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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

1122436

registered interest
date	23/04/2019
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, if he will undertake a review of the level at which the earnings threshold cap has been set for the eligibility for tax-free childcare.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	246449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>Tax-Free Childcare is limited to families where parents earn under £100,000 per year. The £100,000 per parent cap on Tax-Free Childcare ensures that support is targeted at the working families who require the most support in order to return to work or work more.</p><p> </p><p>The £100,000 limit was announced at Autumn Statement 2015 and legislated for in 2016 because it is simple for parents to understand their eligibility, and because it aligns to an existing boundary in the tax system. The government published its final impact assessment of the introduction of Tax-Free Childcare, including the setting of an upper income limit at £100,000 per parent, in March 2017 (<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652939/Tax-free_childcare_Impact_Assessment-March_2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652939/Tax-free_childcare_Impact_Assessment-March_2017.pdf</a>).</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 245642 245643 245644 question first answered 30/04/2019 11:13:42 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

1121925

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
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 the Government's rationale was for the policy of introducing an income threshold on eligibility for tax-free childcare.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	245642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>Tax-Free Childcare is limited to families where parents earn under £100,000 per year. The £100,000 per parent cap on Tax-Free Childcare ensures that support is targeted at the working families who require the most support in order to return to work or work more.</p><p> </p><p>The £100,000 limit was announced at Autumn Statement 2015 and legislated for in 2016 because it is simple for parents to understand their eligibility, and because it aligns to an existing boundary in the tax system. The government published its final impact assessment of the introduction of Tax-Free Childcare, including the setting of an upper income limit at £100,000 per parent, in March 2017 (<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652939/Tax-free_childcare_Impact_Assessment-March_2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652939/Tax-free_childcare_Impact_Assessment-March_2017.pdf</a>).</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 245643 245644 246449 question first answered 30/04/2019 11:13:42 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

1121926

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
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, if he will publish his Department's analysis relating to the Government's decision to introduce an income cap on eligibility to tax-free childcare.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	245643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>Tax-Free Childcare is limited to families where parents earn under £100,000 per year. The £100,000 per parent cap on Tax-Free Childcare ensures that support is targeted at the working families who require the most support in order to return to work or work more.</p><p> </p><p>The £100,000 limit was announced at Autumn Statement 2015 and legislated for in 2016 because it is simple for parents to understand their eligibility, and because it aligns to an existing boundary in the tax system. The government published its final impact assessment of the introduction of Tax-Free Childcare, including the setting of an upper income limit at £100,000 per parent, in March 2017 (<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652939/Tax-free_childcare_Impact_Assessment-March_2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652939/Tax-free_childcare_Impact_Assessment-March_2017.pdf</a>).</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 245642 245644 246449 question first answered 30/04/2019 11:13:42 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

1121927

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
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, for what reasons his Department set the cap at an earnings threshold of £100,000 for eligibility to tax-free childcare.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	245644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>Tax-Free Childcare is limited to families where parents earn under £100,000 per year. The £100,000 per parent cap on Tax-Free Childcare ensures that support is targeted at the working families who require the most support in order to return to work or work more.</p><p> </p><p>The £100,000 limit was announced at Autumn Statement 2015 and legislated for in 2016 because it is simple for parents to understand their eligibility, and because it aligns to an existing boundary in the tax system. The government published its final impact assessment of the introduction of Tax-Free Childcare, including the setting of an upper income limit at £100,000 per parent, in March 2017 (<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652939/Tax-free_childcare_Impact_Assessment-March_2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652939/Tax-free_childcare_Impact_Assessment-March_2017.pdf</a>).</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 245642 245643 246449 question first answered 30/04/2019 11:13:42 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans