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date	20/07/2015
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	Housing Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of the gross value of all housing benefit payments was allocated to claimants in (a) England, (b) Northern Ireland, (c) Scotland and (d) Wales in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
uin	8099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The table below shows the proportion of total Housing Benefit expenditure in Great Britain that was spent in England, Wales and Scotland over the last three years. Housing Benefit in Northern Ireland is a matter for the Northern Ireland Office.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td><td><p>89%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Source: Local Authority subsidy returns</p><p>Notes:</p><p>1. Figures are rounded to nearest 1%, and do not sum to 100% in 2012/13.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 08/09/2015 16:05:15 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

390492

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
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	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the compatibility of changes to (a) the benefit cap, (b) child tax credits, (c) housing benefits, (d) working tax credit reductions, (e) working tax credit restrictions and (f) the restriction of working tax credit to two children only with the European Convention on Human Rights.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
uin	7388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Ministers had regard to all relevant international obligations when formulating the welfare policies announced at the Budget and consider that these obligations have been complied with.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 20/07/2015 16:33:01 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan