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1126032

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Doctors: Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and the Secretary of State for Defence on the annual tapered allowance and its effect on the recruitment and retention of doctors in the NHS and armed forces.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	253507
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2019 answer text The Government is committed to public service pensions which are fair to workers and fair to other taxpayers. The tapered annual allowance is focussed on the highest earning pension savers, to ensure that the benefit they receive is not disproportionate. The Government is aware of specific concerns raised by some high-earners impacted by annual allowance tax charges. All public sector pay and pensions policies are kept under constant review and discussed with relevant departments. answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 16/05/2019 13:19:35 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

931314

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Child Benefit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are in receipt of child benefit and for how many children.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	157656
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>As at 31st August 2017, the total number of families in receipt of Child Benefit in the United Kingdom was 7,376,965 and the total number of children for whom Child Benefit is received was 12,847,100. These figures are on page 4 of the HM Revenue and Customs Child Benefit Statistics: Geographical Analysis August 2017 publication, which can be found by following the link below: [<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/691948/Child_Benefit_Commentary_August_2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/691948/Child_Benefit_Commentary_August_2017.pdf</a>]</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 02/07/2018 13:23:48 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

924034

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Bounty Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has a contract with Bounty to distribute child benefit forms to new parents on NHS wards.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	153758
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2018 answer text <p>HMRC does not have a direct contract with Bounty, however they are a sub-contractor of HMRC’s print provider Communisis. The child benefit forms are printed and provided to Bounty for inclusion in their packs and distributed to new parents on NHS wards.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 19/06/2018 07:29:59 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

922448

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Bounty Services: Birkenhead
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many new parents received bounty packs with paperwork containing information on applying for child benefit in Birkenhead in (a) 2016-17 and (b) 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	152655
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2018 answer text <p>HMRC does not hold this information.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 15/06/2018 11:11:15 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

910244

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Child Benefit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exechequer, how many new parents received bounty packs with paperwork containing information on applying for child benefit in 2016-17.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	147351
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2018 answer text <p>In the period from the beginning of April 2016 to end March 2017 HMRC distributed a total of 743,733 packs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 07/06/2018 13:40:28 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

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

887133

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Children: Poverty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of HMRC's local measure of child poverty.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	136698
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answer given on 8 March 2018 in response to question 130804.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 26/04/2018 12:34:01 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

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

776043

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2017
	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 many tax credit claimants have more than (a) £6,000 and (b) £16,000 in capital.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	108999
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not held.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 26/10/2017 13:19:26 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

755576

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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, if he will make an assessment of the merits of requiring HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to send an automatic acknowledgement to tax credit claimants who submit their renewals online; and if he will make it HMRC policy to not suspend tax credit claims until HMRC have evidence that claimants have received and then failed to respond to their communications.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	7488
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) use SMS to provide acknowledgment of receipt for all tax credit renewals where there is a valid mobile phone number held. In addition, this year HMRC offered e-mail acknowledgments to all customers submitting their renewal online through the digital service.</p><p>Only after making significant efforts to obtain a reply from the customer would HMRC seek to stop tax credit payments.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 12/09/2017 13:39:34 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead