Written questions

1,014 written questions tabled, most recent first.

25 Jun 2014 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2014, Official Report, column 284W, on children: day care, if he will estimate the average annual cost of childcare in the UK for a child aged (a) two and under and (b) three t

25 Jun 2014 · HM Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the take-up of tax-free childcare by parents in each income (a) decile and (b) percentile.

25 Jun 2014 · HM Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the proportion of families currently paying for childcare that will be eligible for the proposed tax-free childcare scheme.

24 Jun 2014 · HM Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 6.10 of Delivering Tax-free childcare: the Government's response to the consultation on design and operation published in March 2014, what clear guidance and communications tools his Depar

24 Jun 2014 · HM Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June 2014, Official Report, column 674W, on children: day care, what the cost to the public purse was of the report prepared by Economic Insight for his Department.

24 Jun 2014 · HM Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 3.22 of Delivering Tax-free childcare: the Government's response to the consultation on design and operation, when the decision to make National Savings and Investments HM Revenue and Cust

24 Jun 2014 · HM Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the potential effect of the tax-free childcare scheme on childcare prices; and if he will make a statement.

23 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2014, Official Report, column 344W, on children: day care, what assumptions on the number of families claiming support for childcare in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17, (c) 20

23 Jun 2014 · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Energy Intensive Industries: Trade Competitiveness

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, when he first notified the European Commission of his plans to compensate certain energy-intensive users for the indirect costs of the carbon price floor; and if he will make a statement.

23 Jun 2014 · HM Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 5.43 of Delivering Tax-Free Childcare: the Government's response to the consultation on design and operation, published in March 2014, whether HM Revenue and Customs will (a) check declare

23 Jun 2014 · HM Treasury

Environment Protection: Taxation

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects to publish guidance for applicants for compensation for the indirect costs of the carbon price floor and begin making compensatory payments to eligible businesses.

17 Jun 2014 · HM Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of divorced and separated parents who will have to decide which of them should own a tax-free childcare account; how HM Revenue and Customs plans to resolve disputes over such

17 Jun 2014 · HM Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance and support (a) HM Revenue and Customs and (b) National Savings and Investment will provide for parents who encounter IT problems during the quarterly reconfiguration process for tax-free childcare; and

16 Jun 2014 · HM Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost was of the report entitled, Evaluating alternative market models for Tax-Free Childcare vouchers, prepared by Economic Insight for his Department; what assessment he made of this report's findings and r

16 Jun 2014 · HM Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what performance indicators he has agreed with National Savings and Investments (NS&I) on the delivery of tax-free childcare; how often NS&I will be benchmarked against such indicators; how often the results of this

16 Jun 2014 · HM Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) HM Revenue and Customs and (b) National Savings and Investments staff will be employed administering tax-free childcare in (i) 2015-16, (ii) 2016-17, (iii) 2017-18 and (iv) 2018-19.

16 Jun 2014 · HM Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the average annual cost of childcare in the UK for a child aged (a) two and under, (b) three to four and (c) five and over in each year since 2009-10; and if he will make a statement.

13 Jun 2014 · HM Treasury

National Savings and Investments

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department had with representatives of National Savings and Investments in (i) August 2013, (ii) September 2013, (iii) October 2013, (iv) November 2013, (v) De

13 Jun 2014 · HM Treasury

National Savings and Investments

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the decision was taken that National Savings and Investments would be responsible for the delivery of tax-free childcare; and if he will make a statement.

11 Jun 2014 · Department for Transport

Cycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2014, Official Report, column 6W, on cycling, if he will publish the (a) membership and (b) agendas, minutes and attendees of all previous meetings of the Cycling Stakeholder Fo

11 Jun 2014 · Department for Education

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the average annual cost of childcare in the UK for a child aged (a) two and under, (b) three to four and (c) five and over; and if he will make a statement.

11 Jun 2014 · Department for Work and Pensions

Children: Day Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the revised plans for the roll-out of universal credit announced on 5 December 2013, what estimate he has made of the number of families which will be eligible for support for childcar

11 Jun 2014 · HM Treasury

Children: Day Care

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what details parents will be required to provide for the quarterly reconfirmation process for tax-free childcare; what measures will be in place to ensure that parents are reminded about the deadline for quarterly re

10 Jun 2014 · Department of Health

Tobacco: Packaging

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on what date he plans to publish the consultation referred to by the Minister of State for Health in his Department's announcement entitled Government Response to Tobacco Standardised Packaging Review, published i

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