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date	20/11/2018
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 the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have reported technical issues with tax-free childcare payments to his Department as of October 2018; and how those people so affected will be compensated.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	193504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>The vast majority of parents apply for and use their childcare accounts without problems. Where parents have experienced technical issues that impact them financially, HMRC has arrangements in place to ensure that they do not miss out as a result. Where parents report technical issues with their Tax-Free Childcare payments, HMRC pay compensation to reimburse them for any missed government top-up.</p><p>To 31 October 2018, HMRC has received 4,560 complaints from parents who have experienced technical issues with the childcare service. HMRC does not hold information on the breakdown of the complaints in relation to Tax-Free Childcare payments specifically.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 28/11/2018 16:54:32 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

989462

registered interest
date	17/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Government Controlled Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department (a) holds a list of Government controlled companies which only produce financial reports as small companies and (b) monitors the risk to the taxpayer of undisclosed contingent liabilities in Government controlled companies.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	180828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p>Government controlled companies, including small companies, must comply with the applicable requirements in the Companies Act 2006 and follow the financial reporting principles of the HM Treasury Financial Reporting Manual (except for public corporations that are not trading funds). This includes the provision of the additional disclosures required by the Manual where these go beyond the Companies Act. The Manual applies EU adopted international financial reporting standards (IFRS) as adapted or interpreted for the public sector. Sections within the Companies Act 2006 define the qualifying criteria for small companies’ regime. The disclosure exemptions permitted under the small companies’ regime do not generally apply to government owned companies unless specific approval has been sought by the Relevant Authority. All entities that follow the Manual, must follow its guidance on the disclosure of contingent liabilities.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 26/10/2018 11:12:29 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

987818

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Government Controlled Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 September 2018 on Question 171482 on Public Sector: Accounting, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on (a) auditing the accounts of Government-controlled companies that are not audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General, (b) monitoring the accounting framework which those accounts are audited against and (c) the overall scrutiny of public spending.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	179278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to legislate in these areas.</p><p> </p><p>a) As outlined in the Dear Accounting Officer letter of 17 January 2008 it is the expectation of HMT that the Comptroller and Auditor General is appointed the auditor for Government-controlled Companies. If they do not appoint the C&amp;AG as auditor, departments will need to be able to account for their reasons for preferring another auditor.</p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20080727043654/http:/www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/media/8/1/dao0108.pdf" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20080727043654/http:/www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/media/8/1/dao0108.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>b) The accounts of non-profit making companies included within the Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of non-profit making companies) Order 2009 (SI 2009/476) and as amended by subsequent Orders must be examined and certified by the Comptroller and Audit General. Companies must comply with applicable requirements in the Companies Act 2006 and follow the financial reporting principles of the HM Treasury Financial Reporting Manual (except for public corporations that are not trading funds). Companies that have charitable status should comply with applicable charities legislation and where relevant, the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) Accounting for Charities, issued by the Charity Commission. The HM Treasury Financial Reporting Manual is updated on a yearly basis in December by HM Treasury and the Companies Act 2006 is updated on an on-going basis by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>c) Public spending is scrutinised through the Committee system and further examined by the scrutiny of Parliament as a whole. In addition the routine publication of Annual Reports and Accounts as well as numerous other transparency publications facilitate scrutiny by the public and the media. The published Annual Reports and Accounts must comply with applicable requirements in the Companies Act 2006 and follow the financial reporting principles of the HM Treasury Financial Reporting Manual (except for public corporations that are not trading funds). HM Treasury are currently undertaking a review of the Annual Reports and Accounts including looking at the recommendations set out in the ‘Accounting for democracy: making sure Parliament, the people and ministers know how and why public money is spent’ report written by the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 23/10/2018 12:51:53 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq