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834254

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Overpayments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 154 of the HMRC Annual Report and Accounts 2016-17, how much in tax credits overpayments is written off due to the sums being time-barred under the provisions of the Limitation Act 1980 (or equivalent legislation applying in Scotland and Northern Ireland) in each tax year from 2013-14 to 2016-17 inclusive.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	125881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>The Limitation Act 1980 does not prevent HMRC recovering tax credits overpayment. We can ask the customer to repay the debt regardless of how old it is. The Act only restricts the time in which HMRC can take court proceedings to recover the debt.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 05/02/2018 12:13:21 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

834369

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Children: Disability
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 Question 124887, what additional funding he plans to make available to support the working parents of disabled people aged between 16 and 20 for the finance of their care.
tabling member constituency	St Helens South and Whiston
tabling member printed	Ms Marie Rimmer
uin	125989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>Child Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is a benefit for children under the age of 16 who, due to a disability or health condition, have mobility issues and/or require substantially more care, attention &amp; supervision than children their age normally would. If a parent or carer is claiming Child Tax Credits (CTC) and their child is in receipt of DLA or Personal Independence Payments (PIP), they are also eligible for additional premiums on their award and for childcare support.</p><p> </p><p>When a child approaches 16, they are informed that their DLA award will soon end and are invited to claim PIP. Spending on main disability benefits – PIP, DLA and Attendance Allowance – has risen by £4.1bn since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>Parents of disabled people between 16 and 20 may be able to claim Carer’s Allowance. More information about eligibility can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/carers-allowance/eligibility" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/carers-allowance/eligibility</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 05/02/2018 11:49:04 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4457 label Biography information for Ms Marie Rimmer

834397

registered interest
date	31/01/2018
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 the cost to the public purse has been of the Childcare Choices website.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	126016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>This Childcare Choices website brings together all the government schemes which offer support towards childcare costs. The cost of designing, building, and testing the website was £82,670. Annual operating costs for the website were provided in my response to the Hon. Member for Manchester Central on 16 January (122378).</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 05/02/2018 11:51:06 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

833758

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Compulsory Purchase
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on implementing (a) clauses 195 and 196 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 and (b) clauses 38 and 39 of the Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017.
tabling member constituency	Bromley and Chislehurst
tabling member printed	Robert Neill
uin	125516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials from my department have regular discussions with our counterparts in MHCLG to discuss a range of issues, including housing and planning.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 05/02/2018 12:01:35 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1601 label Biography information for Sir Robert Neill

833839

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
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 estimate he has made of how much the Government will spend on tax free childcare in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	125597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text The information requested is available at <a href="http://obr.uk/efo/economic-fiscal-outlook-november-2017/" target="_blank">http://obr.uk/efo/economic-fiscal-outlook-november-2017/</a><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 02/02/2018 10:33:13 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

833887

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
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 estimate how many families will benefit from the tax-free childcare scheme.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	125645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>HMRC and Department for Education commissioned a feasibility study into evaluating the impact of new childcare policies on the childcare market. This is available at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/499168/Feasibility_study_into_evaluating_the_labour_and_childcare_market_impacts_of_Tax-Free_Childcare_and_the_Free_Early_Education_Entitlement.pdf</p><p> </p><p>The study concluded that it would be difficult to attribute changes in the childcare market definitively to a single childcare policy given the concurrent introduction of other childcare changes, and other external factors that could impact upon the market. However, HMRC and the Department for Education will be monitoring trends in the childcare market, and conducting research to understand parents and childcare providers’ views on the impacts.</p><p>For the current financial year 2017/18 we forecast there to be 130 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff in HMRC and 160 FTE within National Savings &amp; Investments. We estimate that in financial year 2018/19 there will be 250 FTE staff employed in HMRC and 220 FTE within National Savings &amp; Investments. These forecasts are reviewed regularly and are subject to change.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding how many families will benefit from Tax-Free Childcare, I refer the Hon. Member to the response I gave to the Hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne North on 29 January (124793).</p><p> </p><p>The Government has not made an estimate on the number of divorced or separated parents who will have to decide which of them will have the Tax-Free Childcare account.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have a process for dealing with different claims from such parents. The first parent that applies for a childcare account and is eligible, is given an account. If another person later applies for the same child both parents are contacted and asked whether they’re content to stand aside for the other applicant (so that the case can be resolved amicably). If they chose not to do this, both parents are asked to provide evidence in support of their claim. HMRC resolve cases based on the facts of each case. The losing parent can appeal, in which case both parents are party to the appeal.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 125646 125648 125649 question first answered 02/02/2018 10:55:55 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

833888

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
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 (a) HM Revenue and Customs and (b) National Savings and Investments staff will be employed administering tax-free childcare in (i) 2017-18 and (ii) 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	125646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>HMRC and Department for Education commissioned a feasibility study into evaluating the impact of new childcare policies on the childcare market. This is available at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/499168/Feasibility_study_into_evaluating_the_labour_and_childcare_market_impacts_of_Tax-Free_Childcare_and_the_Free_Early_Education_Entitlement.pdf</p><p> </p><p>The study concluded that it would be difficult to attribute changes in the childcare market definitively to a single childcare policy given the concurrent introduction of other childcare changes, and other external factors that could impact upon the market. However, HMRC and the Department for Education will be monitoring trends in the childcare market, and conducting research to understand parents and childcare providers’ views on the impacts.</p><p>For the current financial year 2017/18 we forecast there to be 130 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff in HMRC and 160 FTE within National Savings &amp; Investments. We estimate that in financial year 2018/19 there will be 250 FTE staff employed in HMRC and 220 FTE within National Savings &amp; Investments. These forecasts are reviewed regularly and are subject to change.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding how many families will benefit from Tax-Free Childcare, I refer the Hon. Member to the response I gave to the Hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne North on 29 January (124793).</p><p> </p><p>The Government has not made an estimate on the number of divorced or separated parents who will have to decide which of them will have the Tax-Free Childcare account.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have a process for dealing with different claims from such parents. The first parent that applies for a childcare account and is eligible, is given an account. If another person later applies for the same child both parents are contacted and asked whether they’re content to stand aside for the other applicant (so that the case can be resolved amicably). If they chose not to do this, both parents are asked to provide evidence in support of their claim. HMRC resolve cases based on the facts of each case. The losing parent can appeal, in which case both parents are party to the appeal.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 125645 125648 125649 question first answered 02/02/2018 10:55:55 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

833890

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
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 estimate he has made of the number of divorced and separated parents who will have to decide which of them should own a tax-free childcare account; how HM Revenue and Customs plans to resolve disputes over such decisions; and what additional resources will be committed for this purpose.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	125648
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>HMRC and Department for Education commissioned a feasibility study into evaluating the impact of new childcare policies on the childcare market. This is available at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/499168/Feasibility_study_into_evaluating_the_labour_and_childcare_market_impacts_of_Tax-Free_Childcare_and_the_Free_Early_Education_Entitlement.pdf</p><p> </p><p>The study concluded that it would be difficult to attribute changes in the childcare market definitively to a single childcare policy given the concurrent introduction of other childcare changes, and other external factors that could impact upon the market. However, HMRC and the Department for Education will be monitoring trends in the childcare market, and conducting research to understand parents and childcare providers’ views on the impacts.</p><p>For the current financial year 2017/18 we forecast there to be 130 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff in HMRC and 160 FTE within National Savings &amp; Investments. We estimate that in financial year 2018/19 there will be 250 FTE staff employed in HMRC and 220 FTE within National Savings &amp; Investments. These forecasts are reviewed regularly and are subject to change.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding how many families will benefit from Tax-Free Childcare, I refer the Hon. Member to the response I gave to the Hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne North on 29 January (124793).</p><p> </p><p>The Government has not made an estimate on the number of divorced or separated parents who will have to decide which of them will have the Tax-Free Childcare account.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have a process for dealing with different claims from such parents. The first parent that applies for a childcare account and is eligible, is given an account. If another person later applies for the same child both parents are contacted and asked whether they’re content to stand aside for the other applicant (so that the case can be resolved amicably). If they chose not to do this, both parents are asked to provide evidence in support of their claim. HMRC resolve cases based on the facts of each case. The losing parent can appeal, in which case both parents are party to the appeal.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 125645 125646 125649 question first answered 02/02/2018 10:55:55 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

833891

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
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, whether he has made an estimate of the potential effect of the tax-free childcare scheme on childcare prices; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	125649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>HMRC and Department for Education commissioned a feasibility study into evaluating the impact of new childcare policies on the childcare market. This is available at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/499168/Feasibility_study_into_evaluating_the_labour_and_childcare_market_impacts_of_Tax-Free_Childcare_and_the_Free_Early_Education_Entitlement.pdf</p><p> </p><p>The study concluded that it would be difficult to attribute changes in the childcare market definitively to a single childcare policy given the concurrent introduction of other childcare changes, and other external factors that could impact upon the market. However, HMRC and the Department for Education will be monitoring trends in the childcare market, and conducting research to understand parents and childcare providers’ views on the impacts.</p><p>For the current financial year 2017/18 we forecast there to be 130 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff in HMRC and 160 FTE within National Savings &amp; Investments. We estimate that in financial year 2018/19 there will be 250 FTE staff employed in HMRC and 220 FTE within National Savings &amp; Investments. These forecasts are reviewed regularly and are subject to change.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding how many families will benefit from Tax-Free Childcare, I refer the Hon. Member to the response I gave to the Hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne North on 29 January (124793).</p><p> </p><p>The Government has not made an estimate on the number of divorced or separated parents who will have to decide which of them will have the Tax-Free Childcare account.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have a process for dealing with different claims from such parents. The first parent that applies for a childcare account and is eligible, is given an account. If another person later applies for the same child both parents are contacted and asked whether they’re content to stand aside for the other applicant (so that the case can be resolved amicably). If they chose not to do this, both parents are asked to provide evidence in support of their claim. HMRC resolve cases based on the facts of each case. The losing parent can appeal, in which case both parents are party to the appeal.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 125645 125646 125648 question first answered 02/02/2018 10:55:55 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

833948

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Poverty: Children
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 effect of the freeze in child benefit and child tax credits on child poverty in the past seven years.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	125706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>The proportion of people in absolute poverty is at record lows. Since 2010 there are 600,000 fewer people in absolute poverty, including 200,000 fewer children. Work is the most effective way out of poverty and unemployment has not been lower since 1975. From 2008 to 2015, average earnings grew by 12%, whereas most working-age benefits increased by 21%.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 05/02/2018 12:03:28 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor