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1713825

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Childcare: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answers of 17 April 2024 to Question 21426 and 24 April 2024 to Question 22418 on Childcare: Taxation, if he will make a (a) comparative assessment of the average cost of childcare (i) when the tax-free childcare cap was set and (ii) at 24 April 2024 and (b) impact of that change on the effectiveness of tax-free childcare in supporting parents with costs.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	23809
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>For Tax-Free Childcare, the £2 Government top-up for every £8 parents pay in, and the £2,000 cap on Government support which can be claimed per year and per child, were set at these levels because the Government believes they strike the right balance between helping parents with their childcare costs, and managing the public finances in a responsible way.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all aspects of childcare policy under review.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 30/04/2024 12:51:46 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1713835

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Finance: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department commenced negotiations with the Northern Ireland Minister of Finance on a new fiscal framework for Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	23810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>As committed to in the financial package for the restored Northern Ireland Executive, the UK Government will agree a Fiscal Framework with the Northern Ireland Executive which will outline Northern Ireland’s long-term funding arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>Since the restoration of the Northern Ireland Executive, constructive engagement on the Executive’s Fiscal Framework has taken place between HM Treasury and the Northern Ireland Department of Finance officials, and between myself and the Northern Ireland Finance Minister. My officials and I will continue this regular engagement to progress these negotiations at pace.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott grouped question UIN 23811 question first answered 30/04/2024 12:55:27 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1713836

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Finance: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his planned timetable is for agreeing a new fiscal framework for Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	23811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>As committed to in the financial package for the restored Northern Ireland Executive, the UK Government will agree a Fiscal Framework with the Northern Ireland Executive which will outline Northern Ireland’s long-term funding arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>Since the restoration of the Northern Ireland Executive, constructive engagement on the Executive’s Fiscal Framework has taken place between HM Treasury and the Northern Ireland Department of Finance officials, and between myself and the Northern Ireland Finance Minister. My officials and I will continue this regular engagement to progress these negotiations at pace.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott grouped question UIN 23810 question first answered 30/04/2024 12:55:27 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1701953

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Childcare: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2024 to Question 21426 on Childcare: Taxation, if he will make it his policy to increase the childcare tax free cap in line with inflation.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	22418
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The £2,000 Tax-Free Childcare top-up, which can be claimed per year and per child, was set at this level because the Government believes it strikes the right balance between helping parents with their childcare costs, and managing the public finances in a responsible way.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 24/04/2024 08:47:48 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1700539

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Childcare: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the childcare tax free cap.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	21426
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>Tax-Free Childcare provides financial support for working parents with their childcare costs. For every £8 parents pay into their childcare account, the Government adds £2 up to a maximum of £2,000 in top up per year for each child up to age 11 and up to £4,000 per disabled child until they’re 17.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognizes the importance of supporting parents with the costs of childcare and continues to support families with a range of other childcare offers, including the free hours offer, and support through Universal Credit childcare.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 17/04/2024 13:07:51 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1692558

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Integrated Schools: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what capital projects supporting shared and integrated education have been agreed between the UK Government and the Northern Ireland Executive between 3 February and 24 February 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	16268
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>The release of UK Government capital funding to support shared and integrated education and housing is subject to individual projects being agreed between the Northern Ireland Executive and the UK Government.</p><p>HM Treasury continues to work with the Northern Ireland Executive on such projects.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 05/03/2024 16:18:03 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1689303

	registered interest
	date	16/02/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	First Homes Scheme: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Northern Ireland Executive has received a Barnett consequential as a result of the First Homes scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	14224
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>The First Homes scheme is not a funded programme and is instead delivered via the planning system through section 106 planning obligations. As such, there are no Barnett consequentials associated directly with the First Homes scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Two First Homes pilots were funded through the Affordable Homes programme, for which the Northern Ireland Executive received Barnett consequentials in the normal way.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 23/02/2024 09:04:20 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1689458

	registered interest
	date	16/02/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Childcare
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward measures in the Budget to provide further support for (a) parents with childcare costs and (b) reforms to the childcare sector.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	14357
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>At Spring Budget 2023, the government announced the biggest ever investment in childcare in England, meaning eligible working parents in England will be able to access 30 hours of free childcare per week for 38 weeks per year from when their child is 9 months old, to when they start school.</p><p> </p><p>To support this expansion, the Government will spend over £4.1 billion by 2027-28, has provided over £600 million to substantially uplift the hourly rate paid to providers to deliver the existing childcare entitlements, and is allocating £100 million capital funding to support childcare settings to increase their physical space. The government has also made changes to the childcare market, including further flexibilities for providers and the introduction of a new, better tailored childminder-specific Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework. Finally, this month we launched the childcare recruitment campaign, showcasing the lifelong impact early years professionals have on 0-to-5s, and next month the Financial Incentives Pilot will begin, which will test the impact of £1000 tax free financial incentives on recruitment in the early years sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 23/02/2024 09:06:31 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1674403

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Schools: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to provide additional funding to the Department of Finance in Northern Ireland to help address RAAC in schools.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	4755
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>Education is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 05/12/2023 09:26:24 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1673625

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Childcare: Tax Thresholds
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the feasibility of increasing the earnings threshold for eligibility for tax free childcare.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	4295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>The £100,000 per parent per annum earnings threshold in Tax-Free Childcare was set because the Government believes it strikes the right balance between helping parents with their childcare costs, and managing the public finances in a responsible way.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 04/12/2023 15:36:48 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna