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389685

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Reviews
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what cross-departmental reviews are being undertaken by his Department; and what the extent and nature of the engagement with the devolved administrations is for each such review.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	7169
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>There are currently two cross-departmental review processes being run by the Cabinet Office. The first is focussed on National Security, refreshing the 2010 National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review. The second is the Bribery and Corruption enforcement review.</p><p> </p><p>The next iteration of the National Security Strategy and the Strategic Defence and Security Review will cover reserved matters. The Cabinet Office plans to consult a wide range of stakeholders, including the Devolved Administrations.</p><p> </p><p>The Bribery and Corruption enforcement review has consulted widely, including with relevant agencies of the Devolved Administrations. These include the National Counter Corruption Unit of Police Scotland, and the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service.</p><p> </p><p>There are also a number of cross-departmental review processes being run, for example the ‘Cutting Red Tape’ programme and the Resilience Review. These reviews consult widely, including with relevant agencies of the Devolved Administrations where appropriate, usually via the Lead Government Departments.</p><p> </p><p>I will write to the Honourable Member in the Autumn to provide a more detailed update of the cross-departmental review processes being undertaken by the Cabinet Office, and will place a copy of this letter in the library of the House.</p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin question first answered 21/07/2015 17:15:23 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin previous answer version 16272 answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

389733

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2015
	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, how he plans to take into account children from previous relationships in limiting child tax credit entitlement to two children per family.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	7165
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>As announced at Summer Budget, families will no longer be able to claim additional support through Child Tax Credit for third or subsequent children in a family where the child is born after April 2017.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Children from previous relationships will continue to receive the Child Element in Child Tax Credit if they were born before April 2017 if the new household is eligible for Child Tax Credit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/07/2015 15:23:02 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

389734

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2015
	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 estimate he has made of the number of people in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK who are subject to the under-occupancy penalty and are likely to be affected by his proposal to limit entitlement to tax credits.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	7166
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government is making changes to tax credits and Universal Credit which will help put welfare spending on a more sustainable path. The Government wants to move from a low wage, high tax, and high welfare society to a higher wage, lower tax, and lower welfare society. That means more emphasis on supporting hardworking families on low incomes by reducing income tax through increases in the personal allowance and increasing wages, than on topping up low wages through tax credits.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Reforms announced at the Summer Budget do not affect a family’s eligibility to the any of the disability elements in tax credits (both child and adult). The uprating of the disability elements is also exempt from the four year working age benefit freeze; these elements will continue to rise in line with inflation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC publishes information on the number of families benefitting from the disability elements. The most recent available data is for 2013/14 and can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-finalised-annual-awards-2013-to-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-finalised-annual-awards-2013-to-2014</a></p><p> </p><p>Details on the number of families benefitting from the receipt of these elements, as well as the number of children in these families, is shown in Table 3.3 – 3.6.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of families benefitting from eligibility to the disabled worker element is also broken down geographically in Table 2 of a separate publication here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-tax-credits-finalised-award-statistics-geographical-statistics-2013-to-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-tax-credits-finalised-award-statistics-geographical-statistics-2013-to-2014</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 7167 7168 question first answered 20/07/2015 15:35:14 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

389735

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2015
	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, if he will estimate the number of children living in a household that includes at least one person with a disability and which is likely to be affected by his proposal to restrict tax credit entitlement.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	7167
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government is making changes to tax credits and Universal Credit which will help put welfare spending on a more sustainable path. The Government wants to move from a low wage, high tax, and high welfare society to a higher wage, lower tax, and lower welfare society. That means more emphasis on supporting hardworking families on low incomes by reducing income tax through increases in the personal allowance and increasing wages, than on topping up low wages through tax credits.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Reforms announced at the Summer Budget do not affect a family’s eligibility to the any of the disability elements in tax credits (both child and adult). The uprating of the disability elements is also exempt from the four year working age benefit freeze; these elements will continue to rise in line with inflation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC publishes information on the number of families benefitting from the disability elements. The most recent available data is for 2013/14 and can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-finalised-annual-awards-2013-to-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-finalised-annual-awards-2013-to-2014</a></p><p> </p><p>Details on the number of families benefitting from the receipt of these elements, as well as the number of children in these families, is shown in Table 3.3 – 3.6.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of families benefitting from eligibility to the disabled worker element is also broken down geographically in Table 2 of a separate publication here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-tax-credits-finalised-award-statistics-geographical-statistics-2013-to-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-tax-credits-finalised-award-statistics-geographical-statistics-2013-to-2014</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 7166 7168 question first answered 20/07/2015 15:35:14 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

389736

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2015
	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 estimate he has made of the number of people in (a) Scotland and (b) the UK who are registered disabled and are likely to be affected by his proposal to limit entitlement to tax credits.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	7168
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government is making changes to tax credits and Universal Credit which will help put welfare spending on a more sustainable path. The Government wants to move from a low wage, high tax, and high welfare society to a higher wage, lower tax, and lower welfare society. That means more emphasis on supporting hardworking families on low incomes by reducing income tax through increases in the personal allowance and increasing wages, than on topping up low wages through tax credits.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Reforms announced at the Summer Budget do not affect a family’s eligibility to the any of the disability elements in tax credits (both child and adult). The uprating of the disability elements is also exempt from the four year working age benefit freeze; these elements will continue to rise in line with inflation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HMRC publishes information on the number of families benefitting from the disability elements. The most recent available data is for 2013/14 and can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-finalised-annual-awards-2013-to-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-finalised-annual-awards-2013-to-2014</a></p><p> </p><p>Details on the number of families benefitting from the receipt of these elements, as well as the number of children in these families, is shown in Table 3.3 – 3.6.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The number of families benefitting from eligibility to the disabled worker element is also broken down geographically in Table 2 of a separate publication here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-tax-credits-finalised-award-statistics-geographical-statistics-2013-to-2014" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-tax-credits-finalised-award-statistics-geographical-statistics-2013-to-2014</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 7166 7167 question first answered 20/07/2015 15:35:14 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day