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date	29/03/2023
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	Cyprus: National Security Bill
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 discussions he has had with his counterparts in Cyprus on the National Security Bill.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	176606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>The UK government has engaged extensively - including at senior official and Ministerial level - with the Republic of Cyprus on the National Security Bill. This included a meeting with the FCDO Permanent Under-Secretary on 14 March and the Security Minister on 29 March. We continue to engage the government of Cyprus at all levels, in both the UK and in Cyprus, on our wide-ranging bilateral interests.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 17/04/2023 08:52:11 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

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date	08/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people who have been affected by the introduction of the high income child benefit charge.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Laura Smith
uin	176606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2018 answer text <p>The High Income Child Benefit Charge came into force in January 2013 to help reduce the deficit and target support at those who need it most.</p><p> </p><p>It is a tax charge that applies to anyone with an adjusted net income over £50,000 who claims Child Benefit or whose partner claims it. The charge is tapered, increasing gradually for taxpayers with incomes between £50,000 and £60,000.</p><p> </p><p>For families where an individual has income over £60,000, the Child Benefit recipient can choose to either keep receiving Child Benefit payments and the highest earner pays the charge, or opt out of Child Benefit payments and not have to pay the charge.</p><p> </p><p>Around 1.1 million families are in scope of the charge, and over 0.5 million have opted out of receiving Child Benefit payments.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no plans to abolish the High Income Child Benefit Charge, but keeps all policies under review.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 176607 question first answered 12/10/2018 09:26:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4648 label Biography information for Laura Smith