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61854

registered interest
date	13/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	National Savings and Investments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the decision was taken that National Savings and Investments would be responsible for the delivery of tax-free childcare; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	200714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p><strong>On the 23 May the Government published a further consultation on the delivery of childcare accounts within Tax-Free Childcare. The consultation will be open until 27 June and the Government will consider the responses alongside those to the first consultation before it makes its decision on the provision of childcare accounts.</strong></p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 18/06/2014 16:01:13 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

61855

registered interest
date	13/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	National Savings and Investments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department had with representatives of National Savings and Investments in (i) August 2013, (ii) September 2013, (iii) October 2013, (iv) November 2013, (v) December 2013, (vi) January 2014, (vii) February 2014 and (viii) March 2014.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	200703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>National Savings &amp; Investments is an executive agency of the Treasury. As with all of its supporting agencies and public bodies, the Treasury holds regular meetings with NS&amp;I on a wide range of issues.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 18/06/2014 16:02:17 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

61902

registered interest
date	13/06/2014
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, what proportion of those who are (a) out-of-work, (b) self-employed and (c) employed in each of the last five years are tax credit claimants.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	200695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p><strong>The information requested is not available. </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong>Data on the total number of employed, self-employed and unemployed people in the UK is published in the ONS Labour Market Statistics publication (<a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/lms/labour-market-statistics/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/lms/labour-market-statistics/index.html</a>)</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>However, it is not possible to calculate proportions as the ONS have different definitions for ‘out-of-work', self-employed and employed when compared to the tax credits system.</strong></p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 18/06/2014 12:59:38 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

61586

registered interest
date	12/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Beer: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimates have been made for the net financial benefit to the pub industry of the reduction in beer duty in the 2014 Budget.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	200569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>Budget 2014 cut the tax on a typical pint of beer by one penny. This will support pubs as the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) estimate nearly two thirds of the alcohol sold in pubs is beer. After the beer duty cut at Budget 2013, a BBPA survey suggested 76% of their members increased their investment and 61% employed more staff.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Some pubs have diversified away from beer and these pubs will benefit from the duty on ordinary cider and spirits being frozen this year, as well as from ending the wine duty escalator.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 18/06/2014 09:23:51 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

61390

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to devolve Air Passenger Duty to Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	200267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>Beyond the powers in the Scotland Act 2012, the Government has no plans for further devolution of tax powers to Scotland until the referendum on Scottish independence has been settled</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Budget 2014 announced the reform of air passenger duty with the abolition of bands C and D from 1 April 2015. This will eliminate the two highest rates of air passenger duty charged on flights to countries over 4,000 miles from Britain, cutting tax for millions for passengers to travelling to China, India, Brazil and many other emerging markets. This will mean that flights to South Asia and the Caribbean will pay tax at the lower band B rate.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 17/06/2014 14:39:47 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

61424

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Child Benefit: Peterborough
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families whose head of household was (a) a Polish, (b) a Lithuanian, (c) a Latvian, (d) a Czech, (e) a Slovak, (f) a Portuguese and (g) an Estonian national resident in the Peterborough city council area were in receipt of child benefit in each year since 2005; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Mr Stewart Jackson
uin	200289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p>This information is not available.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 17/06/2014 15:22:26 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	1551 label Biography information for Lord Jackson of Peterborough

61425

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
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 details parents will be required to provide for the quarterly reconfirmation process for tax-free childcare; what measures will be in place to ensure that parents are reminded about the deadline for quarterly reconfirmation; and what provisions he will put in place in the event that parents fail to provide the necessary details for (a) one quarter and (b) more than one quarter.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	200215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p><strong>Details on the Tax-Free Childcare reconfirmation process were included in the Government's Consultation Response published on 18<sup>th</sup> March 2014, which set out how reconfirmation will enable a smooth customer journey whilst protecting the scheme from error and fraud.</strong></p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 17/06/2014 15:15:21 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes previous answer version 1683 answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

61446

registered interest
date	11/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Atos Origin
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of whether Atos is an appropriate body to conduct (a) the delivery of tax-free childcare and (b) other outsourced work on behalf of National Savings and Investments.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
uin	200290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p><strong>On the 23 May the Government published a further consultation on the delivery of childcare accounts within Tax-Free Childcare. The consultation will be open until 27 June and the Government will consider the responses alongside those to the first consultation before it makes its decision on the provision of childcare accounts.</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Atos was awarded the contract to provide services to NS&amp;I, and to use the NS&amp;I related assets, processes and infrastructure to provide services to others on a shared service basis subject to assessment of scope and nature, and agreement of NS&amp;I. The contract was awarded following an open and competitive tender process and commenced on the 1<sup>st</sup> April 2014, and is subject to ongoing scrutiny based on defined service levels, transparency requirements and a clear risk strategy.</strong></p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 18/06/2014 13:01:12 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

61038

registered interest
date	10/06/2014
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, what the total value was of tax credits paid to claimants who were (a) out of work, (b) self-employed and (c) employed in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	199850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2014 answer text <p><strong>The following table is </strong><strong>based on finalised tax credits administrative data for each financial year. The latest data available are 2012-13. </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p>£million</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Tax Year</p></td><td> </td><td colspan="3"><p>Total entitlement for households who are classified as 'in work'</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total entitlement for households who are classified as 'out of work'</p></td><td><p>Households who are classified as self employed only</p></td><td><p>Households who are classified as employed only</p></td><td><p>Households who are classified as both employed and self employed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09</p></td><td><p>£6,811</p></td><td><p>£2,376</p></td><td><p>£14,315</p></td><td><p>£1,615</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>£7,486</p></td><td><p>£2,780</p></td><td><p>£15,260</p></td><td><p>£1,845</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£7,606</p></td><td><p>£3,036</p></td><td><p>£15,908</p></td><td><p>£1,992</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£8,138</p></td><td><p>£3,327</p></td><td><p>£15,730</p></td><td><p>£2,009</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£<del class="ministerial">8,936</del> <ins class="ministerial"><ins>8,903</ins></ins></p></td><td><p>£<del class="ministerial">3,420 </del> <ins class="ministerial"><ins>3,361</ins></ins></p></td><td><p>£<del class="ministerial">15,256</del> <ins class="ministerial"><ins>14,610</ins></ins></p></td><td><p>£<del class="ministerial">2,007</del> <ins class="ministerial"><ins>1,905</ins></ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Data from ONS Labour Market statistics show that self employment as a proportion of total UK employment has been growing since around 2003 and is part of a long term trend.</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan previous answer version 1685 answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes 1787 answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes question first answered 17/06/2014 15:11:28 question first ministerially corrected 24/03/2015 12:39:09 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves