Written questions

1,014 written questions tabled, most recent first.

25 Jan 2018 · HM Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Written Statement of 15 January 2018, HCWS 401, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of families registering for tax-free childcare.

25 Jan 2018 · HM Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance his Department publishes for single parents seeking to claim under the tax-free childcare scheme.

24 Jan 2018 · HM Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of self-employed parents eligible to claim tax-free childcare (a) have registered for that scheme in England to date and (b) does the Government estimate will register for that scheme in

24 Jan 2018 · HM Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Economic Secretary to the Treasury of 15 January 2018, Official Report, column 242WH, on Childcare Vouchers, what the evidential basis is for his statement that tax-free child

24 Jan 2018 · HM Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Written Statement of 15 January 2018, Tax-Free Childcare rollout update, HCWS 401, what assessment he has made of the level of take-up of tax-free childcare accounts.

24 Jan 2018 · HM Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason there is a difference in the age of children for which families are eligible to receive support via the (a) childcare vouchers scheme and (b) tax-free childcare scheme.

24 Jan 2018 · HM Treasury

Employment: Parents

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to encourage employers as a result of the closure of the Employer Supported Childcare vouchers scheme to engage with and support employees who are parents.

23 Jan 2018 · HM Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what advice he can provide to parents seeking to claim under the tax-free-childcare scheme who do not meet the earning threshold of £120 per week.

23 Jan 2018 · HM Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many parents of children with a disability currently claim (a) under the Employer Supported Childcare vouchers scheme and (b) under the tax-free-childcare scheme in England.

23 Jan 2018 · HM Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps are being taken to ensure the protection of data belonging to families registering for the tax-free childcare scheme online.

23 Jan 2018 · HM Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when HMRC plans to publish its finalised guidance on the tax-free childcare scheme.

23 Jan 2018 · HM Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the report of the Childcare Vouchers Providers Association, The future of childcare support for working parents, published on 20 February 2017, if he will make an assessment of the implications for

22 Jan 2018 · HM Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 21 December to Question 120073 on Children: Day Care, what information his Department holds on households who will receive less financial support as a result of the replacement of childcare

22 Jan 2018 · HM Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families in England have used the childcare service helpline when registering for tax-free childcare.

22 Jan 2018 · HM Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department conducted an impact assessment on the effect on low-income households of the closure of the employer supported childcare vouchers scheme.

22 Jan 2018 · HM Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution of the Economic Secretary to the Treasury on 15 January 2018, Official Report, column WH244, on Childcare Vouchers, whether parents who are not eligible for tax-free childcare

20 Dec 2017 · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Care Workers: Minimum Wage

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of retrospective changes to the guidance on the application of the national minimum wage to sleep-in shifts on care workers i

20 Dec 2017 · HM Treasury

Stamp Duty Land Tax

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the level of abuse of the market-making exemption in relation to stamp duty.

6 Dec 2017 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

ClientEarth

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2017 to Question 1033 on Nitrous Oxide: EU Law, how much the Government has spent on legal fees to defend litigation brought by ClientEarth in respect

6 Dec 2017 · Cabinet Office

Social Services

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 November 2017, HCWS 258, on social care, what the timetable is to (a) publish recommendations and (b) bring forward legislative proposals as a result of

5 Dec 2017 · Cabinet Office

Social Services: Children

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 16 November 2017, HCWS 258 on social care, whether the Government plans to bring forward proposals on the future of children’s social care and services for

5 Dec 2017 · Cabinet Office

Social Services: Dementia

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Written Statement of 16 November 2017, HCWS 258 on social care, if he will ensure that the reasons for delayed transfers of care relating to people affected by dementia are included as part of th

5 Dec 2017 · Cabinet Office

Social Services: Dementia

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Written Statement of 16 November 2017, HCWS 258 on social care, whether the proposed green paper will specifically cover social care services received by working-age and non-working age people af

5 Dec 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Care Leavers

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of care leavers who are receive housing support through universal credit are in rent arrears.

5 Dec 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Local Housing Allowance: Young People

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 8 of the Government’s July 2016 Keep on Caring strategy, what review his Department has undertaken into extending the exemption from the Shared Accommodation rate of Local Housing

1 Dec 2017 · Department of Health

Health: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the potential risks of transferring intellectual property rights of publicly-funded health research to private companies; and what steps his Department is taking to manag

6 Nov 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people have been asked voluntarily to move from receiving existing benefits to universal credit in advance of their planned migration in (a) Newcastle upon Tyne, (b) the North East and (c) Engl

6 Nov 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has set targets for increasing the number of existing benefit claimants who are voluntarily moved to universal credit ahead of the planned date for their migration.

6 Nov 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether people who agree voluntarily to move from existing benefits to universal credit forego the right to any transitional protection against a loss of income.

9 Oct 2017 · Department for Work and Pensions

Universal Credit: Budgeting

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support with budgeting is available for universal credit claimants who are adjusting to monthly payments or have fluctuating incomes.

Source: official written-questions record.