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828954

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2018
	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 average amount of compensation paid to people who have experienced difficulties with the Childcare Choices website has been; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	124558
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text The vast majority of parents have been able to apply for and use Tax-Free Childcare without difficulty. Where parents have missed out on Tax-Free Childcare payments HMRC will pay compensation to reimburse them. As at 11 January 2018, the average payment made to a parent who had received a payment in lieu of missed Tax-Free Childcare payments was £274. HMRC also makes redress payments to recompense parents for inconvenience and expenses such as telephone calls to the helpline. At 11 January 2018 the average redress payment to a parent who received such a payment was £64. answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 29/01/2018 14:37:07 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

825828

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2018
	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 steps his Department are taking to fix technical problems with HMRC's tax-free childcare system.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	uin	123895
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text More than 325,000 parents have a live childcare account and are using the childcare service to access government support with childcare.<p> </p>HMRC have delivered a range of improvements and continue to improve the service based on customer feedback. Fewer customers see error screens and the vast majority of customers receive an eligibility response within five working days, if not instantly. They have also recruited more staff to work on the childcare service helpline, to improve the service for customers who need to contact them by telephone. answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 29/01/2018 15:00:14 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

825749

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2018
	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 the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of previous claimants of childcare vouchers in Garston and Halewood constituency have had their entitlement removed under the new-tax free childcare scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	123816
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave on 22 December 2017 to the Honourable Member for Tottenham (PQ119871) and to the answer I gave on 25 January 2017 to the Honourable Member for Hull North (123405). answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 123817 123818 123820 123821 question first answered 29/01/2018 14:49:50 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

825750

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Childcare Vouchers: Garston and Halewood
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor the Exchequer, how many claimants of childcare vouchers there were in Garston and Halewood constituency in each year since April 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	123817
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave on 22 December 2017 to the Honourable Member for Tottenham (PQ119871) and to the answer I gave on 25 January 2017 to the Honourable Member for Hull North (123405). answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 123816 123818 123820 123821 question first answered 29/01/2018 14:49:50 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

825751

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2018
	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 the Exchequer, how many people were in receipt of tax-free childcare in Garston and Halewood constituency in the most recent period for which data is available..
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	123818
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave on 22 December 2017 to the Honourable Member for Tottenham (PQ119871) and to the answer I gave on 25 January 2017 to the Honourable Member for Hull North (123405). answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 123816 123817 123820 123821 question first answered 29/01/2018 14:49:50 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

825753

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2018
	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 assessment he has made of the financial effect on families that were in receipt of childcare vouchers but were not entitled to tax-free childcare.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	123820
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave on 22 December 2017 to the Honourable Member for Tottenham (PQ119871) and to the answer I gave on 25 January 2017 to the Honourable Member for Hull North (123405). answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 123816 123817 123818 123821 question first answered 29/01/2018 14:49:50 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

825754

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2018
	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 steps he is taking to ensure that families with one working parent that were previously in receipt of childcare vouchers do not face financial hardship as a result of the removal of their entitlement under the new tax-free childcare scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	123821
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave on 22 December 2017 to the Honourable Member for Tottenham (PQ119871) and to the answer I gave on 25 January 2017 to the Honourable Member for Hull North (123405). answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 123816 123817 123818 123820 question first answered 29/01/2018 14:49:50 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

828950

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 23 January 2018 to Question 123576, on Pre-school Education: Finance, when that Spending Review will take place.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	124555
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text As the PM confirmed in Cabinet on 23rd January, the government will undertake the next Spending Review in 2019, so that budgets can be set out in advance for 2020 onwards. The exact publication date will be confirmed in due course. answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 29/01/2018 15:01:51 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

828154

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2018
	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, with reference to the oral contribution of the Economic Secretary to the Treasury on 15 January 2018, Official Report, column WH244, on Childcare Vouchers, whether parents who are not eligible for tax-free childcare but were claiming childcare vouchers, will become eligible to claim for tax-free childcare if they change their employer after 31 March 2018, and will no longer be entitled to claim childcare vouchers.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	124114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>Whereas currently around 600,000 families are in receipt of childcare vouchers, we estimate that 1.5 million families with childcare costs will be eligible for Tax-free Childcare.</p><p> </p><p>Parents in receipt of childcare vouchers will be able to continue to claim vouchers when the scheme closes to new entrants in April 2018, whilst they work for the same employer and that employer continues to offer them.</p><p> </p><p>If they switch employer, they will be eligible for Tax-free childcare if they have a child under the age of 12 and they and their partner, if they have one, each earn at least the equivalent of the National Living Wage for 16 hours a week and no more than £100,000 a year.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold information on how many parents in receipt of vouchers are expected to switch employers.</p><p> </p><p>As of 19 January 2018, the helpline had received 769,015 calls from parents.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 124115 124116 124117 question first answered 29/01/2018 10:40:03 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

828155

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2018
	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, whether his Department conducted an impact assessment on the effect on low-income households of the closure of the employer supported childcare vouchers scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	124115
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>Whereas currently around 600,000 families are in receipt of childcare vouchers, we estimate that 1.5 million families with childcare costs will be eligible for Tax-free Childcare.</p><p> </p><p>Parents in receipt of childcare vouchers will be able to continue to claim vouchers when the scheme closes to new entrants in April 2018, whilst they work for the same employer and that employer continues to offer them.</p><p> </p><p>If they switch employer, they will be eligible for Tax-free childcare if they have a child under the age of 12 and they and their partner, if they have one, each earn at least the equivalent of the National Living Wage for 16 hours a week and no more than £100,000 a year.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold information on how many parents in receipt of vouchers are expected to switch employers.</p><p> </p><p>As of 19 January 2018, the helpline had received 769,015 calls from parents.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 124114 124116 124117 question first answered 29/01/2018 10:40:03 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell