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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-07-22more like thismore than 2019-07-22
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Children: Day Care remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps in the forthcoming spending review to ensure that funding levels for childcare keep pace with the rising cost of living. more like this
tabling member constituency Birmingham, Selly Oak more like this
tabling member printed
Steve McCabe more like this
uin 280124 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-07-24more like thismore than 2019-07-24
answer text <p>The government recognizes how important an issue childcare is to families with young children and we’re taking action to help people with the cost of living. That is why we will be spending almost £6 billion a year on childcare support in 2019/20 – a record amount. Spending decisions beyond 2019/20 will be considered in full at the Spending Review.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South West Norfolk remove filter
answering member printed Elizabeth Truss more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-07-24T10:33:16.297Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-24T10:33:16.297Z
answering member
4097
label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss more like this
tabling member
298
label Biography information for Steve McCabe more like this
1138861
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-07-15more like thismore than 2019-07-15
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Children: Day Care remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of funding for the 30 hours' childcare policy for three- and four-year-olds. more like this
tabling member constituency Hampstead and Kilburn more like this
tabling member printed
Tulip Siddiq more like this
uin 277237 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-07-18more like thismore than 2019-07-18
answer text <p>The government recognizes how important an issue childcare is to families with young children. That is why we will be spending almost £6 billion a year on childcare support in 2019/20 – a record amount. This includes an initial allocation of around £3.5 billion for free childcare. Spending decisions beyond 2019/20 will be a matter for the Spending Review.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South West Norfolk remove filter
answering member printed Elizabeth Truss more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-07-18T08:23:08.653Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-18T08:23:08.653Z
answering member
4097
label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss more like this
tabling member
4518
label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq more like this
1136699
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-07-03more like thismore than 2019-07-03
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Children: Day Care remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the potential merits of the Government providing upfront financial support for childcare to parents claiming universal credit. more like this
tabling member constituency Newcastle-under-Lyme more like this
tabling member printed
Paul Farrelly more like this
uin 272776 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-07-08more like thismore than 2019-07-08
answer text <p>The Chancellor has regular discussions with his Cabinet colleagues on a range of topics.</p><p> </p><p>The government is committed to helping parents into work, and recognises that childcare costs can affect their decisions to take up work or increase their hours. That is why we are spending almost £6 billion in 2019-20 on childcare.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit claimants are able to claim up to 85% of their childcare costs, compared to 70% under the legacy benefit system. This can be claimed up to a month before starting a job, and is worth up to £13,000 a year for a family with two children. Where claimants face difficulty in paying their costs upfront, Jobcentres will use the Flexible Support Fund, which is a non-repayable award. Budgeting advances are also available for those already in work.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South West Norfolk remove filter
answering member printed Elizabeth Truss more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-07-08T09:17:59.543Zmore like thismore than 2019-07-08T09:17:59.543Z
answering member
4097
label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss more like this
tabling member
1436
label Biography information for Paul Farrelly more like this
1129619
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-06-04more like thismore than 2019-06-04
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Children: Day Care remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
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. more like this
tabling member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North more like this
tabling member printed
Catherine McKinnell more like this
uin 259994 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-06-10more like thismore than 2019-06-10
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 remove filter
answering member printed Elizabeth Truss more like this
grouped question UIN
259996 more like this
259997 more like this
259998 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-06-10T07:49:32.64Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-10T07:49:32.64Z
answering member
4097
label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss more like this
tabling member
4125
label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell more like this
1129620
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-06-04more like thismore than 2019-06-04
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Children: Day Care remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
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. more like this
tabling member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North more like this
tabling member printed
Catherine McKinnell more like this
uin 259995 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-06-11more like thismore than 2019-06-11
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 remove filter
answering member printed Elizabeth Truss more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-06-11T14:06:35.75Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-11T14:06:35.75Z
answering member
4097
label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss more like this
tabling member
4125
label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell more like this
1129621
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-06-04more like thismore than 2019-06-04
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Children: Day Care remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
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. more like this
tabling member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North more like this
tabling member printed
Catherine McKinnell more like this
uin 259996 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-06-10more like thismore than 2019-06-10
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 remove filter
answering member printed Elizabeth Truss more like this
grouped question UIN
259994 more like this
259997 more like this
259998 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-06-10T07:49:33.7Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-10T07:49:33.7Z
answering member
4097
label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss more like this
tabling member
4125
label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell more like this
1129622
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-06-04more like thismore than 2019-06-04
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Children: Day Care remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of tax-free childcare accounts are used by households with one or more self-employed parents as of 31 May 2019. more like this
tabling member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North more like this
tabling member printed
Catherine McKinnell more like this
uin 259997 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-06-10more like thismore than 2019-06-10
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 remove filter
answering member printed Elizabeth Truss more like this
grouped question UIN
259994 more like this
259996 more like this
259998 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-06-10T07:49:33.747Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-10T07:49:33.747Z
answering member
4097
label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss more like this
tabling member
4125
label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell more like this
1129623
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-06-04more like thismore than 2019-06-04
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Children: Day Care remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many children with disabilities were in receipt of tax-free childcare as of 31 May 2019. more like this
tabling member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne North more like this
tabling member printed
Catherine McKinnell more like this
uin 259998 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-06-10more like thismore than 2019-06-10
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 remove filter
answering member printed Elizabeth Truss more like this
grouped question UIN
259994 more like this
259996 more like this
259997 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-06-10T07:49:33.797Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-10T07:49:33.797Z
answering member
4097
label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss more like this
tabling member
4125
label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell more like this
1129040
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-06-03more like thismore than 2019-06-03
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Children: Day Care remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
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. more like this
tabling member constituency Newcastle-under-Lyme more like this
tabling member printed
Paul Farrelly more like this
uin 259045 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-06-06more like thismore than 2019-06-06
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> more like this
answering member constituency South West Norfolk remove filter
answering member printed Elizabeth Truss more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-06-06T14:08:24.19Zmore like thismore than 2019-06-06T14:08:24.19Z
answering member
4097
label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss more like this
tabling member
1436
label Biography information for Paul Farrelly more like this