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1310666

registered interest
date	20/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxis: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide urgent financial support to taxi drivers at risk of having their vehicle repossessed.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	184409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2021 answer text <p>The government has provided an unprecedented package of support for individuals through the pandemic. The majority of taxi drivers are self-employed and so may have been able to benefit from the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS), which was extended at Budget, through a fourth and fifth grant, until September.</p><p>Taxi drivers are amongst the 1.5 million businesses that have accessed the Bounce Back Loan scheme over the past 11 months, which has provided facilities totalling £46.5billion. Taxi drivers experiencing hardship can also apply to the Recovery Loan Scheme, launched earlier this month, which maintains a generous 80% guarantee to ensure lenders continue to have the confidence to lend.</p><p>Beyond these schemes, taxi drivers may be able to access other elements of support, including continuation of the uplift in Universal Credit, rental support, mortgage holidays, enhanced Time to Pay for taxes, VAT cuts and deferrals, and other business support grants. At the budget, an extra £425 million business grant funding was announced, on top of the £1.6 billion already allocated, for local authorities to use at their discretion to support local businesses not eligible for Restart Grants, but nonetheless experiencing severe impacts on their business. The taxi and private hire sector may be able to benefit from these recently extended schemes.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 26/04/2021 13:12:30 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1289578

registered interest
date	24/02/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will announce a long term funding settlement for fire and rescue services in Budget 2021.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	157996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>The 2020 Spending Review increased funding for fire services across local authorities in line with inflation, building on the 2019 Spending Round where standalone Fire and Rescue Services (FRAs) received an increase in their core spending power of 3.2 per cent in cash terms. We will consider long-term funding for fire and rescue services at the next Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 01/03/2021 11:37:34 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1288197

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Bolton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what level of financial support he has allocated to Bolton in response to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	156319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>Throughout this crisis, the government has sought to protect people’s jobs and livelihoods while also supporting businesses and public services across the UK, including in Bolton. To do this, the government has put in place an economic package of support which will provide businesses and individuals with certainty over the coming months, even as measures to prevent further spread of the virus change. The government has spent over £280 billion this year to provide this support.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses in Bolton which are forced to close can claim grants of up to £3,000 per month, based on their rateable value, through the Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed). They can also claim a one-off grant of up to £9,000, in addition to the monthly grant. Businesses in Bolton which are not able to receive these grants for closed businesses may be able to benefit from the Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG). We recently increased the funding available under this scheme to £1.6 billion across England. It is up to each local authority to determine eligibility for this scheme based on their assessment of local economic need; however, we encourage local authorities to support businesses which have been impacted by COVID-19 restrictions, but which are ineligible for the other grant schemes.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to funding for these grant schemes, local authorities in Bolton which were subject to enhanced restrictions on socialising (such as a ban on indoor household mixing) between 1 August and 5 November, and between 2 December and 5 January, will have received funding from the Local Restrictions Support Grant (Open) scheme to enable them to make backdated grants to hospitality, leisure, and accommodation businesses worth 70% of the monthly grants for closed businesses.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses are also able to access the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), which was introduced to help employers whose operations have been affected by COVID-19 retain their employees and protect the UK economy. All businesses across the UK can access the scheme, which will run until the end of April 2021, with employees receiving 80% of their usual salary for hours not worked, up to £2,500 per month. As at 31 December, provisional statistics show that there were about 15,300 employments furloughed in Bolton North East, Bolton South East, and Bolton West, representing a roughly 12% takeup rate among eligible employments.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses across the UK have also received billions in loans, tax deferrals, Business Rates relief, and general and sector-specific grants. Individuals and families have benefited from increased welfare payments, enhanced Statutory Sick Pay, a stay on repossession proceedings and mortgage holidays.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 25/02/2021 16:26:57 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1257262

registered interest
date	01/12/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Repossession Orders: 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 help protect homeowners who have exhausted the six-month mortgage payment holiday from having their homes repossessed.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	123556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2020 answer text <p>For borrowers that have already taken a full six months payment holiday and who continue to face ongoing financial difficulties, the FCA’s guidance sets out that firms should continue to provide support through tailored forbearance options. This could include granting new mortgage payment holidays. As part of this guidance any forbearance granted beyond six months of payment holidays will be reflected on the consumer’s credit file in the usual manner. As borrowers still requiring assistance after that point could be in serious financial distress the FCA believe it is right that lenders are able to understand their financial position in order to lend responsibly.</p><p> </p><p>We understand this remains an uncertain time, and to reassure homeowners the period that lenders cannot repossess homes for has been extended. The FCA’s guidance released on 17 <sup> </sup>November sets out that lenders cannot issue a warrant for repossession until after 31 January 2021.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 08/12/2020 12:22:10 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1249987

registered interest
date	06/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Service Broadcasting: Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 28 September 2020 to Question 91828, whether he has made an estimate of the number and proportion of PAYE freelancers who are currently contracted by public service broadcasters who have not been granted furlough by their employer; and whether he is providing financial assistance to those PAYE freelancers.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	91866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/11/2020 16:12:06 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1245010

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	Unemployment: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the adequacy of (a) funding for education and (b) skills provision to support the unemployed.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	106301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2020 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers regularly meet with the Secretary of State for Education to discuss education funding. The Government has committed to a £1 billion package to help students catch up on lost learning and £100 million to boost remote education. This is in addition to the £7.1 billion of core funding for schools announced at the 2019 spending round.</p><p> </p><p>On skills provision to support the unemployed, in his Plan for Jobs, the Chancellor announced: new incentives to boost apprenticeships, funding to triple the number of traineeships and sector-based work academy placements, additional investment in the National Careers Service to support more adults with high quality careers guidance, and funding for school and college leavers to study high value courses when there are not employment opportunities available to them.</p><p>Additionally, from next April, adults who do not have a full Level 3 qualification will be able to take Level 3 qualifications in high value subjects for free. This support complements existing support for unemployed adults, funded through the Adult Education Budget.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 27/10/2020 11:13:40 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1245017

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	Self-employed: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to support self-employed people not eligible for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	106302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2020 answer text <p>The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) is helping those that have been adversely affected by COVID-19, and has already provided over £13 billion of support. Those not eligible for the SEISS may still be eligible for other elements of the unprecedented package of financial support available. This package includes Bounce Back loans, tax deferrals, rental support, mortgage holidays, and other business support grants. All 11 million UK self-assessment taxpayers will also be able to benefit from the recently enhanced Time to Pay ‘self-service’ facility to form a 12-month, interest-free payment arrangement for up to £30,000 of self-assessment debt.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the Chancellor has announced additional funding to support cash grants of up to £2,100 per month primarily for businesses in the hospitality, accommodation and leisure sector who may be adversely affected by the restrictions in high-alert level areas. These grants will be available retrospectively for areas which have already been subject to restrictions, and come on top of higher levels of additional business support for Local Authorities moving into Tier 3 which, if scaled up across the country, would be worth more than £1 billion. These grants could benefit about 150,000 businesses in England, including hotels, restaurants, B&amp;Bs and many more which are not legally required to close but have been adversely affected nonetheless by local restrictions.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/10/2020 15:02:11 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

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

1245028

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	Unemployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the adequacy of funding for support for the unemployed.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	106305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2020 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the written answer I gave on 16 October 2020 to Question 102900: <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-10-13/102900" target="_blank">questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-10-13/102900</a></p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 26/10/2020 09:33:38 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi