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536430

registered interest
date	14/07/2016
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 paragraph 1.160 of the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015, Cm 9162, what estimate he has made of the number of families who will be eligible for tax-free childcare when that scheme is introduced.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
uin	42805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2016 answer text <p>Once Tax-Free Childcare is fully open, we estimate that around 2 million families will be eligible and that up to 1 million families may take up the scheme in ‘steady state’, including self-employed parents.</p><p> </p><p>Tax-Free Childcare will be launched from early 2017. To roll out the scheme in a safe and managed way, we will be gradually opening up the scheme to all eligible parents by the end of 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Parents of the youngest children, including self-employed parents, will be able to enter the scheme first - as childcare costs for this group are often the highest. Families with multiple children will be able to join the scheme when their youngest child becomes eligible, and at that point they will be able to receive support for all their qualifying children.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 42768 42769 42787 question first answered 19/07/2016 15:49:52 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

536431

registered interest
date	14/07/2016
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 self-employed parents who will be eligible for tax-free childcare.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
uin	42768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2016 answer text <p>Once Tax-Free Childcare is fully open, we estimate that around 2 million families will be eligible and that up to 1 million families may take up the scheme in ‘steady state’, including self-employed parents.</p><p> </p><p>Tax-Free Childcare will be launched from early 2017. To roll out the scheme in a safe and managed way, we will be gradually opening up the scheme to all eligible parents by the end of 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Parents of the youngest children, including self-employed parents, will be able to enter the scheme first - as childcare costs for this group are often the highest. Families with multiple children will be able to join the scheme when their youngest child becomes eligible, and at that point they will be able to receive support for all their qualifying children.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 42769 42787 42805 question first answered 19/07/2016 15:49:52 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

536432

registered interest
date	14/07/2016
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 assessment of the merits of enabling self-employed parents to open tax-free childcare accounts before those accounts are rolled out to other families.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
uin	42769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2016 answer text <p>Once Tax-Free Childcare is fully open, we estimate that around 2 million families will be eligible and that up to 1 million families may take up the scheme in ‘steady state’, including self-employed parents.</p><p> </p><p>Tax-Free Childcare will be launched from early 2017. To roll out the scheme in a safe and managed way, we will be gradually opening up the scheme to all eligible parents by the end of 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Parents of the youngest children, including self-employed parents, will be able to enter the scheme first - as childcare costs for this group are often the highest. Families with multiple children will be able to join the scheme when their youngest child becomes eligible, and at that point they will be able to receive support for all their qualifying children.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 42768 42787 42805 question first answered 19/07/2016 15:49:52 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

536433

registered interest
date	14/07/2016
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, for what reasons the tax-free childcare scheme will be rolled out to parents of the youngest children first.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Melanie Onn
uin	42787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2016 answer text <p>Once Tax-Free Childcare is fully open, we estimate that around 2 million families will be eligible and that up to 1 million families may take up the scheme in ‘steady state’, including self-employed parents.</p><p> </p><p>Tax-Free Childcare will be launched from early 2017. To roll out the scheme in a safe and managed way, we will be gradually opening up the scheme to all eligible parents by the end of 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Parents of the youngest children, including self-employed parents, will be able to enter the scheme first - as childcare costs for this group are often the highest. Families with multiple children will be able to join the scheme when their youngest child becomes eligible, and at that point they will be able to receive support for all their qualifying children.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 42768 42769 42805 question first answered 19/07/2016 15:49:52 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4464 label Biography information for Melanie Onn

518945

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
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 paragraph 6.9 of the Childcare and early years survey of parents 2014-15, what progress HM Revenue and Customs is making in raising awareness of the tax-free childcare scheme.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
tabling member printed	Craig Williams
uin	37261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>The Government will publicise the scheme in good time ahead of its introduction through a range of digital and non-digital channels.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs will also work with the childcare industry and representative groups who interact regularly with parents to raise awareness of the scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 26/05/2016 15:45:50 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4438 label Biography information for Craig Williams

518946

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
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 the Government's review of Atos contracts will affect the preparations for the launch of tax-free childcare.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
tabling member printed	Craig Williams
uin	37264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>We do not anticipate that the review of Atos contracts will affect the preparations for the launch of Tax-Free Childcare. The Cabinet Office will write to the PAC summarising the findings of the review and it will be completed in summer 2016.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 26/05/2016 15:42:59 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4438 label Biography information for Craig Williams

518947

registered interest
date	18/05/2016
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, on what dates in 2017 tax-free childcare is planned to be made available to children aged (a) 0-2, (b) 3-4, (c) 5-6, (d) 7-8, (e) 9-10 and (f) 11-12 years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff North
tabling member printed	Craig Williams
uin	37265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>Tax-Free Childcare will be launched from early 2017. To roll out the scheme in a safe and managed way, we will be gradually opening up the scheme to all eligible parents within 12 months.</p><p> </p><p>We will provide further details of the exact plans for this rollout in due course and in good time for parents and childcare providers to prepare for the introduction of Tax-Free Childcare.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 26/05/2016 15:41:26 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4438 label Biography information for Craig Williams

515764

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
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 support will be provided to parents should they have difficulties accessing support through the tax-free childcare scheme; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	35627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2016 answer text <p>Tax-Free Childcare is being designed to be as straightforward as possible for parents. It will be quick and easy to apply online for the vast majority who are able to do so. However, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs will ensure that assistance is provided to families who cannot access the internet so that they do not miss out on the support available via Tax-Free Childcare.</p><p> </p><p>Once the scheme is fully open, we estimate that up to 1 million families may take up the scheme in ‘steady state’.</p><p> </p><p>The Tax-Free Childcare system will be extensively tested before the scheme is launched.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 35624 35625 35626 question first answered 29/04/2016 09:17:56 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

515765

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
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 plans he has to pilot his policy on tax-free childcare before it is launched.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	35624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2016 answer text <p>Tax-Free Childcare is being designed to be as straightforward as possible for parents. It will be quick and easy to apply online for the vast majority who are able to do so. However, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs will ensure that assistance is provided to families who cannot access the internet so that they do not miss out on the support available via Tax-Free Childcare.</p><p> </p><p>Once the scheme is fully open, we estimate that up to 1 million families may take up the scheme in ‘steady state’.</p><p> </p><p>The Tax-Free Childcare system will be extensively tested before the scheme is launched.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 35625 35626 35627 question first answered 29/04/2016 09:17:56 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

515766

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
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 he expects the take-up rate of tax-free childcare to be.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	35625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2016 answer text <p>Tax-Free Childcare is being designed to be as straightforward as possible for parents. It will be quick and easy to apply online for the vast majority who are able to do so. However, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs will ensure that assistance is provided to families who cannot access the internet so that they do not miss out on the support available via Tax-Free Childcare.</p><p> </p><p>Once the scheme is fully open, we estimate that up to 1 million families may take up the scheme in ‘steady state’.</p><p> </p><p>The Tax-Free Childcare system will be extensively tested before the scheme is launched.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 35624 35626 35627 question first answered 29/04/2016 09:17:56 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips