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869444

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
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 29 January 2018 to Questions 124596 and 124597, on children: day care, for what reasons he did not answer the substantive questions in the answers provided.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	133958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The information requested in question 133960 is not available.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC regularly engage with employers and attend employer events and forums to talk directly to employers about the benefits of Tax-Free Childcare. Resource and information about Tax-Free Childcare has been included in the HMRC employer bulletin, reaching over 750,000 employers.</p><p> </p><p>Robust estimates are not available for the information requested in question 133963. The Government announced the closure of the childcare voucher scheme to new entrants at Budget 2016. Therefore, parents of 12 to 15 year olds have either decided not to join the voucher scheme or are unable to join the scheme because they are self-employed or their employer does not offer vouchers.</p><p> </p><p>I refer the honourable member to the answer I gave on 30 January (124938) which provided our estimate of those parents who will be eligible for Tax-Free Childcare and those that receive childcare vouchers.</p><p> </p><p>Tax-Free Childcare is now fully rolled out, and we will keep it under review to ensure it’s delivering the support needed for working families.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 133960 133962 133963 question first answered 27/03/2018 14:01:35 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

869446

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
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 30 January to Question 124938 on Children: Day Care, how many and what proportion of recipients will receive the full £2,000 top-up under the tax-free childcare scheme.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	133960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2018 answer text <p>The information requested in question 133960 is not available.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC regularly engage with employers and attend employer events and forums to talk directly to employers about the benefits of Tax-Free Childcare. Resource and information about Tax-Free Childcare has been included in the HMRC employer bulletin, reaching over 750,000 employers.</p><p> </p><p>Robust estimates are not available for the information requested in question 133963. The Government announced the closure of the childcare voucher scheme to new entrants at Budget 2016. Therefore, parents of 12 to 15 year olds have either decided not to join the voucher scheme or are unable to join the scheme because they are self-employed or their employer does not offer vouchers.</p><p> </p><p>I refer the honourable member to the answer I gave on 30 January (124938) which provided our estimate of those parents who will be eligible for Tax-Free Childcare and those that receive childcare vouchers.</p><p> </p><p>Tax-Free Childcare is now fully rolled out, and we will keep it under review to ensure it’s delivering the support needed for working families.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 133958 133962 133963 question first answered 27/03/2018 14:01:35 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

830372

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
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 assessment he has made of the effect of closing Childcare Vouchers on families that cannot afford to spend £8000 per child on childcare each year.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	124938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>We estimate that 1.5 million families will be eligible for Tax-Free Childcare, and have childcare costs. We estimate that there are currently 600,000 families using childcare vouchers.</p><p>Those parents, including those with children aged over 11, will be able to continue to receive vouchers when the scheme closes to new entrants in April 2018, whilst they work for the same employer and that employer continues to offer them. Tax-Free Childcare provides a 25% top-up on money paid into an online account, which parents can use to pay their childcare provider. Parents can receive up to £2,000 per child, per year in Government top-up and there is no lower limit on deposits.</p><p>The introduction of Tax-Free Childcare is an opportunity for all employers to engage with working parents, not just the minority who offer childcare vouchers. HMRC are working with employers so that they understand and can advise their employees about the benefits of Tax-Free Childcare.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 124939 124940 question first answered 30/01/2018 13:03:25 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

830373

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
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, how many parents with children over the age of 11 who previously claimed childcare vouchers will not receive support for childcare after the closure of that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	124939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>We estimate that 1.5 million families will be eligible for Tax-Free Childcare, and have childcare costs. We estimate that there are currently 600,000 families using childcare vouchers.</p><p>Those parents, including those with children aged over 11, will be able to continue to receive vouchers when the scheme closes to new entrants in April 2018, whilst they work for the same employer and that employer continues to offer them. Tax-Free Childcare provides a 25% top-up on money paid into an online account, which parents can use to pay their childcare provider. Parents can receive up to £2,000 per child, per year in Government top-up and there is no lower limit on deposits.</p><p>The introduction of Tax-Free Childcare is an opportunity for all employers to engage with working parents, not just the minority who offer childcare vouchers. HMRC are working with employers so that they understand and can advise their employees about the benefits of Tax-Free Childcare.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 124938 124940 question first answered 30/01/2018 13:03:25 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

830374

registered interest
date	25/01/2018
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 steps he is taking to support engagement between employers and employees on facilitating childcare after the closure of the childcare vouchers scheme.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	124940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>We estimate that 1.5 million families will be eligible for Tax-Free Childcare, and have childcare costs. We estimate that there are currently 600,000 families using childcare vouchers.</p><p>Those parents, including those with children aged over 11, will be able to continue to receive vouchers when the scheme closes to new entrants in April 2018, whilst they work for the same employer and that employer continues to offer them. Tax-Free Childcare provides a 25% top-up on money paid into an online account, which parents can use to pay their childcare provider. Parents can receive up to £2,000 per child, per year in Government top-up and there is no lower limit on deposits.</p><p>The introduction of Tax-Free Childcare is an opportunity for all employers to engage with working parents, not just the minority who offer childcare vouchers. HMRC are working with employers so that they understand and can advise their employees about the benefits of Tax-Free Childcare.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 124938 124939 question first answered 30/01/2018 13:03:25 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

829819

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
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, if he will commission a distributional impact assessment of his Department’s policy to close childcare vouchers.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	124596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>We believe it is right to support those on middle incomes, as well as those on lower incomes, with the cost of childcare. Whilst those on lower incomes will be able to access more generous support through tax credits or universal credit, both Employer-supported Childcare and Tax-free Childcare benefit those on middle and higher incomes, who are not in receipt of universal credit but may still find it difficult to manage the cost of childcare.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 124597 question first answered 29/01/2018 17:25:05 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

829820

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
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 comparative estimate he has made of the number of families who will receive support under (a) tax-free childcare and (b) childcare vouchers.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	124597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2018 answer text <p>We believe it is right to support those on middle incomes, as well as those on lower incomes, with the cost of childcare. Whilst those on lower incomes will be able to access more generous support through tax credits or universal credit, both Employer-supported Childcare and Tax-free Childcare benefit those on middle and higher incomes, who are not in receipt of universal credit but may still find it difficult to manage the cost of childcare.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 124596 question first answered 29/01/2018 17:25:05 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

828825

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Childcare Vouchers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review his policy on the closure of the childcare vouchers scheme.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	124451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government is investing a record amount on childcare support – around £6 billion per annum in 2019/2020. It’s important that that support is properly targeted.</p><p> </p><p>Whereas currently around 600,000 families are in receipt of childcare vouchers, we estimate that 1.5 million families with childcare costs will be eligible for TFC.</p><p> </p><p>Tax-Free Childcare is fairer and better targeted than the voucher scheme, as it covers a percentage of all childcare costs meaning parents who work longer hours and need more childcare are not disadvantaged. TFC does not depend on your employer offering the scheme – one of the reasons why it’s fairer.</p><p> </p><p>Parents in receipt of childcare vouchers will be able to continue to use vouchers when the scheme closes to new entrants in April 2018, whilst they work for the same employer and that employer continues to offer them.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 124452 question first answered 30/01/2018 14:12:24 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

828826

registered interest
date	23/01/2018
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, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of retaining childcare vouchers alongside the tax-free childcare scheme.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	124452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government is investing a record amount on childcare support – around £6 billion per annum in 2019/2020. It’s important that that support is properly targeted.</p><p> </p><p>Whereas currently around 600,000 families are in receipt of childcare vouchers, we estimate that 1.5 million families with childcare costs will be eligible for TFC.</p><p> </p><p>Tax-Free Childcare is fairer and better targeted than the voucher scheme, as it covers a percentage of all childcare costs meaning parents who work longer hours and need more childcare are not disadvantaged. TFC does not depend on your employer offering the scheme – one of the reasons why it’s fairer.</p><p> </p><p>Parents in receipt of childcare vouchers will be able to continue to use vouchers when the scheme closes to new entrants in April 2018, whilst they work for the same employer and that employer continues to offer them.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 124451 question first answered 30/01/2018 14:12:24 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

802730

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
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, if he will retain Childcare Vouchers alongside the Tax-Free Childcare rollout.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	118279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer that I gave on 06 December to the Hon Member for Glasgow East (116199).</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 12/12/2017 14:39:57 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe