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1686042

registered interest
date	30/01/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Overpayments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to protect vulnerable tax credit claimants who have accrued overpayment debt through no fault of their own.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	12145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government takes a considered and balanced approach to the recovery of benefit debt and HMRC has strong processes in place to support those that may be struggling to pay back tax credits overpayments with manageable recovery plans.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC calculates tax credit awards across the financial year to ensure customers receive regular and consistent financial support. Customers are required to tell us of any change in circumstances and when they do, awards are recalculated and balanced across the remainder of the period. Customers are made aware of any overpayment that is generated as a result and the process to challenge the overpayment if they do not agree it is correct.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has a well-established approach to help tax credit customers who are having difficulty repaying a debt and require extra support, including offering its customers debt advice referral to the Money and Pensions Service Money Adviser Network for a free bespoke independent debt service.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC will work with customers and can agree a temporary reduction in the rate of repayment based on their financial circumstances. In some cases, recovery of the debt can be paused. When customers and their tax credit debt move to Universal Credit, they can continue to access support through DWP.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 07/02/2024 16:48:44 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1686043

registered interest
date	30/01/2024
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, how many additional staff he has (a) recruited and (b) transferred from other roles in order to process additional changes to National Insurance records arising from (i) the HMRC exercise to correct errors in records relating to Home Responsibilities Protection and (ii) the forthcoming online service on payment of voluntary NI contributions.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	12146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>HMRC has recruited 42 FTE (Admin Officers) to support the 18 months Home Responsibilities Protection (HRP) exercise, adding to the small core team in situ, there has been no transfer of operational resource to HRP. The forthcoming online service for the payment of voluntary NI contributions, will allow HMRC to see a reduction in the operational resource supporting the current route. In April 2023 we deployed an additional 200 FTE to support the payment of voluntary National Insurance in a telephony/post capacity.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 05/02/2024 16:29:55 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1667671

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of people who are eligible for resettlement under pathway three of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme; what steps he is taking to contact outstanding individuals assessed as being eligible in principle; and if he will reopen the process for Expressions of Interest from other eligible individuals.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2023 answer text <p>Under the first stage of ACRS Pathway 3 the FCDO received over 11,450 expressions of interest (EOIs). Each has been assessed against the eligibility criteria and the FCDO has communicated an outcome to all individuals who expressed an interest. We have informed over 380 individuals that they are eligible in principle for resettlement, subject to passing security checks. With their dependents, we have notified over 1800 individuals that they are eligible in principle.</p><p>We have no plans to reopen the EOI window for the first stage of ACRS Pathway 3. In the second stage of Pathway 3, the UK government will work with international partners and NGOs to welcome wider groups of Afghans at risk. We are not able to open for referrals at this present time. Our immediate focus is ensuring the resettlement of those eligible in the first stage of Pathway 3, which includes individuals who directly supported the UK and international community's efforts in Afghanistan.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 14/11/2023 16:37:41 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1663687

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to (a) monitor and (b) inspect residential care homes in Scotland where (i) referrals are made for children residing in England and (ii) children with primary home addresses in England are staying.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	201540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>The department collects and publishes data on the number of children’s residential placements, including children placed in Scotland. The data is available at: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/methodology/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoptions-methodology#content-section-4-content-5" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/methodology/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoptions-methodology#content-section-4-content-5</a>.</p><p>Local authorities hold the responsibility for monitoring a child in residential care where they have legal responsibility for that child. Each child’s care, including contact and monitoring, is agreed and detailed in their individual care plan. All residential care homes are inspected, and this is the responsibility of the Care Inspectorate in Scotland, and Ofsted in England.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston grouped question UIN 201538 201539 question first answered 25/10/2023 14:17:31 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1642657

registered interest
date	07/06/2023
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: National Insurance Contributions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an estimate of the number of people who have purchased extra state pension top-ups since 12th October 2015.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	188378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2023 answer text <p>The State Pension top up was a scheme introduced on 12 October 2015 and ran until 5 April 2017. The scheme allowed people who reached State Pension age before 6 April 2016 to obtain extra State Pension income for life by making a voluntary lump sum National Insurance contribution (class 3A). Data was published <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/666282/state-pension-top-up-12-oct-2015-to-17-sept-2017.pdf" target="_blank">State Pension top up: 12 Oct 2015 to 17 Sept 2017 (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a> that shows that 13,200 people purchased State Pension top ups. The scheme ended on 5 April 2017, so no further people will be eligible to purchase State Pension top ups by 31 July 2023.Please note, this is a different scheme to VNICs.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott grouped question UIN 188377 question first answered 15/06/2023 09:13:51 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1639708

registered interest
date	23/05/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Sewage: Waste Disposal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many sewage leaks have been recorded within the estate of the Prime Minister's Office in the last twelve months.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	186466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2023 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office currently operates in 32 different sites across the UK. There have been 4 small scale sewage leaks within the Department’s office estate within the last 12 months. 2 in York and 2 in London due to exceptionally heavy rainfall.</p><p>Estate management of the Prime Minister’s Office falls under the Cabinet Office. No sewage leaks occurred within the PMO estate in the last twelve months.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 186468 question first answered 01/06/2023 15:27:29 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1544911

registered interest
date	23/11/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Blue Badge Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether Personal Independence Payment appeals found in favour of the claimant that confirm mobility restrictions are accepted as evidence for blue badge applications.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	94865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has issued clear non-statutory guidance to local authorities who are solely responsible for administering the scheme at a local level. It is for each local authority to assess on a case-by-case basis to decide whether applicants meet the conditions of eligibility. Local authorities must determine and implement assessment procedures which they believe are in accordance with the governing legislation.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 28/11/2022 10:53:55 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain