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date	22/04/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any discrepancies between the Coronavirus Act 2020 Functions of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme) Direction, published on 15 April, and the guidance available on the HMRC website; and where there are discrepancies, which rules will be followed when processing a claim through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL3019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme was introduced in extraordinary circumstances and at unprecedented pace in order to provide vital support to employers and their employees. The scheme was announced by the Chancellor on 20 March and launched on 20 April. In its first day of operation, applications were received from over 140,000 employers, in respect of over 1,000,000 jobs.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC will act at all times in accordance with the HM Treasury Direction. HMRC’s interpretation of the Direction is set out in their published guidance, and it is HMRC’s view that the published guidance is consistent with the Direction. It is HMRC’s expectation that employers should consider the guidance in the first instance when seeking to understand the operation of the scheme and HMRC’s interpretation of the Direction.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 06/05/2020 10:58:43 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1189377

registered interest
date	22/04/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether employees who were made redundant, or stopped working for their employers, after 19 March can be claimed for under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme if they are now re-employed.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL3020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>Employees who were made redundant or stopped working for their employers after 19 March can be claimed for under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme if their employer agrees to re-employ them and place them on furlough. The employer will still be able to claim a grant to cover 80% of the employee’s regular wages from the date they were placed on furlough, up to a cap of £2,500 a month. This applies if the employees were made redundant or stopped working for their employer after 19 March 2020, as long as the employees were employed by them on 19 March 2020 and on their payroll on or before 19 March 2020. This means an RTI submission to HMRC notifying payment in respect of the employee must have been made on or before 19 March 2020.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 06/05/2020 12:22:35 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1189378

registered interest
date	22/04/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether employers can claim through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme for employees who (1) were furloughed as of 28 February and (2) were transferred under TUPE between 28 February and 19 March.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL3021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>A new employer is eligible to claim under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) in respect of the employees of a previous business transferred after 28 February 2020 if either the TUPE or PAYE business succession rules apply to the change in ownership. Further guidance on the CJRS has been published on GOV.UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 06/05/2020 12:34:15 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1189379

registered interest
date	22/04/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Holiday Leave: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) what plans they have, if any, to issue guidance on whether employers can direct employees to take holiday during furlough and (2) whether employers and employees can agree to vary holiday pay entitlement during furlough.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL3022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government has published detailed guidance on managing holidays during Covid-19. The Government encourages employers to engage with their workforce before requiring them to take holiday during furlough.</p><p> </p><p>The employer and employee can agree to vary holiday entitlement as part of the furlough agreement, but almost all workers are entitled to 5.6 weeks of statutory paid annual leave each year. The Working Time Regulations require holiday pay to be paid at the employee’s normal rate of pay or, where the rate of pay varies, calculated on the basis of the average pay received by the employee in the previous 52 working weeks.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 06/05/2020 12:34:54 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1189380

registered interest
date	22/04/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Finance: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the weekly total cost of the financial support being provided to individuals and businesses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL3023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government has announced unprecedented support for public services, business and workers to protect against the current economic emergency. These steps are necessary to ensure that the country, economy and public finances are stronger in the longer-term.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Precise costs will depend on a range of factors including the impact of the crisis on the wider economy and the level of take up for each scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) published a coronavirus reference scenario on 14 April which provides insight into the potential fiscal costs under a particular set of economic circumstances and updated their policy costings table on 30 April. In their scenario, the OBR estimate the direct cost of Government decisions to be £103.7 billion in 2020/21. The OBR note that the measures taken should help limit the long-term damage to the economy and public finances, and that the costs of inaction would have been higher.</p><p> </p><p>A full assessment of the economic and fiscal position will be made at the next Budget alongside an updated OBR forecast.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 06/05/2020 10:59:15 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1147637

registered interest
date	01/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish the results of Operation Kingfisher before 31 October; and if so, when.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL17963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>We are continuing to monitor companies and sectors that may be exposed to short-term difficulties as a result of EU exit. This monitoring is market sensitive and confidential.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 08/10/2019 11:59:57 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham