Asked by: Helen Goodman (Labour - Bishop Auckland)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of Child Trust Funds where the addressee has gone away or become unlinked.
Answered by John Glen - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
HMRC does not have records of, nor have they made any estimations of, CTF accounts where the main contact of the CTF has lost their details, or where the main contact is not aware of the details of their CTF. CTF providers are required in legislation to send out regular statements to the registered contact for the account.
However, although the primary relationship is between the account provider and the child’s parents, if a parent doesn’t know which provider is managing their child’s account, they can use the following online form to track the account.
https://www.gov.uk/child-trust-funds
Asked by: Helen Goodman (Labour - Bishop Auckland)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the standard letter sent to 16 year olds that accompanies their National Insurance number.
Answered by Mel Stride - Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The standard letter which HMRC sends to an individual shortly before their sixteenth birthday when they issue their National Insurance number is attached to this answer.