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1690733

registered interest
date	21/02/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 19 February 2024 to Question 13692 on National Insurance, for what reason he was unable to provide the information requested.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	15038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>Pursuant to my answer to PQ 13692, HMRC has seen a significant rise in the number of A1 applications and in other National Insurance work which has impacted processing times. The current processing time for A1 certificates is 10 weeks for applications received online. This is an improvement against September 2023 where the processing time was 15 weeks.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 26/02/2024 16:12:15 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1688515

registered interest
date	08/02/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress HMRC has made on reducing the time taken to issue f A1 forms.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	13691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>Many musicians travel internationally for performances, and HMRC acknowledges that access to A1 certificates is important to them in accessing their social security rights in the EU, EEA and Switzerland.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has seen a significant rise in the number of A1 applications and in other National Insurance work which has impacted processing times.</p><p> </p><p>While progress has been made, HMRC acknowledges that more needs to be done to meet its service standards and is aiming to do so for all types of A1 applications by the end of April 2024. To address this the department has implemented a recovery strategy, including providing additional resources. HMRC has also recently introduced new online versions of the A1 application forms based on customer feedback, along with additional features to improve the application process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 13692 13693 13694 question first answered 19/02/2024 09:56:59 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1688516

registered interest
date	08/02/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average processing time was for issuing an A1 form in (a) January 2023, (b) September 2023, (c) December 2023 and (d) January 2024.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	13692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>Many musicians travel internationally for performances, and HMRC acknowledges that access to A1 certificates is important to them in accessing their social security rights in the EU, EEA and Switzerland.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has seen a significant rise in the number of A1 applications and in other National Insurance work which has impacted processing times.</p><p> </p><p>While progress has been made, HMRC acknowledges that more needs to be done to meet its service standards and is aiming to do so for all types of A1 applications by the end of April 2024. To address this the department has implemented a recovery strategy, including providing additional resources. HMRC has also recently introduced new online versions of the A1 application forms based on customer feedback, along with additional features to improve the application process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 13691 13693 13694 question first answered 19/02/2024 09:56:59 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1688517

registered interest
date	08/02/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Music: National Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the time taken to issue A1 forms on the UK’s live music sector.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	13693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>Many musicians travel internationally for performances, and HMRC acknowledges that access to A1 certificates is important to them in accessing their social security rights in the EU, EEA and Switzerland.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has seen a significant rise in the number of A1 applications and in other National Insurance work which has impacted processing times.</p><p> </p><p>While progress has been made, HMRC acknowledges that more needs to be done to meet its service standards and is aiming to do so for all types of A1 applications by the end of April 2024. To address this the department has implemented a recovery strategy, including providing additional resources. HMRC has also recently introduced new online versions of the A1 application forms based on customer feedback, along with additional features to improve the application process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 13691 13692 13694 question first answered 19/02/2024 09:56:59 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1688518

registered interest
date	08/02/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to deliver his Department's service standards for the issuing of A1 forms by April 2024.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	13694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>Many musicians travel internationally for performances, and HMRC acknowledges that access to A1 certificates is important to them in accessing their social security rights in the EU, EEA and Switzerland.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has seen a significant rise in the number of A1 applications and in other National Insurance work which has impacted processing times.</p><p> </p><p>While progress has been made, HMRC acknowledges that more needs to be done to meet its service standards and is aiming to do so for all types of A1 applications by the end of April 2024. To address this the department has implemented a recovery strategy, including providing additional resources. HMRC has also recently introduced new online versions of the A1 application forms based on customer feedback, along with additional features to improve the application process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 13691 13692 13693 question first answered 19/02/2024 09:56:59 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1676273

registered interest
date	07/12/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Music: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2023 to Question 4115 on Music: Education, when her Department plans to (a) commission and (b) publish the independent evaluation of the Music Hub programme.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	5792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>Information on the planned independent evaluation of the Music Hubs programme will be released in due course, including on a timetable for relation to the commissioning and publication.</p><p> </p><p>The department regularly commissions independent evaluation of funded programmes, to assess their effectiveness and to inform future delivery, and this includes the Music Hubs programme.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 5793 question first answered 12/12/2023 17:59:51 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1676274

registered interest
date	07/12/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Music: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2023 to Question 4115 on Music: Education, for what reason her Department is undertaking an independent evaluation of the Music Hub programme after the restructuring of the programme.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	5793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>Information on the planned independent evaluation of the Music Hubs programme will be released in due course, including on a timetable for relation to the commissioning and publication.</p><p> </p><p>The department regularly commissions independent evaluation of funded programmes, to assess their effectiveness and to inform future delivery, and this includes the Music Hubs programme.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 5792 question first answered 12/12/2023 17:59:51 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1676275

registered interest
date	07/12/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Music: Teachers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many primary school music teachers there were in (a) 2010, (b) 2015, (c) 2019 and (d) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	5794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>The department does not collect information on subjects taught in primary schools.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 12/12/2023 17:59:33 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1676291

registered interest
date	07/12/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Music
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department holds data on the number of music rehearsal spaces there were in England in (a) 2003, (b) 2010, (c) 2013, (d) 2019 and (e) 2023.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	5797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>The Department does not hold data on the numbers of music rehearsal spaces or on community choirs in England.</p><p>Estimates of the numbers of community choirs in England may be available from Arts Council England’s Investment Principles Support Organisation <a href="https://www.makingmusic.org.uk/" target="_blank">Making Music</a>, which represents voluntary and leisure-time music organisations in the UK – although its membership will likely not represent the total number of community choirs in England.</p><p>Through Arts Council England’s 2023–26 Investment Programme, more money is going to more music organisations in more parts of the country than ever before, supporting 139 organisations classed as ‘music’ by investing c.£65 million of public funding per annum.</p><p>Separately, HM Government funds a diverse portfolio of music and arts education programmes which are designed to improve participation in the arts for all children. The National Plan for Music Education and the upcoming Cultural Education Plan will encourage more young people to take up music lessons, attend local cultural events, and consider careers in the music sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 5798 question first answered 19/12/2023 16:40:57 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1676292

registered interest
date	07/12/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Choirs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department holds data on the number of community choirs there were in England in (a) 2003, (b) 2010, (c) 2013, (d) 2019 and (e) 2023.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	5798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2023 answer text <p>The Department does not hold data on the numbers of music rehearsal spaces or on community choirs in England.</p><p>Estimates of the numbers of community choirs in England may be available from Arts Council England’s Investment Principles Support Organisation <a href="https://www.makingmusic.org.uk/" target="_blank">Making Music</a>, which represents voluntary and leisure-time music organisations in the UK – although its membership will likely not represent the total number of community choirs in England.</p><p>Through Arts Council England’s 2023–26 Investment Programme, more money is going to more music organisations in more parts of the country than ever before, supporting 139 organisations classed as ‘music’ by investing c.£65 million of public funding per annum.</p><p>Separately, HM Government funds a diverse portfolio of music and arts education programmes which are designed to improve participation in the arts for all children. The National Plan for Music Education and the upcoming Cultural Education Plan will encourage more young people to take up music lessons, attend local cultural events, and consider careers in the music sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 5797 question first answered 19/12/2023 16:40:57 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley