Asked by: Chris Heaton-Harris (Conservative - Daventry)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HM Revenue and Custom's publication Statistics on recently arrived non-UK EEA nationals subject to income tax and National Insurance contributions or receiving HMRC administered benefits of May 2016, how many child benefit claims of what amount were made by (a) non-UK EEA nationals and (b) recently arrived non-UK EEA nationals in each of the last three years.
Answered by Damian Hinds
The Government has made it clear that UK rates of Child benefit should not be paid to EU children overseas. The Government paper, “The best of both worlds: the United Kingdom’s special status in a reformed European Union” https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-best-of-both-worlds-the-united-kingdoms-special-status-in-a-reformed-european-union, sets out what was agreed at the February European council.
Asked by: Chris Heaton-Harris (Conservative - Daventry)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the HM Revenue and Customs publication, entitled Tax Credits Statistics on non-UK EEA Nationals, of 22 February 2016, how many (a) in-work and (b) out-of-work claims of what amount were made by families with at least one (i) EEA national and (ii) recently arrived EEA national in each of the last three years.
Answered by Damian Hinds
The Government has negotiated a new settlement that will enable the UK to have a new emergency brake to limit full access to in-work benefits by newly arrived EU workers for up to 4 years when they enter our labour market. This will be in force for 7 years. The Government paper “The best of both worlds: the United Kingdom’s special status in a reformed European Union” https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-best-of-both-worlds-the-united-kingdoms-special-status-in-a-reformed-european-union, sets out what was agreed at the February European council.
Asked by: Chris Heaton-Harris (Conservative - Daventry)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) press officers and (b) other officials of his Department have been or are undertaking work related to the referendum on UK membership of the EU; for how long each such official has been working on that matter; and what the salary is of each such official.
Answered by David Gauke
Staff within the longstanding International and EU group lead on providing advice to Ministers on EU and EU related issues. Staff within other groups may also provide advice or analysis on EU issues as required.
HM Treasury do not routinely capture information about each employee’s specific work. To provide information capturing the length of time official’s worked specifically on the referendum would incur disproportionate costs. Information on HM Treasury staff salaries is published on this link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-staff-data
Asked by: Chris Heaton-Harris (Conservative - Daventry)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information HM Revenue and Customs holds on (a) the nationality of individuals who hold National Insurance (NI) numbers and (b) whether an individual NI number is active with regards to PAYE or benefits claims.
Answered by David Gauke
I refer the honourable members to the recent HMRC release.
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tax-credit-statistics-on-eea-nationals
Asked by: Chris Heaton-Harris (Conservative - Daventry)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many individuals recorded in (a) HM Revenue and Customs' and (b) the Department of Work and Pension's computer systems who were nationals of another EEA member country at time of registration for a National Insurance (NI) number and are recorded as having arrived in the last four years using the earlier of his or her arrival date or NI number registration date have either (i) paid NI contributions over the previous year, (ii) paid PAYE income tax over the previous year and (iii) claimed benefits or tax credits over the previous year.
Answered by David Gauke
I refer the honourable members to the recent HMRC release.
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tax-credit-statistics-on-eea-nationals