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1169002

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Off-payroll Working
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	Whether he has plans to undertake a review of HMRC's IR35 Tax Regulations.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	900051
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government has announced today further details about the review of the off-payroll working rules reform. As set out at Budget 2018, the reform is due to be extended to all sectors from April 2020. The review will address any remaining concerns from businesses and individuals about how the upcoming reform will be implemented, and will focus on steps the Government can take to ensure smooth and successful implementation. The self-employed are not in scope of the rules; and the review will consider whether any additional support for businesses is needed to ensure that the self-employed are not affected.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 900052 question first answered 07/01/2020 17:27:30 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1169003

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Off-payroll Working
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What the timeframe is for the review of HMRC's IR35 Tax Regulations.
	tabling member constituency	Buckingham
	tabling member printed	Greg Smith
	uin	900052
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government has announced today further details about the review of the off-payroll working rules reform. As set out at Budget 2018, the reform is due to be extended to all sectors from April 2020. The review will address any remaining concerns from businesses and individuals about how the upcoming reform will be implemented, and will focus on steps the Government can take to ensure smooth and successful implementation. The self-employed are not in scope of the rules; and the review will consider whether any additional support for businesses is needed to ensure that the self-employed are not affected.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 900051 question first answered 07/01/2020 17:27:30 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4778 label Biography information for Greg Smith

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

1256939

	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	Employment: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps his Department is taking to support job retention during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	909608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government has taken unprecedented action to protect jobs during the pandemic, most notably through the CJRS which has seen 1.2 million employers apply to help to pay the wages of 9.6 million furloughed jobs. The CJRS has been extended until March, and the OBR have forecast this is set to support up to 6 million jobs. Employers have also received billions in loans, tax deferrals, Business Rate reliefs, and general and sector-specific grants.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 01/12/2020 16:50:35 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1256943

	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	Investment: North of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps his Department is taking to increase investment in the North of England as part of the Government’s levelling up agenda.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	909625
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>To level up opportunity across the UK, including in the North of England, at the recent Spending Review, the Chancellor made record increases to capital investment.</p><p>This included multi-year funding settlements for programmes to drive growth in the North of England, from broadband to intra-city transport settlements.</p><p>The North will also benefit from the £4bn Levelling Up Fund, to invest in local infrastructure and economic recovery, and a new UK-wide infrastructure bank headquartered in the North.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 01/12/2020 16:46:45 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1300515

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Infrastructure: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps his Department is taking to increase funding for UK infrastructure.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Imran Ahmad Khan
	uin	913181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that businesses and infrastructure projects continue to have access to the finance they need.</p><p> </p><p>Government investment in economic infrastructure will be £27 billion in 2021-22. The Spring Budget set out further details on the new UK Infrastructure Bank.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/03/2021 12:44:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4841 label Biography information for Imran Ahmad Khan

1234273

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps his Department is taking to help ensure that buy now pay later lenders comply with guidance set out by the (a) Financial Conduct Authority and (b) Advertising Standards Agency.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	906085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text <p>Where a buy now pay later lender is offering a regulated credit agreement, it must be authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Where an authorised firm breaches FCA rules and guidance, the FCA is able to take action against them.</p><p> </p><p>Where a firm breaks the UK Advertising Codes, the Advertising Standards Authority is able to ban those advertisements.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 15/09/2020 13:03:09 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1234272

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Economic Situation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to support regional economies.
	tabling member constituency	Stockport
	tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
	uin	906093
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text <p>We recognise that every region will be feeling the impacts of this crisis and the Government has responded to the challenges of Covid-19 through unprecedented support for business and workers across the country.</p><p> </p><p>At the Summer Economic Update, the Chancellor announced the Government’s plan to support jobs in every region through upgrades to local infrastructure, boosting skills, and new employment support schemes. This builds on our commitment at Budget to invest in our towns, cities, people and places.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 906079 question first answered 15/09/2020 13:05:20 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1234274

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Economic Situation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to support regional economies.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	906079
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text <p>We recognise that every region will be feeling the impacts of this crisis and the Government has responded to the challenges of Covid-19 through unprecedented support for business and workers across the country.</p><p> </p><p>At the Summer Economic Update, the Chancellor announced the Government’s plan to support jobs in every region through upgrades to local infrastructure, boosting skills, and new employment support schemes. This builds on our commitment at Budget to invest in our towns, cities, people and places.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 906093 question first answered 15/09/2020 13:05:20 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

971554

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Economic Growth
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to support economic growth.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton West
	tabling member printed	Chris Green
	uin	906799
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text The best way to drive economic growth is to raise productivity. Since 2010, this Government has provided over half a trillion pounds in capital investment, increased investment in skills, and reduced taxes for businesses. Lower taxes provide a strong incentive for businesses to invest in raising their productivity. Tax cuts include reductions to business rates worth over £10bn by 2023, freezing fuel duty for 8 years running, increasing R&D tax credits, and cutting corporation tax. answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/09/2018 16:10:51 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green