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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/33120/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>HMRC are not able to provide the information in the manner requested. HMRC do not record the nationality of the claimant receiving Child Benefit for children living in another member state.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Published Child Benefit statistics provide annual estimates of the number of families and children claiming. The latest available (August 2012) show that there were 7.92 million families, responsible for 13.77 million children and qualifying young people receiving Child Benefit.<\/p><p>The main purpose of Child Benefit is to support families in the UK. Consequently, the rules generally do not provide for them to be paid in respect of children who live abroad.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Nevertheless, Child Benefit is a family benefit under EC Regulation 883/2004. This regulation protects the social security rights of nationals of all member states of the European economic area, including the UK, and Switzerland when they exercise their rights of free movement under EU law.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>HMRC holds information on the number of Child Benefit awards under EC Regulation 883/2004. As at 31 December 2013, there were 20,400 ongoing Child Benefit awards under the EC Regulation in respect of 34.268 children living in another member state.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>This is a fall of 3,682 (15.3%) awards in respect of 5,903 (14.7%) fewer children since 31 December 2012.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The breakdown by member state is as follows:<\/p><p> <\/p><p>*We have withheld the number where it is fewer than 5, as there is risk that the information could be attributed to an identifiable person, which would prejudice their right to privacy and would therefore be a breach of Principle 1 of the Data Protection Act.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>Child Benefit<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Country of residence of children<\/p><\/td><td><p>Number of awards<\/p><\/td><td><p>Number of children<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Austria<\/p><\/td><td><p>23<\/p><\/td><td><p>37<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Belgium<\/p><\/td><td><p>75<\/p><\/td><td><p>140<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Bulgaria<\/p><\/td><td><p>186<\/p><\/td><td><p>245<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Croatia<\/p><\/td><td><p>*5<\/p><\/td><td><p>*5<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Cyprus<\/p><\/td><td><p>39<\/p><\/td><td><p>61<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Czech Republic<\/p><\/td><td><p>124<\/p><\/td><td><p>203<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Denmark<\/p><\/td><td><p>13<\/p><\/td><td><p>23<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Estonia<\/p><\/td><td><p>45<\/p><\/td><td><p>65<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Finland<\/p><\/td><td><p>12<\/p><\/td><td><p>23<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>France<\/p><\/td><td><p>789<\/p><\/td><td><p>1429<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Germany<\/p><\/td><td><p>283<\/p><\/td><td><p>495<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Greece<\/p><\/td><td><p>44<\/p><\/td><td><p>69<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Hungary<\/p><\/td><td><p>136<\/p><\/td><td><p>196<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Iceland<\/p><\/td><td><p>*5<\/p><\/td><td><p>*5<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Italy<\/p><\/td><td><p>156<\/p><\/td><td><p>273<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Latvia<\/p><\/td><td><p>797<\/p><\/td><td><p>1091<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Liechtenstein<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><td><p>0<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Lithuania<\/p><\/td><td><p>1215<\/p><\/td><td><p>1712<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Luxembourg<\/p><\/td><td><p>7<\/p><\/td><td><p>14<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Malta<\/p><\/td><td><p>15<\/p><\/td><td><p>22<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Norway<\/p><\/td><td><p>30<\/p><\/td><td><p>61<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Poland<\/p><\/td><td><p>13174<\/p><\/td><td><p>22093<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Portugal<\/p><\/td><td><p>202<\/p><\/td><td><p>309<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Republic of Ireland<\/p><\/td><td><p>1231<\/p><\/td><td><p>2505<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Romania<\/p><\/td><td><p>230<\/p><\/td><td><p>392<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Slovakia<\/p><\/td><td><p>692<\/p><\/td><td><p>1232<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Slovenia<\/p><\/td><td><p>11<\/p><\/td><td><p>21<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Spain<\/p><\/td><td><p>600<\/p><\/td><td><p>1019<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Sweden<\/p><\/td><td><p>49<\/p><\/td><td><p>95<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Switzerland<\/p><\/td><td><p>77<\/p><\/td><td><p>150<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>The Netherlands<\/p><\/td><td><p>142<\/p><\/td><td><p>288<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><td> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Totals<\/p><\/td><td><p>20400<\/p><\/td><td><p>34268<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p>As announced in the 2014 Budget, to prevent EEA migrants claiming benefits they are not entitled to, the Government will increase compliance checks to establish whether EEA migrants meet the entitlement conditions to receive Child Benefit<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Under domestic law, in order to claim Child Benefit EEA Migrants must be present in the UK, ordinarily resident and have a right to reside in the UK and their children must live in the UK.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The recent changes to migrants' access to benefits announced by the Government sends a strong message that the UK benefit system is not open to abuse, as well as deterring those who may seek residence in the UK primarily to claim benefits.<\/p><p>Strengthening compliance checks will help prevent EEA migrants from claiming, and continuing to claim, benefits they are not entitled to. Checks will be applied to both new claims and existing awards.<\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate by country of residence of the child he has made of the number of migrants residing in the UK who claimed benefits on behalf of children living abroad during 2013.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/33137/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Figures are only available for the years 2010-11 and onwards. The number of laundering plants and millions of litres of fuel seized in those years was as follows.<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year<\/p><\/td><td><p>Laundering Plants<\/p><\/td><td><p>Fuel (millions litres)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2010-11<\/p><\/td><td><p>23 (20 NI 3 GB)<\/p><\/td><td><p>2.74<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2011-12<\/p><\/td><td><p>29 (NI figure only)<\/p><\/td><td><p>2.44<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2012-13 to Dec 13<\/p><\/td><td><p>26 (22 NI 4 GB)<\/p><\/td><td><p>2.63<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>HMRC fights fraud on a wide range of fronts, from special units performing thousands of roadside checks to raiding laundering plants. HMRC has also recently concluded the evaluation of a possible new marker for rebated fuel, which will make it harder to launder marked fuel and sell it at a profit.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>HMRC uses several avenues to tackle fraud: criminal prosecution, civil action (such as seizing fuel or pumps), civil penalties and strong regulatory controls.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/32412/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p> <\/p><p><em>[Holding Reply: Thursday 16 January 2014]<\/em><\/p><p>The nationally run Community Care Grants and Crisis Loans were poorly targeted and failed to help those most in need. So, in 2012 as part of wider welfare reform, the Department for Work and Pensions abolished these national discretionary schemes and transferred responsibility to local authorities so they could deliver and tailor new local support as part of their existing services to their communities.<\/p><p>Councils can continue to provide support to those in their community who face financial difficulties or who find themselves in unavoidable circumstances, but there is no requirement to replicate the previous approach adopted by central government.<\/p><p>In contrast to a centralised grant system that was poorly targeted, under the Department for Work and Pensions' reforms, councils can now choose how best to support local welfare needs within their areas \u2013 what is right for, say, Rochdale may not be for other authorities. Some councils have already chosen to wind down their dedicated schemes following underspends.<\/p><p>In the next Spending Round period, from April 2015, central government continues to provide support to local authorities through general funds as part of the Coalition Government's commitment to reducing ring-fencing and ending top-down Whitehall control.<\/p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions provided a separate fund for 2013-2015 and are carrying out a review of the provision to date.<\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p>"}
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