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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

828909

	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	Treasury: Drinking Water
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money his Department has spent on bottled water in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	124520
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text The department’s accounting system does not separately identify bottled water spend. This spend falls under the refreshments category and such spending is spread across several account codes.<p> </p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 30/01/2018 14:15:50 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

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

828957

	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	First Time Buyers: Stamp Duty Land Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of first-time buyers who purchased properties between 22 November 2017 and 1 January 2018 who paid no Stamp Duty in (a) England and Wales, (b) the South West, (c) South Gloucestershire local authority area and (d) Filton and Bradley Stoke constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Filton and Bradley Stoke
	tabling member printed	Jack Lopresti
	uin	124560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The number of purchases benefitting from the Stamp Duty Land Tax relief for first-time buyers between 22 November 2017 and 1 January 2018 was estimated to be 16,000. This relief means that over 80% of first-time buyer purchases do not pay SDLT. Estimates for regional, local authority and constituency level are not yet available.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics on the number of first-time buyers claiming the relief are due to be published in the Quarterly Stamp Duty Statistics on 26 April 2018<strong>.</strong></p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 30/01/2018 13:58:18 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	3989 label Biography information for Jack Lopresti

828867

	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	Apprentices: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue has been raised for the public purse from the apprenticeship levy paid by multi-academy trusts.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	124486
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>The most recent UK wide forecasts of Apprenticeship Levy paid by different sectors is published by the Department for Education, and can be found online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/545145/Apprenticeships_-expected_levy_and_total_spend_-_Aug_2016.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/545145/Apprenticeships_-expected_levy_and_total_spend_-_Aug_2016.pdf</a>.</p><p>It is not possible to produce a breakdown splitting out Multi Academy Trusts, from HMRC’s administrative data.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 31/01/2018 12:08:32 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

828603

	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	Business: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans the Government has to develop tax incentives and economic support to expand entrepreneurial opportunities for women in micro-businesses or who are self-employed.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	124270
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>The government supports women entrepreneurs, including those running micro-businesses, and has a number of tax incentives that they benefit from, including Entrepreneurs’ Relief and the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme. The government has also supported women who are self-employed by raising the personal allowance to £11,850 in 2018-19, with a commitment to reach £12,500 by 2020-21. In 2018-19, compared to 2015-16, over 700,000 women will be taken out of income tax altogether and 13m women will see their income tax bill reduced.</p><p> </p><p>We are working to ensure we have the right support for everyone, including women, to set up and grow a business.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Industrial Strategy, we are identifying ways to tackle barriers faced by female-led businesses in accessing venture capital through new behavioural research commissioned by the British Business Bank.</p><p> </p><p>Start-Up Loans (SUL) provide funding and intensive support to new entrepreneurs. As at the end of October 2017, there were over 20,130 loans issued to women totalling over £132.5m. To date 39% of start-up loans have been issued to women.</p><p> </p><p>Government has also supported and invested in the creation of a network of 38 Growth Hubs (one in each Local Enterprise Partnership area), providing businesses across England with tailored advice and support. The Business Support Helpline also provides information and guidance to people across England - 49% of users in the last year (2016-17) were women.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 29/01/2018 15:03:26 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

828740

	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	Economic Growth
	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 implications for his policies of the IMF's revision of the UK's growth outlook from 1.6 to 1.5 per cent for 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Mr Ivan Lewis
	uin	124383
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an independent international organisation. The official economy and fiscal forecasts produced by the Office for Budget Responsibility are used to inform policy decisions.</p><p> </p><p>The IMF recently concluded their Article IV assessment of the UK economy and judge that “The fiscal framework adopted by the authorities prudently aims to reduce the deficit (after accounting for the impact of the economic cycle) to below 2 percent of GDP by 2020/21, and to balance the budget by the middle of the next decade.”</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 29/01/2018 16:10:01 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	441 label Biography information for Mr Ivan Lewis

829045

	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	Cash Dispensing: Rural Areas
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that rural communities in the UK have adequate access to free-to-use cash machines now and in the future.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL5025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government recognises that widespread free access to cash remains extremely important to the day-to-day lives of many consumers and businesses in the UK, including in rural communities. Government has been engaging and will continue to engage with industry, to ensure that widespread free access is maintained.</p><p> </p><p>The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), which Government set up as an independent regulator in 2015 with a statutory objective to ensure that the UK’s payment systems work in the interests of their users, is monitoring developments within ATM provision, and is conducting ongoing work on the impact that changes may have. The PSR has recently published a summary of their work to date, which can be found at https://www.psr.org.uk/psr-focus/the-UK-ATM-network.</p><p> </p><p>The PSR has committed to using its powers to act should any of the firms it regulates behave in a way that conflicts with its statutory objectives.</p><p> </p><p>LINK, the main scheme behind the UK’s ATM network, has assured us and the PSR that industry is committed to maintaining an extensive network of free-to-use cash machines, and to ensuring that the present geographical spread of ATMs is maintained. LINK intends to bolster its Financial Inclusion Programme, which ensures the provision of ATMs in areas of deprivation, where demand would not otherwise make one viable, and has also committed to protecting all free-to-use ATMs which are a kilometre or more from the next nearest free-to-use ATM.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 05/02/2018 16:22:35 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

828722

	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, with reference to the report of the Childcare Vouchers Providers Association, The future of childcare support for working parents, published on 20 February 2017, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the findings of that report.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	124368
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government is investing a record amount on childcare support – around £6 billion per annum. It is important that that investment is properly targeted. Tax-Free Childcare is fairer and better targeted than childcare vouchers and will benefit over 1 million working households.</p><p>However, parents that are currently using childcare vouchers will be able to continue doing so, while they work for the same employer and that employer continues to offer the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs has published eligibility guidance for Tax-Free Childcare which is regularly updated. The guidance can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs</a>.</p><p> </p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs handle customer data in line with HM Government standards and in compliance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998. Parents can access the childcare calculator on the Childcare Choices website to find out what childcare support they may be entitled to. Tax-Free Childcare is open to all families where parents are in work and expect to earn at least £120 a week, on average, over a three month period (but not more than £100,000 each year). This allows for flexibility if their income varies week to week. Parents on lower incomes may be entitled to tax credits or Universal Credit where they can get help with their eligible childcare costs, in addition to the 15 hours of free childcare available for all 3 and 4 year olds in England. For the number of Tax-Free Childcare accounts for disabled children I refer the honorable member to the answer I gave on 17 January 2017 to the honorable member for Manchester Central (122408). HMRC does not hold information about childcare vouchers used to fund childcare for disabled children. answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 124369 124370 124372 124374 question first answered 29/01/2018 14:46:07 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

828723

	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, when HMRC plans to publish its finalised guidance on the tax-free childcare scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	124369
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government is investing a record amount on childcare support – around £6 billion per annum. It is important that that investment is properly targeted. Tax-Free Childcare is fairer and better targeted than childcare vouchers and will benefit over 1 million working households.</p><p>However, parents that are currently using childcare vouchers will be able to continue doing so, while they work for the same employer and that employer continues to offer the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs has published eligibility guidance for Tax-Free Childcare which is regularly updated. The guidance can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs</a>.</p><p> </p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs handle customer data in line with HM Government standards and in compliance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998. Parents can access the childcare calculator on the Childcare Choices website to find out what childcare support they may be entitled to. Tax-Free Childcare is open to all families where parents are in work and expect to earn at least £120 a week, on average, over a three month period (but not more than £100,000 each year). This allows for flexibility if their income varies week to week. Parents on lower incomes may be entitled to tax credits or Universal Credit where they can get help with their eligible childcare costs, in addition to the 15 hours of free childcare available for all 3 and 4 year olds in England. For the number of Tax-Free Childcare accounts for disabled children I refer the honorable member to the answer I gave on 17 January 2017 to the honorable member for Manchester Central (122408). HMRC does not hold information about childcare vouchers used to fund childcare for disabled children. answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 124368 124370 124372 124374 question first answered 29/01/2018 14:46:07 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell