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1713825

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Childcare: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answers of 17 April 2024 to Question 21426 and 24 April 2024 to Question 22418 on Childcare: Taxation, if he will make a (a) comparative assessment of the average cost of childcare (i) when the tax-free childcare cap was set and (ii) at 24 April 2024 and (b) impact of that change on the effectiveness of tax-free childcare in supporting parents with costs.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	23809
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>For Tax-Free Childcare, the £2 Government top-up for every £8 parents pay in, and the £2,000 cap on Government support which can be claimed per year and per child, were set at these levels because the Government believes they strike the right balance between helping parents with their childcare costs, and managing the public finances in a responsible way.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all aspects of childcare policy under review.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 30/04/2024 12:51:46 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1713835

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Finance: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department commenced negotiations with the Northern Ireland Minister of Finance on a new fiscal framework for Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	23810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>As committed to in the financial package for the restored Northern Ireland Executive, the UK Government will agree a Fiscal Framework with the Northern Ireland Executive which will outline Northern Ireland’s long-term funding arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>Since the restoration of the Northern Ireland Executive, constructive engagement on the Executive’s Fiscal Framework has taken place between HM Treasury and the Northern Ireland Department of Finance officials, and between myself and the Northern Ireland Finance Minister. My officials and I will continue this regular engagement to progress these negotiations at pace.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott grouped question UIN 23811 question first answered 30/04/2024 12:55:27 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1713836

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Finance: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his planned timetable is for agreeing a new fiscal framework for Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	23811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>As committed to in the financial package for the restored Northern Ireland Executive, the UK Government will agree a Fiscal Framework with the Northern Ireland Executive which will outline Northern Ireland’s long-term funding arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>Since the restoration of the Northern Ireland Executive, constructive engagement on the Executive’s Fiscal Framework has taken place between HM Treasury and the Northern Ireland Department of Finance officials, and between myself and the Northern Ireland Finance Minister. My officials and I will continue this regular engagement to progress these negotiations at pace.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott grouped question UIN 23810 question first answered 30/04/2024 12:55:27 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1701923

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Stamp Duty Land Tax: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to review the (a) rate of and (b) threshold for Stamp Duty Land Tax in Northern Ireland in the context of trends in average house prices.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	22417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The government keeps all tax policy under review and changes are announced at a fiscal event as part of the normal tax policy making process.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 23/04/2024 11:24:37 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1701953

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Childcare: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 April 2024 to Question 21426 on Childcare: Taxation, if he will make it his policy to increase the childcare tax free cap in line with inflation.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	22418
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>The £2,000 Tax-Free Childcare top-up, which can be claimed per year and per child, was set at this level because the Government believes it strikes the right balance between helping parents with their childcare costs, and managing the public finances in a responsible way.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 24/04/2024 08:47:48 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1700539

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Childcare: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the childcare tax free cap.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	21426
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>Tax-Free Childcare provides financial support for working parents with their childcare costs. For every £8 parents pay into their childcare account, the Government adds £2 up to a maximum of £2,000 in top up per year for each child up to age 11 and up to £4,000 per disabled child until they’re 17.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognizes the importance of supporting parents with the costs of childcare and continues to support families with a range of other childcare offers, including the free hours offer, and support through Universal Credit childcare.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 17/04/2024 13:07:51 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1692558

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Integrated Schools: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what capital projects supporting shared and integrated education have been agreed between the UK Government and the Northern Ireland Executive between 3 February and 24 February 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	16268
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>The release of UK Government capital funding to support shared and integrated education and housing is subject to individual projects being agreed between the Northern Ireland Executive and the UK Government.</p><p>HM Treasury continues to work with the Northern Ireland Executive on such projects.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 05/03/2024 16:18:03 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1691438

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Beer and Cider: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will increase the value of draught relief to 20% for qualifying beer and cider products in the spring Budget 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	15520
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>Draught Relief, introduced under the new alcohol duty system, provides a reduction in the duty on draught beer and cider by 9.2% and helps to level the playing field between pubs and supermarkets, allowing pubs and brewers to price their on-trade products more competitively. The Brexit Pubs Guarantee ensures that draught products will always be subject to lower duty than their supermarket equivalent.</p><p>The Government is closely monitoring the impact of the recent reforms and will evaluate the impact of the new rates and structures three years after the changes took effect on 1 August 2023. This will allow time to understand the impacts on the alcohol market, and for HMRC to gather useful and accurate data with which to evaluate the effects of the reform.</p><p>The Government is unable to speculate on tax matters outside of fiscal events.  As with all taxes, the Government keeps the alcohol duty system under review during its yearly Budget process.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 04/03/2024 12:46:17 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1689303

	registered interest
	date	16/02/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	First Homes Scheme: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Northern Ireland Executive has received a Barnett consequential as a result of the First Homes scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	14224
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>The First Homes scheme is not a funded programme and is instead delivered via the planning system through section 106 planning obligations. As such, there are no Barnett consequentials associated directly with the First Homes scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Two First Homes pilots were funded through the Affordable Homes programme, for which the Northern Ireland Executive received Barnett consequentials in the normal way.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 23/02/2024 09:04:20 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1689304

	registered interest
	date	16/02/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	First Time Buyers: Government Assistance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will introduce measures in the spring Budget to help first-time buyers.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast South
	tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
	uin	14225
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer will reserve his decision on future support for first time-buyers for Spring Budget 2024.</p><p> </p><p>The Government operates a range of schemes that aim to increase the supply of low-deposit mortgages for credit-worthy households, including first-time buyers, increase the availability of new housing, and stimulate economic growth. These include the Mortgage Guarantee Scheme, which is open until the end of June 2025, as well as First Homes and Shared Ownership through the Affordable Homes Programme. We also help first-time buyers to save for a deposit through the Lifetime ISA and Help to Buy: ISA.</p><p> </p><p>Over 873,000 households have been helped to purchase a home since spring 2010 through government-backed schemes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 26/02/2024 10:34:31 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna