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1244779

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fraud: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to help prevent the fraudulent use of Government schemes to provide financial support for people and businesses during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	907787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>HMRC, and the Government more generally, take the risk of fraud arising from the use of COVID-19 support schemes very seriously. Accordingly the Government has established a ministerial board, chaired jointly by ministers from the Cabinet Office and Home Office. This board has set direction on the fraud response, with work coordinated by the Government's Counter-Fraud Function. COVID-19 schemes have been assessed for fraud risk and appropriate controls have been designed and implemented. Departments are working together to share intelligence, and to identify and investigate cases of suspected fraud.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/10/2020 15:44:30 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1244880

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Football: Unpaid Taxes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much in total is owed by football clubs playing in the English Football League to HMRC in overdue unpaid taxes.
tabling member constituency	Folkestone and Hythe
tabling member printed	Damian Collins
uin	106318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>The total of overdue taxes is £77,612,777 excluding VAT which is auto-deferred to 31 March 2021 and Month 6 PAYE payments.</p><p> </p><p>This is broken down by league as:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Debt</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Championship</p></td><td><p>£59,127,124</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>League 1</p></td><td><p>£13,637,069</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>League 2</p></td><td><p>£4,848,583</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£77,612,777</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/10/2020 10:32:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3986 label Biography information for Damian Collins

1245029

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Lone Parents: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial support is available for single parents who cannot work from home and whose children are instructed to self-isolate without having a positive covid-19 test.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Liz Twist
uin	106452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government has committed to an unprecedented package of support for individuals through this difficult time. This includes the introduction of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, the Job Support Scheme, and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, as well as injecting an additional £9 billion into the welfare system according to Office for Budget Responsibility estimates.</p><p> </p><p>If an employee earns average weekly earnings of at least £120 per week, they will be eligible for SSP if they are self-isolating under Government guidance and cannot work from home. This includes parents living in the same households as children self-isolating with symptoms of COVID-19. The Government has changed the rules so that SSP is now payable from day 1, not day 4, for COVID-19 cases.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Parents of children who are self-isolating under Government guidance may be eligible for “new style” contributory Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) if they are ineligible for SSP and unable to work from home. The Government has made it easier for people to claim by removing the seven-day waiting period which means people can get support from day one.</p><p> </p><p>The welfare system is best placed to provide support for those not eligible for SSP. This group will benefit from changes to the welfare system to support the most vulnerable. These changes include a £20 per week increase to the UC standard allowance and Working Tax Credit basic element, and a nearly £1 billion increase in support for renters through increases to the Local Housing Allowance rates for UC and Housing Benefit claimants.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/10/2020 10:30:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4618 label Biography information for Liz Twist

1245118

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Job Support Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to publish final guidance on the implementation of the Job Support Scheme.
tabling member constituency	North Thanet
tabling member printed	Sir Roger Gale
uin	106211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>On 22 October the Government published further details on the Job Support Scheme, increasing the scale of support available to employers through JSS-Open, above that which was initially announced. Further guidance on the Job Support Scheme will be available by the end of October.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/10/2020 10:34:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	87 label Biography information for Sir Roger Gale

1245127

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Exports: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish an economic impact assessment of the effect on airports of his decision to (a) withdraw the VAT Retail Export Scheme for all passengers and (b) remove tax-free sales for non-excise goods throughout the UK.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	106358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>Ahead of the end of the transition period, the Government has announced the VAT and excise duty treatment of goods purchased by individuals for personal use and carried in their luggage arriving from or going overseas (passengers). The following rules will apply from 1 January 2021:</p><p>- Passengers travelling from Great Britain to any destination outside the United Kingdom (UK) will be able to purchase duty-free excise goods once they have passed security controls at ports, airports, and international rail stations.</p><p>- Personal allowances will apply to passengers entering Great Britain from a destination outside of the UK, with alcohol allowances significantly increased.</p><p>- The VAT Retail Export Scheme (RES) in Great Britain will not be extended to EU residents and will be withdrawn for all passengers.</p><p>- The concessionary treatment on tax-free sales for non-excise goods will be removed across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published a consultation which ran from 11 March to 20 May. During this time the Government held a number of virtual meetings with stakeholders to hear their views and received 73 responses to the consultation. The Government is also continuing to meet and discuss with stakeholders following the announcement of these policies.</p><p> </p><p>The detailed rationale for these changes is included in the written ministerial statement and summary of responses to the recent consultation: <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2020-09-11/hcws448" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2020-09-11/hcws448</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/a-consultation-on-duty-free-and-tax-free-goods-carried-by-passengers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/a-consultation-on-duty-free-and-tax-free-goods-carried-by-passengers</a>. A technical note has also been issued to stakeholders to expand on this document and to respond to issues raised by stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC estimate that VAT RES refunds cost about £0.5 billion in VAT in 2019 for about 1.2 million non-EU visitors. In 2019 the ONS estimated there were substantially more EU visitors (24.8 million) than non-EU passengers (16.0 million) to the UK. This implies an extension to EU residents would significantly increase the cost by up to an estimated £0.9 billion. This would result in a large amount of deadweight loss by subsidising spending from EU visitors which already happens without a refund mechanism in place, potentially taking the total cost up to about £1.4 billion per annum.</p><p> </p><p>The concessionary treatment on tax-free sales currently affects airports that fly to non-EU destinations. The extension of duty-free sales to EU bound passengers will be a significant boost to all airports in England, Scotland and Wales, including smaller regional airports which have not been able to offer duty-free to the EU before.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC estimate that about £150 million of VAT is not charged as a result of tax-free airside sales. As with the VAT RES, extending the relief to the EU would significantly increase the cost of the scheme and result in a large amount of deadweight loss by subsidising spending from EU-bound passengers which already happens.</p><p> </p><p>The final costings will be subject to scrutiny by the independent Office for Budget Responsibility and will be set out at the next forecast.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also recognises the challenges that the aviation sector is facing as it recovers from the impacts of COVID-19 and has supported the sector throughout the pandemic, including schemes to raise capital, flexibilities with tax bills, and financial support for employees.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/10/2020 10:21:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1244328

registered interest
date	19/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will offer a settlement opportunity for people affected by loan charges.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	105567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>In 2017 HMRC offered settlement terms to taxpayers who used disguised remuneration (DR) tax avoidance schemes and who may have been liable to pay the Loan Charge unless they chose to settle with HMRC.</p><p> </p><p>Taxpayers who provided the necessary information to HMRC by 5 April 2019 and worked with HMRC to conclude settlement by 30 September 2020 were able to settle under these 2017 terms, enabling them to keep clear of the Loan Charge.</p><p> </p><p>Later this year, HMRC will publish settlement terms for taxpayers who pay the Loan Charge and still have remaining liabilities, arising from HMRC enquiries into their DR scheme use, which have yet to be resolved.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/10/2020 10:31:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1244483

registered interest
date	19/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Test and Trace Support Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to exempt the covid-19 self isolation grant from income tax.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	105379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government introduced the Test and Trace Support Payment scheme in England to support those on low incomes who cannot work from home and are therefore financially affected by self-isolating.</p><p> </p><p>As these payments – and payments from equivalent schemes in the devolved administrations – are linked to employment, the legislative default is that these payments are subject to income tax and National Insurance Contributions. This is in line with the tax treatment of other COVID-19 support payments, such as the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme and the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>However, the UK Government has granted the Test and Trace Support Payment in England an exemption from National Insurance Contributions in order to reduce the administrative burden on both local authorities and employers. The Government is working with the devolved administrations to extend this National Insurance Contributions exemption to their equivalent schemes.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/10/2020 10:23:24 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1244568

registered interest
date	19/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Job Support Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether people employed by (a) business conference centres, (b) exhibition centres, (c) sports stadia, (d) live music venues, (e) theatres, (d) cinemas and (e) events companies are eligible for the Job Support Scheme; and when his Department plans to publish further detail on eligibility for that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	105376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>To support individuals and businesses to deal with the challenges created by coronavirus during this winter, the Government is providing additional support to help employers retain their employees through the Job Support Scheme. The scheme will open on 1 November 2020 and run for 6 months, until April 2021. Employers will be able to make a claim online through GOV.UK from December 2020. They will be paid on a monthly basis.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses which can continue to operate safely but are facing reduced demand will have access to JSS-Open, where the government grant will cover a portion of wages for non-worked hours.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses are eligible to claim JSS-Closed if their business has been legally required to close as a direct result of COVID-19 restrictions set by one or more of the four governments of the UK. This includes premises restricted to delivery or collection only services from their premises.</p><p> </p><p>Further guidance will be issued shortly to set out the complete list of conditions for eligibility for the Job Support Scheme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/10/2020 10:30:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1244713

registered interest
date	19/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	English Language: Education
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 business rates relief to include English language teaching schools.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	105556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has published guidance for local authorities on the implementation of the business rates holiday for the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors. This includes definitions of properties that will benefit from the relief, which does not include English language teaching schools.</p><p> </p><p>A range of measures to support all businesses, including those not eligible for the business rates holiday, has also been made available.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/10/2020 10:26:40 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1244716

registered interest
date	19/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pre-school Education: Business Rates
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 abolishing business rates for early education and childcare providers.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	105557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>On 18 March 2020, the Chancellor announced that non-local authority childcare providers would benefit from a business rates holiday for 2020-21 in response to COVID-19.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all taxes under review and any decisions on future reliefs or exemptions will be made as part of the fundamental review of business rates.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/10/2020 10:25:12 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper