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918475

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Overpayments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the total amount of outstanding Tax Credit overpayments which remain unrecovered by HMRC, for the most recent year for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	150711
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>The total amount of tax credits debt owed to HMRC by March 2017 was £4.3 billion. This excludes debt being recovered through ongoing personal tax credits award. This figure can be found on page 25 of the HM Revenue and Customs Annual Report and Accounts 2016-17, which can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/635587/HMRC_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_2016-17_web_.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/635587/HMRC_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_2016-17_web_.pdf</a></p><p>The above figure for the amount of outstanding overpayments is also shown on page 191 of the above under Impairment (Provision).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 12/06/2018 11:17:38 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

918477

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Overpayments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the number of individuals who have an outstanding Tax Credit overpayment debt.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	150712
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>The information is only available at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 13/06/2018 15:23:10 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

919112

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Overpayments
	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 number of people who have debt from tax credit over-payments which is not being recovered by HMRC.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol South
	tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
	uin	151216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>The information is only available at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 13/06/2018 15:23:58 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

862080

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households received (a) Working Tax Credit, (b) Child Tax Credit and (c) both Working and Child Tax Credit in 2015-16.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	132499
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>The number of households that received Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit and a combination of both Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit are published on the gov.uk website at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/617128/Child_and_Working_Tax_Credits_statistics_finalised_annual_awards_-_2015_to_2016.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/617128/Child_and_Working_Tax_Credits_statistics_finalised_annual_awards_-_2015_to_2016.pdf</a></p><p>The latest figures available are for 2015-16.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 20/03/2018 15:50:07 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

874645

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to simplify the process of applying for tax credits for (a) self employed people and (b) those with portfolio careers.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	134947
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2018 answer text <p>HMRC regularly reviews its processes, simplifying them wherever possible whilst remaining within the relevant legislation.</p><p> </p><ol><li><p>HMRC undertakes activities to support Self Assessment customers who claim Tax Credits to ensure they get their entitlement right, including prompts to ensure they correctly report all necessary information in Self Assessment returns.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>There are no separate processes for ‘portfolio workers’; their claims are handled in the same way as other workers.</p></li></ol> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 17/04/2018 11:41:42 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

897942

	registered interest
	date	04/05/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax credit claimants whose claims were wrongly suspended by Concentrix in previous tax years have since similarly had their claims wrongly suspended for the same reasons by HMRC.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	141314
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does not hold the information requested.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has learned lessons from the Concentrix contract, taking on board the Work &amp; Pensions Select Committee recommendations and introducing a number of changes to its compliance processes. Before implementing these changes, HMRC tested them with external stakeholders, who endorsed the revised approach. The changes ensure that HMRC carries out tax credits checks in a way that is fair and treats claimants with respect. The changes focus on improving contact with claimants, providing greater levels of support and making it easier for claimants to provide information through multiple channels.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 10/05/2018 10:23:23 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

904831

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department overpaid in tax credit claims in the last financial year; and what the estimated cost is of recovering those overpayments.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
	tabling member printed	Sir David Crausby
	uin	144186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2018 answer text <p>The latest tax credit overpayment statistics available relate to the financial year 2015-16 and statistics relating to the financial year 2016-17 are due to be released this summer.</p><p> </p><p>Based on the available statistics relating to 2015-16, there were 1.4m overpaid tax credit awards, which amounted to £1.572m in overpayments. This figure can be found on page 8 of the Child and Working Tax Credits, Finalised Annual Awards, Supplement on Payments National Statistics, and is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/617181/Child_and_Working_Tax_Credits_statistics_finalised_annual_awards__supplement_on_payments_-_2015_to_2016.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/617181/Child_and_Working_Tax_Credits_statistics_finalised_annual_awards__supplement_on_payments_-_2015_to_2016.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Information regarding the estimated cost of recovering such overpayments can only be made available at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 23/05/2018 09:22:54 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

904834

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the amount of unclaimed entitlement to tax credits in the last financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton North East
	tabling member printed	Sir David Crausby
	uin	144188
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2018 answer text <p>The latest published estimates on take-up of tax credits are available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-benefit-child-tax-credit-ctc-and-working-tax-credit-wtc-take-up-rates-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-benefit-child-tax-credit-ctc-and-working-tax-credit-wtc-take-up-rates-2015-to-2016</a></p><p>The publication includes estimates of unclaimed tax credit entitlements for 2015-16. 2016-17 estimates are expected to be released in December 2018.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 23/05/2018 09:21:21 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	437 label Biography information for Sir David Crausby

856016

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Unemployment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28 February 2018 to Question 129428, what assessment he has made of the recent trends in (a) unemployment overall and (b) the number of unemployed women recorded in the figures from the Office for National Statistics published in February 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	131182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>The ONS estimates of short term changes to unemployment are subject to some uncertainty. As such it is more meaningful to look at longer term trends.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010 total unemployment has fallen by one million, and unemployment for women has fallen by 0.3 million. Alongside this, female employment has risen by around 1.5 million to a joint record of 15.1 million, and total employment has increased by 3 million.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 12/03/2018 12:32:43 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

882714

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Travellers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General of 2 November 2016, Official Report, column 879, what progress his Department has made in using the 2011 census classifications that differentiate Gypsies and Travellers.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	135776
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>The Race Disparity Audit website displays data where possible using the Census 2011 ethnic categories, which includes Gypsy or Irish Traveller. The Treasury is not one of the departments that has supplied any of this data to the audit but other departments have done so in respect to the public services for which they have responsibilities.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the Race Disparity Unit work closely together to further progress the harmonisation of ethnicity data across the Government Statistical Service (GSS) and to improve the coverage of ethnic groups including Gypsy, Roma and Travellers.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 23/04/2018 14:56:21 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green