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620843

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date	25/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Child Tax Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will carry out an impact assessment on the effect on child poverty levels of limiting tax credit payments to two children.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	50046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>There will be no cash losers as a result of the Government’s policy to limit support to two children in Child Tax Credit and Universal Credit. An impact assessment of Tax Credits and Universal Credit changes to Child Element and Family Element was published in July 2015.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 02/11/2016 11:53:36 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

621044

registered interest
date	25/10/2016
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	Child Tax Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions he has had with (a) Ministers and (b) officials of the Department for Work and Pensions on plans to exempt women who have a third or subsequent child as a result of rape from the Government's plan to limit tax credits to two children per family.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	50087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2016 answer text <p>The government is aware that the exceptions to the policy to limit the child element in Universal Credit and the individual element in Child Tax Credit to a maximum of two children are sensitive. We contacted a number of organisations in August 2015 and met with several of those organisations in early 2016 to discuss the exceptions. Officials have also discussed this issue between government departments and at wider DWP and HMRC stakeholder meetings.</p><p>The government launched a consultation on 21 October 2016 to seek evidence and invite views from stakeholders to inform the design of the exceptions and their implementation. All Ministers with an interest are consulted as part of the clearance process for any Government consultation. The consultation document is published online here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/universal-credit-and-child-tax-credit-exceptions-to-the-2-child-limit</p><p>The consultation closes on 27 November 2016.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 50010 question first answered 01/11/2016 12:02:30 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

621071

registered interest
date	25/10/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Overseas Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on the provision of state aid in the event of the UK reverting to World Trade Organisation terms after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	50097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government is building a detailed and comprehensive understanding of how withdrawing from the EU will affect our domestic policies. This will enables us to understand the challenges and seize the opportunities, and ensure a smooth process of exit for the UK, including in relation to the provision of state aid.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 02/11/2016 11:00:02 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss