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909261

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cost of Living
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress the Government has made on supporting families with the cost of living.
tabling member constituency	Amber Valley
tabling member printed	Nigel Mills
uin	905491
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>People’s disposable income is now 4.6% higher in real terms than in 2010. That is because we have turned around the economy and held taxes down.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 22/05/2018 13:37:42 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4136 label Biography information for Nigel Mills

909319

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
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 Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2018 to Question 137634 on Children: Day Care, what funding his Department had allocated for (a) Call Centre Costs and (b) IT Support Costs in advance of financial year 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	146946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>Parents apply for Tax-Free Childcare and 30 hours free childcare through a single online application - the childcare service. The forecast costs for running the childcare service for 2017-18 were £28.7million for the call centre and operational support and £16.1million for IT support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 04/06/2018 12:50:05 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

909334

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Child Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on child benefit being paid in respect of all children in a family, regardless of their number.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	146822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2018 answer text <p>Child Benefit helps with the costs of raising children, such as the cost of food, clothing and other necessities. This benefit remains universal, while a minority of families have some or all of their Child Benefit charged back via the High Income Child Benefit Charge.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 25/05/2018 14:35:20 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

909393

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Defence Fire and Rescue Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the Treasury Approval note relating to the Defence Fire and Rescue project.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
uin	146936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2018 answer text <p>The Defence Fire and Rescue Project aims to identify whether an industry service provider will provide increased value for money in the delivery of a worldwide Defence Fire and Rescue Service. A decision on the outcome of this project will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 25/05/2018 14:33:20 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

909215

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Childcare Vouchers: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance his Department has issued to childcare voucher providers on changes to data-handling as a result of the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	146317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) recognise the challenges facing organisations across the UK in their preparations for the General Data Protection Regulation. The ICO is leading on providing guidance and support to UK organisations and has published a number of resources on the Commissioner's website (ico.org.uk) to help all organisations prepare.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 24/05/2018 11:15:32 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

907172

registered interest
date	18/05/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	EU Grants and Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2018 to Question 143241, whether Shared Prosperity Fund will be operational on 30 March 2019.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	145618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2018 answer text <p>We will launch the UK Shared Prosperity Fund following the UK’s departure from the European Union.</p><p>The implementation period included within the draft Withdrawal Agreement with the EU means that we will see all parts of the UK receive their full allocation of structural funds from the EU’s 2014-2020 budget.</p><p>The Industrial Strategy White Paper set out that we intend to consult this year on the precise design and priorities for the fund. Further details on the operation of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will be set out following this consultation.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 23/05/2018 13:07:07 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

906298

registered interest
date	17/05/2018
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 Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which company is contracted to resolve technical issues with the tax free childcare online application system; what targets are set in that contract; and how much money that is paid to that company under that contract.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	145359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>The vast majority of parents can use the childcare service (through which they apply for Tax-Free Childcare and 30 hours free childcare) without any problems. HMRC has been working with their delivery partner National Savings &amp; Investments (NS&amp;I) and NS&amp;I’s supplier Atos to make improvements to the service. As a result over 99% of parents are now receiving their eligibility decision within 5 working days.</p><p>It is not the Government’s usual practice to comment on contractual matters between departments and their contactors since they may be commercially sensitive.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 22/05/2018 13:02:04 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

905632

registered interest
date	16/05/2018
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 Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many parents using the tax free childcare online application system have submitted compensation claims after not receiving a top-up from HMRC; what the average amount of those claims is; what the average response time for such claims has been; and how much compensation has been paid (a) to each such claimant and (b) in total.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	144949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave on 12 March 2018 (PQ 131774).</p><p> </p><p>HMRC currently processes the vast majority of payments in lieu of government top-up within 5 working days.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 21/05/2018 12:19:53 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

904645

registered interest
date	15/05/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Care Workers: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what implications there are for his policy of the report Care workers, challenges of the tax and benefits system, published on 2 May 2018 by the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group; and whether his Department has made an assessment of potential risks of care workers being paid less than the minimum wage.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	144269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2018 answer text <p><strong></strong>The government keeps all tax and welfare policies under review. We continue to monitor closely the social care workforce and the experience of care workers, and have committed to publishing a joint health and workforce strategy that will define ways to further support our much-valued care workforce. We remain fully committed to strong enforcement of National Minimum and Living Wage (NMW) rates for all workers, including those in the social care sector, in accordance with the law.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 21/05/2018 12:25:16 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

904656

registered interest
date	15/05/2018
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 Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money from the public purse was spent on tax-free childcare in 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	144292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answer I gave on 19 March 2018 (PQ 133037).</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 144293 144294 question first answered 23/05/2018 09:19:57 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell