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1271854

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Eat Out to Help Out Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many restaurants registered for the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme; how many meals were claimed through that scheme; and how much was claimed in each (i) Local Authority District, (ii) parliamentary constituency and (iii) Middle Layer Super Output Area in each week when that scheme was operational.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	130852
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>HMRC published official statistics on the Eat Out to Help Out scheme on 25 November. Local area statistics covering local authority district and parliamentary constituencies will be published at a later date. The requested information cannot be provided by middle layer super output area due to the risk of identifying individual taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/01/2021 14:54:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1272946

	registered interest
	date	30/12/2020
	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	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 amending the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme eligibility requirements so that businesses that created jobs after the 30 October 2020 PAYE submission deadline can access wage subsidy support whilst tiered restrictions are in place.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	133089
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The CJRS has seen 1.2 million employers apply to help to pay the wages of 9.9 million furloughed jobs. Cut-off dates are necessary to protect taxpayers against fraud. HMT has widened access to more people by extending the cut-off to 30 October 2020, including as many people as possible by going right up to the day before the announcement, while protecting the taxpayer against the risk of fraud that exists as soon as the scheme becomes public.</p><p> </p><p>People who are ineligible for the CJRS may be eligible for the other elements of the substantial financial support package provided by the Government, including increased Local Housing Allowance rates, a relaxation of the Universal Credit minimum income floor, and measures to make Statutory Sick Pay and new style Employment and Support Allowance easier to access.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/01/2021 15:51:24 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1274007

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Parents: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial support he has made available to parents who are home schooling due to the January 2021 covid-19 lockdown.
	tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
	tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
	uin	134043
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The government has invested over £300 million to support remote education, including providing devices and internet access to pupils who need it most.</p><p> </p><p>Since its introduction, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) has been available to anyone who has been unable to work due to caring responsibilities arising from COVID-19, such as caring for children who are at home as a result of school and childcare facilities closing, or caring for a vulnerable individual in their household. The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme is also available to parents and carers who cannot work because of childcare commitments.</p><p> </p><p>In order to support businesses to retain their employees and protect the UK economy, the Chancellor has extended both the CJRS and SEISS until the end of April 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Individual families have also benefitted from increased welfare payments, enhances statutory sick pay, a stay of repossession proceedings and mortgage holidays.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 11/01/2021 17:37:01 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

1271702

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	European Bank for Reconstruction and Development: Animal Welfare
	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 European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on the steps that Bank takes to ensure that all livestock projects it funds meet EU animal welfare standards as required by the terms of that Bank’s environmental and social policy.
	tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
	tabling member printed	Tim Farron
	uin	130674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the UK Governor for the EBRD. All prospective projects are reviewed and scrutinised by the EBRD in line with the Bank’s project process, and this analysis is provided to shareholders ahead of discussion and approval by the Board of Directors. The UK assesses all projects to ensure that they meet the EBRD’s mandate and the high environmental and social standards required by its 2019 Environmental and Social Policy.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/01/2021 08:46:47 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1274081

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2021
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to change the Job Retention Scheme eligibility date for employees on an employer’s PAYE payroll after 23:59 on 30 October 2020 following the lockdown measures announced on 4 January 4th 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
	tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
	uin	133935
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>For all eligibility decisions under CJRS, the Government must balance the need to support as many jobs as possible with the need to protect the scheme from fraud.</p><p> </p><p>Under the CJRS extension, an employer can claim for employees who were employed and on their PAYE payroll on 30 October 2020. The employer must have made a PAYE Real Time Information (RTI) submission to HMRC between 20 March 2020 and 30 October 2020, notifying a payment of earnings for that employee. The use of RTI allows HMRC to verify claims in the most efficient and timely way, ensuring payments can be made quickly while reducing the risk of fraud. Without the use of RTI returns it would be difficult to verify claims without significant additional checks, which would delay payment for genuine claims.</p><p> </p><p>The 30 October 2020 cut-off date allowed as many people as possible to be included by going right up to the day before the announcement, while balancing the risk of fraud that existed as soon as the scheme became public. Extending the cut-off date further would have significantly increased the risk of abuse because claims could not be confidently verified against the risk of fraud by using the data after this point.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 133985 134113 134176 question first answered 11/01/2021 17:11:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1271680

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to extend the 100 per cent first year allowance on the purchase of electric vehicles to include the rental sector in order to facilitate the transition from petrol and diesel cars to electric vehicles.
	tabling member constituency	Stevenage
	tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
	uin	130719
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The existing 100 per cent first year allowances, which are available for the purchase of electric vehicles in respect of business cars and zero emission goods vehicles, are being extended to 2025 in order to continue to incentivise the transition to zero CO<sub>2</sub> emission vehicles. First year allowances are not available for equipment purchased for leasing; there are no plans to introduce this for zero emission goods vehicles or to reintroduce it for low emission cars, as such assets could be leased overseas. This ensures that the environmental benefits of such incentives remain within the UK to assist the Government in achieving its wider commitment to achieve net zero CO<sub>2</sub> emissions by 2050.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/01/2021 13:20:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1271681

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
	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 introducing a new annual investment allowance for electric vehicle infrastructure which would allow 100 per cent of investment costs for all electric vehicle infrastructure to be offset against corporation tax.
	tabling member constituency	Stevenage
	tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
	uin	130720
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text A specific capital allowance is currently available to businesses investing in new equipment for electric vehicle charging points. This can provide a tax deduction of 100 per cent of the investment for the tax period in which it is incurred. It is available for qualifying expenditure for businesses chargeable to UK corporation tax until 31 March 2023, and those chargeable to income tax until 5 April 2023.<p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/01/2021 13:18:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1273069

	registered interest
	date	30/12/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to waive Insurance Premium Tax on leaseholders' premiums that have increased as a result of the building's non-compliance with EWS1 tests.
	tabling member constituency	Stevenage
	tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
	uin	132897
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>Insurance Premium Tax is a tax paid by insurers on all general insurance premiums. Insurance pricing is a decision which is affected by a wide range of factors, and the taxes that insurers pay are just one part of this. It is hard to predict the impact of an exemption on insurance pricing for leaseholders, as this largely depends on how the insurers would react. In addition, any loss in tax revenue would have to be balanced by a reduction in public spending, increased borrowing or increased taxation elsewhere.</p><p> </p><p>While there are no current plan to introduce an exemption on insurance pricing for leaseholders, all taxes are kept under review and the views expressed to us are carefully considered as part of the annual Budget process.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is working closely with lenders and the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors to address problems faced by homeowners caught up in EWS1 processes.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/01/2021 10:50:37 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1273821

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Energy: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of removing VAT from household energy bills.
	tabling member constituency	Stevenage
	tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
	uin	133837
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>Under the current VAT rules, domestic fuels such as gas and electricity are already subject to the reduced VAT rate of five per cent. Although the Government keeps all taxes under review, there are no plans to change the current VAT treatment of domestic energy.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/01/2021 13:56:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1274000

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to extend the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme to the end of April 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Stevenage
	tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
	uin	133838
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government has already announced that a fourth grant for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme will be made available from February to April 2021. Details of the grant will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/01/2021 15:46:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland