Asked by: David Linden (Scottish National Party - Glasgow East)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons the impact assessment for Tax-Free Childcare did not refer to the expenditure on childcare provision by families as set out by the Department of Education.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
Around 10% of successful applicants for Tax-Free Childcare are self-employed or have a partner who is self-employed.
As of 28 November approximately 53,000 childcare providers have successfully signed up to receive Tax-Free Childcare payments.
The analysis set out in the Impact Assessment for Tax Free Childcare, published in March 2017, drew upon a range of data including data published by the Department for Education. The assessment can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652939/Tax-free_childcare_Impact_Assessment-March_2017.pdf.
In response to the questions about the relationship with National Savings and Investments, and the performance of their delivery partner Atos, I refer the honourable member to my response to Parliamentary Question (105683) on 16 October.
In response to the questions about the criteria for measuring the success of Tax-Free Childcare and the link between the introduction of Tax-Free Childcare and the cost and demand for childcare, I refer the honourable member to my response to Parliamentary Question (107892) on 24 October.
The costs of delivering Tax-Free Childcare are currently within budget.
HMRC will gradually open Tax-Free Childcare to parents of older children and all eligible parents will be able to apply by the end of March 2018. Childcare vouchers will then be closed to new entrants as planned.
Asked by: David Linden (Scottish National Party - Glasgow East)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria the Government plans to use to measure the success of Tax-Free Childcare.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
Around 10% of successful applicants for Tax-Free Childcare are self-employed or have a partner who is self-employed.
As of 28 November approximately 53,000 childcare providers have successfully signed up to receive Tax-Free Childcare payments.
The analysis set out in the Impact Assessment for Tax Free Childcare, published in March 2017, drew upon a range of data including data published by the Department for Education. The assessment can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652939/Tax-free_childcare_Impact_Assessment-March_2017.pdf.
In response to the questions about the relationship with National Savings and Investments, and the performance of their delivery partner Atos, I refer the honourable member to my response to Parliamentary Question (105683) on 16 October.
In response to the questions about the criteria for measuring the success of Tax-Free Childcare and the link between the introduction of Tax-Free Childcare and the cost and demand for childcare, I refer the honourable member to my response to Parliamentary Question (107892) on 24 October.
The costs of delivering Tax-Free Childcare are currently within budget.
HMRC will gradually open Tax-Free Childcare to parents of older children and all eligible parents will be able to apply by the end of March 2018. Childcare vouchers will then be closed to new entrants as planned.
Asked by: David Linden (Scottish National Party - Glasgow East)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what performance indicators and success criteria his Department plan to use to assess the performance of (a) National Savings and Investments and (b) ATOS in delivering Tax-Free Childcare.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
Around 10% of successful applicants for Tax-Free Childcare are self-employed or have a partner who is self-employed.
As of 28 November approximately 53,000 childcare providers have successfully signed up to receive Tax-Free Childcare payments.
The analysis set out in the Impact Assessment for Tax Free Childcare, published in March 2017, drew upon a range of data including data published by the Department for Education. The assessment can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652939/Tax-free_childcare_Impact_Assessment-March_2017.pdf.
In response to the questions about the relationship with National Savings and Investments, and the performance of their delivery partner Atos, I refer the honourable member to my response to Parliamentary Question (105683) on 16 October.
In response to the questions about the criteria for measuring the success of Tax-Free Childcare and the link between the introduction of Tax-Free Childcare and the cost and demand for childcare, I refer the honourable member to my response to Parliamentary Question (107892) on 24 October.
The costs of delivering Tax-Free Childcare are currently within budget.
HMRC will gradually open Tax-Free Childcare to parents of older children and all eligible parents will be able to apply by the end of March 2018. Childcare vouchers will then be closed to new entrants as planned.
Asked by: David Linden (Scottish National Party - Glasgow East)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the performance of (a) National Savings & lnvestments and (b) Atos in the delivery of Tax-Free Childcare since it was launched in April 2017.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
Around 10% of successful applicants for Tax-Free Childcare are self-employed or have a partner who is self-employed.
As of 28 November approximately 53,000 childcare providers have successfully signed up to receive Tax-Free Childcare payments.
The analysis set out in the Impact Assessment for Tax Free Childcare, published in March 2017, drew upon a range of data including data published by the Department for Education. The assessment can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652939/Tax-free_childcare_Impact_Assessment-March_2017.pdf.
In response to the questions about the relationship with National Savings and Investments, and the performance of their delivery partner Atos, I refer the honourable member to my response to Parliamentary Question (105683) on 16 October.
In response to the questions about the criteria for measuring the success of Tax-Free Childcare and the link between the introduction of Tax-Free Childcare and the cost and demand for childcare, I refer the honourable member to my response to Parliamentary Question (107892) on 24 October.
The costs of delivering Tax-Free Childcare are currently within budget.
HMRC will gradually open Tax-Free Childcare to parents of older children and all eligible parents will be able to apply by the end of March 2018. Childcare vouchers will then be closed to new entrants as planned.
Asked by: David Linden (Scottish National Party - Glasgow East)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the IT system used by Atos to administer tax-free childcare.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
Around 10% of successful applicants for Tax-Free Childcare are self-employed or have a partner who is self-employed.
As of 28 November approximately 53,000 childcare providers have successfully signed up to receive Tax-Free Childcare payments.
The analysis set out in the Impact Assessment for Tax Free Childcare, published in March 2017, drew upon a range of data including data published by the Department for Education. The assessment can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652939/Tax-free_childcare_Impact_Assessment-March_2017.pdf.
In response to the questions about the relationship with National Savings and Investments, and the performance of their delivery partner Atos, I refer the honourable member to my response to Parliamentary Question (105683) on 16 October.
In response to the questions about the criteria for measuring the success of Tax-Free Childcare and the link between the introduction of Tax-Free Childcare and the cost and demand for childcare, I refer the honourable member to my response to Parliamentary Question (107892) on 24 October.
The costs of delivering Tax-Free Childcare are currently within budget.
HMRC will gradually open Tax-Free Childcare to parents of older children and all eligible parents will be able to apply by the end of March 2018. Childcare vouchers will then be closed to new entrants as planned.
Asked by: David Linden (Scottish National Party - Glasgow East)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the (a) system costs and (b) running costs of tax-free childcare have exceeded the budget allocated to the service by his Department; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
Around 10% of successful applicants for Tax-Free Childcare are self-employed or have a partner who is self-employed.
As of 28 November approximately 53,000 childcare providers have successfully signed up to receive Tax-Free Childcare payments.
The analysis set out in the Impact Assessment for Tax Free Childcare, published in March 2017, drew upon a range of data including data published by the Department for Education. The assessment can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652939/Tax-free_childcare_Impact_Assessment-March_2017.pdf.
In response to the questions about the relationship with National Savings and Investments, and the performance of their delivery partner Atos, I refer the honourable member to my response to Parliamentary Question (105683) on 16 October.
In response to the questions about the criteria for measuring the success of Tax-Free Childcare and the link between the introduction of Tax-Free Childcare and the cost and demand for childcare, I refer the honourable member to my response to Parliamentary Question (107892) on 24 October.
The costs of delivering Tax-Free Childcare are currently within budget.
HMRC will gradually open Tax-Free Childcare to parents of older children and all eligible parents will be able to apply by the end of March 2018. Childcare vouchers will then be closed to new entrants as planned.
Asked by: David Linden (Scottish National Party - Glasgow East)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to extend the deadline for closing childcare vouchers if the childcare service IT system is not fully operational by April 2018.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
Around 10% of successful applicants for Tax-Free Childcare are self-employed or have a partner who is self-employed.
As of 28 November approximately 53,000 childcare providers have successfully signed up to receive Tax-Free Childcare payments.
The analysis set out in the Impact Assessment for Tax Free Childcare, published in March 2017, drew upon a range of data including data published by the Department for Education. The assessment can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652939/Tax-free_childcare_Impact_Assessment-March_2017.pdf.
In response to the questions about the relationship with National Savings and Investments, and the performance of their delivery partner Atos, I refer the honourable member to my response to Parliamentary Question (105683) on 16 October.
In response to the questions about the criteria for measuring the success of Tax-Free Childcare and the link between the introduction of Tax-Free Childcare and the cost and demand for childcare, I refer the honourable member to my response to Parliamentary Question (107892) on 24 October.
The costs of delivering Tax-Free Childcare are currently within budget.
HMRC will gradually open Tax-Free Childcare to parents of older children and all eligible parents will be able to apply by the end of March 2018. Childcare vouchers will then be closed to new entrants as planned.
Asked by: David Linden (Scottish National Party - Glasgow East)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 11 September 2015 to Question 8179 on children: daycare, what assessment he has made of the link between the introduction of tax-free childcare and (a) the cost and (b) demand for childcare.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
Around 10% of successful applicants for Tax-Free Childcare are self-employed or have a partner who is self-employed.
As of 28 November approximately 53,000 childcare providers have successfully signed up to receive Tax-Free Childcare payments.
The analysis set out in the Impact Assessment for Tax Free Childcare, published in March 2017, drew upon a range of data including data published by the Department for Education. The assessment can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652939/Tax-free_childcare_Impact_Assessment-March_2017.pdf.
In response to the questions about the relationship with National Savings and Investments, and the performance of their delivery partner Atos, I refer the honourable member to my response to Parliamentary Question (105683) on 16 October.
In response to the questions about the criteria for measuring the success of Tax-Free Childcare and the link between the introduction of Tax-Free Childcare and the cost and demand for childcare, I refer the honourable member to my response to Parliamentary Question (107892) on 24 October.
The costs of delivering Tax-Free Childcare are currently within budget.
HMRC will gradually open Tax-Free Childcare to parents of older children and all eligible parents will be able to apply by the end of March 2018. Childcare vouchers will then be closed to new entrants as planned.
Asked by: David Linden (Scottish National Party - Glasgow East)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people in Glasgow East constituency who are eligible for but do not claim working tax credit payments.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
The information for Glasgow East is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
HMRC published Child Benefit, Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Working Tax Credit (WTC) take up rates 2014 to 2015 on 14th December 2016. This publication is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-benefit-child-tax-credit-ctc-and-working-tax-credit-wtc-take-up-rates-2014-to-2015
Table 9 (page 21) provides information on the CTC take up by region, but not parliamentary constituency. This table includes estimates of the number of entitled non-recipients, and are given as central estimates with upper and lower bounds. There is no equivalent table for WTC.
Asked by: David Linden (Scottish National Party - Glasgow East)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of people in Glasgow East constituency who are eligible for but do not claim child tax credit payments.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
The information for Glasgow East is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
HMRC published Child Benefit, Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Working Tax Credit (WTC) take up rates 2014 to 2015 on 14th December 2016. This publication is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-benefit-child-tax-credit-ctc-and-working-tax-credit-wtc-take-up-rates-2014-to-2015
Table 9 (page 21) provides information on the CTC take up by region, but not parliamentary constituency. This table includes estimates of the number of entitled non-recipients, and are given as central estimates with upper and lower bounds. There is no equivalent table for WTC.