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797338

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date	29/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Hartz Reforms on employment in Germany, what support his Department provides to people in marginal employment in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
tabling member printed	Sir Michael Fallon
uin	116301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>A key purpose of the Hartz reforms was to increase flexibility in the German labour market and reduce tax pressures on low-paid and temporary workers. It helped Germany stop a long-term increase in unemployment.</p><p> </p><p>The UK unemployment rate currently stands at 4.3%, a 42 year low. The UK ranks very well internationally on labour market flexibility. It is a key strength of our economy and has played an important role in achieving the near record employment levels that we currently enjoy.</p><p> </p><p>We also exempt many low-paid jobs from income tax. This government has increased the personal allowance, and as a result, 1.2m individuals will be taken out of income tax altogether by 2018-19 compared to 2015-16.</p><p> </p><p>We are also introducing Universal Credit, a long overdue and necessary reform. It responds dynamically to changes in income and ensures that it always pays to work more.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 07/12/2017 14:22:39 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon

797350

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date	29/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Social Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he made of the adequacy of social care funding prior to Autumn Budget 2017.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	116313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>Recognising the challenges of an ageing and growing population, Spring Budget 2017 announced £2 billion additional funding for adult social care to meet social care needs, reduce pressures on NHS services, and support the social care provider market.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 04/12/2017 14:03:08 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

797368

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
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 problems with the Childcare Service helpline have been resolved.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	116331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The childcare service helpline is run by National Savings and Investments (NS&amp;I) who are HMRC’s delivery partner for the service. They have recently increased the staff working on the helpline. HMRC are working with NS&amp;I to deliver training and support to the childcare service helpline to improve the quality of service.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 07/12/2017 14:25:17 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

797400

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations his Department received ahead of the autumn Budget 2017 on compensation for Equitable Life investors.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	116363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>Up to £1.5bn has already been allocated to the Equitable Life Payment Scheme. Whilst several representations were received for further funding, there are no plans to reopen the Payment Scheme or to allocate further funds to it.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 07/12/2017 13:36:01 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran