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1663969

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date	13/10/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to recover funding awarded fraudulently through the Government's pandemic support schemes.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	201822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>Our Covid-19 interventions helped millions of people and businesses through the worst effects of the pandemic. The Government prioritised getting money to those who needed it, with the schemes designed to minimise fraud while not unnecessarily delaying payments.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has created the Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA), with £24.7 million of new funding in the current SR period to support public bodies and departments to better understand and reduce the impact of fraud.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also invested over £100 million over two years in the Taxpayer Protection Taskforce to combat fraud in the HMRC support schemes. Up to the end of September, HMRC has recovered overpayments or prevented payments being made of claims worth over £1.6 billion. HMRC is still committed to the recovery of Covid-19 support scheme error and fraud.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also committed to bearing down on fraud in the Covid Loan Schemes. £13.2 million has been allocated to the National Investigation Service over three years to double their investigative capacity on Bounce Back Loans and fund enforcement activity. £10.9 million has been allocated to the British Business Bank over three years to boost their counter fraud and assurance programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 23/10/2023 12:25:58 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1656001

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review the Barnett Formula.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	196058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>Whilst the effective operation of the funding arrangements for the devolved administrations is monitored on an ongoing basis, the UK Government currently has no plans to undertake a formal review of the Barnett formula.</p><p>The Barnett formula is simple, efficient and provides a clear and certain outcome. For this reason, it has stood the test of time.</p><p>The Barnett formula ensures the same change in funding per person across the whole of the UK, while the underlying baseline funding reflects that needs are higher in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/09/2023 09:30:12 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1652763

registered interest
date	13/07/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he is taking steps to ensure that staff in his Department who are under investigation for alleged misconduct are not named before those allegations are proven.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	193908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>HM Treasury’s Disciplinary Policy states that all disciplinary matters are strictly confidential.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 17/07/2023 13:55:29 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1642520

registered interest
date	07/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Covid-19 Additional Relief Fund
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 effectiveness Covid 19 Additional Relief Fund.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	188311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2023 answer text <p>In March 2021, the government announced the provision of £1.5 billion of additional support to businesses that had not already received business rates relief.</p><p> </p><p>The COVID-19 Additional Relief Fund (CARF) was designed to support businesses affected by the pandemic but that were ineligible for existing business rates support.</p><p> </p><p>The Fund was awarded via local authorities, taking into account the economic impact COVID-19 on specific sectors. Local authorities were best placed to design and deliver effective schemes due to their knowledge of their local economies and those businesses most impacted by COVID-19.</p><p> </p><p>Final data for CARF is not yet available, however voluntary data returns from local authorities in September 2022 show that nearly £1.2 billion (80%) of funding had been allocated by local authorities at that time, supporting over 230,000 businesses across the country. Further information can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-additional-relief-fund-distribution-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-additional-relief-fund-distribution-data</a>.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 13/06/2023 10:44:48 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1359388

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Community Development Finance Institutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to mandate large bank investment through social lenders such as Community Development Finance Institutions.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	56342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>The Treasury recognises the vital role that non-banks, including Community Development Financial institutions (CDFIs), and challenger banks play in the provision of credit to SMEs. I would like to take the opportunity to reaffirm that the Government recognises the vital role that CDFIs play in the provision of credit to SMEs and is grateful for the way the sector has responded to the current crisis. It is worth noting the Government remains committed to promoting competition and widening the funding options available to UK businesses.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst there are no plans at this time to mandate large bank investment through social lenders like CDFIs, I should be clear that all lenders accredited under the government-backed Recovery Loan Scheme can benefit from the transfer and assignment of the guarantee, which is something that alternative lenders requested to support their ability to access funding.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 22/10/2021 11:58:24 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1360405

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Loans: Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to extend the Term Funding Scheme to non-bank lenders to improve alternative financing options.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	57071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>The Term Funding Scheme (TFS) is a monetary policy tool of the independent Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of England. Therefore, it is not appropriate for the Government to comment on its conduct or effectiveness.</p><p> </p><p>The separation of fiscal and monetary policy is a key feature of the UK’s economic framework, and essential for the effective delivery of monetary policy.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to work with non-bank lenders to support their participation in the new Recovery Loan scheme following the closure of the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS), and the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS).</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 22/10/2021 11:30:54 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1282059

registered interest
date	29/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Events Industry: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to support the contingency insurance market for live events.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	145798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>At this stage of the pandemic it is still difficult to provide the certainty the sector needs to plan. It is therefore not the right time to consider an insurance-based solution. However, we are closely monitoring the situation and as the public health situation improves and the path to re-opening becomes clearer, we will work with DCMS to review how to communicate that path and support the sector, including sporting events, to safely reopen.</p><p> </p><p>I am aware that many large events have long lead-in times, so potential support will need to be considered before public health restrictions are relaxed. Officials are working to understand what a viable roadmap would be for the reopening of the events sector and therefore the right point for considering potential support options, including insurance-based solutions.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 145799 question first answered 08/02/2021 11:24:05 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1282060

registered interest
date	29/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Sports: Insurance
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 ensure that support measures for the contingency insurance industry includes sporting events.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	145799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>At this stage of the pandemic it is still difficult to provide the certainty the sector needs to plan. It is therefore not the right time to consider an insurance-based solution. However, we are closely monitoring the situation and as the public health situation improves and the path to re-opening becomes clearer, we will work with DCMS to review how to communicate that path and support the sector, including sporting events, to safely reopen.</p><p> </p><p>I am aware that many large events have long lead-in times, so potential support will need to be considered before public health restrictions are relaxed. Officials are working to understand what a viable roadmap would be for the reopening of the events sector and therefore the right point for considering potential support options, including insurance-based solutions.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 145798 question first answered 08/02/2021 11:24:05 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight