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To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to initiate, or support, a new debt relief scheme designed to assist the least developed countries affected by climate change.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to initiate, or support, a new debt relief scheme designed to assist the least developed countries affected by climate change.
The UK is a member of the Paris Club of official creditors, and any bilateral restructuring of UK loans to other sovereigns is conducted through this group. The UK forgave most of our loans to the least developed countries through the Paris Club framework under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group (WBG) Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative in the 1990s and 2000s.
The UK continues to play a leading role in discussions on debt sustainability and transparency in international fora, including on climate-resilient instruments. The UK has supported work through the Paris Club and G7 to develop “Hurricane Clauses” which can provide Caribbean sovereigns with cash-flow relief following natural disasters.
The UK also provides broader policy support to assist the least developed countries affected by climate change. The Prime Minister announced at the UN Climate Action Summit on 23rd September 2019 that the UK would be doubling its international climate finance commitment to £11.6bn over the next five years. This will include work to help vulnerable countries and communities become resilient to the damaging effects of climate change.
Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.
Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of adopting the system used in England and Wales by which businesses can make claims against debtors who refuse to pay outstanding debts.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of adopting the system used in England and Wales by which businesses can make claims against debtors who refuse to pay outstanding debts.
This is a devolved matter and any system for businesses to make claims against debtors who have not paid their outstanding debts is one that is best considered by locally elected and accountable Ministers. It is for matters such as this that it is important that we get Stormont back up and running as soon as possible.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times the Child Maintenance Service has registered the child maintenance debt of a non-resident parent with credit rating agencies in the past four weeks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times the Child Maintenance Service has registered the child maintenance debt of a non-resident parent with credit rating agencies in the past four weeks.
The Child Maintenance Service does not record this data as there is no facility on the Child Maintenance System to record instances when information has been sent to a Credit Reference Agency.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information her Department holds on the number of incidences where the child maintenance debt of a non-resident parent was registered with a credit rating agency in (a) the last four weeks, and (b) last twenty four weeks.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information her Department holds on the number of incidences where the child maintenance debt of a non-resident parent was registered with a credit rating agency in (a) the last four weeks, and (b) last twenty four weeks.
The Child Maintenance Service does not record this data as there is no facility on the Child Maintenance System to record instances when information has been sent to a Credit Reference Agency.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to (a) implement the Statutory Debt Repayment Plan and (b) bring forward legislative proposals to compel all creditors that will benefit from Statutory Debt Repayment Plan to contribute towards funding it.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to (a) implement the Statutory Debt Repayment Plan and (b) bring forward legislative proposals to compel all creditors that will benefit from Statutory Debt Repayment Plan to contribute towards funding it.
The breathing space scheme, including administration of Statutory Debt Repayment Plans (SDRPs), will be funded from a share of the money paid to all creditors who benefit from repayments through SDRPs. The government intends to implement the breathing space in early 2021 and the SDRP to a longer timetable.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that families and young people have access to the help they need when faced with a financial crisis.
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that families and young people have access to the help they need when faced with a financial crisis.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many incidences of child maintenance debt of a non-resident parent were registered with a credit rating agency in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many incidences of child maintenance debt of a non-resident parent were registered with a credit rating agency in the last 12 months.
The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her Department's policy is on registration of the child maintenance debt of a non-resident parent with credit rating agencies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her Department's policy is on registration of the child maintenance debt of a non-resident parent with credit rating agencies.
Where a liability order has been granted for the purposes of pursuing child maintenance arrears, the paying parent is given a 21 day warning period in order to respond and agree to pay.
If the warning period passes and no payment has been received from the paying parent or a payment agreement has not been made, then registration with a Credit Reference Agency will be considered. The decision is discretionary and intended to act as a deterrent to those parents who may otherwise choose to evade paying their maintenance.
The number of liability orders granted is reported in our published statistics and can be on found table 11 of the tables document in the attached link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-maintenance-service-august-2013-to-march-2019-experimental
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2019 to Question 268402, if she will place in the Library a copy of the dataset from which the median balance per debtor was calculated.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2019 to Question 268402, if she will place in the Library a copy of the dataset from which the median balance per debtor was calculated.
A copy of the relevant dataset* will be placed in the Library.
In order to comply with the General Data Protection Regulations 2018, the dataset contains values only.
The data set shows all balances held on our systems for the relevant period. It includes ‘minus’ figures, which reflect changes made as a result of successful appeals.
The data does not include any Universal Credit overpayments. It includes debts accrued in a number of ways including Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit overpayments built up under HMRC as well as fraud and error overpayments.
Working Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit were introduced in 2003, with some people then accruing debts over many years.
We do not want people to face undue financial hardship as a result of repaying overpayments. If people do struggle, adjustments can be made and will be based on an individual’s circumstance.
The overall maximum amount that can be deducted from a claimant’s Universal Credit each month to recover a benefit overpayment is an amount equal to 40% of their Universal Credit standard allowance.
The vast majority of benefit payments are made correctly; this stock of debts equates to around 0.6% of current annual welfare expenditure. The legacy welfare system is complex in its structure and administration and in the way that qualifying conditions interact with each other. UC provides a single system of means-tested support for working-age households who are in or out of work and we expect this to reduce overpayments.
*The data provided has been sourced from internal management information and was not intended for public release. It should therefore not be compared to any other, similar data subsequently released by the Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her Department's criteria is for registering the child maintenance debt of a non-resident parent with credit rating agencies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her Department's criteria is for registering the child maintenance debt of a non-resident parent with credit rating agencies.
This information is provided in our internal procedures. It is a discretionary decision and intended as a deterrent measure on those who may otherwise choose to evade maintenance payments, so getting more money flowing to the children and separated parents who need it.
We can consider referral to a Credit Reference Agency (CRA) in the following circumstance:
- when a Liability Order is in force against the non-resident
- 21 days (plus postage timing and 2 days) have passed since a written notice was posted to the Paying Parent advising them that we intend to supply information about them to a CRA
- the welfare of the child has been considered
- the Paying Parent has not agreed to a payment agreement where the outstanding amount will be repaid in line with our debt steer, of 2 years
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions her Department has registered the child maintenance debt of a non-resident parent with credit rating agencies.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions her Department has registered the child maintenance debt of a non-resident parent with credit rating agencies.
This information is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
Before the House adjourns for the summer recess, there are a number of points I wish to make. It is really good to see so many colleagues recognising that this is such a valuable debate.
The all-party parliamentary fire safety and rescue group will not shut up until sprinklers are installed...
Before the House adjourns for the summer recess, there are a number of points I wish to make. It is really good to see so many colleagues recognising that this is such a valuable debate.
The all-party parliamentary fire safety and rescue group will not shut up until sprinklers are installed...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2019 to Question 268401, what information she holds on the reasons why those 156,000 claimants with deductions from universal credit for non-universal credit debts are not repaying their debts.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2019 to Question 268401, what information she holds on the reasons why those 156,000 claimants with deductions from universal credit for non-universal credit debts are not repaying their debts.
The table below provides information on why the specified claimants were not repaying their debts.
Zero balance** | 92,776 |
Business as usual/head of work (Includes future instalment confirmation) | 48,196 |
Awaiting Financial Reconciliation | 12,452 |
In progress – Awaiting further information (e.g. customer correspondence/contact) | 4,214 |
Managed by external contractor (Debt collection agency) | 618 |
Awaiting appeal outcome | 534 |
Waiting for customer to call back | 306 |
Other | 477 |
*The data provided in this response has been sourced from internal management information and was not intended for public release. It should therefore not be compared to any other, similar data subsequently released by the Department.
** The zero balance category is made up of debts that have been fully repaid, but are yet to be removed from the Debt Manager system. It is important to note that no further recovery action will be taken in these cases
Will my right hon. Friend find time for a debate on the report issued by the Centre for Responsible Credit? It highlights
a consumer debt crisis and recommends that the Financial Conduct Authority put a cap on the credit card market, similar to the cap on payday loan costs.
Will my right hon. Friend find time for a debate on the report issued by the Centre for Responsible Credit? It highlights
a consumer debt crisis and recommends that the Financial Conduct Authority put a cap on the credit card market, similar to the cap on payday loan costs.
I thank my hon. Friend for that question. It is typical of him that he should go out to bat for those who are least able to afford the consequences of high interest rates. The FCA has—or we have, as a Government—already placed a limit on payday lending. The FCA...
I thank my hon. Friend for that question. It is typical of him that he should go out to bat for those who are least able to afford the consequences of high interest rates. The FCA has—or we have, as a Government—already placed a limit on payday lending. The FCA...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times the Child Maintenance Group has registered the maintenance debt of a non-resident parent with credit rating agencies in the last year.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many times the Child Maintenance Group has registered the maintenance debt of a non-resident parent with credit rating agencies in the last year.
This information is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2019 to Question 264329 on universal credit, of the 749,000 claimants with deductions from universal credit for non-universal credit debits, how many of those tax credit overpayments were repaid by each year to...
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2019 to Question 264329 on universal credit, of the 749,000 claimants with deductions from universal credit for non-universal credit debits, how many of those tax credit overpayments were repaid by each year to...
Tax Credit overpayments were referred to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Debt Management from 2016/17.
The table shows Tax Credit recoveries for 2018/19 apportioned across the financial year in which the Tax Credit overpayment ended*.
Tax Credit Overpayment Period End Date | Percentage of Recoveries by Value |
Unknown | Less than 0.05% |
2003-04 | 0.10% |
2004-05 | 0.5% |
2005-06 | 0.4% |
2006-07 | 0.5% |
2007-08 | 1.2% |
2008-09 | 2.3% |
2009-10 | 1.6% |
2010-11 | 2.9% |
2011-12 | 4.1% |
2012-13 | 4.9% |
2013-14 | 6.1% |
2014-15 | 7.3% |
2015-16 | 9.0% |
2016-17 | 14.1% |
2017-18 | 26.7% |
2018-19 | 18.2% |
Universal Credit (UC) is expected to lead to savings across welfare as we are able to adjust benefit entitlement in line with changing circumstances in real time. Internal and external data matches are increasingly helping inform benefit payments and alerting staff to check for any undeclared changes in people’s circumstances.
When recovering benefit overpayments, the DWP ensures that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect claimants from any undue financial hardship.
*The data provided in this response has been sourced from internal management information and was not intended for public release. It should therefore not be compared to any other, similar data subsequently released by the DWP. All figures have been rounded to one decimal place. Due to this rounding, the figures will not sum 100%.