Written question asked by Steve Webb (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 9 April 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 14 April 2003. It was answered by Maria Eagle (Labour) on Monday, 14 April 2003 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Dept for Work and Pensions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether women who had opted to pay reduced rate national insurance contributions and who left paid employment for more than two years because of childcare responsibilities had to make a claim for home responsibilities protection.

Answer: Mr. Webb: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions whether women who had opted to pay reduced rate national insurance contributions and who left paid employment for more than two years because of childcare responsibilities had to make a claim for home responsibilities protection. [109149] Maria Eagle: Women receiving child benefit for a child under 16 whose reduced rate election had lapsed because they had not been in paid employment for two full tax years would be awarded Home Responsibilities Protection automatically from the following tax year.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 109149; 403 c644W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Child benefit Childcare Women National insurance contributions Tax rates and bands Home responsibilities protection
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk