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1129619

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
answering body	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 the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families have (a) a tax-free childcare account and (b) have made a payment through their tax-free childcare account.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	259994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>Details of the number of families with a Tax-Free Childcare account are published quarterly by HMRC. The latest publication is available at the following address:<br> <br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tax-free-childcare-statistics-march-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tax-free-childcare-statistics-march-2019</a><br> <br> In March 2019 there were 313,000 families with an open Tax-Free Childcare account.</p><p> </p><p>In March 2019 there were 125,000 families with a used Tax-Free Childcare account.</p><p> </p><p>Table 3 shows the numbers of open and used accounts for families with a self-employed parent. The proportion of families with a used account that have a self-employed parent in March 2019, was 19,000/125,000 or 15%.</p><p> </p><p>In March 2019, there were 900 disabled children in receipt of Tax-Free Childcare.</p><p> </p><p>The information published in these statistics comprises all months since the policy was launched in April 2017 to March 2019. A further update, including the months April to June 2019, will be published in August.</p><p> </p><p>Since Tax-Free Childcare was launched in April 2017 and up to May 2019, 8,500 accounts have been closed.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 259996 259997 259998 question first answered 10/06/2019 07:49:32 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1129620

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
answering body	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 the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints relating to the tax-free childcare scheme have been received by HMRC as of 31 May 2019.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	259995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>More than half a million parents have successfully opened a childcare account, and the vast majority of parents use the childcare service without issues. Since Tax-Free Childcare (TFC) was fully rolled out in February 2018, the rate of new complaints received by HMRC in relation to the childcare service has decreased substantially, while the number of users of TFC has more than trebled.</p><p> </p><p>However, it is not possible to break down complaints received about the childcare service between TFC and 30 hours free childcare complaints, as many parents receive both TFC and 30 hours free childcare.</p><p> </p><p>I refer the honorable member to my answer on 28 November 2018 (193504) <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-11-20/193504/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-11-20/193504/</a>, which sets out that to 31 October 2018, HMRC received 4,560 complaints from parents who experienced technical issues with the childcare service.</p><p> </p><p>From 1 November 2018 to 31 March 2019, HMRC received 943 new complaints from customers in relation to TFC and 30 hours free childcare (known as Tier 1). This includes complaints due to technical issues and customer service issues.</p><p> </p><p>From 1 November 2018 to 31 March 2019, HMRC received 205 complaints from customers in relation to TFC and 30 hours free childcare where a customer was dissatisfied with our decision on their initial complaint and they have asked us to look at their concerns again (known as Tier 2).</p><p> </p><p>As set out in HMRC’s monthly reports available for the 2018-19 period at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-monthly-performance-reports#reporting-year-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-monthly-performance-reports#reporting-year-2018-to-2019</a>, complaints are not always logged on HMRC’s live system during the month they are received and the numbers can, therefore, be revised upwards for subsequent monthly reports. The current month will be subject to greatest revision. The information to 31 May is therefore not yet available to a robust enough standard.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/06/2019 14:06:35 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1129621

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
answering body	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 the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many parents have opened and subsequently closed a tax-free childcare account since 21 April 2017.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	259996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>Details of the number of families with a Tax-Free Childcare account are published quarterly by HMRC. The latest publication is available at the following address:<br> <br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tax-free-childcare-statistics-march-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tax-free-childcare-statistics-march-2019</a><br> <br> In March 2019 there were 313,000 families with an open Tax-Free Childcare account.</p><p> </p><p>In March 2019 there were 125,000 families with a used Tax-Free Childcare account.</p><p> </p><p>Table 3 shows the numbers of open and used accounts for families with a self-employed parent. The proportion of families with a used account that have a self-employed parent in March 2019, was 19,000/125,000 or 15%.</p><p> </p><p>In March 2019, there were 900 disabled children in receipt of Tax-Free Childcare.</p><p> </p><p>The information published in these statistics comprises all months since the policy was launched in April 2017 to March 2019. A further update, including the months April to June 2019, will be published in August.</p><p> </p><p>Since Tax-Free Childcare was launched in April 2017 and up to May 2019, 8,500 accounts have been closed.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 259994 259997 259998 question first answered 10/06/2019 07:49:33 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1129040

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	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 the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to review the adequacy of childcare funding in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	259045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>The government recognizes how important an issue childcare is to families with young children. That is why the UK government will be spending almost £6 billion a year on childcare support in 2019/20 – a record amount. The Welsh government also offers childcare support, on top of that provided by the UK government through the benefits system. Spending decisions beyond 2019/20 will be a matter for the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 06/06/2019 14:08:24 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1129320

registered interest
date	03/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Local Government Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the 1 February 2019 Local Government Association's news article entitled £8 billion funding black hole by 2025 will swallow up popular council services, dated 1 February 2019, what representations his Department has received on funding for local government in the forthcoming Comprehensive Spending Review.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	259376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>As Chief Secretary to the Treasury, I regularly hear from councils across the country on matters related to local government funding. I have also attended events organised by the sector to discuss local government funding.</p><p> </p><p>Future funding for local government will be considered at the next Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/06/2019 10:46:14 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

1128439

registered interest
date	23/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Housing: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide more funding for rural housing in the forthcoming spending review.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	257782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government has taken a number of steps to support rural housing, including through the National Planning Policy Framework where we clarified our approach to rural exception sites to make it clear that local authorities should support opportunities to bring forward sites that will provide affordable housing to meet identified local needs. Decisions on public spending will be made in the round as part of the Spending Review process. HM Treasury will work closely with MHCLG to deliver the government’s housing priorities through this process.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 06/06/2019 14:06:44 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

1128325

registered interest
date	22/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Overpayments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 8 May 2019 to Question 249940, whether the tax credit debt written off in 2011-12 as part of the Older Inactive Debts Policy was included in the figure for pre-2011-12 debt.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	257564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>The tax credit debt written off in 2011-12 as part of the Older Inactive Debts Policy is not included in the pre-2011-12 debt figure of 16% provided in the Answer of 8 May 2019 to Question 249940.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 05/06/2019 12:48:20 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

1128326

registered interest
date	22/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Overpayments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many claimants have disputed a recovery of tax credit overpayment using (a) form TC846 and (b) another means of raising a dispute in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	257565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>HMRC does not record data on the breakdown of the source of the receipt (TC846, paper, iform, other) so the information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 05/06/2019 07:52:51 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George

1128328

registered interest
date	22/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what date has been set for the conclusion of the next spending review.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	257567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>As the Chancellor announced at Spring Statement, if a deal with the EU is agreed, the 2019 Spending Review will conclude alongside an Autumn Budget.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 05/06/2019 14:57:38 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1128329

registered interest
date	22/05/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Overpayments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of disputes of tax credit overpayments have (a) been written off and not collected, (b) been reduced and (c) proceeded to collection in full in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	High Peak
tabling member printed	Ruth George
uin	257568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>HMRC does not record data broken down to this level of detail so the information requested is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 05/06/2019 07:53:21 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4662 label Biography information for Ruth George