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171778

	registered interest
	date	02/01/2015
	answering body	HM 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 progress HM Revenue and Customs has made in developing an online childcare support calculator to replace its current calculator; and whether the proposed new calculator will be ready by September 2015.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	219642
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 answer text <p>HMRC are currently developing an online childcare calculator. This will be introduced in good time before the launch of Tax-Free Childcare and will replace existing online calculators that perform similar functions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 219643 question first answered 09/01/2015 12:34:58 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

171779

	registered interest
	date	02/01/2015
	answering body	HM 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, if HM Revenue and Customs will include the childcare element of universal credit in the online calculator it is developing alongside the tax-free childcare scheme; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	219643
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2015 answer text <p>HMRC are currently developing an online childcare calculator. This will be introduced in good time before the launch of Tax-Free Childcare and will replace existing online calculators that perform similar functions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom grouped question UIN 219642 question first answered 09/01/2015 12:34:58 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

65654

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	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 proportion of households who will be eligible for tax-free childcare who currently spend more than (a) £7,000, (b) £8,000, (c) £9,000 and (d) £10,000 on childcare.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	203904
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>Information on the number of families eligible for Tax-Free Childcare and the number of families who will benefit from the increase of the £6,000 cap on costs per child to £10,000 can be found in Annex B of Delivering Tax-Free Childcare<strong>: </strong>the Government's response to the consultation on design and operation:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/293084/PU1607_Tax_free_Childcare_response.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/293084/PU1607_Tax_free_Childcare_response.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Breakdowns of the proportion of families benefitting from the levels of support requested are not available.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 08/07/2014 14:00:26 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

61425

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	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 details parents will be required to provide for the quarterly reconfirmation process for tax-free childcare; what measures will be in place to ensure that parents are reminded about the deadline for quarterly reconfirmation; and what provisions he will put in place in the event that parents fail to provide the necessary details for (a) one quarter and (b) more than one quarter.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	200215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p><strong>Details on the Tax-Free Childcare reconfirmation process were included in the Government's Consultation Response published on 18<sup>th</sup> March 2014, which set out how reconfirmation will enable a smooth customer journey whilst protecting the scheme from error and fraud.</strong></p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 17/06/2014 15:15:21 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes previous answer version 1683 answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

61980

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Children: Day Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) HM Revenue and Customs and (b) National Savings and Investments staff will be employed administering tax-free childcare in (i) 2015-16, (ii) 2016-17, (iii) 2017-18 and (iv) 2018-19.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	200822
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p><strong>On the 23 May the Government published a further consultation on the delivery of childcare accounts within Tax-Free Childcare. The consultation will be open until 27 June and the Government will consider the responses alongside those to the first consultation before it makes its decision on the provision of childcare accounts.</strong></p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan grouped question UIN 200821 question first answered 19/06/2014 14:30:06 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

61981

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	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 performance indicators he has agreed with National Savings and Investments (NS&I) on the delivery of tax-free childcare; how often NS&I will be benchmarked against such indicators; how often the results of this benchmarking will be made available; what penalties have been agreed for poor performance against these indicators; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	200821
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p><strong>On the 23 May the Government published a further consultation on the delivery of childcare accounts within Tax-Free Childcare. The consultation will be open until 27 June and the Government will consider the responses alongside those to the first consultation before it makes its decision on the provision of childcare accounts.</strong></p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan grouped question UIN 200822 question first answered 19/06/2014 14:30:06 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

61982

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	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 the cost was of the report entitled, Evaluating alternative market models for Tax-Free Childcare vouchers, prepared by Economic Insight for his Department; what assessment he made of this report's findings and recommendations; and whether these recommendations informed the operation and design of his Department's policy on tax-free childcare.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	200823
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p><strong>Economic Insight were asked to consider whether there are any reasons why a private sector competitive market for childcare accounts might not function well. It compared it to a closed model in which there is competition to select a limited number of private sector childcare account providers. It concluded that there were no reasons why a competitive market could not function effectively as parents would be able to assess the differences between the offers and choose accordingly.</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>On the 23 May the Government published a further consultation on the delivery of childcare accounts within Tax-Free Childcare. The consultation will be open until 27 June and the Government will consider the responses alongside those to the first consultation before it makes its decision on the provision of childcare accounts.</strong></p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 19/06/2014 14:26:28 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

61983

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	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 support his Department will give childcare provides on the introduction of tax-free childcare.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	200936
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p><strong>The Government's response to the consultation on design and operation of Tax-Free Childcare, published on 18th March 2014, sets out that the Government will work with stakeholders to develop guidance and communications to support childcare providers to understand the scheme.</strong></p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 19/06/2014 14:16:10 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

61984

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Children: Day Care
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish any cost benefit analysis of awarding the contract for the tax-free childcare scheme to National Savings & Investments undertaken before the decision was announced.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	200937
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2014 answer text <p><strong>On the 23 May the Government published a further consultation on the delivery of childcare accounts within Tax-Free Childcare. The consultation will be open until 27 June and the Government will consider the responses alongside those to the first consultation before it makes its decision on the provision of childcare accounts.</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>This and the previous consultation has set out options for delivering childcare accounts through the public and private sector so that all interested parties will have had an opportunity to comment on them. These options will be assessed against the criteria set out in the consultation document, <em>Tax-Free Childcare:consultation on childcare account provision </em>(<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/313878/PU1667_Tax-Free_Childcare__consultation_on_childcare_account_provision.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/313878/PU1667_Tax-Free_Childcare__consultation_on_childcare_account_provision.pdf</a>) </strong></p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 19/06/2014 14:14:03 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

62197

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	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 guidance and support (a) HM Revenue and Customs and (b) National Savings and Investment will provide for parents who encounter IT problems during the quarterly reconfiguration process for tax-free childcare; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	200673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p><strong>On the 23 May the Government published a further consultation on the delivery of childcare accounts within Tax-Free Childcare. The consultation will be open until 27 June and the Government will consider the responses alongside those to the first consultation before it makes its decision on the provision of childcare accounts. Following this decision the Government will work with stakeholders to develop guidance to support parents, and assisted approaches will be provided to parents without access to the internet. </strong></p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 23/06/2014 14:48:15 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell