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1694562

registered interest
date	07/03/2024
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 Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State Work and Pensions, whether he made an assessment of the potential merits of lifting the two child benefit cap during the preparation of the Spring Budget.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	17655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>There are no plans to change the existing policy.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 12/03/2024 11:30:26 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1694568

registered interest
date	07/03/2024
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	Pension Funds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Spring Budget 2024, HC 560, published on 6 March 2024, if he will hold discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on how a transferrable pension fund would work.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	17660
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government has recently concluded a call for evidence to understand the considerations, merits and impacts of a lifetime pension provider model.</p><p> </p><p>In his Spring Budget, the Chancellor confirmed our commitment to explore a Lifetime Provider model. My Officials will undertake further analysis and engagement with industry, employers and employees to better understand if this measure would improve outcomes for savers.</p><p> </p><p>I am happy to meet any member of Parliament to discuss this issue.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 12/03/2024 13:52:33 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1694623

registered interest
date	07/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Financial Statement from 6 March 2024, Official Report, column 851, whether his Department has made an assessment of potential alternative funding mechanisms for the State Pension.
tabling member constituency	Leicester West
tabling member printed	Liz Kendall
uin	17581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government believes the double taxation of work is unfair. That is why we’ve cut 4p from employee NICs in the last six months which will mean the average worker receives a tax cut worth £900 this coming year and why we are committed to ending this unfairness.</p><p>Cutting NICs rates does not affect anyone’s entitlement to the State Pension or contributory benefits.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 17582 17583 17584 question first answered 14/03/2024 13:01:32 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4026 label Biography information for Liz Kendall

1694624

registered interest
date	07/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Insurance Contributions: State Retirement Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of abolishing national insurance contributions on state pension entitlements.
tabling member constituency	Leicester West
tabling member printed	Liz Kendall
uin	17582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government believes the double taxation of work is unfair. That is why we’ve cut 4p from employee NICs in the last six months which will mean the average worker receives a tax cut worth £900 this coming year and why we are committed to ending this unfairness.</p><p>Cutting NICs rates does not affect anyone’s entitlement to the State Pension or contributory benefits.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 17581 17583 17584 question first answered 14/03/2024 13:01:32 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4026 label Biography information for Liz Kendall

1694631

registered interest
date	07/03/2024
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	Welfare Tax Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an estimate of the number and proportion of tax credit claimants that have closed a claim rather than migrate to Universal Credit in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester West
tabling member printed	Liz Kendall
uin	17589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p><strong>The requested information and can be found in Table 2 here: </strong><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/move-to-universal-credit-statistics-july-2022-to-december-2023/completing-the-move-to-universal-credit-statistics-related-to-the-move-of-households-claiming-tax-credits-and-dwp-benefits-to-universal-credit-data#migration-notices-sent-to-individuals-and-number-claiming-universal-credit" target="_blank">Completing the move to Universal Credit: Statistics related to the move of households claiming TaxCredits and DWP Benefits to Universal Credit: data to end of December 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a><strong> and in Annex A: </strong><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/completing-the-move-to-universal-credit-learning-from-the-discovery-phase/completing-the-move-to-universal-credit-learning-from-the-discovery-phase" target="_blank">Completing the move to Universal Credit: Learning from the Discovery Phase - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 12/03/2024 14:49:24 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4026 label Biography information for Liz Kendall

1694159

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Contingencies Fund: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much support the Government is providing for military operations in the Red Sea from the Contingencies Fund.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	17411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) requested funding from the Special Reserve for Red Sea, and other NSC endorsed military operations, be included in the Supplementary Estimates. The detailed breakdown is classified SECRET, however a summarised version of the Net Additional Costs of Military Operations will be published in the MOD's Annual Report and Accounts (ARaC) in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 12/03/2024 11:20:10 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1694270

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent estimate he has made of the number of serious child abuse offences committed in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	17274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>The term child abuse covers a broad range of offences including, but not limited to, sexual offences, violence against the person and cruelty and neglect. It is not possible to identify all child abuse offences recorded in official data.</p><p>In January 2020, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published experimental analysis which looked at a range of indicators from different data sources to enable understanding of child abuse. This report can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/bulletins/childabuseinenglandandwales/january2020" target="_blank">Child abuse in England and Wales - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>As the Home Secretary stated in his written statement of 10 January 2024, we are working with the ONS to explore whether a new survey could more effectively measure the current scale and nature of child abuse and neglect, including child sexual abuse. The ONS is currently developing the questionnaire and safeguarding procedures for the proposed survey, which will then be piloted.</p> answering member constituency Newbury answering member printed Laura Farris question first answered 13/03/2024 17:53:11 answering member 4826 label Biography information for Laura Farris
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1693852

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	New Businesses: Women
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had discussions with the Minister for Women and Equalities on the potential impact on women of the increase in the angel investor annual income threshold to £170,000.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	17199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The Chancellor announced at Budget that the Government will legislate to reinstate the previous eligibility criteria to qualify as a high net worth or sophisticated investor. The relevant legislation was laid in Parliament on 6 March, and is set to come into force on 27 March.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami grouped question UIN 17154 question first answered 12/03/2024 12:48:51 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1693862

registered interest
date	05/03/2024
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Veterans: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many veterans are in receipt of specialist mental health support.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	17048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>From 1 April 2023, a new integrated Op COURAGE service has been operational. This new service has brought together the three previously separate mental health services for veterans into a single service, to make it easier for veterans to access the support they need, when they need it. Between April 2023 and December 2023, there were 5,084 referrals into Op COURAGE.</p><p> </p><p>Veterans can also choose to use Talking Therapies and other National Health Service mental health services, commissioned by NHS England. Between April 2023 and December 2023, there were 14,595 veteran referrals into Talking Therapies services.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 13/03/2024 16:37:43 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1693194

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Refineries: Grangemouth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2024 to Question 7768 on Oil: Refineries, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the closure of the Grangemouth oil refinery on imports.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	16560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>The owners of Grangemouth refinery, Petroineos, recently announced that they were putting in place the enabling works for a future transition to an import terminal. Petroineos have not taken a decision on when refining operations will cease but they anticipate they will continue until at least May 2025.</p><p> </p><p>The impact of a cessation of refining operations on UK imports will depend on the supply and demand for fuels at the time. The Government’s Net Zero policies to increase use of electric vehicles and renewable transport fuels, will progressively reduce demand for conventional fuels.</p><p> </p><p>The UK already both imports and exports fuels to balance demand and supply. The Petroineos plans should continue to ensure that customer needs are met.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 11/03/2024 07:11:56 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood