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693639

registered interest
date	23/02/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Digital Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies on the Government Digital Service of the findings of the blog post by Ann Kempster entitled So long and thanks for all the cheese.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	65298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>The blog post in question was published in November 2016 and contains the personal reflections of Ms Kempster, who contracted with the Government Digital Service during 2015.</p><p>I believe that the ambitious approach set out in the Government Transformation Strategy, which was published last month, is absolutely the correct one. The Strategy sets out our priorities for the remainder of this Parliament and explains the critical role that the Government Digital Service will play. This includes equipping civil servants with the digital tools, techniques and skills which are so vital in ensuring public services work better for citizens.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 02/03/2017 13:08:24 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

693641

registered interest
date	23/02/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government: Assets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2017 to Question 63839, on Government: Assets, what the addresses or locations are of the 68 freehold land holdings in Glasgow Central constituency.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	65416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>The list of Government owned freeholds in the Central Glasgow constituency drawn from the central database of Government properties and land across the UK, ePIMS™ available at <a href="http://dat.gov.uk/" target="_blank">dat.gov.uk</a>. A number of these are land holdings owned by the Department of Transport and as such there are no addresses held for these records.</p><p>Information on the Government Estate including a mapping service is published online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/find-government-property." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/find-government-property.</a></p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 02/03/2017 13:10:49 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

693642

registered interest
date	23/02/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
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 average benefit that will accrue to families from the proposed tax-free childcare scheme.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	65391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2017 answer text <p>I am pleased to confirm the government will soon be launching Tax-Free Childcare which will allow working families to receive up to £2,000 childcare support per child, per year. The new scheme will roll out gradually following the completion of the current Trial.</p><p>Tax-Free Childcare will be rolled out to all eligible families before the end of 2017 in a safe and managed way to ensure that the system runs smoothly for parents.</p><p> </p><p>The average benefit accruing to families from the proposed Tax-Free Childcare scheme is estimated to be around £800 per year.</p><p> </p><p>The estimated cost of Tax-Free Childcare in each year of this parliament is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>2021-22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cost (£bn)</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These estimates are published in the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook - November 2016.</p><p><a href="http://www.budgetresponsibility.org.uk/efo/economic-and-fiscal-outlook-november-2016/" target="_blank">www.budgetresponsibility.org.uk/efo/economic-and-fiscal-outlook-november-2016/</a></p><p> </p><p>As set out at Autumn Statement 2016, once the scheme is fully rolled out, the government will review its operation to ensure it is delivering as intended and to assess the benefit it is delivering for working parents. We will also publish details about the numbers of families taking-up the scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 65390 65396 65397 65398 question first answered 03/03/2017 10:23:48 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

693643

registered interest
date	23/02/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria his Department plans to use to measure the success of the proposed tax-free childcare scheme.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	65390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2017 answer text <p>I am pleased to confirm the government will soon be launching Tax-Free Childcare which will allow working families to receive up to £2,000 childcare support per child, per year. The new scheme will roll out gradually following the completion of the current Trial.</p><p>Tax-Free Childcare will be rolled out to all eligible families before the end of 2017 in a safe and managed way to ensure that the system runs smoothly for parents.</p><p> </p><p>The average benefit accruing to families from the proposed Tax-Free Childcare scheme is estimated to be around £800 per year.</p><p> </p><p>The estimated cost of Tax-Free Childcare in each year of this parliament is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>2021-22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cost (£bn)</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These estimates are published in the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook - November 2016.</p><p><a href="http://www.budgetresponsibility.org.uk/efo/economic-and-fiscal-outlook-november-2016/" target="_blank">www.budgetresponsibility.org.uk/efo/economic-and-fiscal-outlook-november-2016/</a></p><p> </p><p>As set out at Autumn Statement 2016, once the scheme is fully rolled out, the government will review its operation to ensure it is delivering as intended and to assess the benefit it is delivering for working parents. We will also publish details about the numbers of families taking-up the scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 65391 65396 65397 65398 question first answered 03/03/2017 10:23:48 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

693644

registered interest
date	23/02/2017
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 his timetable is for the review of cases of families who had their tax credits restricted or removed by Concentricx
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	65421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is carrying out a risk-based assurance review of the remaining High Risk Renewal 2016 cases where Concentrix has amended or terminated a claimant’s award but no Mandatory Reconsideration has been requested. HMRC is reviewing these cases to establish that decisions by Concentrix were properly made and communicated to claimants. Current plans indicate that this activity is expected to be completed by 31 March 2017.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 03/03/2017 10:06:44 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

693645

registered interest
date	23/02/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will report on the level of take up of tax-free childcare of (a) self-employed people and (b) other workers who earn the national living wage.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	65396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2017 answer text <p>I am pleased to confirm the government will soon be launching Tax-Free Childcare which will allow working families to receive up to £2,000 childcare support per child, per year. The new scheme will roll out gradually following the completion of the current Trial.</p><p>Tax-Free Childcare will be rolled out to all eligible families before the end of 2017 in a safe and managed way to ensure that the system runs smoothly for parents.</p><p> </p><p>The average benefit accruing to families from the proposed Tax-Free Childcare scheme is estimated to be around £800 per year.</p><p> </p><p>The estimated cost of Tax-Free Childcare in each year of this parliament is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>2021-22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cost (£bn)</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These estimates are published in the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook - November 2016.</p><p><a href="http://www.budgetresponsibility.org.uk/efo/economic-and-fiscal-outlook-november-2016/" target="_blank">www.budgetresponsibility.org.uk/efo/economic-and-fiscal-outlook-november-2016/</a></p><p> </p><p>As set out at Autumn Statement 2016, once the scheme is fully rolled out, the government will review its operation to ensure it is delivering as intended and to assess the benefit it is delivering for working parents. We will also publish details about the numbers of families taking-up the scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 65390 65391 65397 65398 question first answered 03/03/2017 10:23:49 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

693646

registered interest
date	23/02/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the annual cost to the public purse of the planned tax-free childcare scheme; and what the take-up rate has been of that scheme prior to its roll-out.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	65397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2017 answer text <p>I am pleased to confirm the government will soon be launching Tax-Free Childcare which will allow working families to receive up to £2,000 childcare support per child, per year. The new scheme will roll out gradually following the completion of the current Trial.</p><p>Tax-Free Childcare will be rolled out to all eligible families before the end of 2017 in a safe and managed way to ensure that the system runs smoothly for parents.</p><p> </p><p>The average benefit accruing to families from the proposed Tax-Free Childcare scheme is estimated to be around £800 per year.</p><p> </p><p>The estimated cost of Tax-Free Childcare in each year of this parliament is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>2021-22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cost (£bn)</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These estimates are published in the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook - November 2016.</p><p><a href="http://www.budgetresponsibility.org.uk/efo/economic-and-fiscal-outlook-november-2016/" target="_blank">www.budgetresponsibility.org.uk/efo/economic-and-fiscal-outlook-november-2016/</a></p><p> </p><p>As set out at Autumn Statement 2016, once the scheme is fully rolled out, the government will review its operation to ensure it is delivering as intended and to assess the benefit it is delivering for working parents. We will also publish details about the numbers of families taking-up the scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 65390 65391 65396 65398 question first answered 03/03/2017 10:23:49 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

693647

registered interest
date	23/02/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the roll-out of tax-free childcare will (a) begin and (b) be completed.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	65398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2017 answer text <p>I am pleased to confirm the government will soon be launching Tax-Free Childcare which will allow working families to receive up to £2,000 childcare support per child, per year. The new scheme will roll out gradually following the completion of the current Trial.</p><p>Tax-Free Childcare will be rolled out to all eligible families before the end of 2017 in a safe and managed way to ensure that the system runs smoothly for parents.</p><p> </p><p>The average benefit accruing to families from the proposed Tax-Free Childcare scheme is estimated to be around £800 per year.</p><p> </p><p>The estimated cost of Tax-Free Childcare in each year of this parliament is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>2021-22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cost (£bn)</p></td><td><p>0.0</p></td><td><p>0.6</p></td><td><p>0.8</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>0.9</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>These estimates are published in the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook - November 2016.</p><p><a href="http://www.budgetresponsibility.org.uk/efo/economic-and-fiscal-outlook-november-2016/" target="_blank">www.budgetresponsibility.org.uk/efo/economic-and-fiscal-outlook-november-2016/</a></p><p> </p><p>As set out at Autumn Statement 2016, once the scheme is fully rolled out, the government will review its operation to ensure it is delivering as intended and to assess the benefit it is delivering for working parents. We will also publish details about the numbers of families taking-up the scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 65390 65391 65396 65397 question first answered 03/03/2017 10:23:49 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

693650

registered interest
date	23/02/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	VAT: Tax Rates and Bands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that small businesses are not disproportionately affected by the proposed increase in flat rate VAT to 16.5 per cent.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	65364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>The new 16.5% VAT Flat Rate will only apply to businesses with limited costs and will help to level the playing field, while maintaining the administrative simplification for small businesses. Existing rates within the scheme remain unchanged.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has consulted widely with businesses and their representatives affected by the measure, and has provided online guidance and a specific calculator to ensure all affected businesses are aware as to whether the new rate will apply to them.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 02/03/2017 15:15:19 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

693651

registered interest
date	23/02/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Argos: Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much of the £2.4 million that Argos has reportedly agreed with HM Revenue and Customs to pay to current and former employees was identified under the self-correction mechanism introduced by HM Revenue and Customs in 2015.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	65377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government is determined that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) receives them. Anyone who feels they have been underpaid NMW or NLW should contact the Acas helpline on 0300 123 1100. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) reviews all complaints that are referred to the department.</p><p> </p><p>Of the 359 employers named on 15 February 2017, 60 paid further arrears identified through self-correction. The sum total of self-corrected arrears paid by these employers was £1,435,419. This sum was paid to 30,496 workers who had been underpaid.</p><p> </p><p>For reasons of confidentiality, HMRC does not disclose information relating to the affairs of an individual or company.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 65376 question first answered 03/03/2017 10:17:52 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas