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1468904

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Retail Trade: Prices
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 help convenience stores with (a) rising energy costs, and (b) rising food costs.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	15272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2022 answer text <p>We understand that businesses including convenience stores are facing cost pressures such as high energy and commodity prices, which are impacted by global factors.</p><p> </p><p>The Government engages in regular dialogue with a wide range of Business Representative Organisations (BROs) across the UK and will continue to do so. BRO feedback is valuable in understanding the wider economic landscape and to inform and evaluate ongoing policy making. BRO reportage has provided important insights in the context of the various business support measures the Government has announced.</p><p> </p><p>For the retail sector this includes:</p><ul><li>The Recovery Loan Scheme, which has been extended to 30 June 2022, providing businesses with up to £2 million of government guaranteed finance.</li><li>Cutting business rates by 50% for eligible retail, hospitality and leisure businesses in 2022-23, worth up to £110,00 per business.</li><li>Increasing the Employment Allowance from £4,000 to £5,000, cutting the cost of employment for 495,000 small businesses.</li><li>Businesses will also benefit from the cut to fuel duty announced by the Chancellor as part of his Spring Statement. The duty rate on petrol and diesel has been cut by 5p per litre until March 2023.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Government is in regular contact with business groups about the challenges businesses are facing and we will continue to keep the situation under review. The Government is always open to hearing from businesses on the issues they are facing.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately grouped question UIN 14507 question first answered 16/06/2022 12:38:40 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1304075

registered interest
date	18/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Skills Academies: Shipbuilding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Defence Secretary on the approval of the Shared Outcome Fund bid for the creation of a National Skills Academy for Maritime (Shipbuilding).
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	171633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>The Chancellor is in regular contact with Cabinet colleagues, including the Defence Secretary.</p><p> </p><p>On 16 March 2021, the Defence Secretary outlined in his speech to the Society of Maritime Industries that HM Government is currently refreshing the National Shipbuilding Strategy, in order to deliver a more successful and sustainable UK shipbuilding enterprise.</p><p> </p><p>Some of the most difficult social, environmental and economic challenges sit across the areas of responsibility of multiple public sector organisations.</p><p> </p><p>Spending Round 2019 and Spending Review 2020 announced a combined £400 million for the Shared Outcomes Fund to fund pilot projects to test innovative ways of working across the public sector, with an emphasis on thorough plans for evaluation. The assessment process for the second round of funding is ongoing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 23/03/2021 07:47:53 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1299735

registered interest
date	04/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Hearing Aids: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the revenue raised through the application of VAT on hearing aids in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	163245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>The details that HM Revenue and Customs collect from taxpayers on their VAT returns are not specific enough to provide an estimate of VAT on hearing aids.</p><p> </p><p>In order to minimise the administrative burden on businesses, they are only required to report the total VAT on all their taxable supplies of goods and services in the relevant period. It is therefore not possible to identify the types of supplies on which the VAT was charged.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/03/2021 11:54:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1299737

registered interest
date	04/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Hearing Aids: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of making privately purchased hearing aids zero-rated for VAT.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	163246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government maintains a number of VAT reliefs for certain goods and services designed solely for use by disabled people to ensure the reliefs are appropriately targeted. Hearing aids that are not designed solely for use by disabled people do not qualify for VAT relief. However, VAT relief is available for induction loops and aids for the auditory training of deaf children.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all taxes under review, and any future decisions on tax policy will be made at future fiscal events.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/03/2021 11:55:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1203787

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Dunfermline and West Fife
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have applied to the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme in Dunfermline and West Fife constituency.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	59502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>As of 31 May 2020, 2,600 individuals had applied for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme in Dunfermline and West Fife constituency.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/06/2020 08:15:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1203788

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT: Dunfermline and West Fife
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses in Dunfermline and West Fife constituency have applied for VAT deferrals during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	59503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>Information in the form requested is not readily available and could only be compiled at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have published some data relating to the schemes that they are running to support the economy during the coronavirus pandemic at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-coronavirus-covid-19-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-coronavirus-covid-19-statistics</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/06/2020 16:19:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman