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1245023

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	Coronavirus: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will (a) conduct and (b) publish an equality impact assessment of the (i) financial and (ii) social measures the Government has taken to support people during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	106303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2020 answer text <p>The Treasury takes care to pay due regard to the equality impacts of its policy decisions relating to the Covid-19 outbreak, in line with all legal requirements and the Government’s commitment to promoting equality. There are internal procedural requirements and support in place for ensuring that such considerations inform decisions taken by Ministers.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 27/10/2020 16:21:50 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1245025

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	Business: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will hold discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the potential merits of reopening business support grant funding schemes for allocation by local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	106304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2020 answer text <p>The Chancellor recently announced that we will be providing additional funding to Local Authorities in Tier 2 areas to allow them to make grants of up to £2,100 per month to hospitality, leisure, and hotel/B&amp;B businesses affected by the restrictions on socialising in those areas.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, any business across England which is legally closed will receive grants worth up to £3,000 per month.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, additional funding has been provided local authorities in Tier 3, to enable them to support businesses which can remain open but which are nonetheless severely affected by restrictions on socialising.<strong><br> <br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 27/10/2020 16:16:38 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1245079

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	Beer: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment he has made of the effect on breweries that produce 2,100hl of (a) the Government's proposed changes to small brewers' relief and (b) comparable small producers schemes provided by EU member states.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	106409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2020 answer text <p>Further information will be published alongside the technical consultation on Small Brewers Relief later this Autumn.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 26/10/2020 16:41:24 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1245175

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	Food: Wholesale Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide financial support to food and drink wholesalers to ensure continuity of food supply to the public sector.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	106404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government has provided unprecedented levels of support for workers and businesses to protect, as much as possible, against the current economic emergency. Food and drink wholesalers have been eligible for a number of these support schemes, with the most relevant likely to include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>The Job Support Scheme designed to protect viable jobs in businesses who are facing lower demand over the winter months due to Covid-19;</li><li>£10,000 cash grants for all business properties in receipt of Small Business Rates Relief and Rural Rates Relief;</li><li>The Bounce Back Loan Scheme for small businesses to borrow between £2,000 and £50,000, with no interest payments or fees for the first 12 months.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Food and drink wholesalers have also benefited from the recent Eat Out to Help Out Scheme which provided over 100 million half price meals during August and helped to protect the livelihoods of the 1.8 million people working in the hospitality sector.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 106405 question first answered 26/10/2020 16:35:56 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1245176

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	Food: Wholesale Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take immediate steps to prevent job losses and site closures in the food and drink wholesale sector which supplies specialist food to care homes.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	106405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government has provided unprecedented levels of support for workers and businesses to protect, as much as possible, against the current economic emergency. Food and drink wholesalers have been eligible for a number of these support schemes, with the most relevant likely to include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>The Job Support Scheme designed to protect viable jobs in businesses who are facing lower demand over the winter months due to Covid-19;</li><li>£10,000 cash grants for all business properties in receipt of Small Business Rates Relief and Rural Rates Relief;</li><li>The Bounce Back Loan Scheme for small businesses to borrow between £2,000 and £50,000, with no interest payments or fees for the first 12 months.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Food and drink wholesalers have also benefited from the recent Eat Out to Help Out Scheme which provided over 100 million half price meals during August and helped to protect the livelihoods of the 1.8 million people working in the hospitality sector.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 106404 question first answered 26/10/2020 16:35:56 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1245187

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	Carbon Emissions: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to phase out the Carbon Price Support Cap; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	106395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2020 answer text <p>At Spring Budget 2020, the Government announced that the Carbon Price Support rate would be frozen at £18/tCO2 in 2021/22. The Carbon Price Support rate is recognised as one of the main drivers of the significant decline in electricity sector emissions and coal generation in Great Britain over recent years, and it continues to support the decarbonisation of electricity across the country and the Government’s Net Zero commitment.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury keeps all taxes under review, and announcements on the future rate of the Carbon Price will be made as appropriate at fiscal events.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 27/10/2020 16:14:54 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1244488

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	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 to support businesses that (a) operate seasonally, (b) have insufficient funds to see them through winter 2020-21 and (c) will not have an income until spring 2021.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	105496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the extreme disruption that Covid-19 is having on businesses, including those that operate seasonally. That is why we have delivered a comprehensive package of support worth over £190 billion, including:</p><p> </p><ul><li>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, which continues until the end of October.</li><li>The Job Support Scheme (JSS), which is supporting businesses operating but experiencing reduced demand. The enhanced JSS is providing substantial wage support to businesses legally forced to close.</li><li>The Local Restrictions Support Grant Scheme, worth £3,000 per month, for businesses legally forced closed for at least two weeks.</li><li>The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme for the self-employed.</li><li>Government-backed loans, which can be applied for until 30 November.</li><li>The Job Retention Bonus, which will support businesses in January 2021.</li><li>VAT deferrals and more flexible repayment terms for government backed loans will help businesses manage their cash flow.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to continuing to support businesses and will keep these measures under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 22/10/2020 15:39:30 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1244508

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	Hospitality Industry: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the loss of revenue to the public purse from the UK hospitality sector as a result of covid-19 lockdown restrictions.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton North East
tabling member printed	Jane Stevenson
uin	105545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has not made an estimate of revenue lost from the UK hospitality sector as a result of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions.</p><p> </p><p>This sector is a vital source of employment across the country, and in addition to the government’s unprecedented Covid-support package, we have prioritised support for hospitality businesses over the last 6 months by introducing several targeted measures to support the sector. This includes:</p><p> </p><ul><li>A 12-month business rates holiday for all eligible retail, leisure and hospitality businesses in England</li><li>The Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund</li><li>The Eat Out to Help Out Scheme, which subsidised 100 million meals through August</li><li>A temporary reduction in the VAT rate from 20% to 5% on most tourism and hospitality-related activities – extended until the end of March.</li></ul><p> </p><p>However, the Government recognises that the sector has been acutely disrupted by recent restrictions introduced by the Tier system. Through the Chancellor’s Winter Economic Plan, government will protect jobs and struggling businesses across the most impacted areas of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Job Support Scheme will guarantee that most workers working a minimum of 20% of hours receive at least 73% of their usual wages, while workers whose employers have been closed by health restrictions will be guaranteed two thirds of their wages.</p><p> </p><p>And hospitality, leisure and accommodation businesses in Tier 2 and Tier 3 areas will be eligible to receive a grant of up to £2,100 and £3,000, respectively, according to the value of their premises. Sufficient funding will be allocated to Local Authorities to distribute.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 22/10/2020 15:47:20 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4750 label Biography information for Jane Stevenson

1244582

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	Coronavirus: Disease Control
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 automatically allocating additional financial and economic support to areas where covid-19 risks and associated restrictions are increased and prolonged relative to the rest of the UK.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	105620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2020 answer text <p>As measures to control the virus change, government support has evolved.</p><p> </p><p>The government continues to take a flexible approach and recognises the evolving situation with the pandemic and health restrictions, and the impact this is having on areas. Which is why on 22 October, the Chancellor announced a package specifically for those businesses which are not forced to close, but face reduced demand due to additional social distancing restrictions:</p><p>o Two changes to the Job Support Scheme (JSS): there will be a significant reduction in the employer contribution to employee wages. And there will be also a reduction in time required for an employee to be in work. Both changes will benefit employers, provide greater flexibility and help protect more jobs.</p><p>o An increase in the generosity of the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme to mirror the new generosity of the JSS for employed workers.</p><p>o Additional funding to allow Local Authorities in Tier 2 areas to make cash grants to businesses that can remain open. These grants are primarily aimed at hospitality, leisure and accommodation business premises and are worth 70% of the value of the grants provided to closed businesses in Tier 3.</p><p> </p><p>Moreover, in July we announced an unprecedented guarantee that the devolved administrations would receive at least £12.7 billion in additional resource funding this year to help them respond to Covid-19. As of 9 October, we have now uplifted that by £1.3 billion, to at least £14 billion. This means a total increase this year of at least £2.4 billion for the Northern Ireland Executive, on top of their Spring Budget 20 funding. This is in addition to the UK-wide measures that have directly supported the people and businesses in Northern Ireland. We continue to work with devolved administrations to support them contain the spread of Covid-19.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We continue to review our policies to ensure we are providing the right support to local areas under increased restrictions.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 105621 question first answered 27/10/2020 16:18:49 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1244583

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	Coronavirus: Disease Control
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 providing scaled, automatic additional financial support to regions which move into (a) high and (b) very high covid-19 local alert levels.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	105621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2020 answer text <p>As measures to control the virus change, government support has evolved.</p><p> </p><p>The government continues to take a flexible approach and recognises the evolving situation with the pandemic and health restrictions, and the impact this is having on areas. Which is why on 22 October, the Chancellor announced a package specifically for those businesses which are not forced to close, but face reduced demand due to additional social distancing restrictions:</p><p>o Two changes to the Job Support Scheme (JSS): there will be a significant reduction in the employer contribution to employee wages. And there will be also a reduction in time required for an employee to be in work. Both changes will benefit employers, provide greater flexibility and help protect more jobs.</p><p>o An increase in the generosity of the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme to mirror the new generosity of the JSS for employed workers.</p><p>o Additional funding to allow Local Authorities in Tier 2 areas to make cash grants to businesses that can remain open. These grants are primarily aimed at hospitality, leisure and accommodation business premises and are worth 70% of the value of the grants provided to closed businesses in Tier 3.</p><p> </p><p>Moreover, in July we announced an unprecedented guarantee that the devolved administrations would receive at least £12.7 billion in additional resource funding this year to help them respond to Covid-19. As of 9 October, we have now uplifted that by £1.3 billion, to at least £14 billion. This means a total increase this year of at least £2.4 billion for the Northern Ireland Executive, on top of their Spring Budget 20 funding. This is in addition to the UK-wide measures that have directly supported the people and businesses in Northern Ireland. We continue to work with devolved administrations to support them contain the spread of Covid-19.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We continue to review our policies to ensure we are providing the right support to local areas under increased restrictions.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 105620 question first answered 27/10/2020 16:18:49 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry