The issues around duty-free are complex, with a range of possible approaches. At this stage the government cannot make assumptions about the tax rules at the EU border, or pre-empt the outcome of negotiations.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3935", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mel Stride"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Central Devon"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mel Stride"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-03-19", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-03-19T14:13:25.68Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-03-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Duty Free Allowances: EU Countries"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will launch a consultation on the merits of duty free sales to EU countries after the UK leaves the EU.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3939", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Percy"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Brigg and Goole"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Andrew Percy"} ], "uin" : "132446"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/862064", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/862064/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
HM Treasury is not directly involved in the process for companies seeking to list on the London Stock Exchange and therefore does not undertake checks as part of this process. Companies seeking to admit securities to the Official List must apply to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), in its role as the UK Listing Authority (UKLA). For listed companies, the UKLA monitors and enforces compliance with the Listing Rules. The FCA is an independent regulator.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4051", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for John Glen"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Salisbury"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "John Glen"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-03-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "132495"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-03-20T16:12:50.353Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-03-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "En+ Group"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of whether the listing of EN+ Group on the London Stock Exchange received appropriate security checks; and if will he make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1528", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Mike Penning"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hemel Hempstead"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Sir Mike Penning"} ], "uin" : "132483"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/862065", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/862065/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Government announced the closure of the childcare voucher scheme to new entrants at Budget 2016. Therefore, parents of 12 to 15 year olds have either decided not to join the voucher scheme or are unable to join the scheme because they are self-employed or their employer does not offer vouchers. Parents who meet the eligibility requirements will not necessarily have an employer who offers them.<\/p>
<\/p>
Information on the cost of childcare, by child age, is published by the Department for Education in table 4.7 of the additional tables document of the childcare and early years survey of parents, which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-and-early-years-survey-of-parents-2017<\/a><\/p> The median childcare cost used in the table is the more accurate for comparing childcare costs as it is less affected by statistical outliers than the mean.<\/p> <\/p> The estimate of eligible families for Tax-Free Childcare was derived using Family Resource Survey which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/family-resources-survey--2<\/a>. It is not possible break this down by local authority.<\/p> <\/p> Tax-Free Childcare has a wider reach than childcare vouchers. Unlike vouchers which are reliant on whether an employer chooses to offer them, all eligible parents are able to access the Tax-Free Childcare, including the self-employed. Only an estimated 5% of employers offer childcare vouchers.<\/p> <\/p> Data on how many parents intend to, or have stopped using childcare vouchers in order to use Tax-Free childcare is not available.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2018 to Question 124788, what the evidential basis is for the Government\u2019s estimation that parents with children under the age of twelve have higher childcare costs than parents with children under the age of fifteen.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4125", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Catherine McKinnell"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Catherine McKinnell"}
], "uin" : "132484"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/862076", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/862076/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " HM Treasury is not directly involved in the process for companies seeking to list on the London Stock Exchange and therefore does not undertake checks as part of this process. Companies seeking to admit securities to the Official List must apply to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), in its role as the UK Listing Authority (UKLA). For listed companies, the UKLA monitors and enforces compliance with the Listing Rules. The FCA is an independent regulator.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what checks were made by his Department before the listing of EN+ Group on the London Stock Exchange; and if will he make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1528", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Mike Penning"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/862080", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/862080/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The number of households that received Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit and a combination of both Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit are published on the gov.uk website at:<\/p> https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/617128/Child_and_Working_Tax_Credits_statistics_finalised_annual_awards_-_2015_to_2016.pdf<\/a><\/p> The latest figures available are for 2015-16.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many households received (a) Working Tax Credit, (b) Child Tax Credit and (c) both Working and Child Tax Credit in 2015-16.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/478", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/862099/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Government announced the closure of the childcare voucher scheme to new entrants at Budget 2016. Therefore, parents of 12 to 15 year olds have either decided not to join the voucher scheme or are unable to join the scheme because they are self-employed or their employer does not offer vouchers. Parents who meet the eligibility requirements will not necessarily have an employer who offers them.<\/p> <\/p> Information on the cost of childcare, by child age, is published by the Department for Education in table 4.7 of the additional tables document of the childcare and early years survey of parents, which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-and-early-years-survey-of-parents-2017<\/a><\/p> The median childcare cost used in the table is the more accurate for comparing childcare costs as it is less affected by statistical outliers than the mean.<\/p> <\/p> The estimate of eligible families for Tax-Free Childcare was derived using Family Resource Survey which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/family-resources-survey--2<\/a>. It is not possible break this down by local authority.<\/p> <\/p> Tax-Free Childcare has a wider reach than childcare vouchers. Unlike vouchers which are reliant on whether an employer chooses to offer them, all eligible parents are able to access the Tax-Free Childcare, including the self-employed. Only an estimated 5% of employers offer childcare vouchers.<\/p> <\/p> Data on how many parents intend to, or have stopped using childcare vouchers in order to use Tax-Free childcare is not available.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4097", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Elizabeth Truss"}
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, "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has plans to publish information on the number of parents eligible for tax-free childcare by constituency.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4125", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Catherine McKinnell"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/862100", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/862100/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Government announced the closure of the childcare voucher scheme to new entrants at Budget 2016. Therefore, parents of 12 to 15 year olds have either decided not to join the voucher scheme or are unable to join the scheme because they are self-employed or their employer does not offer vouchers. Parents who meet the eligibility requirements will not necessarily have an employer who offers them.<\/p> <\/p> Information on the cost of childcare, by child age, is published by the Department for Education in table 4.7 of the additional tables document of the childcare and early years survey of parents, which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-and-early-years-survey-of-parents-2017<\/a><\/p> The median childcare cost used in the table is the more accurate for comparing childcare costs as it is less affected by statistical outliers than the mean.<\/p> <\/p> The estimate of eligible families for Tax-Free Childcare was derived using Family Resource Survey which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/family-resources-survey--2<\/a>. It is not possible break this down by local authority.<\/p> <\/p> Tax-Free Childcare has a wider reach than childcare vouchers. Unlike vouchers which are reliant on whether an employer chooses to offer them, all eligible parents are able to access the Tax-Free Childcare, including the self-employed. Only an estimated 5% of employers offer childcare vouchers.<\/p> <\/p> Data on how many parents intend to, or have stopped using childcare vouchers in order to use Tax-Free childcare is not available.<\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4097", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Elizabeth Truss"}
}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 20 February 2018 to Question 127416, whether his Department has plans to collect data on the number of parents who (a) plan to stop and (b) have stopped using childcare vouchers in order to use tax-free childcare.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/862101", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/862101/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Government announced the closure of the childcare voucher scheme to new entrants at Budget 2016. Therefore, parents of 12 to 15 year olds have either decided not to join the voucher scheme or are unable to join the scheme because they are self-employed or their employer does not offer vouchers. Parents who meet the eligibility requirements will not necessarily have an employer who offers them.<\/p> <\/p> Information on the cost of childcare, by child age, is published by the Department for Education in table 4.7 of the additional tables document of the childcare and early years survey of parents, which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-and-early-years-survey-of-parents-2017<\/a><\/p> The median childcare cost used in the table is the more accurate for comparing childcare costs as it is less affected by statistical outliers than the mean.<\/p> <\/p> The estimate of eligible families for Tax-Free Childcare was derived using Family Resource Survey which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/family-resources-survey--2<\/a>. It is not possible break this down by local authority.<\/p> <\/p> Tax-Free Childcare has a wider reach than childcare vouchers. Unlike vouchers which are reliant on whether an employer chooses to offer them, all eligible parents are able to access the Tax-Free Childcare, including the self-employed. Only an estimated 5% of employers offer childcare vouchers.<\/p> <\/p> Data on how many parents intend to, or have stopped using childcare vouchers in order to use Tax-Free childcare is not available.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2018 to Question 124451, what the evidential basis is for the Government\u2019s estimate that 1.5 million families with childcare costs will be eligible for tax-free childcare; and for what reasons that estimated number differs from the number of families currently in receipt of childcare vouchers.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4125", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Catherine McKinnell"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Catherine McKinnell"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/862102", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/862102/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Government announced the closure of the childcare voucher scheme to new entrants at Budget 2016. Therefore, parents of 12 to 15 year olds have either decided not to join the voucher scheme or are unable to join the scheme because they are self-employed or their employer does not offer vouchers. Parents who meet the eligibility requirements will not necessarily have an employer who offers them.<\/p> <\/p> Information on the cost of childcare, by child age, is published by the Department for Education in table 4.7 of the additional tables document of the childcare and early years survey of parents, which can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/childcare-and-early-years-survey-of-parents-2017<\/a><\/p> The median childcare cost used in the table is the more accurate for comparing childcare costs as it is less affected by statistical outliers than the mean.<\/p> <\/p>