Written questions by Stride.

What proportion of spending on the Early Learning for 2 year olds scheme is for non-working families.

Awaiting answer.

What the level of spending was on the 15 hours free childcare offer in each of the last five financial years for which data is available, broken down by a. working and b. non-working parents.

Awaiting answer.

How much of the spending on the Early Learning for 2 year olds scheme is accounted for by (a) families entitled via eligibility for certain benefits (b) families entitled because the child has an Education, Health and Care Plan, and (c) families who meet both criteria.

Awaiting answer.

With reference to her speech to Ruskin College on 8 July 2026, whether the expansion of the 30 hours free childcare entitlement to non-working parents is government policy.

Awaiting answer.

How much was spent on the Early Learning for 2 year olds scheme in each of the last five financial years for which data is available.

Awaiting answer.

With reference to her speech to Ruskin College on 8 July 2026, what estimate her Department has made of the annual cost to the public purse of extending 30 hours free childcare eligibility to non-working parents.

Awaiting answer.

What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the expansion of the 30 hours free childcare entitlement to non-working parents.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment she has made of whether spending proposals from government departments could be delivered by the private sector.

Departments are responsible for setting out and considering different delivery mechanisms as part of the Business Case process, in line with the appraisal methodology set out in the Green Book.

What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decision to reduce the maximum UC deduction rate on a) public sector net borrowing, b) public sector net debt, c) public sector net cash requir

The Department has considered the potential fiscal impacts of the decision to reduce the maximum Universal Credit deduction rate. (a) No separate assessment has identified an impact on public sector net borrowing, as any effects are already reflected in t...

What the average estimated cost is of providing a PIP assessment (a) by telephone, (b) by video call and (c) face to face.

PIP assessment costs are managed and recorded at an overall Functional Assessment Service level rather than by specific assessment types or benefits, and as such the department does not hold this information.

With reference to his Oral Statement of 21 May 2026 on Middle East: Economic Response, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of each of the policy measures on the level of tax receipts to the

The Chancellor set out a package of measures on 21 May to support families and businesses. Final costings for all measures will be published at the next Budget following certification from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) in the usual way.

How many claimants were deemed LCWRA via the substantial risk provisions in each of the last 15 financial years expressed in (a) numerical terms and (b) as a proportion of the caseload.

The available requested information for Universal Credit (UC) limited capability for work and work-related activity (LCWRA) Work Capability Assessment (WCA) decisions where claimants qualified for LCWRA due to 'substantial risk arising from work-related a...

What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the decision to reduce the maximum UC deduction rate on a) public sector net borrowing, b) public sector net debt, c) public sector net cash requirement, d) annually managed expenditure and e) total managed expenditure in each financial year for which data are available.

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

What number of universal credit households in the most recent quarter for which data is available were subject to a deduction; and what proportion of these households were subject to the maximum percentage reduction of 15%.

The requested information can be found in the published Universal Credit deductions statistics, December 2024 to November 2025, supplementary data Table1 and Table2, available here: Universal Credit statistics, 29 April 2013 to 8 January 2026 - GOV.UK. The next release of these statistics is on Tuesday 12 May 2026, Universal Credit statistics, 29 April 2013 to 12 February 2026 - Official statistics announcement - GOV.UK Further release dates are published here: universal credit - Research and statistics - GOV.UK

With reference to the Written Statement of 16 April 2026 on Carbon Price Support, HCWS1519, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to tax revenues of abolishing Carbon Price Support in each financial year for which estimates are available; and what steps her Department is taking to fund this policy change.

As the grid continues to decarbonise, the Carbon Price Support (CPS) tax base will become smaller and CPS revenue is forecast to significantly decline.Final costings will be confirmed at a fiscal event in the usual way. The Chancellor will set out details on how this, and any other decisions, are funded such that the fiscal rules are met at the Budget in the usual way.

What were tax receipts from Carbon Price Support in each of the last five financial years for which data is available.

Carbon Price Support (CPS) tax receipts can be found in the Environmental Taxes Bulletin: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/environmental-taxes-bulletin.

How much VAT revenue was raised from the sale of petrol and diesel in the last financial year for which data is available.

HM Revenue and Customs does not hold information on VAT revenue from specific products or services, including VAT on petrol and diesel. This is because businesses are not required to provide figures at a product level within their VAT returns, as this would impose an excessive administrative burden.

What percentage of total Air Passenger Duty receipts was attributable to (a) domestic and short-haul flights and (b) long-haul flights in the most recent financial year for which data is available.

Air Passenger Duty (APD) applies to airlines, rather than individual passengers, and is the principal tax on the aviation sector. APD is charged on passengers travelling on aircraft departing from airports in the UK, with the rate of duty determined by the distance to a passenger’s final destination and the class of travel. From April 2023, APD operates across four destination bands:Domestic, covering flights within England, Scotland, Wales and Northern IrelandBand A, where the distance from London to the country’s capital is up to 2,000 milesBand B, where the distance is between 2,001 miles and 5,500 miles, andBand C, where the distance is over 5,500 miles. Airline operators declare the number of chargeable passengers by destination band and by rate. However, APD receipts are not attributable to distance travelled, and therefore this is not information that HMRC collects.

What proportion of total Air Passenger Duty receipts were attributable to passengers travelling with children under 16 in the most recent financial year for which data is available.

Air Passenger Duty (APD) applies to airlines, not individual passengers, and is the principal tax on the aviation sector. HMRC does not collect information on passenger ages or whether passengers are travelling with children. Air Passenger Duty receipts are therefore not broken down in this way, and no estimate can be made of the proportion attributable to passengers travelling with children under 16. Airline operators declare the number of chargeable passengers by destination band and by rate. They do not break down chargeable passengers by age or who passengers are travelling with, and therefore this is not information that HMRC collects.

With reference to her Department's press release entitled Interest rate cap introduced to protect Plan 2 borrowers, published on 7 April 2026, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to the public purse of capping interest on Plan 2 and 3 student loans at 6%.

The government is capping maximum interest rates on Plan 2 and Plan 3 (postgraduate) student loans at 6%, instead of the Retail Prices Index (RPI) plus 3%, for the 2026/27 academic year.This short-term protective measure will apply from the 1 September 2026 to the 31 August 2027 and removes the risk of a temporary increase in inflation causing loan balances to compound at an unsustainable rate.Student loan interest rates are ordinarily set for each academic year by reference to the RPI value for the year to the preceding March. On that basis, interest rates for the 2026/27 academic year would normally be determined using the RPI figure for March 2026, due to be published on 22 April 2026.The impact of the interest rate cap on the public purse will depend on the March RPI value.