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1604914

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date	16/03/2023
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	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in receipt of a UK pension live in countries without a reciprocal social security agreement with the UK by (a) the country they live in and (b) their gender.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	167143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>This information is published on Stat-Xplore <a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk</a> and currently extends to November 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The number of people in receipt of a UK State Pension living in countries without a reciprocal social security agreement with the UK is 298,294.</p><p> </p><p>The breakdown by country and gender are shown in the tables below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country of State Pension receipt</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Male</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Female</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Antigua</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>166</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Albania</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Algeria</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Andorra</p></td><td><p>91</p></td><td><p>74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Anguilla</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Antilles (Netherlands)</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Argentina</p></td><td><p>128</p></td><td><p>132</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Aruba</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ascension Island</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Australia</p></td><td><p>100,047</p></td><td><p>122,289</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bahamas</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>139</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bahrain</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bangladesh</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>795</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belize</p></td><td><p>57</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bolivia</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Botswana</p></td><td><p>89</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brazil</p></td><td><p>485</p></td><td><p>284</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brunei</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burkina Faso</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burma (Myanmar)</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cameroon</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cape Verde Islands</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cayman Islands</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chile</p></td><td><p>168</p></td><td><p>141</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>China People's Republic</p></td><td><p>249</p></td><td><p>74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Colombia</p></td><td><p>128</p></td><td><p>127</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cook Islands</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Costa Rica</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dom Commonwealth (Dominica)</p></td><td><p>217</p></td><td><p>244</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dominican Republic</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country of State Pension receipt</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Male</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Female</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ecuador</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Egypt</p></td><td><p>189</p></td><td><p>116</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>El Salvador</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Equatorial Guinea</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Falkland Islands &amp; Dep</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Faroe Islands</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fiji</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>French Polynesia</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gambia</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ghana</p></td><td><p>451</p></td><td><p>388</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greenland</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grenada</p></td><td><p>402</p></td><td><p>500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guatemala</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guyana</p></td><td><p>110</p></td><td><p>101</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Honduras</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hong Kong</p></td><td><p>1,510</p></td><td><p>904</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>India</p></td><td><p>2,145</p></td><td><p>2,113</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Indonesia</p></td><td><p>314</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iran</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iraq</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Japan</p></td><td><p>4,644</p></td><td><p>2,158</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jordan</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kampuchea</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kenya</p></td><td><p>345</p></td><td><p>305</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kuwait</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Laos</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lebanon</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lesotho</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Macau</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country of State Pension receipt</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Male</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Female</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malagasy Republic</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malawi</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malaysia</p></td><td><p>1,072</p></td><td><p>1,159</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mexico</p></td><td><p>241</p></td><td><p>228</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Monaco</p></td><td><p>246</p></td><td><p>143</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Montserrat</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Morocco</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mozambique</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Namibia</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nepal</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nevis, St Kitts-Nevis</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>148</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Caledonia</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nicaragua</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nigeria</p></td><td><p>1,090</p></td><td><p>804</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk Island</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oman</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pakistan</p></td><td><p>1,103</p></td><td><p>1,579</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Panama</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Papua New Guinea</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Paraguay</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peru</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Qatar</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Republic of Azerbaijan</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Republic of Belarus</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Republic of Georgia</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Republic of Kazakhstan</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Republic of Kyrgyzstan</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Republic of Moldova</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Republic of Yemen</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>501</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Russian Federation</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>41</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>San Marino</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Senegal</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Seychelles</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sierra Leone</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Singapore</p></td><td><p>514</p></td><td><p>359</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country of State Pension receipt</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Male</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Female</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Solomon Islands</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Somalia</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Africa</p></td><td><p>12,932</p></td><td><p>17,411</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Korea</p></td><td><p>288</p></td><td><p>91</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sri Lanka</p></td><td><p>557</p></td><td><p>572</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Helena &amp; Deps</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Lucia</p></td><td><p>376</p></td><td><p>454</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Vincents &amp; Grenadines</p></td><td><p>221</p></td><td><p>229</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sudan</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surinam</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swaziland</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Syria</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tahiti</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Taiwan</p></td><td><p>88</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tanzania</p></td><td><p>54</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thailand</p></td><td><p>4,777</p></td><td><p>586</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Togo</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tonga</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trinidad &amp; Tobago</p></td><td><p>456</p></td><td><p>843</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tunisia</p></td><td><p>62</p></td><td><p>53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Turks &amp; Caicos Islands</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uganda</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ukraine</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Arab Emirates</p></td><td><p>431</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United States Minor Outlying Islands</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uruguay</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vanuatu</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Venezuela</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vietnam</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Virgin Islands (British)</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Western Samoa</p></td><td><p>..</p></td><td><p>..</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Zambia</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Zimbabwe</p></td><td><p>311</p></td><td><p>546</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Please note:</p><p>1. The &quot;..&quot; denotes a nil or negligible number of claimants or award amount based on a nil or negligible number of claimants.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 23/03/2023 12:46:37 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1604915

registered interest
date	16/03/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Emigration
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 estimate of the number of UK citizens that emigrated to (a) Australia, (b) New Zealand, (c) the US and (d) Canada in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	167144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2023 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p> </p><p>A response to the Hon. Member's Parliamentary Question of 16 March is <del class="ministerial">attached.</del><ins class="ministerial">attached and the completed answer will be deposited in the House of Commons Library. </ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 24/03/2023 15:00:59 question first ministerially corrected 17/05/2023 15:11:18 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin attachment 1 file name PQ167144HR.pdf title ONS Response previous answer version 65002 answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart answering member 4613 attachment 1 file name PQ167144HR.pdf title ONS Response
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1602866

registered interest
date	09/03/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Planning: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department plans to include measures for meeting the Government's net zero targets within the planning regime.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	162196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government has made clear in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) that the planning system should support the transition to a low carbon future in a changing climate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 17/03/2023 10:27:05 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1602867

registered interest
date	09/03/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Energy: National Policy Statements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress has been made in updating the Energy National Policy statements which have been under review since November 2021.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	162197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2023 answer text <p>To enable delivery of the commitments in April’s British Energy Security Strategy, the Department has reviewed and strengthened these NPSs. This includes the EN-1 Overarching need case for energy infrastructure, EN-3 Renewable electricity infrastructure and EN-5 Electricity networks infrastructure. The review is to ensure they fully reflect the strategic importance of new energy infrastructure for delivering the UK’s energy security and affordability and to deliver on Net Zero. The importance of this has been underlined by global events in the last 12 months since the end of the previous consultation. DESNZ will re-consult on these documents.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 17/03/2023 13:42:23 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1602868

registered interest
date	09/03/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	National Grid: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to tackle barriers around planning and consent in developing the transmission network required to support a net zero grid.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	162198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2023 answer text <p>In the British Energy Security Strategy the Government committed to accelerating the delivery of electricity transmission infrastructure. The network blueprint, the Holistic Network Design for onshore-offshore transmission, will be referenced in the energy National Policy Statements (NPS) for England and Wales, supporting the needs case for transmission projects.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 17/03/2023 13:44:25 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1601095

registered interest
date	03/03/2023
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	Carers: Earnings Rules
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a dedicated work allowance for unpaid carers who are in receipt of Universal Credit and the carer element.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	157656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>There are no plans to make an assessment. The carers element is an additional amount of benefit, payable in Universal Credit, to support carers who provide care of 35 hours or more each week for a severely disabled person, and as such have no work related requirements. This payment is made in recognition of the support provided by carers for relatives, partners and friends who may be ill, frail, or disabled.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 09/03/2023 11:10:37 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1601096

registered interest
date	03/03/2023
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	Carers: Earnings Rules
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of unpaid carers in receipt of (a) carer’s allowance and (b) the carer element of Universal Credit are of working age.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	157657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>As of August 2022, around 945,000 working age unpaid carers were receiving Carer’s Allowance. Around 99% of those receiving Carer’s Allowance are of working age.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested for Universal Credit is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 09/03/2023 11:07:29 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1601097

registered interest
date	03/03/2023
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	Carers: Pay and 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, how many and what proportion of unpaid carers in receipt of Universal Credit and the carer element also have earnings from paid employment.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	157658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>The information requested for Universal Credit is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p /> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 13/03/2023 12:02:51 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1601098

registered interest
date	03/03/2023
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	Carer's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the carer's allowance for supporting unpaid carers with their living costs.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	157659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>This Government recognises and values the vital contribution made by carers in supporting some of the most vulnerable in society.</p><p> </p><p>The primary purpose of Carer’s Allowance is to provide a measure of financial support and recognition for people who give up the opportunity of full-time employment in order to provide regular and substantial care for a severely disabled person.  It is not a “carer’s wage” or designed to fully replace the income from work that an unpaid carer may have foregone. The current rate of Carer’s Allowance is £69.70 per week. From April, the rate will increase to £76.75 per week. This means that, since 2010, it will have increased from £53.90 to £76.75 a week, providing around an additional £1200 a year for carers through Carer’s Allowance.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to Carer’s Allowance, carers on low incomes can claim income-related benefits, such as Universal Credit and Pension Credit. These benefits can be paid to carers at a higher rate than those without caring responsibilities through the carer element and the additional amount for carers respectively. From April, the Universal Credit carer element will be £185.86 per monthly assessment period, and the additional amount for carers in Pension Credit will be £42.75 a week.</p><p> </p><p>Around 489,000 (November 2022 data) carer households on Universal Credit can currently receive around an additional £2,000 a year through the carer element and this will increase to an additional £2,200 a year from April. The Government has chosen to focus extra support on those carers who need it most.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 09/03/2023 14:56:06 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

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registered interest
date	28/02/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Care Workers: Mileage Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether officials in his Department have had discussions with (a) HMRC and (b) HM Treasury on funding for the Scottish Government to help support an increase in mileage rates for care workers who provide support to disabled people in their own homes.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	155135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2023 answer text <p>The Scottish Government is well-funded to deliver all its devolved responsibilities, receiving around 25% more funding per person than equivalent UK Government spending in other parts of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>It is for the Scottish Government to allocate its funding in devolved areas as it sees fit, including support for care workers, and it is accountable to the Scottish Parliament for these decisions.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 07/03/2023 12:09:14 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier