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225299

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Bank Services: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of people in London, and in each London borough, who do not have a bank account.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Sadiq Khan
	uin	226279
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>The information is not available in the format requested. Benefit and Pension recipients who do not have a bank account are paid by Simple Payment.</p><p>As of 15<sup>th</sup> January 2015, there were <del class="ministerial">45,911 </del> <ins class="ministerial">44,528</ins> benefit recipients and pensioners in Great Britain being paid by Simple Payment.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 09/03/2015 16:34:23 question first ministerially corrected 25/03/2015 10:50:49 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb previous answer version 48695 answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	1577 label Biography information for Sadiq Khan

225268

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the amount of Child Support Agency arrears owing in cases with a current liability that will be (a) written off in full, (b) written off in part, (c) re-valued to take account of a previous interim maintenance assessment and (d) transferred to the Child Maintenance Service for collection as a result of the 2015 to 2018 phased closure of such cases.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	226432
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>We cannot predict how many parents with care will agree to have their child maintenance arrears written off during the case closure process; however all will be given the opportunity to do so. No estimates have been published for the amount of Child Support Agency arrears that will be (a) written off in full, (b) written off in part, (c) re-valued to take account of a previous interim maintenance assessment, or (d) transferred to the Child Maintenance Service for collection.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 226386 question first answered 10/03/2015 12:21:53 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

225269

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has undertaken a review of the results of the controlled approach to implementation of the power contained in the Child Support Management of Payments and Arrears (Amendment) Regulations 2012 allowing part payment of child maintenance arrears in full and final satisfaction of a debt where both parents consent; and if he will assess the merits of his Department adopting a pro-active rather than reactive approach to use of that power in suitable cases.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	226444
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The Department continues to consider the merits of adopting a proactive approach to part payment of child maintenance arrears. However the immediate priority is to ensure the smooth running of the 2012 child maintenance scheme so that children benefit from regular ongoing maintenance payments and we will continue to do all we can to collect historic Child Support Agency arrears.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 09/03/2015 16:24:45 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

225272

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were affected by the changes to the Home Responsibilities Protection scheme which allow for time bringing up children to be included as a full qualifying year for the State Pension.
	tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
	tabling member printed	Katy Clark
	uin	226373
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The state pension reforms under the Pensions Act 2007, affecting those reaching state pension age from 6 April 2010, included the introduction of a single contribution condition of 30 qualifying years of National Insurance contributions or credits for a full basic state pension and the replacement of the Home Responsibilities Protection scheme with a new system of National Insurance credits for parents and carers and earlier years of Home Responsibilities Protection were converted into qualifying years.</p><p> </p><p>These measures were primarily designed to improve the basic pension entitlements of women. The effects of the relaxation of the contribution conditions and the changes to Home Responsibilities Protection are complex. It has not been practicable to disaggregate the combined effects.</p><p> </p><p>However, information on the numbers of women resident in Great Britain receiving the full basic State Pension for the years 2009/10 to 2013/14 can be found in Table 1 of the Ad Hoc statistical release published to support the review of the Pensions Act 2007 which is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/398701/statistical-analysis-review-pensions-act-2007.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/398701/statistical-analysis-review-pensions-act-2007.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Equivalent information in relation to men is not readily available. <br> <br></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 09/03/2015 16:00:31 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

225273

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the likely proportion of parents with care with child maintenance arrears whose CSA cases will be closed as part of the scheduled case closure process who will opt to have their child maintenance arrears (a) written off as part of the shutdown and (b) transferred to the child maintenance service for future collection.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	226386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>We cannot predict how many parents with care will agree to have their child maintenance arrears written off during the case closure process; however all will be given the opportunity to do so. No estimates have been published for the amount of Child Support Agency arrears that will be (a) written off in full, (b) written off in part, (c) re-valued to take account of a previous interim maintenance assessment, or (d) transferred to the Child Maintenance Service for collection.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 226432 question first answered 10/03/2015 12:21:53 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

225274

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when his Department next plans to release statistics on the 2012 statutory child maintenance scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	226388
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The next release of the Child Maintenance Service Experimental Statistics on the 2012 Scheme is announced on the GOV.UK website at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/child-maintenance-service-2012-experimental-statistics-february-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/child-maintenance-service-2012-experimental-statistics-february-2015</a></p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 09/03/2015 16:33:47 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

225275

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many parents with care who have child maintenance arrears but who are not receiving ongoing maintenance through the Child Support Agency have been contacted by his Department since the Child Support Management of Payments and Arrears (Amendment) Regulations 2012 came into effect to be asked whether they wish the Agency to continue pursuing those arrears.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	226389
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Information on the number of cases that have been contacted by the Department regarding the pursuit of arrears is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 09/03/2015 16:28:12 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

225285

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to examine the arrears balances of individual Child Support Agency cases subject to case closure to re-value arrears arising from interim maintenance assessment.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
	tabling member printed	Dame Anne Begg
	uin	226300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2015 answer text <p>Under current plans for ending liability in 1993 and 2003 scheme cases, the Department will validate all CSA arrears, including arrears accrued from Interim Maintenance Assessments and those which have been suspended. The approach was set out in both “Preparing for the future, tackling the past: Child Maintenance – Arrears and Compliance Strategy 2012-2017 and Command Paper Cm8399 “Supporting separated families; securing children’s futures”. The validation process will include caseworkers resolving discrepancies on cases and completing outstanding tasks.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 226247 question first answered 10/03/2015 14:37:52 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	572 label Biography information for Dame Anne Begg

225286

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he has taken to close loopholes in securing child maintenance payments from non-resident parents since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	226306
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The new statutory child maintenance scheme introduced in 2012 primarily uses a link to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to get information on taxable earnings of non-resident parents. This enables more accurate maintenance calculations and removes the ability of many paying parents to manipulate the income information they provide. Under the 2003 Scheme we have also expanded income assessable for maintenance to include ‘foreign earnings’ declarable to HMRC for UK tax purposes.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>To secure collection, we continue to apply targeted enforcement measures proportionate to the difficulties and severity of any instance(s) of non-compliance. To reinforce this, since 2010, we have introduced the ability to deduct maintenance directly from someone’s bank account.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 09/03/2015 16:21:02 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

225287

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2015
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what interim evaluation has been made of the effectiveness of the Child Maintenance Service compared to the Child Support Agency since its establishment.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	226305
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2015 answer text <p>The National Audit Office completed an independent review of the Child Maintenance Service in 2014. The final report, ‘Child maintenance 2012 scheme: early progress’ is published at <a href="http://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Child-maintenance-2012-scheme-early-progress.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Child-maintenance-2012-scheme-early-progress.pdf</a>.</p><p>There has not been an equivalent review of the Child Support Agency since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will evaluate the effectiveness of the Child Maintenance Service in line with the ‘Child Maintenance Reforms Evaluation Strategy’, published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/387584/child-maintenance-reforms-evaluation-strategy.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/387584/child-maintenance-reforms-evaluation-strategy.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 226304 question first answered 09/03/2015 16:30:26 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams