Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on women of decisions made by Concentrix to stop tax credits payments.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) undertook all necessary impact assessments to ensure protected groups were not disproportionately affected when awarding the Concentrix contract. Although HMRC has not made a specific assessment of the effect on women of decisions made by Concentrix, as at April 2016 88% of single claims to tax credits were made by women and 88% of the single claims sent to Concentrix to check as part of the 2016 High Risk Renewals process were women.