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	registered interest
	date	08/09/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	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 he has made of the effect on (a) relative and (b) absolute child poverty of the four year freeze announced in the Summer Budget 2015 on the uprating of (i) tax credits and (ii) child benefit.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	9470
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>This Government is committed to working to eliminate child poverty and improving life chances for children.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has carefully considered the impact of the tax and benefit reforms introduced in the Summer Budget. The intended impact of these reforms is to incentivise work, ensure work always pays, and then allow people to keep more of what they earn.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 16/09/2015 16:32:59 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Mr Damian Hinds
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Stephen Timms

424047

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	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 assessment he has made of the potential effect of proposed changes to tax credits on child poverty.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens South and Whiston
	tabling member printed	Marie Rimmer
	uin	901813
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government is making changes to Tax Credits which will help put welfare spending on a more sustainable path. The Government wants to move from a low wage, high tax, high welfare society to a higher wage, lower tax, lower welfare society.</p><br /><p>We know that work is the best route out of poverty. The intended impact of these reforms is to incentivise work, ensure work always pays, and then allow people to keep more of what they earn.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 27/10/2015 16:39:04 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Mr Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4457 label Biography information for Ms Marie Rimmer

416284

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 21 July to Question 7590, what his timetable is for publishing updated guidance and advice on the implementation of changes to tax credit entitlement arising from the Summer Budget 2015; and if he will publish an online calculator incorporating those changes to tax credits.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	uin	8743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs will be in contact with those individuals affected by any changes to their tax credit entitlements in due course.</p><p> </p><p>I refer the hon member to the answer given by the Financial Secretary on 15 July to question 6497.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 09/09/2015 16:55:36 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Mr Damian Hinds
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

416551

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	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 his Department will monitor the effect of changes to tax credits on the income of the poorest families.
	tabling member constituency	Dudley North
	tabling member printed	Ian Austin
	uin	8580
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions publishes a series of statistics on the number and percentage of people living in low-income households in the UK. These publications are located here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/households-below-average-income-hbai--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/households-below-average-income-hbai--2</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Another publication series which monitors low-income households is The Effects of Taxes and Benefits on Household Income. These are produced by the Office for National Statistics and are located here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/household-income/the-effects-of-taxes-and-benefits-on-household-income/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/household-income/the-effects-of-taxes-and-benefits-on-household-income/index.html</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>An update of these publications are provided at the end of each financial year. They examine how taxes and benefits redistribute income between various groups of households in the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 14/09/2015 13:23:07 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Mr Damian Hinds
	tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Ian Austin

391907

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	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 assessment he has made of the effect of recent changes to tax and tax credits on the income of women who choose to stay at home to care for children.
	tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
	tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
	uin	8240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government recognises the commitment and value of parents who choose to stay at home to look after their children, and the difficulties they might face. The Government has introduced the Marriage Allowance which will benefit married parents who do not use their full personal allowance; it has made reforms to the state pension which will improve pension provision for those who choose not to work due to caring responsibilities; and introduced a new package of childcare support to help parents balance work and family life.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 07/09/2015 14:53:57 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Mr Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

390695

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	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 he has made of the average change in income for (a) women and (b) households with children of the tax credit changes outlined in the Summer Budget 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	7732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government is making changes to Tax Credits and Universal Credit which will help put welfare spending on a more sustainable path. That means more emphasis on support to hardworking families on low incomes by reducing income tax through increases in the personal allowance and increasing wages, than on topping up low wages through tax credits.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMT has published distributional analysis information on the impact of the Summer Budget 2015 tax credit measures on households. This information can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/443229/PU1822_Distributional_Analysis.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/443229/PU1822_Distributional_Analysis.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The government is focusing the tax credits system on those who need it most. Prior to 2010, 9 out of 10 families with children in the UK were eligible for tax credits The measures announced in the Summer Budget 2015 will result in 5 out of 10 UK families being eligible for tax credits support.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of affected households and total reduction in credits to households in Scotland is not available.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC publishes information on families’ tax credit award within Scotland. The most recent available data is for 2013-14 and can be found here on gov.uk.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 7595 7652 question first answered 21/07/2015 15:59:59 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Mr Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

390689

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	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 guidance his Department has issued on how tax credit claimants can calculate how much their tax credit entitlement will change as a result of changes to tax credit entitlement announced in the Summer Budget 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	uin	7590
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>Updated guidance and advice will be available on tax credits entitlement in advance of the implementation of the new measures, announced in the Summer Budget 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 21/07/2015 16:01:51 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Mr Damian Hinds
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

390195

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	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 assessment his Department has made of the compatibility of changes to (a) child tax credits, (b) working tax credit reductions, (c) working tax credit restrictions and (d) restriction of working tax credit to two children with the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
	uin	7411
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>Ministers had regard to all relevant international obligations when formulating the welfare policies announced at the Budget and consider that these obligations have been complied with.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 7409 7410 question first answered 23/07/2015 13:43:23 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Mr Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

390194

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	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 assessment his Department has made of the compatibility of changes to (a) child tax credits, (b) working tax credit reductions, (c) working tax credit restrictions and (d) restriction of working tax credit to two children with the European Convention on Human Rights.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
	uin	7410
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>Ministers had regard to all relevant international obligations when formulating the welfare policies announced at the Budget and consider that these obligations have been complied with.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 7409 7411 question first answered 23/07/2015 13:43:23 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Mr Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

390193

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2015
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	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 assessment his Department has made of the compatibility of changes to (a) child tax credits, (b) working tax credit reductions, (c) working tax credit restrictions and (d) restriction of working tax credit to two children with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
	uin	7409
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>Ministers had regard to all relevant international obligations when formulating the welfare policies announced at the Budget and consider that these obligations have been complied with.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 7410 7411 question first answered 23/07/2015 13:43:23 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Mr Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan