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837233

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2018
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	How many applicants for personal independence payment who appealed the initial assessment died between their initial assessment result and the date of their appeal.
	tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent Central
	tabling member printed	Gareth Snell
	uin	903751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not collated centrally. Claims from people who are terminally ill are currently being dealt with in five working days on average and nearly all of them are successful.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 05/02/2018 17:36:44 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4595 label Biography information for Gareth Snell

832956

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Childcare Vouchers: Yorkshire and the Humber
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households claimed childcare vouchers in (a) the Harrogate District, (b) North Yorkshire and (c) Yorkshire and The Humber in 2016-2017.
	tabling member constituency	Harrogate and Knaresborough
	tabling member printed	Andrew Jones
	uin	125272
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave on 25 January 2017 to the Honourable Member for Hull North (123405).</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 05/02/2018 11:59:15 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones

834222

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will include the addresses of tax offices in documentation accompanying tax returns.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	125855
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>HMRC provides a postal address to which paper tax returns should be sent in documentation accompanying tax returns. It has no plans to also include the addresses of tax offices.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, people wishing to contact HMRC about a particular matter can find the appropriate contact details at:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs/contact</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 05/02/2018 13:56:30 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

833948

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Poverty: Children
	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 effect of the freeze in child benefit and child tax credits on child poverty in the past seven years.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	125706
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>The proportion of people in absolute poverty is at record lows. Since 2010 there are 600,000 fewer people in absolute poverty, including 200,000 fewer children. Work is the most effective way out of poverty and unemployment has not been lower since 1975. From 2008 to 2015, average earnings grew by 12%, whereas most working-age benefits increased by 21%.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 05/02/2018 12:03:28 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

834369

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Children: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2018 to Question 124887, what additional funding he plans to make available to support the working parents of disabled people aged between 16 and 20 for the finance of their care.
	tabling member constituency	St Helens South and Whiston
	tabling member printed	Ms Marie Rimmer
	uin	125989
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>Child Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is a benefit for children under the age of 16 who, due to a disability or health condition, have mobility issues and/or require substantially more care, attention &amp; supervision than children their age normally would. If a parent or carer is claiming Child Tax Credits (CTC) and their child is in receipt of DLA or Personal Independence Payments (PIP), they are also eligible for additional premiums on their award and for childcare support.</p><p> </p><p>When a child approaches 16, they are informed that their DLA award will soon end and are invited to claim PIP. Spending on main disability benefits – PIP, DLA and Attendance Allowance – has risen by £4.1bn since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>Parents of disabled people between 16 and 20 may be able to claim Carer’s Allowance. More information about eligibility can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/carers-allowance/eligibility" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/carers-allowance/eligibility</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 05/02/2018 11:49:04 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4457 label Biography information for Ms Marie Rimmer

832915

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Bank Services: Competition
	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 effectiveness of Open Banking in encouraging consumers to switch current accounts.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	125231
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>The Current Account Switch Service (CASS), have conducted research which suggests that Open Banking will allow consumers to better understand the value of their current account, and compare it with competing products, potentially leading to an increase in switching. CASS will continue to monitor the impact of Open Banking on account switching.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 05/02/2018 15:11:44 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

833758

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Compulsory Purchase
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on implementing (a) clauses 195 and 196 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 and (b) clauses 38 and 39 of the Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Bromley and Chislehurst
	tabling member printed	Robert Neill
	uin	125516
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials from my department have regular discussions with our counterparts in MHCLG to discuss a range of issues, including housing and planning.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 05/02/2018 12:01:35 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1601 label Biography information for Sir Robert Neill

833029

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2018
	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 plans his Department has to publish additional guidance on the changes to childcare vouchers for (a) employers (b) parents and (c) childcare providers; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	125345
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs has published guidance on childcare vouchers 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>/childcare-vouchers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 05/02/2018 11:57:38 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

833873

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2018
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure the continuing availability of cash dispensers in rural areas.
	tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
	tabling member printed	Steve Double
	uin	125631
	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. Government will continue to engage with industry to ensure that widespread free access is maintained.</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 has announced plans to bolster its Financial Inclusion Programme, which ensures the provision of ATMs in certain areas where demand would not otherwise make one viable. LINK has also committed to protecting all free-to-use ATMs which are a kilometre or more from the next nearest free-to-use ATM, and to ensuring that any community that loses ATM access because of a branch closure has a free ATM provided.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, LINK will set up publicly available monitoring on its website of every area of the country showing free ATM availability, and highlight any areas where free ATM availability is lost.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 05/02/2018 15:13:04 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

834397

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2018
	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 cost to the public purse has been of the Childcare Choices website.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	126016
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>This Childcare Choices website brings together all the government schemes which offer support towards childcare costs. The cost of designing, building, and testing the website was £82,670. Annual operating costs for the website were provided in my response to the Hon. Member for Manchester Central on 16 January (122378).</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 05/02/2018 11:51:06 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin