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834031

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Syria: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government has made representations to the government of Turkey on the aerial and land attacks on Afrin and northern Syria.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	125788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>​The Foreign Secretary has been in contact withTurkish Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu about the Turkish operation in Afrin and northern Syria. We recognise Turkey's legitimate interest in the security of its borders. We have urged them to avoid any escalation in violence and to seek to protect civilians.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 07/02/2018 16:54:48 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

834045

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Director General of Border Coordination for HM Revenue & Customs is a member of the HMRC Executive Committee.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	125802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>The Director General of Border Coordination for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), Karen Wheeler, is a member of the HMRC Executive Committee (ExCom) and ExCom Brexit sub-committee. Her line manager is the Chief Executive Officer and First Permanent Secretary of HMRC, Jon Thompson.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 125803 125804 question first answered 07/02/2018 15:44:57 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

834046

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Director General of Border Coordination for HMRC is a member of the HMRC ExCom Brexit Committee.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	125803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>The Director General of Border Coordination for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), Karen Wheeler, is a member of the HMRC Executive Committee (ExCom) and ExCom Brexit sub-committee. Her line manager is the Chief Executive Officer and First Permanent Secretary of HMRC, Jon Thompson.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 125802 125804 question first answered 07/02/2018 15:44:57 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

834047

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, who the line manager is for the Director General of Border Coordination for HMRC.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	125804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>The Director General of Border Coordination for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), Karen Wheeler, is a member of the HMRC Executive Committee (ExCom) and ExCom Brexit sub-committee. Her line manager is the Chief Executive Officer and First Permanent Secretary of HMRC, Jon Thompson.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 125802 125803 question first answered 07/02/2018 15:44:57 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

834048

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 35 of the HMRC Annual Report and Accounts 2016-17, how many HMRC staff are currently planned to transfer across to the DWP in line with the migration timetable for Universal Credit through to 2022.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	125805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>HMRC are working with colleagues in DWP on plans for staff and building transfers. Transfers are dependent on DWP’s requirements and HMRC’s Tax Credit caseload run down.</p><p> </p><p>The present planning assumption is that approximately 2,000 staff currently working in Guild Tower and Unicentre, Preston and Sidlaw House, Dundee will be available to transfer across to DWP in line with the migration timetable through to 2022.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 125806 question first answered 07/02/2018 15:47:45 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

834049

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 35 of the HMRC Annual Report and Accounts 2016-17, which HMRC buildings are currently planned to transfer across to the DWP in line with the migration timetable for Universal Credit through to 2022.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	125806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>HMRC are working with colleagues in DWP on plans for staff and building transfers. Transfers are dependent on DWP’s requirements and HMRC’s Tax Credit caseload run down.</p><p> </p><p>The present planning assumption is that approximately 2,000 staff currently working in Guild Tower and Unicentre, Preston and Sidlaw House, Dundee will be available to transfer across to DWP in line with the migration timetable through to 2022.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride grouped question UIN 125805 question first answered 07/02/2018 15:47:45 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

834050

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
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, with reference to page 35 of the HMRC Annual Report and Accounts 2016-17, what the cut-off date is after which no new tax credits claims will be taken.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	125807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2018 answer text <p>For the majority of customers, the current cut-off date for HMRC accepting new tax credit claims is 31<sup>st</sup> December 2018. Specifically for those customers with 2+ children or of Pension Credit Qualifying Age, the cut-off date is extended to 31<sup>st</sup> January 2019. These dates may be subject to change in order to align with DWP’s Universal Credit migration schedule.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 06/02/2018 12:54:24 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

834051

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Overpayments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to pages 6 and 7 of the HMRC Code of Practice 26, how much in tax credits overpayments has been written off due to error on the part of HMRC in each tax year from 2013-14 to 2016-17 inclusive.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	125808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2018 answer text <p>The following table outlines the value of tax credit overpayments written off due to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) official error in each tax year between 2013-14 and 2016-17.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Tax Year</p></td><td><p>£ amount written off</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>50.7m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>57.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>30.8m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>28m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 05/02/2018 12:12:21 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

834052

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: European Anti-Fraud Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 88 of the HMRC Annual Report and Accounts 2016-17, when HMRC plans to respond to the OLAF report.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	125809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>HMRC is analysing the detail of OLAF’s report of March 2017 and will respond to this report in due course.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 07/02/2018 15:35:36 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

834058

registered interest
date	30/01/2018
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	Universal Credit: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training has been provided to his Department's employees who are engaged in administering universal credit on the specific needs and requirements of victims of domestic abuse in relation to their claim for such credit and other benefits.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	125815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2018 answer text <p>There is support in Universal Credit to help those in domestic abuse situations. For example the payment can be divided between two members of the household. This is known as a Split Payment and it is designed to prevent hardship to the claimant and their family. It can be considered in certain specific situations such as domestic violence or where financial abuse occurs or one partner mismanages the UC payment, but will not always be appropriate. In cases where the UC payment includes housing costs, a split payment would be accompanied by a Managed Payment to the landlord to safeguard the home and provide greater assistance for the claimant’s household.</p><p>All Department for Work and Pensions staff working with customers complete training that prepares them for their role. This includes developing the skills they need to support and communicate with a diverse range of customers. Specific training is provided for working with different vulnerable groups, with guidance to signpost customers to relevant support, including people who have been the victims of domestic violence. And these circumstances will be recorded on a claimant’s online account so DWP staff are aware. Staff are expected to identify and support vulnerable claimants, recognise and consider the impact of complex circumstances and adjust the requirements expected from claimants.</p><p>Furthermore, awareness training on the identification of claimants with complex needs is ongoing. A ‘hub’ of information which focuses on claimants with complex needs including victims of domestic violence is available to all staff, with a named single point of contact at each site.</p><p>Claimants including those fleeing domestic violence can make a Universal Credit claim without a bank account, instructions are provided when they get to the bank account page of their online claim. Relatives or appointee’s bank accounts could also be used in the short term, however we would always prefer the claimant to have and use their own bank account which we can support them in obtaining. Claimants have access to post office accounts or simple payments if they do not have a bank account.</p><p>Claimants fleeing domestic violence have always been exempt from waiting days and 100% advances are available to provide support in the first assessment period.</p><p>Furthermore, the Department has taken steps to ensure that all Universal Credit claimants are aware of the availability of advances, including victims of domestic abuse and other vulnerable groups. Work Coaches identify and support vulnerable claimants, recognising and considering the impact of complex circumstances.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 125816 125818 125819 question first answered 02/02/2018 12:43:03 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens