Asked by: Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool, West Derby)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the analysis of school funding published by School Cuts; and whether his Department plans to increase funding for schools in 2024-2025.
Answered by Laura Trott - Chief Secretary to the Treasury
This Government has continually prioritised school funding.
Funding for schools will total over £57.7 billion this year – a rise of over £3.9 billion compared to 2022-23, on top of a £4 billion cash increase last year. That is a 16% increase in just two years.
Funding for schools in 2024-25 will increase again, to £59.6 billion – the highest ever level in real terms per pupil.
The Department for Education provides additional support for schools, including an extensive programme to help them make the most of the funding available to them.
Asked by: Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool, West Derby)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of adoptive parents who waited more than five weeks for approval of their application for child benefit in 2022.
Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
While information is collected on birth child, adopted child and stepchild as part of the Child Benefit claim form, this information is not made available to HMRC for statistical analysis, and therefore the data cannot be used to categorize children/claims into adopted children.
HMRC do have a “where’s my reply Tool” Check-when-you-can-expect-a-reply-from-HMRC which shows general processing time frames when customers have submitted a Child Benefit claim.
Asked by: Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool, West Derby)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential financial impact on adoptive parents of the average time taken to have their application for child benefit approved.
Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
While information is collected on birth child, adopted child and stepchild as part of the Child Benefit claim form, this information is not made available to HMRC for statistical analysis, and therefore the data cannot be used to categorize children/claims into adopted children.
HMRC do have a “where’s my reply Tool” Check-when-you-can-expect-a-reply-from-HMRC which shows general processing time frames when customers have submitted a Child Benefit claim.
Asked by: Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool, West Derby)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the average length of time that adoptive parents wait for approval of their application for child benefit.
Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
While information is collected on birth child, adopted child and stepchild as part of the Child Benefit claim form, this information is not made available to HMRC for statistical analysis, and therefore the data cannot be used to categorize children/claims into adopted children.
HMRC do have a “where’s my reply Tool” Check-when-you-can-expect-a-reply-from-HMRC which shows general processing time frames when customers have submitted a Child Benefit claim.
Asked by: Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool, West Derby)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the average wait time for applications for child benefit to be approved.
Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
While information is collected on birth child, adopted child and stepchild as part of the Child Benefit claim form, this information is not made available to HMRC for statistical analysis, and therefore the data cannot be used to categorize children/claims into adopted children.
HMRC do have a “where’s my reply Tool” Check-when-you-can-expect-a-reply-from-HMRC which shows general processing time frames when customers have submitted a Child Benefit claim.
Asked by: Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool, West Derby)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of adoptive parents who waited more than five months for their application for child benefit to be approved in 2022.
Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
While information is collected on birth child, adopted child and stepchild as part of the Child Benefit claim form, this information is not made available to HMRC for statistical analysis, and therefore the data cannot be used to categorize children/claims into adopted children.
HMRC do have a “where’s my reply Tool” Check-when-you-can-expect-a-reply-from-HMRC which shows general processing time frames when customers have submitted a Child Benefit claim.
Asked by: Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool, West Derby)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of adoptive parents who waited more than three months for their application for child benefit to be approved in 2022.
Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
While information is collected on birth child, adopted child and stepchild as part of the Child Benefit claim form, this information is not made available to HMRC for statistical analysis, and therefore the data cannot be used to categorize children/claims into adopted children.
HMRC do have a “where’s my reply Tool” Check-when-you-can-expect-a-reply-from-HMRC which shows general processing time frames when customers have submitted a Child Benefit claim.
Asked by: Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool, West Derby)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of adoptive parents who waited more than four months for their child benefit application to be approved in 2022.
Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
While information is collected on birth child, adopted child and stepchild as part of the Child Benefit claim form, this information is not made available to HMRC for statistical analysis, and therefore the data cannot be used to categorize children/claims into adopted children.
HMRC do have a “where’s my reply Tool” Check-when-you-can-expect-a-reply-from-HMRC which shows general processing time frames when customers have submitted a Child Benefit claim.
Asked by: Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool, West Derby)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of adoptive parents who waited more than two months their application for child benefit to be approved in 2022.
Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
While information is collected on birth child, adopted child and stepchild as part of the Child Benefit claim form, this information is not made available to HMRC for statistical analysis, and therefore the data cannot be used to categorize children/claims into adopted children.
HMRC do have a “where’s my reply Tool” Check-when-you-can-expect-a-reply-from-HMRC which shows general processing time frames when customers have submitted a Child Benefit claim.
Asked by: Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool, West Derby)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of adoptive parents who waited more than six months for their application for child benefit to be approved in 2022.
Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
While information is collected on birth child, adopted child and stepchild as part of the Child Benefit claim form, this information is not made available to HMRC for statistical analysis, and therefore the data cannot be used to categorize children/claims into adopted children.
HMRC do have a “where’s my reply Tool” Check-when-you-can-expect-a-reply-from-HMRC which shows general processing time frames when customers have submitted a Child Benefit claim.