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865137

registered interest
date	16/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Gift Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) assessment he has made of the potential benefits to charities and (b) estimate he has made of the potential cost to the public purse of introducing a de minimis limit of £20 on retail Gift Aid claims made by charity shops.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	133004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government keeps all taxes and tax reliefs under review.</p><p> </p><p>In 2017 HMRC set up a Working Group with the charity sector to improve people’s understanding of Gift Aid and to review any areas of the process that can be improved. One of the issues that has come up as part of that working group is the question of whether charity shops could stop sending letters to their donors if the goods that have been donated have been sold for less than a certain amount, for example £20.</p><p> </p><p>The working group is continuing to explore all options, and officials are meeting with members of the working group to discuss this specific issue in April.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/03/2018 10:07:27 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

865150

registered interest
date	16/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Assets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money his Department has raised from the sale of (a) assets, (b) land and (c) buildings in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	133017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>Proceeds raised from the sale of (a) assets, (b) land and (c) buildings is provided in the table below. The number provided for (a) assets includes intangible assets, IT equipment assets, plant machinery and vehicles and furniture, fixtures and fittings. It does not include proceeds from the sale of financial assets.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Other Assets (£)</p></td><td><p>Land (£)</p></td><td><p>Buildings (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>7,000</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>60,712</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Further information relating to sale of assets can be found in the Treasury’s Annual Reports and Accounts.</p><p> </p><p>www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-annual-report</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/03/2018 17:21:15 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

865170

registered interest
date	16/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
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 cost to the public purse of tax-free childcare in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	133037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>The forecast expenditure on Tax-Free Childcare was published by the Office for Budget Responsibility in March 2018 at <a href="http://cdn.obr.uk/EFO-MaRch_2018.pdf" target="_blank">http://cdn.obr.uk/EFO-MaRch_2018.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 22/03/2018 11:24:12 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

865174

registered interest
date	16/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions of 13 March 2018, Official Report, column 767, what the specific circumstances affecting public sector employees in relation to childcare vouchers are; and what steps he is planning to take to address them.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	133041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>We are replacing childcare vouchers with Tax-Free Childcare, which will provide support to nearly 1 million more families than currently use childcare vouchers. Childcare vouchers will remain open to new entrants for a further 6 months, and close to new entrants in October.</p><p> </p><p>Tax-Free Childcare is now fully rolled out, and we will keep it under review to ensure it’s delivering the support needed for working families.</p><p> </p><p>We are also listening to colleagues in Northern Ireland, regarding the circumstances of public sector employers, and have committed to ongoing engagement with them to look at these issues as tax-free childcare continues to roll out to replace employer-supported childcare.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 133044 question first answered 21/03/2018 15:16:08 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

865177

registered interest
date	16/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Childcare Vouchers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral contribution made by the Secretary of State for Education of 13 March 2018, Official Report, Column 804, what steps he plans to take to review his policy on the closure of childcare vouchers during the six-month delay.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	133044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>We are replacing childcare vouchers with Tax-Free Childcare, which will provide support to nearly 1 million more families than currently use childcare vouchers. Childcare vouchers will remain open to new entrants for a further 6 months, and close to new entrants in October.</p><p> </p><p>Tax-Free Childcare is now fully rolled out, and we will keep it under review to ensure it’s delivering the support needed for working families.</p><p> </p><p>We are also listening to colleagues in Northern Ireland, regarding the circumstances of public sector employers, and have committed to ongoing engagement with them to look at these issues as tax-free childcare continues to roll out to replace employer-supported childcare.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 133041 question first answered 21/03/2018 15:16:08 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

865219

registered interest
date	16/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Ports: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the state of readiness of Holyhead and Pembroke docks to enforce custom checks in the event that the UK does not agree a deal with the European Union.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	133086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is clear that the UK’s future customs arrangements should be as frictionless as possible, ensuring the continued free flow of trade at all UK borders, including Holyhead and Pembroke docks. The Government has engaged with a large number of businesses, ports, airports and other organisations across the UK, including from Wales, to support the smooth and orderly implementation of any new arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 21/03/2018 15:48:08 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

864312

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Secretary of State for Education of 13 March 2018, Official Report, Column 802, on Universal Credit, for what reason the change to the childcare vouchers salary sacrifice policy was not included in the Spring statement.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	132796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government confirmed that childcare vouchers will remain open for a further six months following a debate on childcare after Spring Statement, during which colleagues were given the opportunity to voice their concerns.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 20/03/2018 15:00:59 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

864323

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to encourage people aged under 30 in employment to save towards their pensions.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	132807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>Automatic Enrolment has had great success in increasing participation rates in workplace pensions across the population. 9.4 million employees have been enrolled into workplace pensions since 2012. DWP’s figures show an increase of 44 percentage points in pension participation for those aged 22 to 29 from 2012 to 2016. Additionally, workplace pension participation among eligible men and women has equalised. We want to build on the increase in participation. The minimum contributions required under automatic enrolment will increase from the current 2% of qualifying earnings to 5% in April 2018 and 8% in April 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, in April 2017 the government also introduced the Lifetime ISA, allowing younger people to receive a 25% bonus from government on savings of up to £4,000 annually. This encourages the next generation to get into the habit of saving and helps them to simultaneously save for both a first house and for later life, with the same product.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 20/03/2018 16:17:50 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

864324

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions: Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to encourage self-employed people to save towards their retirement.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	132808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government has a variety of policies that encourage self-employed retirement saving. Tax relief is provided on pension contributions, representing a significant incentive to save into a pension. As noted in DWP’s review of automatic enrolment in December, we are looking to build on the principles behind automatic enrolment’s success to help the self-employed save for retirement and DWP will be running tests of targeted interventions to help the self-employed save for retirement. As a first step, HM Treasury and DWP are co-hosting a ‘Tech Sprint’ event later this month with the ABI, working with industry and Fintech firms to develop innovative technology-based ideas to help the self-employed save for retirement.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 20/03/2018 16:19:22 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

864325

registered interest
date	15/03/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Personal Savings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what barriers to investing in savings by people aged under 30 his Department has identified.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	132809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>We have increased the amount of money that people can save in their ISAs annually to a record £20,000 and introduced a Personal Savings Allowance of up to £1,000. Thanks to these measures over 95% of people pay no tax on their savings income. In April 2017 the government also introduced the Lifetime ISA, allowing younger people to receive a 25% bonus from government on savings of up to £4,000 annually. This encourages the next generation to get into the habit of saving and helps them to simultaneously save for both a first house and for later life, with the same product.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 20/03/2018 16:20:21 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell