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1300767

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Freeports: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Humber Freeport bid included commitments to maintain existing collective bargaining agreements with trade unions organising seafarers working on merchant ships working from Hull port; and if he will place a copy of that bid in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	165510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>The government is pleased to have announced the locations of 8 new English Freeports at Budget. The Ministry for Housing, Communities &amp; Local Government will shortly publish the rationale behind the selection of these Freeport locations according to the process laid out in the Prospectus.</p><p> </p><p>Successful bidders will be confirmed subject to a business case review, agreement of governance arrangements, and the fulfilment of the appropriate authorisations.</p><p> </p><p>Freeports are not deregulatory and the government will ensure that the UK’s high standards with respect to workers’ rights will not be compromised.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay grouped question UIN 165511 question first answered 15/03/2021 10:36:57 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1300768

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Freeports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to consult trade unions on (a) employment rights and (b) governance structures before the eight Freeports announced in the Budget statement on 3 March 2021 begin operating.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	165511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>The government is pleased to have announced the locations of 8 new English Freeports at Budget. The Ministry for Housing, Communities &amp; Local Government will shortly publish the rationale behind the selection of these Freeport locations according to the process laid out in the Prospectus.</p><p> </p><p>Successful bidders will be confirmed subject to a business case review, agreement of governance arrangements, and the fulfilment of the appropriate authorisations.</p><p> </p><p>Freeports are not deregulatory and the government will ensure that the UK’s high standards with respect to workers’ rights will not be compromised.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay grouped question UIN 165510 question first answered 15/03/2021 10:36:57 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1300776

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Freeports: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the potential effect of the Humber Freeport on the availability of seafarer apprenticeships in (a) Hull and (b) the Humber region.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	165656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>The Chancellor has not met with the Secretary of State for Education to discuss Freeports since the bidding process closed on the 5 February, in line with the government’s commitment to the fair, open and transparent assessment process outlined in the Bidding Prospectus.</p><p> </p><p>Our focus has been on getting places to send us their bids and proposals, rather than second-guessing what they will do. The government will continue to work with successful bidders to help them achieve their objectives, across a variety of sectors.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 15/03/2021 10:38:50 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1300808

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bounce Back Loan Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department had made of the potential merits of extending the zero interest period for Bounce Back Loans from 12 months to 18 months to allow for all covid-19 lockdown restrictions to have been lifted before the first businesses must begin paying interest.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	165518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text <p>Under the Bounce Back Loan scheme, no repayments are due from the borrower for the first 12 months of the loan, giving businesses the breathing space they need during this difficult time. In addition, the Government covers the first 12 months of interest payments charged to the business by the lender.</p><p> </p><p>In order to give businesses further support and flexibility in making their repayments, the Chancellor has announced “Pay as You Grow” (PAYG) options. Under Pay as You Grow, following the end of the 12-month payment-free period, businesses can pause their repayments for six months – the interest in this case will accrue to the borrower, for payment later. This means that businesses can opt not to make any repayments on their Bounce Back loan for up to 18 months after they received the loan. Borrowers will also have the option to move temporarily to interest-only payments for periods of up to six months (an option which they can use up to three times), and to extend the term of their loan from six to ten years, reducing their monthly payments by almost half.</p><p> </p><p>Together, the 12-month payment holiday and interest-free period for borrowers, along with the PAYG options, form part of the Government’s unprecedented support package for businesses to protect jobs - including paying wages through the furlough schemes and self-employed support payments, generous grants, tax deferrals.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 16/03/2021 09:21:16 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1300824

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Conduct Authority: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to ensure that the (a) Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and (b) Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) (i) make consumers aware of FCA Comp rule 7.4.1, (ii) do not financially disadvantage consumers by not disclosing that rule and (iii) compensate consumers in the event that they are financially disadvantaged as a result of not disclosing that rule.
tabling member constituency	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
tabling member printed	David Mundell
uin	165461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) seeks to recover some or all of the cost of compensation from financial firms that have failed. This benefits both the levy payers that fund the FSCS, and claimants who have been already been paid compensation by the FSCS but still have uncompensated losses. Since the start of the 2015-16 financial year, the FSCS has recovered more than £280mn from failed firms.<p> </p><p>The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) Compensation Manual, which sets out the rules regarding the FSCS’s duty to seek recoveries, is published and accessible to consumers on the FCA’s website. The FSCS also publishes information for consumers about its approach to recoveries on its website.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 16/03/2021 09:19:31 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1512 label Biography information for David Mundell

1300885

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Freeports: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the estimates that his Department uses for the number of new jobs that will be created in each year to 2025 at each of the freeport locations announced in Budget 2021.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	165497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>Our focus has been on getting places to send us their bids and proposals, rather than second-guessing what they will do. The modelling we have done to support that process remains sensitive at this point and liable to change significantly now the locations have been announced.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 15/03/2021 14:48:06 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1300112

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Broadband: Capital Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether investment in the laying of fibre cables as part of the UK's broadband rollout will qualify for the Super Deduction on capital expenditure announced in Budget 2021.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	164465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2021 answer text <p>Budget 2021 announced that from 1 April 2021 until 31 March 2023, companies investing in qualifying new plant and machinery assets will benefit from both the 130% super-deduction and a 50% first-year capital allowance.</p><p> </p><p>Expenditure on qualifying plant and machinery capital investments used by a company in the course of a trade can qualify for the relevant first-year allowance, including fibre cables. Software can also qualify for the super-deduction, provided the company makes an election to remove software from the intangible fixed assets regime. Expenditure on the learning and development of staff does not qualify for the super-deduction but is already an allowable expense for tax purposes.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 164468 question first answered 11/03/2021 14:34:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1300119

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Capital Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the Super Deduction capital allowance introduced in Budget 2021 on investment in people and skills.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	164468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2021 answer text <p>Budget 2021 announced that from 1 April 2021 until 31 March 2023, companies investing in qualifying new plant and machinery assets will benefit from both the 130% super-deduction and a 50% first-year capital allowance.</p><p> </p><p>Expenditure on qualifying plant and machinery capital investments used by a company in the course of a trade can qualify for the relevant first-year allowance, including fibre cables. Software can also qualify for the super-deduction, provided the company makes an election to remove software from the intangible fixed assets regime. Expenditure on the learning and development of staff does not qualify for the super-deduction but is already an allowable expense for tax purposes.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 164465 question first answered 11/03/2021 14:34:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1300136

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Levelling Up Fund and UK Community Renewal Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he had sight of the lists of areas for priority funding from the (a) Levelling Up Fund and (b) UK Community Renewal Fund prior to the publication of those lists.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	164492
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>On the Levelling Up Fund, Ministers approved metrics at the design stage based on alignment with the policy goals of the Fund. Ministers did not see a list of specific places before agreeing the list of metrics. At no point did Ministers make changes to the index, weightings or metrics recommended by officials.</p><p>On the Community Renewal Fund, the design of the fund, including the allocation process was led by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 12/03/2021 14:37:10 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1300142

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Protective Clothing: VAT Zero Rating
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the VAT exemption on personal protective equipment available for (a) funeral homes and (b) other businesses.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	164644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2021 answer text <p>The temporary zero rate was an extraordinary measure introduced to help affected sectors such as hospitals and care homes during the initial acute period of the COVID-19 crisis, when global supply of PPE did not meet demand and PPE was procured directly from the open market.</p><p> </p><p>Companies in the funeral sector source their own PPE through their normal supply routes. In extreme circumstances, there is provision for them to approach their Local Resilience Forum (LRF) or local authority, where the LRF has stood down, to discuss access to an emergency supply. Given this, there are no plans to review the VAT treatment of PPE.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/03/2021 12:47:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana