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512951

registered interest
date	14/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have had their tax credit payments stopped as a result of in-year adjustments in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
uin	34091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text The latest published National Statistics for 2013/14 can be accessed here:<p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/430537/cwtc_Finalised_annual_awards_2013-14_SupplementPayments.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/430537/cwtc_Finalised_annual_awards_2013-14_SupplementPayments.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/04/2016 14:21:36 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

512451

registered interest
date	13/04/2016
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 discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on raising awareness of the tax-free Childcare scheme.
tabling member constituency	Kettering
tabling member printed	Mr Philip Hollobone
uin	33936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs, HM Treasury and the Department for Education, and their Ministers, are collaborating closely on the implementation of Tax-Free Childcare and the Extended Entitlement to free childcare for 3 and 4 year olds.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 18/04/2016 16:04:59 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1537 label Biography information for Mr Philip Hollobone

513782

registered interest
date	13/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Business: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to support businesses.
tabling member constituency	Richmond (Yorks)
tabling member printed	Rishi Sunak
uin	904554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text The Government wants low taxes, but taxes that are paid. We are cutting corporation tax to 17%, the lowest rate in the G20, reducing the business rates burden in England by £6.7bn over 5 years, and acting on avoidance to ensure a level playing field for all businesses. answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/04/2016 13:45:27 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak

513784

registered interest
date	13/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Business: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to support businesses.
tabling member constituency	South East Cambridgeshire
tabling member printed	Lucy Frazer
uin	904556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave to the Hon Member for Richmond (Yorks) during Treasury oral questions on 19 April 2016.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/04/2016 13:34:39 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer

513785

registered interest
date	13/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Average Earnings and Inflation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment he has made of trends in the level of wage growth and inflation.
tabling member constituency	Pendle
tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
uin	904551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show that in the three months to January, Real Average Weekly Earnings grew 2 percent compared to a year earlier.</p><p> </p><p>Wage growth has outstripped inflation for 16 consecutive months. And the OBR forecast wages to grow faster than inflation in each of the next five years.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/04/2016 13:23:57 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

509987

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Young People: Finance
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 young people are not disproportionately affected by reductions in government expenditure.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	33321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government published distributional analysis to accompany Budget 2016 which shows that spending is focused towards households with children and young people, who will receive around £1,500 more per person per year in 2019-20 than working age households without children or young people.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 19/04/2016 14:24:12 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

509991

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's discussion paper on options for supporting English regional airports from the impacts of air passenger duty devolution, published in July 2015, what advice he has received from the European Commission on the compliance of the options in that paper with state aid rules; and whether he plans to issue an update to that discussion paper.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	33385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government is carefully considering the responses received to the discussion paper on options to support English regional airports from the impacts of air passenger duty devolution and will respond in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The options contained in the discussion paper could each be taken forward in a variety of ways. Any proposals brought forward will be compliant with EU law and the European Commission will be consulted, if required.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 18/04/2016 14:05:52 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

506290

registered interest
date	08/04/2016
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 estimate he has made of the number of parents eligible for tax-free childcare who do not have access to the internet; and what plans he has to ensure all such families are not excluded from access to tax-free childcare due to lack of access to the internet.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	33079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government will publicise the Tax-Free Childcare (TFC) scheme in good time ahead of its introduction through a range of digital and print channels. HMRC will also work with the childcare industry and representative groups who interact regularly with parents to raise awareness of the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs is developing an online childcare calculator to help parents understand their eligibility for government childcare support. From early 2017, parents of the youngest children will be able to enter the scheme first, with all eligible parents brought in by the end of 2017. Parents will not be able to open childcare accounts prior to the launch of the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>TFC will be straightforward and quick to apply online for the vast majority of parents. We estimate that up to 9% of the families eligible for the scheme of that population may have issues with either accessing or using the internet. HM Revenue and Customs will ensure that assistance is provided, usually by telephone, so these families do not miss out on the support available.</p><p> </p><p>Tax-Free Childcare is part of the wider government childcare offer which will be worth over £6Bn per annum and together provide generous support to families on all levels of income.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 33078 33080 33081 33131 question first answered 13/04/2016 16:05:39 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

506291

registered interest
date	08/04/2016
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 estimate he has made of the number of parents who will not be eligible for tax-free childcare as a result of the decision to (a) lower the upper income limit per parent from £150,000 to £100,000 and (b) increase the minimum income level per parent from the equivalent of eight hours to 16 hours at the national living wage.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	33080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government will publicise the Tax-Free Childcare (TFC) scheme in good time ahead of its introduction through a range of digital and print channels. HMRC will also work with the childcare industry and representative groups who interact regularly with parents to raise awareness of the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs is developing an online childcare calculator to help parents understand their eligibility for government childcare support. From early 2017, parents of the youngest children will be able to enter the scheme first, with all eligible parents brought in by the end of 2017. Parents will not be able to open childcare accounts prior to the launch of the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>TFC will be straightforward and quick to apply online for the vast majority of parents. We estimate that up to 9% of the families eligible for the scheme of that population may have issues with either accessing or using the internet. HM Revenue and Customs will ensure that assistance is provided, usually by telephone, so these families do not miss out on the support available.</p><p> </p><p>Tax-Free Childcare is part of the wider government childcare offer which will be worth over £6Bn per annum and together provide generous support to families on all levels of income.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 33078 33079 33081 33131 question first answered 13/04/2016 16:05:39 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

506292

registered interest
date	08/04/2016
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 raise awareness of tax-free childcare with parents before that scheme is launched in early 2017.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	33081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government will publicise the Tax-Free Childcare (TFC) scheme in good time ahead of its introduction through a range of digital and print channels. HMRC will also work with the childcare industry and representative groups who interact regularly with parents to raise awareness of the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs is developing an online childcare calculator to help parents understand their eligibility for government childcare support. From early 2017, parents of the youngest children will be able to enter the scheme first, with all eligible parents brought in by the end of 2017. Parents will not be able to open childcare accounts prior to the launch of the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>TFC will be straightforward and quick to apply online for the vast majority of parents. We estimate that up to 9% of the families eligible for the scheme of that population may have issues with either accessing or using the internet. HM Revenue and Customs will ensure that assistance is provided, usually by telephone, so these families do not miss out on the support available.</p><p> </p><p>Tax-Free Childcare is part of the wider government childcare offer which will be worth over £6Bn per annum and together provide generous support to families on all levels of income.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 33078 33079 33080 33131 question first answered 13/04/2016 16:05:39 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell