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831124

registered interest
date	26/01/2018
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 children who were eligible for the 30 funded hours of childcare in the term commencing 1 September 2017 are no longer eligible in the current term, commencing 1 January 2018, because their parents (a) now exceed the earnings limit and (b) now earn below the minimum amount.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	125132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 31/01/2018 15:40:48 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

831171

registered interest
date	26/01/2018
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 people that did not receive information on the 30 hours free childcare from the Childcare Service website before the reconfirmation deadline date.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	125179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>Parents with an online childcare account are required to reconfirm their eligibility for 30 hours free childcare or Tax-Free Childcare every three months.</p><p> </p><p>All parents who needed to reconfirm for the spring term were sent reminders by the childcare service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 31/01/2018 16:04:53 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

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

830462

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 guidance his Department publishes for single parents seeking to claim under the tax-free childcare scheme.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	125028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The application process and eligibility criteria for Tax-Free Childcare are the same for single parents as they are for households with more than one parent. HM Revenue &amp; Customs has published eligibility guidance for Tax-Free Childcare which is regularly updated. The guidance can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In response to the question regarding steps HMRC is taking to increase the take-up of Tax-Free Childcare, I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given on 29 January 2018 (124790).</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 125029 question first answered 30/01/2018 13:09:09 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

830463

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, with reference to the Written Statement of 15 January 2018, HCWS 401, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of families registering for tax-free childcare.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	125029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The application process and eligibility criteria for Tax-Free Childcare are the same for single parents as they are for households with more than one parent. HM Revenue &amp; Customs has published eligibility guidance for Tax-Free Childcare which is regularly updated. The guidance can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/help-with-childcare-costs</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In response to the question regarding steps HMRC is taking to increase the take-up of Tax-Free Childcare, I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given on 29 January 2018 (124790).</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 125028 question first answered 30/01/2018 13:09:09 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

830576

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, pursuant to the answer of 8 January 2018 to Question 120802, on children:day care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential financial benefits to foster parents of making tax-free childcare available for fostered children.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	125104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The text messages that were sent to parents in December 2017 cost approximately £1,400. These messages were part of wider communications to encourage parents to apply, or reconfirm their eligibility for 30 hours free childcare before the start of the spring term. Over 326,000 30 hours codes were issued for the spring term.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is investing more in childcare than ever before. Tax-Free Childcare is one part of that childcare support and is aimed at working parents. Foster carers already receive funding for the care of their foster child from local authorities. Local authorities are best placed to individually assess what is in the best interests of fostered children. Where they judge that it is in the best interests of a fostered child, local authorities can fund childcare on a discretionary basis.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 125107 question first answered 30/01/2018 13:10:54 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

830579

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, pursuant to the answer of 8 January 2018 to Question 120803, on children: day care, what the cost to the public purse of sending those text messages was; and what proportion of the people who received a text message successfully reapplied for an eligibility code.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	125107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The text messages that were sent to parents in December 2017 cost approximately £1,400. These messages were part of wider communications to encourage parents to apply, or reconfirm their eligibility for 30 hours free childcare before the start of the spring term. Over 326,000 30 hours codes were issued for the spring term.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is investing more in childcare than ever before. Tax-Free Childcare is one part of that childcare support and is aimed at working parents. Foster carers already receive funding for the care of their foster child from local authorities. Local authorities are best placed to individually assess what is in the best interests of fostered children. Where they judge that it is in the best interests of a fostered child, local authorities can fund childcare on a discretionary basis.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 125104 question first answered 30/01/2018 13:10:54 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

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