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1244778

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 Supply: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What fiscal steps he is taking to support food supply chains during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	907786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>The government has provided unprecedented levels of support for workers and businesses across the food supply chain to protect against the current economic emergency.</p><p> </p><p>This includes the Dairy and Fisheries Response Funds provided to support our farmers and fisherman, the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme to back our pubs and restaurants, and the Job Support Scheme to protect jobs and livelihoods right across the hospitality sector.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 20/10/2020 14:49:06 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

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

1244780

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	Education: Disadvantaged
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on additional financial support in helping to close the disadvantage attainment gap.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	907789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with the Secretary of State on Education policy. We are committed to ensuring no child, whatever their background, falls behind as a result of this pandemic. Our £1 billion catch-up plan includes £350 million for a National Tutoring Programme targeted at disadvantaged children. We have also provided over £2.4 billion of Pupil Premium funding this year for the most disadvantaged.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 20/10/2020 14:55:10 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1244781

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	Families: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to provide additional fiscal support to families during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
uin	907790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>This Government is committed to doing whatever it takes to support families through the Covid-19 pandemic. That is why we have put in place an unprecedented package of support – including the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, and the Job Support Scheme. In addition to these measures, the Government has introduced over £9bn of temporary welfare support – all helping to protect incomes, jobs, and support those most in need.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 20/10/2020 14:57:20 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

1244829

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	Money Lenders: Coronavirus
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 prevent people made vulnerable as a result of the covid-19 outbreak from becoming victims of loan sharks.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	106346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government funds the Illegal Money Lending Teams (IMLTs) of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to tackle illegal money lenders, or ‘loan sharks’, via a Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) levy on industry. The IMLTs also have powers to deal with wider criminality associated with loan sharks, such as violence and blackmail, and can seize the assets of convicted loan sharks to fund support for victims and raise awareness of the dangers of illegal lending in affected communities.</p><p> </p><p>The Government and IMLTs are alert to the particular challenges faced by vulnerable consumers as a result of COVID-19 and continue to work together to ensure that this dangerous and illegal activity is stopped.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also recognises that some people who are struggling with their finances at this challenging time may turn to loan sharks.</p><p> </p><p>That is one of the reasons why the Government has delivered unprecedented support for living standards, protecting livelihoods with the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, and temporary welfare measures amongst other support.</p><p> </p><p>To help people in problem debt get their finances back on track, an extra £37.8 million support package is being made available to debt advice providers this financial year, bringing this year’s budget for free debt advice in England to over £100 million.</p><p> </p><p>In May, the Government also announced the immediate release of £65 million dormant assets funding to Fair4All Finance, an independent organisation that has been founded to support the financial wellbeing of people in vulnerable circumstances. The funding is used to increase access to fair, affordable and appropriate financial products and services, including credit, for those in financial difficulties.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 23/10/2020 08:16:28 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1244837

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	Repossession Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps his Department has taken to support people at risk of having their homes repossessed.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	106354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2020 answer text <p>Following the Coronavirus outbreak, the Government worked quickly with lenders and financial regulators to give people access to payment holidays on their mortgages. This gives customers a much-needed respite period, where no repayments on these products are due. The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) guidance on mortgage payment holidays from 2 June also included a lender ban on repossessions until 31 October 2020, meaning that no-one will lose their home throughout this difficult period.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA published further guidance on mortgage payment holidays on 14 September setting out that firms should continue to provide support through tailored forbearance options for those borrowers that are facing ongoing financial difficulties.</p><p> </p><p>We have also ensured that regulations concentrate on helping people avoid repossession, including protection in the courts through the Pre-Action Protocol which makes it clear that repossession must always be the last resort for lenders.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also has support in place for qualifying borrowers that cannot afford their mortgage interest. Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) provides financial help to homeowners who qualify for an income related benefit. Claimants must be in receipt of Universal Credit for nine assessment periods (nine months), before receiving support through the SMI scheme. The loan is then repayable upon sale of the property. The primary purpose of SMI is to enable people to stay in their homes without fear of repossession.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 26/10/2020 09:44:46 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1244849

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	Police: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will include a review of the police allocation formula in the Comprehensive Spending Review.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	106460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government is alive to the concerns held by many in the policing sector over the police funding formula, and Home Office Ministers have agreed that the current arrangements are out of date. We are considering the police funding formula as part of our long-term vision for policing. Our priority for the Spending Review is continuing to support police forces with the required resources to tackle crime. At the 2019 Spending Review the Government agreed a total police funding settlement of up to £15.2 billion in 2020/21, which is an increase of up to £1.1 billion compared to 2019/20 and the biggest increase in funding for the policing system since 2010.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 23/10/2020 13:26:15 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

1244858

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	Freeports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's news story entitled Government outlines new plans for Freeports to turbo-charge post-Brexit trade published on 7 October 2020, how many of the planned freeports are expected to be inland.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Nick Fletcher
uin	106515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2020 answer text <p>The government plans to establish Freeports across the UK. These will be national hubs for trade, innovation and commerce, regenerating communities across the UK. Freeports will spread jobs, investment and opportunity to towns and cities up and down the country by unleashing the economic potential of our ports.</p><p> </p><p>We recently published our response to the Freeports consultation, clearly outlining a wide range of measures to create vibrant, innovative Freeports which are attractive to domestic and international investors looking to start or grow their UK operations. The Freeports consultation response is publicly available online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/freeports-consultation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/freeports-consultation</a></p><p> </p><p>As outlined in the consultation response, we are inviting ports of all modes (air, sea and rail), and businesses, universities and local authorities from across the country to reach out to each other, collaborate and begin to build a strategy for how their region can best meet our ambition.</p><p> </p><p>Specific locations will be chosen in due course according to a fair, transparent and robust bidding process; details of which will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 27/10/2020 11:11:26 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4832 label Biography information for Nick Fletcher

1244872

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	Employee Ownership and Save as You Earn
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people participated in (a) Save As You Earn (SAYE) schemes, (b) Share Investment Plans (SIPs) and (c) SAYE schemes and SIPs in the last three years for which data are available.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	106442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>The Save As You Earn (SAYE) scheme and Share Incentive Plans (SIPs) are tax-advantaged employee share schemes offered by the Government.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC publishes annual statistics on participation in Employee Share Schemes which are available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/employee-share-schemes-statistics#national-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/employee-share-schemes-statistics#national-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>Data from these statistics on participation in SAYE schemes and SIPs for the last three years for which data is available can be found in the tables below. HMRC collects data at the points at which employees enter or leave Employee Share Schemes which is reflected in the tables below. However, HMRC does not hold data on the number of people who hold options or shares within an Employee Share Scheme each year.</p><p> </p><p>For SAYE, data is provided on the number of employees who are granted and exercised options for each of the three years.</p><p> </p><p>For SIPs, data is provided on the number of employees who are awarded or purchase the four different types of shares available. Some employees may receive more than one type of share in a given year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 1 - SAYE</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>SAYE</p></td><td><p>Employees granted share options</p></td><td><p>Employees exercising share options</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16-17</p></td><td><p>400,000</p></td><td><p>140,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17-18</p></td><td><p>340,000</p></td><td><p>120,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18-19</p></td><td><p>310,000</p></td><td><p>110,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table 2 - SIP</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>SIP – employees awarded / purchased</p></td><td><p>Free shares</p></td><td><p>Partnership shares</p></td><td><p>Matching shares</p></td><td><p>Dividend shares</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16-17</p></td><td><p>140,000</p></td><td><p>4,160,000</p></td><td><p>2,990,000</p></td><td><p>760,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17-18</p></td><td><p>140,000</p></td><td><p>2,890,000</p></td><td><p>2,010,000</p></td><td><p>530,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18-19</p></td><td><p>110,000</p></td><td><p>2,840,000</p></td><td><p>2,050,000</p></td><td><p>500,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 23/10/2020 08:07:36 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

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