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765715

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families in Northern Ireland have moved from a single tax credit claim to a joint tax credit claim in each of the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Emma Little Pengelly
	uin	105806
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 16/10/2017 12:38:55 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4611 label Biography information for Emma Little Pengelly

765851

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Divorced People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the equitable distribution of child benefits and tax credits between divorced parents.
	tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
	uin	105992
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>For both Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit (CTC), the law provides for one person – the person mainly responsible for the child – to receive the payments.</p><p> </p><p>Where parents separate, it is possible for them to jointly agree for Child Benefit to be paid to one parent and CTC to the other, or for one of them to claim both payments and then pay an agreed proportion to the other parent.</p><p> </p><p>Where parents cannot agree who should receive Child Benefit and CTC and make rival claims, the decision about who is entitled to such support is taken by HM Revenue &amp; Customs who consider all the facts in relation to each parent’s circumstances, based on the information provided by both parents. Entitlement will be awarded to the parent who appears to bear the greater responsibility of care.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 16/10/2017 14:55:40 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

765712

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average time taken is to process joint claims for tax credit from the day of application to the day of payment in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Emma Little Pengelly
	uin	105801
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The average time taken to process joint tax claims, from the first point of receipt to the first day of payment, in the last 12 months was 30.31 days. The data is inclusive of both UK and International Claims.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have a public target of processing claims and changes for tax credits and Child Benefit customers within an average of 22 days for UK customers and 92 days for International customers. Both targets are currently being achieved.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 16/10/2017 15:00:05 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4611 label Biography information for Emma Little Pengelly

765177

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will remove the pay cap for public sector workers in (a) Hull West and Hessle and (b) England.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
	tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
	uin	105540
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>I set out the Government’s position on public sector pay in the House of Commons on 12 September 2017. A copy of this statement is available at: <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2017-09-12/HCWS127" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2017-09-12/HCWS127</a>.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 16/10/2017 14:30:07 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

765185

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Pension Rights: Cohabitation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2017 to Question 652450, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the judgment of the Supreme Court of 8 February 2017 in the matter of an application by Denise Brewster for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland) [2017] UKSC8; and whether schemes will be required to revisit past cases where a survivor's pension was refused because no nomination had been made.
	tabling member constituency	Islwyn
	tabling member printed	Chris Evans
	uin	105675
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>HM Treasury officials wrote out to public sector pension schemes in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland on 6 April 2017. The letter made clear that cases like that of Ms Brewster should be dealt with in line with the UK Supreme Court’s decision. Cases previously refused solely because of a lack of nomination form should be reconsidered and schemes should pay survivor benefits from the date of the member’s death in eligible cases, regardless of when a claim is made.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 16/10/2017 14:09:36 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

765178

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Nurseries: Registration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families have been affected by administrative errors in registering nurseries in the last six months.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	105541
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>This response relates to the experience of nurseries and other regulated childcare providers who have sought to sign up to receive Tax-Free Childcare payments. As of 9 October, over 50,000 childcare providers (49% of all regulated providers) had successfully signed-up for Tax-Free Childcare.</p><p>Childcare providers sign-up with the childcare service to receive Tax-Free Childcare payments. The majority of childcare providers have been able to sign-up with no issues, and since launch, 84% of childcare providers have reported that they were “very satisfied” or “satisfied” with the childcare provider sign up process.</p><p>A small number of parents and providers have experienced technical difficulties using this service. There are currently 160 providers with an issue, 0.3% of the total that have signed up to date. We are working to fix these as soon as possible and in many cases can do so in a matter of days.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 105542 105543 question first answered 16/10/2017 14:54:21 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

765179

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Nurseries: Registration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many nurseries have not been properly registered by HM Revenue and Customs due to administrative error.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	105542
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>This response relates to the experience of nurseries and other regulated childcare providers who have sought to sign up to receive Tax-Free Childcare payments. As of 9 October, over 50,000 childcare providers (49% of all regulated providers) had successfully signed-up for Tax-Free Childcare.</p><p>Childcare providers sign-up with the childcare service to receive Tax-Free Childcare payments. The majority of childcare providers have been able to sign-up with no issues, and since launch, 84% of childcare providers have reported that they were “very satisfied” or “satisfied” with the childcare provider sign up process.</p><p>A small number of parents and providers have experienced technical difficulties using this service. There are currently 160 providers with an issue, 0.3% of the total that have signed up to date. We are working to fix these as soon as possible and in many cases can do so in a matter of days.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 105541 105543 question first answered 16/10/2017 14:54:21 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

765180

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Nurseries: Registration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many complaints HM Revenue and Customs has received regarding the registration of nurseries in the last six months.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	105543
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>This response relates to the experience of nurseries and other regulated childcare providers who have sought to sign up to receive Tax-Free Childcare payments. As of 9 October, over 50,000 childcare providers (49% of all regulated providers) had successfully signed-up for Tax-Free Childcare.</p><p>Childcare providers sign-up with the childcare service to receive Tax-Free Childcare payments. The majority of childcare providers have been able to sign-up with no issues, and since launch, 84% of childcare providers have reported that they were “very satisfied” or “satisfied” with the childcare provider sign up process.</p><p>A small number of parents and providers have experienced technical difficulties using this service. There are currently 160 providers with an issue, 0.3% of the total that have signed up to date. We are working to fix these as soon as possible and in many cases can do so in a matter of days.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 105541 105542 question first answered 16/10/2017 14:54:21 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

766006

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Disadvantaged: EU Grants and Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the Government will guarantee a six year funding period for the Shared Prosperity Fund to provide disadvantaged communities with funding equivalent in real-terms to that currently provided by means of the European Social Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	uin	106033
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government made a manifesto commitment to use the EU structural and investment fund money returning to the UK after the UK leaves the EU to create a UK Shared Prosperity Fund. The manifesto commitment pledged to consult widely ahead of an announcement on the design or scope of the fund.</p><p> </p><p>In October 2016 the Chancellor confirmed that HMT would guarantee funding for all multi-year ESIF projects signed ahead of the point at which the UK leaves the EU. Funding will be honoured provided that the relevant government department considers the project to provide good value for money and be in line with domestic strategic priorities.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 16/10/2017 14:07:37 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

765182

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	College of Policing: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the College of Policing has received from the apprenticeship levy for police training to date.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	105562
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>Given the issues associated with taxpayer confidentiality, we are unable to provide the amount each institution has received in Levy funds. Skills policy is devolved and the devolved administrations will receive a population share of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s March 2016 forecast of revenue from the levy. In 2017-18, the Welsh Government will receive £128 million.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 16/10/2017 12:53:41 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts