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1308449

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date	13/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	SME Brexit Support Fund
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 benefits to businesses of the SME Brexit Support Fund.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	180415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>The £20 million SME Brexit fund enables traders to access practical support, including training for new customs, rules of origin and VAT processes. It allows smaller businesses to apply for grants of up to £2,000 to help them adapt to new customs and tax rules when trading with the EU. Small and medium-sized enterprises can also use this money to seek professional advice in these areas.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/04/2021 13:51:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1308588

registered interest
date	13/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business: UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government has taken to support businesses that are unable to purchase essential materials from the EU.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	180621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government has put in place a range of measures to facilitate trade with the EU and to avoid disruption at ports including publishing comprehensive guidance on the new arrangements for trade with the EU and operating a staged approach to customs controls. Until 31 December 2021 most traders importing non-controlled goods from the EU can make a declaration in their own records and defer making a customs declaration to HMRC for 175 days. Further information can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/delaying-declarations-for-eu-goods-brought-into-great-britain" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/delaying-declarations-for-eu-goods-brought-into-great-britain</a>. The Government has also provided a £20 million Brexit Support Fund to support small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) in adjusting to new customs, rules of origin, and VAT rules when trading with the EU.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, businesses can choose to use customs facilitations to make trading across borders quicker, cheaper and easier. Further information can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-can-delay-customs-duty-and-import-vat" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-can-delay-customs-duty-and-import-vat</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 180620 question first answered 19/04/2021 14:27:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1308589

registered interest
date	13/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Multinational Companies: Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of proposals under Pillar 2 of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) framework on the (a) insurance and reinsurance industries, (b) revenues to his Department and (c) wider economy.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	180427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>The UK has been at the forefront of global efforts to update the international corporation tax framework in response to challenges created by digitisation.</p><p> </p><p>The UK played an active role in helping to develop a comprehensive two-pillar solution. This would ensure countries can more effectively tax businesses that participate in their economies as well as require multinational groups to pay a minimum level of tax on profit they generate in jurisdictions in which they operate.</p><p> </p><p>The UK also played a leading role in securing a G20 commitment to reach political agreement on such a solution by mid-2021, and is now using its G7 Presidency to help deliver on that objective.</p><p> </p><p>The details of a political agreement are still subject to international negotiation and it would not be appropriate to provide a detailed impact assessment or to comment on specific provisions.</p><p> </p><p>If and when a global solution is agreed and implemented it will be assessed through the OBR forecast process in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 178894 178895 179441 179448 180428 question first answered 20/04/2021 15:14:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1308591

registered interest
date	13/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Multinational Companies: Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits for the UK economy of securing carve-outs from Pillar 2 of the OECD Framework on BEPS for (a) manufacturing, (b) financial services and (c) insurance.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	180428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>The UK has been at the forefront of global efforts to update the international corporation tax framework in response to challenges created by digitisation.</p><p> </p><p>The UK played an active role in helping to develop a comprehensive two-pillar solution. This would ensure countries can more effectively tax businesses that participate in their economies as well as require multinational groups to pay a minimum level of tax on profit they generate in jurisdictions in which they operate.</p><p> </p><p>The UK also played a leading role in securing a G20 commitment to reach political agreement on such a solution by mid-2021, and is now using its G7 Presidency to help deliver on that objective.</p><p> </p><p>The details of a political agreement are still subject to international negotiation and it would not be appropriate to provide a detailed impact assessment or to comment on specific provisions.</p><p> </p><p>If and when a global solution is agreed and implemented it will be assessed through the OBR forecast process in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 178894 178895 179441 179448 180427 question first answered 20/04/2021 15:14:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1308594

registered interest
date	13/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	UK Infrastructure Bank: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the procedures by which the UK Infrastructure Bank will be allocated the £12 billion of equity and debt capital.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	180638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government published further details on the design of the UK Infrastructure Bank alongside Budget in March. This can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/policy-design-of-the-uk-infrastructure-bank" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/policy-design-of-the-uk-infrastructure-bank</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In total, the Bank will have £22 billion of financial capacity to deliver on its objectives:</p><p> </p><ul><li>£5 billion will be made available as equity from HM Treasury</li><li>the Bank will also be able to borrow up to £7 billion from a government credit facility administered by the Debt Management Office (DMO) and also private markets.</li><li>of its £12 billion of equity and debt capital, £4 billion will be allocated to local authority lending, providing a significant commitment to this wing of its operations</li><li>the Bank will have initial authority to issue up to £10 billion of guarantees, as the Bank takes on responsibility for the UK Guarantee Scheme, with more available subject to review</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Bank will have significant flexibility as to when it draws down its equity capital and be able to borrow up to £1.5bn a year. The Government will publish a framework document ahead of the Bank’s launch, setting out further details on governance and the relationship with government.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/04/2021 13:52:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1308604

registered interest
date	13/04/2021
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 plant and machinery will qualify for the super-deduction.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	180641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>All new main rate plant and machinery is eligible for the super-deduction, save assets purchased for leasing. HM Treasury have published more detail in the super-deduction factsheet, available at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/967202/Super_deduction_factsheet.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/967202/Super_deduction_factsheet.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/04/2021 13:50:20 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1306945

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Capital Gains Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the evidential basis was for not raising the Capital Gains Tax in line with Income Tax as part of Budget 2021.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	178615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government keeps all taxes under review, and any changes are made at fiscal events within the context of wider public finances. As demonstrated in last month’s Budget, the Government’s priority is supporting jobs and the economic recovery from the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>Any changes to the tax system will balance the need to raise revenue with the principles of fairness and market efficiency.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/04/2021 14:35:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1306991

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Boats: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of HMRC rules which incur VAT charges on returning boats on UK citizens with boats in the EU as a result of covid-19 travel restrictions.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	178712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2021 answer text <p>Relief from import VAT and any customs duty is available under Returned Goods Relief (RGR) for goods exported from the UK and re-imported within three years in an unaltered state. Goods which were transported from the UK to the EU and which remained located in the EU at the end of the transition period will be eligible for RGR, subject to meeting the conditions for the relief, if they are returned to Great Britain by 30 June 2022, regardless of the date they were transported to the EU. This extends the period during which such goods can return to Great Britain under RGR by a further six months in view of the continuing COVID-19 travel restrictions in the UK and in the EU. The extension of this grace period is included in the revised RGR legislation published on 22 March 2021: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reference-documents-for-the-customs-reliefs-from-a-liability-to-import-duty-and-miscellaneous-amendments-eu-exit-regulations-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reference-documents-for-the-customs-reliefs-from-a-liability-to-import-duty-and-miscellaneous-amendments-eu-exit-regulations-2020</a>.</p><p>For RGR to apply on import VAT relief, the exporter and the importer need to be the same person.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/04/2021 14:45:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1307046

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employed: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to support self-employed people who have had no financial income for the duration of the covid-19 restrictions and lockdowns who are ineligible for support through universal credit or the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	179603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2021 answer text <p>The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) has provided and will continue to provide generous support to self-employed people who meet the eligibility criteria. The Government will have spent over £33 billion supporting those in self-employment through the SEISS, making it one of the most generous self-employment income COVID support schemes in the world.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is bringing more people into the scheme: changes to the fourth grant mean that over 600,000 people previously ineligible for SEISS may now be eligible, including those newly self-employed in 2019-20. This brings the total number of people who could be eligible to 3.7m.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that some of the rules, criteria and conditions vital to ensuring that the SEISS works for the vast majority mean that some people may not qualify.</p><p> </p><p>Those ineligible for the SEISS may still be eligible for other elements of the support available. The Government has decided to extend the suspension of the Universal Credit Minimum Income Floor for three months, to the end of July 2021, so that where self-employed claimants' earnings have fallen significantly, their Universal Credit award will have increased to reflect their lower earnings.</p><p> </p><p>New style Jobseeker’s Allowance is also available to individuals with sufficient National Insurance Contributions who now work under 16 hours a week on average, and does not assess household capital.</p><p>Self-employed people may also have access to other elements of support available, including Restart Grants, the Recovery Loan scheme, business rates relief, and other business support schemes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/04/2021 14:17:17 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1307047

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxis: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to support self-employed taxi drivers experiencing reductions in work as a result of the covid-19 outbreak and who require financial support to bridge the gaps between receipt of Self-Employment Income Support Scheme grants.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	179604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises that this is a challenging time for many sectors and individuals, including self-employed taxi drivers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has acted to support those that are self-employed and have been affected by the COVID-19 outbreak, and announced at Budget 2021 that the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) will continue until September, with a fourth and a final fifth grant.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will have spent over £33 billion supporting those in self-employment through the SEISS, making it one of the most generous self-employment income COVID-19 support schemes in the world.</p><p> </p><p>The SEISS is not intended to provide a month-by-month replacement of income. Due to the volatility of self-employed income and the lack of granular data that HMRC holds on self-employed trading profits, precise mapping of income replacement month by month is not possible. Instead, the SEISS provides a lump sum payment to support eligible self-employed individuals whose businesses have been affected by coronavirus.</p><p> </p><p>The SEISS is just one part of a wider package of support for the self-employed, which includes automatic, self-serve time-to-pay arrangements, loans, welfare support, and other business support grants.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/04/2021 14:34:11 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana