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1051402

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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 the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department has taken to improve public understanding of the link between national insurance credits and child benefit; and what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the pension income of stay-at-home parents who do not claim child benefit of the high-income child benefit tax charge.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	214595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The government has always encouraged families to claim Child Benefit to receive the associated National Insurance credits and help protect their future right to the State Pension.</p><p> </p><p>Parents are advised to do this on the Child Benefit claim form (which is included in Bounty Packs that go to new parents), through the HMRC helpline, and online at GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>From April 2019 the Child Benefit claim form and accompanying notes will further emphasise the non-monetary benefits a Child Benefit award provides: in particular, the associated National Insurance credits which protect their State Pension.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, HMRC is developing social media content and material that can be distributed to external partners, to further promote the importance of claiming.</p><p> </p><p>Most parents are able to qualify for the new State Pension, even if there are gaps of up to 15 years in their National Insurance records. This means that those parents who have not claimed Child Benefit still have the opportunity to achieve the full State Pension.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 04/02/2019 12:20:30 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1051415

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Erasmus+ Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to provide funding for students due to start their Erasmus+ placements after 29 March 2019 in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Gordon Marsden
uin	214484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>In the event that the UK leaves the EU with a withdrawal agreement in place, the UK will participate in Erasmus+ until the end of the current cycle in 2020. Leaving the EU with a deal remains the government’s top priority.</p><p> </p><p>In the event the UK leaves the EU without a withdrawal agreement, the Government will engage with the European Commission with the aim of securing the UK’s participation in Erasmus+ until 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Further information can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/erasmus-in-the-uk-if-theres-no-brexit-deal/erasmus-in-the-uk-if-theres-no-brexit-deal" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/erasmus-in-the-uk-if-theres-no-brexit-deal/erasmus-in-the-uk-if-theres-no-brexit-deal</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 04/02/2019 15:48:45 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	465 label Biography information for Gordon Marsden

1051462

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the contribution of the Chief Secretary to the Treasury of 29 January 2019, Official Report, Column 637, to which (a) initial and (b) final financial year she referred to in relation to official estimates of the change in the number of children in absolute child poverty.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
uin	214529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>From 2009/10 to 2016/17, the number of children in absolute poverty fell from 2.5 million to 2.2 million.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 04/02/2019 12:23:34 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1050319

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on reviewing the adequacy of funding for social security benefits.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	908885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>We are projected to spend almost £100bn on working age welfare in GB in 2019/20 – more than in any other year.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 29/01/2019 15:55:44 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1050320

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the effect of the roll-out of universal credit on the personal finances of claimants.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	908886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>Universal Credit replaces an outdated system of six different benefits, ensuring it always pays to work. We’ve scrapped the seven waiting days for Universal Credit so that people get their payments faster, and we’ve increased advances so everyone who needs it can get their first month’s pay within five days.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 29/01/2019 15:57:34 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1050364

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Low Incomes: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Scotland on providing additional support for low-income households in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	908888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>We’re supporting the living standards of low income families in Scotland and across the UK. The lowest earners saw the fastest pay rise in 20 years with National Living Wage and their wages rose by 8% in real terms between 2015 and 2018.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 29/01/2019 16:18:30 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1050495

registered interest
date	29/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	EU Budget: Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the Government will make an estimate of the amount of money that the EU has spent on the (a) Republic of Ireland and (b) island of Ireland to date; and if he will make an estimate of the amount of money the UK has contributed to those bodies that formed part of that spending.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	214013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text The government contributes to the EU budget as a whole and not to individual member states or funds, therefore it is not possible to separate UK funding which has been allocated to the Republic of Ireland or the island of Ireland through the EU budget. The Commission does however publish details of receipts to each Member State which can be found online at: <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/budget/figures/interactive/index_en.cfm" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/budget/figures/interactive/index_en.cfm</a><p>An overview of EU funding to Northern Ireland can be found online at: <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/unitedkingdom/news/eu-funding-northern-ireland-0_en" target="_blank">https://ec.europa.eu/unitedkingdom/news/eu-funding-northern-ireland-0_en</a></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 04/02/2019 12:25:42 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1047687

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Medicine: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Department of Health and Social Care on funding for additional domestic medical student places.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	212325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The government is delivering on its commitment to roll out an extra 1,500 medical school places. Around 630 have taken up places on medical courses in September 2018, bringing the total intake for 2018/19 to 6,701 - the highest on record. A further 690 will be available to students in 2019/20 and the remaining 180 places will be available in 2020/21.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS has established a national workforce group, which will look at the future medical workforce as part of delivering on the workforce aims set out in the Long-Term Plan. The NHS will publish a detailed workforce implementation plan in the Spring.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 212326 212327 question first answered 29/01/2019 16:33:13 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

1047688

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Medicine: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of funding additional domestic medical student places to meet NHS demand.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	212326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The government is delivering on its commitment to roll out an extra 1,500 medical school places. Around 630 have taken up places on medical courses in September 2018, bringing the total intake for 2018/19 to 6,701 - the highest on record. A further 690 will be available to students in 2019/20 and the remaining 180 places will be available in 2020/21.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS has established a national workforce group, which will look at the future medical workforce as part of delivering on the workforce aims set out in the Long-Term Plan. The NHS will publish a detailed workforce implementation plan in the Spring.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 212325 212327 question first answered 29/01/2019 16:33:13 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

1047689

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Medicine: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to ensure the UK has the ability to train sufficient numbers of medical students for the NHS workforce.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	212327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>The government is delivering on its commitment to roll out an extra 1,500 medical school places. Around 630 have taken up places on medical courses in September 2018, bringing the total intake for 2018/19 to 6,701 - the highest on record. A further 690 will be available to students in 2019/20 and the remaining 180 places will be available in 2020/21.</p><p> </p><p>The NHS has established a national workforce group, which will look at the future medical workforce as part of delivering on the workforce aims set out in the Long-Term Plan. The NHS will publish a detailed workforce implementation plan in the Spring.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 212325 212326 question first answered 29/01/2019 16:33:13 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans