin	HL3261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government does not hold estimates of the total net contribution of the UK to EU expenditure in 2017 prices.</p><p> </p><p>Using the Office for National Statistics’ GDP Deflator, as of March 2017, the House of Commons Library briefing paper <em>The UK’s contribution to the EU Budget </em>has calculated the total annual UK contributions to the EU and its predecessors in real (2016) prices, dating back to 1973.</p><p> </p><p>Both gross and net contributions are given in Table 3, page 10 of the document. The totals for net contributions do not account for payments made directly from the EU to private sector bodies.</p><p>All other underlying assumptions used are detailed in the publication.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 28/11/2017 13:05:18 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

789968

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Working Tax Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2017 to Question 111398, on Working Tax Credit: Denton and Reddish, if he will make it his policy to collect information on working tax credits at a constituency level.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	113308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Information on personal tax credits, including those entitled to working tax credits, is produced at constituency level and published in Table 3 here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/622524/Child_and_Working_Tax_Credits_statistics_finalised_annual_awards_-_geographical_analysis_2015_to_2016.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/622524/Child_and_Working_Tax_Credits_statistics_finalised_annual_awards_-_geographical_analysis_2015_to_2016.pdf</a></p><p>This includes information on tax credit entitlements.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 20/11/2017 11:42:51 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

789969

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Save as You Earn
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the Save As You Earn contribution holiday period from six to 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	113320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2017 answer text <p>The Save As You Earn employee share scheme is a savings-related share scheme where employees can buy shares with savings for a fixed price. The contributions holiday was designed to offer employees flexibility in saving. The Chancellor announced at Autumn Budget 2017 that employees on maternity and parental leave will be able to take a pause of up to 12 months.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 113448 question first answered 24/11/2017 11:52:41 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

789970

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the total projected cost to the Exchequer to 2020 of additional Government staff being hired to manage the UK's exit from the EU.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	113332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Whilst HM Treasury has oversight of all policies with spending implications, we do not collate information on all individual costs, including recruitment costs, incurred ahead of EU Exit. Where spend is not novel, contentious or repercussive, and is not above delegated limits, departments have autonomy to incur expenditure without seeking formal HMT clearance.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 20/11/2017 13:45:06 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

789971

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Individual Savings Accounts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people had investments in cash ISAs in the 2016-17 financial year.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	113357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>HMRC publish National Statistics on ISA account subscriptions and the number of ISAs held by individuals.</p><p> </p><p>Table 9.10 from the ISA statistics shows, for the latest year available (2014-15) over 19 million individuals held Cash ISAs.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/610482/Table_9.10_2014-15_for_publication.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/610482/Table_9.10_2014-15_for_publication.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The number of individuals holding Cash ISAs in 2016-17 is expected to be published in April 2019.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 20/11/2017 15:27:24 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

789972

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Written Statement of 15 November 2017, HCWS 247, on childcare service updates, on what date the tax-free childcare service will be open to parents whose youngest child is under (a) seven, (b) eight, (c) nine, (d) 10, (e) 11 and (f) 12 years old.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	113350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>On 24 November we will open the childcare service to those parents whose youngest child is under 6. We will gradually open the service to the remaining parents at the beginning of 2018. Our final decisions on roll-out dates for particular age groups will depend on volumes of applications and the performance of the childcare service. This is to ensure parents receive a better experience and prompt eligibility responses. All eligible parents will be able to apply by the end of March 2018.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently planning our communications campaign, in line with the revised profile for rollout of the service. Our plans include making use of stakeholders, partner websites, government channels and press, as well as some paid for advertising. Our approach is flexible and the costs of the campaign will be dependent on the relative impact of the various types of media.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC, and their delivery partner NS&amp;I, have made a number of technical fixes to the childcare service. The impact of these has been to provide a better customer experience, reduce the number of error screens seen by parents and provide faster eligibility responses. Almost all parents now get an eligibility response within five working days and most get their decision instantly.</p><p> </p><p>The costs for these technical improvements are included in the overall forecast expenditure for the programme, given in the response to Parliamentary Question (105727) on 16 October.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Impact Assessment for Tax Free Childcare published in March 2017, we estimate that, when fully rolled out, 1.2 million families will be better off under the new scheme. This assessment can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652939/Tax-free_childcare_Impact_Assessment-March_2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652939/Tax-free_childcare_Impact_Assessment-March_2017.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The number of live Tax-Free Childcare accounts was given in my response to a Parliamentary Question (106916) on 16 October.</p><p> </p><p>The number of parents with a Tax-Free Childcare account is currently lower than expected due to a combination of us opening the service to parents more slowly, and initial take-up being slower than expected. The service is currently open to parents of younger children who tend to focus more on using 30 hours free childcare over Tax-Free Childcare.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 113351 113352 113353 113354 question first answered 20/11/2017 13:51:11 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

789973

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Written Statement of 15 November 2017, HCWS 247, on childcare service updates, how much he plans to spend on activities to raise awareness of tax-free childcare among parents.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	113351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>On 24 November we will open the childcare service to those parents whose youngest child is under 6. We will gradually open the service to the remaining parents at the beginning of 2018. Our final decisions on roll-out dates for particular age groups will depend on volumes of applications and the performance of the childcare service. This is to ensure parents receive a better experience and prompt eligibility responses. All eligible parents will be able to apply by the end of March 2018.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently planning our communications campaign, in line with the revised profile for rollout of the service. Our plans include making use of stakeholders, partner websites, government channels and press, as well as some paid for advertising. Our approach is flexible and the costs of the campaign will be dependent on the relative impact of the various types of media.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC, and their delivery partner NS&amp;I, have made a number of technical fixes to the childcare service. The impact of these has been to provide a better customer experience, reduce the number of error screens seen by parents and provide faster eligibility responses. Almost all parents now get an eligibility response within five working days and most get their decision instantly.</p><p> </p><p>The costs for these technical improvements are included in the overall forecast expenditure for the programme, given in the response to Parliamentary Question (105727) on 16 October.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Impact Assessment for Tax Free Childcare published in March 2017, we estimate that, when fully rolled out, 1.2 million families will be better off under the new scheme. This assessment can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652939/Tax-free_childcare_Impact_Assessment-March_2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652939/Tax-free_childcare_Impact_Assessment-March_2017.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The number of live Tax-Free Childcare accounts was given in my response to a Parliamentary Question (106916) on 16 October.</p><p> </p><p>The number of parents with a Tax-Free Childcare account is currently lower than expected due to a combination of us opening the service to parents more slowly, and initial take-up being slower than expected. The service is currently open to parents of younger children who tend to focus more on using 30 hours free childcare over Tax-Free Childcare.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 113350 113352 113353 113354 question first answered 20/11/2017 13:51:12 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

789974

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Written Statement of 15 November 2017, HCWS 247, on childcare service updates, if he will provide details of what improvements were made to the Childcare Choices website; and how much such improvements cost.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	113352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>On 24 November we will open the childcare service to those parents whose youngest child is under 6. We will gradually open the service to the remaining parents at the beginning of 2018. Our final decisions on roll-out dates for particular age groups will depend on volumes of applications and the performance of the childcare service. This is to ensure parents receive a better experience and prompt eligibility responses. All eligible parents will be able to apply by the end of March 2018.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently planning our communications campaign, in line with the revised profile for rollout of the service. Our plans include making use of stakeholders, partner websites, government channels and press, as well as some paid for advertising. Our approach is flexible and the costs of the campaign will be dependent on the relative impact of the various types of media.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC, and their delivery partner NS&amp;I, have made a number of technical fixes to the childcare service. The impact of these has been to provide a better customer experience, reduce the number of error screens seen by parents and provide faster eligibility responses. Almost all parents now get an eligibility response within five working days and most get their decision instantly.</p><p> </p><p>The costs for these technical improvements are included in the overall forecast expenditure for the programme, given in the response to Parliamentary Question (105727) on 16 October.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Impact Assessment for Tax Free Childcare published in March 2017, we estimate that, when fully rolled out, 1.2 million families will be better off under the new scheme. This assessment can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652939/Tax-free_childcare_Impact_Assessment-March_2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652939/Tax-free_childcare_Impact_Assessment-March_2017.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The number of live Tax-Free Childcare accounts was given in my response to a Parliamentary Question (106916) on 16 October.</p><p> </p><p>The number of parents with a Tax-Free Childcare account is currently lower than expected due to a combination of us opening the service to parents more slowly, and initial take-up being slower than expected. The service is currently open to parents of younger children who tend to focus more on using 30 hours free childcare over Tax-Free Childcare.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 113350 113351 113353 113354 question first answered 20/11/2017 13:51:12 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

789975

registered interest
date	15/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Written Statement of 15 November 2017, HCWS 247, on childcare service updates, how many tax-free childcare accounts his Department estimated would be created; and how many such accounts have been created.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	113353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>On 24 November we will open the childcare service to those parents whose youngest child is under 6. We will gradually open the service to the remaining parents at the beginning of 2018. Our final decisions on roll-out dates for particular age groups will depend on volumes of applications and the performance of the childcare service. This is to ensure parents receive a better experience and prompt eligibility responses. All eligible parents will be able to apply by the end of March 2018.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently planning our communications campaign, in line with the revised profile for rollout of the service. Our plans include making use of stakeholders, partner websites, government channels and press, as well as some paid for advertising. Our approach is flexible and the costs of the campaign will be dependent on the relative impact of the various types of media.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC, and their delivery partner NS&amp;I, have made a number of technical fixes to the childcare service. The impact of these has been to provide a better customer experience, reduce the number of error screens seen by parents and provide faster eligibility responses. Almost all parents now get an eligibility response within five working days and most get their decision instantly.</p><p> </p><p>The costs for these technical improvements are included in the overall forecast expenditure for the programme, given in the response to Parliamentary Question (105727) on 16 October.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Impact Assessment for Tax Free Childcare published in March 2017, we estimate that, when fully rolled out, 1.2 million families will be better off under the new scheme. This assessment can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652939/Tax-free_childcare_Impact_Assessment-March_2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652939/Tax-free_childcare_Impact_Assessment-March_2017.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The number of live Tax-Free Childcare accounts was given in my response to a Parliamentary Question (106916) on 16 October.</p><p> </p><p>The number of parents with a Tax-Free Childcare account is currently lower than expected due to a combination of us opening the service to parents more slowly, and initial take-up being slower than expected. The service is currently open to parents of younger children who tend to focus more on using 30 hours free childcare over Tax-Free Childcare.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 113350 113351 113352 113354 question first answered 20/11/2017 13:51:12 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin