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1244687

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Debts Written Off: Developing Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make representations to his overseas counterparts at the G20 Finance Ministers Meetings on the cancellation of developing countries' debts to the IMF and World Bank to help those countries tackle the covid-19 pandemic.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	105566
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government is closely monitoring the impact of the crisis on the debt situation in developing countries, including through our membership of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank and Paris Club. It is clear that the COVID-19 pandemic is placing extraordinary pressures on the finances of low and middle income countries. Recognising this, the G20 has taken action to support these countries, agreeing the landmark DSSI (Debt Service Suspension Initiative).The DSSI provides a suspension of debt repayments to eligible countries so they can focus resources on their coronavirus response.</p><p>On the 14<sup>th</sup> October, the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) met. They agreed to extend the DSSI for a further six months and, importantly, reached an in principle agreement on a Common Framework on future debt treatments beyond the DSSI to facilitate timely and orderly debt treatment for DSSI-eligible countries where this is required.A further G20 FMCBG meeting is to take place in early November and the UK is asking all G20 countries to fulfil the necessary internal approvals to endorse and publish the Common Framework in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 23/10/2020 08:19:16 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1245034

	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	Weddings: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to ensure that businesses in the wedding industry can access suitable insurance for delays and cancellations resulting from the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	106306
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government is working closely with the insurers, the trade bodies and regulators to understand what more the industry can do to support firms as the economy reopens. We also continue to gather and monitor information on how different sectors, including the wedding industry, are being affected by the current crisis and the availability of cover.</p><p> </p><p>The Government would need to assess access to insurance alongside any other barriers to a sector re-opening, such as social distancing restrictions, when determining the appropriate course of action.</p><p> </p><p>Wedding operators are eligible for assistance through the wider Government support package if they are in financial difficulty. We continue to keep this package under close review.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 23/10/2020 08:14:33 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1245118

	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	Job Support Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to publish final guidance on the implementation of the Job Support Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	North Thanet
	tabling member printed	Sir Roger Gale
	uin	106211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>On 22 October the Government published further details on the Job Support Scheme, increasing the scale of support available to employers through JSS-Open, above that which was initially announced. Further guidance on the Job Support Scheme will be available by the end of October.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/10/2020 10:34:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	87 label Biography information for Sir Roger Gale

1243897

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to tackle (a) gender, (b) race and (c) socioeconomic inequality as part of his Winter Economic Plan.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
	uin	104050
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government considers the equality impacts of individual policies on those with protected characteristics carefully and consistently, in line with both its legal obligations and its strong commitment to equality; and there are internal procedural requirements and support in place for ensuring that such considerations inform decisions taken by Ministers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 23/10/2020 11:41:54 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1243898

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Employment: Females
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure the covid-19 outbreak does not increase (a) job security, (b) job opportunity and (c) pay inequalities among men and women.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
	uin	104051
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>To help protect people’s job security, the Government announced the unprecedented Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to help firms keep millions of people in employment. Up to 30<sup>th</sup> June 4.5 million female employees have been supported through the Government’s furlough scheme. With the announcement of the Winter Economy Plan, the Government is adapting its response to the changing context, as we said we would. The Job Support Scheme will provide more targeted support, aimed at viable businesses who are facing lower demand due to Covid-19 to help keep their employees in work.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside this, the government has announced additional support for working parents. Any working parent usually eligible for Tax Free Childcare or 30 hours free childcare will temporarily remain eligible if they fall below the minimum income requirement due to COVID-19. This supports individuals with childcare commitments who are temporarily working less as result of Covid-19. An IFS report (<a href="https://www.ifs.org.uk/uploads/publications/bns/BN223.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.ifs.org.uk/uploads/publications/bns/BN223.pdf</a>) found that gender differences in rates of part-time and fulltime paid work account for approximately half of the widening of the gender wage gap over the 20 years after the first child in a family is born, highlighting the importance of childcare for reducing pay inequalities between men and women.</p><p> </p><p>Since 1 June, early years settings have already been able to welcome back children of all ages. The Government is continuing to work to understand how it can ensure that sufficient safe, appropriate and affordable childcare is available. Providers who run community activities, holiday clubs, breakfast and after-school clubs, tuition and other out-of-school provision for children can now operate with protective measures in place</p><p> </p><p>In its Plan for Jobs, the Government has announced unprecedented support to help unemployed people in Great Britain find a job. We are providing £1.2bn to significantly expand and enhance work search support, including doubling the number of work coaches, additional investment into the Flexible Support Fund to provide direct support at a local level, and using externally contracted provision to expand support even further.</p><p> </p><p>Recognising that young people are particularly at risk, the government has also launched a new £2bn Kickstart Scheme, creating hundreds of thousands of new, fully subsidised jobs for young people across Great Britain, as well as a guaranteed foundation of support to all 18-24 year olds on Universal Credit in the Intensive Worksearch group, through its new youth offer.</p><p> </p><p>These measures will help provide job opportunities to women.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 23/10/2020 11:40:17 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1245127

	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	Exports: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish an economic impact assessment of the effect on airports of his decision to (a) withdraw the VAT Retail Export Scheme for all passengers and (b) remove tax-free sales for non-excise goods throughout the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	106358
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>Ahead of the end of the transition period, the Government has announced the VAT and excise duty treatment of goods purchased by individuals for personal use and carried in their luggage arriving from or going overseas (passengers). The following rules will apply from 1 January 2021:</p><p>- Passengers travelling from Great Britain to any destination outside the United Kingdom (UK) will be able to purchase duty-free excise goods once they have passed security controls at ports, airports, and international rail stations.</p><p>- Personal allowances will apply to passengers entering Great Britain from a destination outside of the UK, with alcohol allowances significantly increased.</p><p>- The VAT Retail Export Scheme (RES) in Great Britain will not be extended to EU residents and will be withdrawn for all passengers.</p><p>- The concessionary treatment on tax-free sales for non-excise goods will be removed across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published a consultation which ran from 11 March to 20 May. During this time the Government held a number of virtual meetings with stakeholders to hear their views and received 73 responses to the consultation. The Government is also continuing to meet and discuss with stakeholders following the announcement of these policies.</p><p> </p><p>The detailed rationale for these changes is included in the written ministerial statement and summary of responses to the recent consultation: <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2020-09-11/hcws448" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2020-09-11/hcws448</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/a-consultation-on-duty-free-and-tax-free-goods-carried-by-passengers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/a-consultation-on-duty-free-and-tax-free-goods-carried-by-passengers</a>. A technical note has also been issued to stakeholders to expand on this document and to respond to issues raised by stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC estimate that VAT RES refunds cost about £0.5 billion in VAT in 2019 for about 1.2 million non-EU visitors. In 2019 the ONS estimated there were substantially more EU visitors (24.8 million) than non-EU passengers (16.0 million) to the UK. This implies an extension to EU residents would significantly increase the cost by up to an estimated £0.9 billion. This would result in a large amount of deadweight loss by subsidising spending from EU visitors which already happens without a refund mechanism in place, potentially taking the total cost up to about £1.4 billion per annum.</p><p> </p><p>The concessionary treatment on tax-free sales currently affects airports that fly to non-EU destinations. The extension of duty-free sales to EU bound passengers will be a significant boost to all airports in England, Scotland and Wales, including smaller regional airports which have not been able to offer duty-free to the EU before.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC estimate that about £150 million of VAT is not charged as a result of tax-free airside sales. As with the VAT RES, extending the relief to the EU would significantly increase the cost of the scheme and result in a large amount of deadweight loss by subsidising spending from EU-bound passengers which already happens.</p><p> </p><p>The final costings will be subject to scrutiny by the independent Office for Budget Responsibility and will be set out at the next forecast.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also recognises the challenges that the aviation sector is facing as it recovers from the impacts of COVID-19 and has supported the sector throughout the pandemic, including schemes to raise capital, flexibilities with tax bills, and financial support for employees.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/10/2020 10:21:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1244322

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services: Regulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the financial services sector on the effectiveness of the (a) Financial Conduct Authority, (b) Financial Services Compensation Scheme and (c) Financial Ombudsman Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
	tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
	uin	105494
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>The government engages with the financial services sector on a regular basis to discuss matters related to the Financial Conduct Authority, Financial Services Compensation Scheme, and Financial Ombudsman Service, and will continue to do so.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 23/10/2020 08:12:23 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

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

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

1244884

	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	EU Grants and Loans
	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 providing funding for organisations in receipt of EU funds at the end of the transition period.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	106492
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>Under the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK will continue to participate in programmes funded under the 2014-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) until their closure. This means that a number of programmes will continue to receive EU funding across the programme’s lifetime. In such cases, funding will continue until after 2020 and the end of the transition period. In addition, for some programmes, UK organisations can continue to bid for new grant funding under the 2014-2020 MFF as under the Withdrawal Agreement the UK has committed to funding participation in these.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 23/10/2020 13:58:32 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones