Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1002030

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2018
	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	Universal Credit: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Government news release of 1 October 2018 entitled Citizens Advice to provide support to Universal Credit claimants, how much funding she plans to allocate to Citizens Advice in Scotland to provide that support; and what plans she has to provide funding for areas that do not have a Citizens Advice office.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
	uin	188154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2018 answer text <p>For Citizens Advice Scotland the grant award is £1,323,412 in 2018/19 and £4,085,919 in 2019/20. Citizens Advice Scotland is committed to providing a Universal Support service across Scotland</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 16/11/2018 14:42:10 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1011573

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what (a) detailed analysis and (b) impact assessments she has undertaken in areas with full-service universal credit in place in order to inform the future roll-out of that policy.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
	uin	194190
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-09-03/169858/" target="_blank">169858</a> on 11 September.</p><p> </p><p>In addition we have recently published the Social Security Advisory Committee response which includes a detailed analysis of Managed Migration which can be accessed at:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/753714/draft-universal-credit-managed-migration-regulations-2018-report.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/753714/draft-universal-credit-managed-migration-regulations-2018-report.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 29/11/2018 18:38:02 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1029488

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	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: Inverclyde
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Written Statement of 20 December 2018 on Personal Independence Payment, Official Report HCWS1224, what estimate her Department has made of (a) the number of claimants in Inverclyde that have received personal independence payments arrears and (b) the total amount paid to those claimants in the latest period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
	uin	204556
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>We are not in a position to provide volumes at detailed geographic breakdowns, as the volumes at this level would be small and therefore disclosive. We are working at pace to ensure that claimants receive any additional entitlement to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 11/01/2019 10:56:12 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1051296

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2019
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what response time her Department has set for correspondence from Members of the Scottish Parliament on constituent cases in relation to welfare matters.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
	uin	214596
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department has the same target response times for correspondence from Members of the Scottish Parliament as it does for hon. Members of this House. The target response time for correspondence addressed to Ministers is 20 working days. The target response time for correspondence addressed to officials is 15 working days.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 05/02/2019 15:38:07 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1051297

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2019
	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	Department for Work and Pensions: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many enquires her Department has received from Members of the Scottish Parliament in relation to constituency cases in the last six months.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
	uin	214597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not available other than at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 04/02/2019 14:14:34 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1110176

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2019
	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	Universal Credit: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that claimants that no longer receive the severe disability premium after migrating to universal credit receive the financial benefits they are entitled to.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
	uin	242183
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The draft Universal Credit (Managed Migration Pilot and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 were laid in Parliament on 14 January 2019, and will introduce provision for those claimants who were in receipt of the Severe Disability Premium (SDP) and who have moved on to Universal Credit following a change in their circumstances. These regulations will provide both an on-going monthly payment to eligible claimants who have already lost the SDP as a consequence of moving to Universal Credit, and an additional lump sum payment to cover the period since they moved.</p><p> </p><p>These regulations are subject to parliamentary debate and approval before they come in to force. Once introduced we will implement our processes to identify those who are potentially eligible for payments, aiming to make all payments as quickly as possible and within 6 months of the regulations coming into force. This will be a time consuming process, as we have to identify claimants and assess their eligibility, possibly needing to check some information directly with claimants. We aim to finish making payments within 6 months of the regulations coming into force.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 11/04/2019 13:17:31 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1047747

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will take steps to evaluate all aspects of the 2019 Loan Charge and seek external evidence.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
	uin	212404
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2019 answer text <p>The government chose to accept New Clause 26 during the passage of the Finance Bill, and will lay a report in line with the requirements of that New Clause no later than 30 March 2019. The report will include a comparison with the time limits for the recovery of lost tax relating to disguised remuneration loans.</p><p> </p><p>The government also consulted extensively on the detail of the charge on disguised remuneration loans after it was announced at Budget 2016.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 01/02/2019 10:01:43 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1091307

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Self-assessment: Child Benefit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HMRC takes to notify Child Benefit claimants that start to receive a salary which effects their entitlement of their responsibility to complete a tax self-assessment.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
	uin	234240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) applies to anyone with an income over £50,000 who claims Child Benefit, or whose partner claims Child Benefit.</p><p>Those who continue to receive Child Benefit must register for Self Assessment to declare their Child Benefit payments and pay the tax charge through their tax return.</p><p>HMRC makes information on HICBC, and the need to declare and pay HICBC via Self Assessment widely available. Guidance is published on gov.uk, which lists HICBC among the criteria for those who must file a Self Assessment return, and HMRC uses social media and marketing campaigns to increase awareness.</p><p>HMRC also writes to individuals to remind them to check whether they need to register for Self Assessment to declare their Child Benefit payments, where it is aware that individuals may have become liable for HICBC.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 25/03/2019 14:02:39 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1092073

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2019
	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 the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families who have a child with additional support needs have had their child benefit payment reduced due to exceeding the earnings threshold.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
	uin	234770
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The information is not available. Information on whether the children of Child Benefit claimants have additional support needs is not held by HMRC.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 28/03/2019 17:04:26 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1107805

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2019
	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 the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families who have a child in receipt of disability living allowance have had their child benefit reduced due to exceeding the earnings threshold in each year for which information is available.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
	uin	238663
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>HMRC do not hold information relating to Child Benefit claimants’ receipt of the disability living allowance.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 05/04/2019 13:43:22 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan