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1348112

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	SME Brexit Support Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the (a) total number of applications made by businesses to the SME Brexit Support Fund, (b) number of grants that have been approved, and (c) total amount of funding in grants provided to date for each region of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	35505
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>As of 19 July 2021, 5,414 businesses completed applications for grants of up to £2,000. Of this number, 4,<del class="ministerial">7</del>3<ins class="ministerial">7</ins>6 have been offered a grant.</p><p> </p><p>A regional breakdown of the figures shows that businesses in England have been offered £5,862,213, in Scotland £387,387, in Wales £196,546 and in Northern Ireland £360,174.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/07/2021 15:54:02 question first ministerially corrected 26/07/2021 08:10:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 16360 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1348020

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Civil Service: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 4.1 of the Civil Service Pay Remit Guidance 2020-21 published by the Cabinet Office on 18 May 2020, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of HM Revenue and Customs' work with its recognised trade unions on the development of its pay business case for years 2020-21 to 2022-23.
	tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
	tabling member printed	John McDonnell
	uin	35482
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2021 answer text <p>The Civil Service Pay Remit Guidance 2020-21 encourages departments to work constructively with trade unions on the development of their overall pay, reward and workforce strategies as a matter of course. HMRC have followed the Cabinet Office procedure for pay cases including conducting formal negotiations with trade unions in late 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The outcome was a pay settlement agreed with trade unions and endorsed by Union members in a series of ballots held in February 2021.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/07/2021 13:19:42 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1348021

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Civil Service: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraphs 3.2 and 4.1 of the Civil Service Pay Remit Guidance 2020-21, published by the Cabinet Office on 18 May 2020, which elements of the HM Revenue and Customs pay business case for years 2020-21 to 2022-23 have been disclosed to its recognised trade unions.
	tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
	tabling member printed	John McDonnell
	uin	35483
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2021 answer text <p>HMRC have collectively agreed their pay and working arrangement reforms with their recognised departmental unions, ARC and PCS. Union members voted in favour for HMRC’s pay and contract reform offer and HMRC have started to implement reforms.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC conducted an intensive period of negotiations with trade unions to reach the collectively agreed position, based on proposals set out in the original business case. The final position agreed during these talks was then put to union members at Trade Union organised ballots, where it was strongly supported.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/07/2021 13:21:09 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1348038

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Transport: Taxation
	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 simplifying tax rules to support subcontract use in the transport industry.
	tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
	tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
	uin	35786
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>To maintain consistency and fairness across the tax system, subcontractors in the transport industry are subject to the same general tax rules as workers in other industries.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all parts of the tax system under review.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has introduced a wider package of support worth billions to help businesses, including subcontractors, through the coronavirus period, which includes extensions to the furlough scheme; extensions to the COVID-19 loan schemes; grant support; enhanced Time to Pay for taxes; and VAT deferrals.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/07/2021 10:20:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1348106

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Environmental Impact Assessment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Annual Report on Major Projects 2020-21, published on 15 July 2021, what assessment he has made of the capability of his Department to manage the (a) scope, (b) time, (c) quality and (d) cost of its 36 category A projects.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	35534
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>The IPA has released a Deliverability Confidence Assessment (DCA) of GMPP projects in the Transparency document which accompanies the Annual Report. [1] (see deliverability assessment on column F). These represent the IPA’s evaluation of a project’s likelihood of achieving its aims and objectives, and doing so on time and on budget. Each DCA is followed by a departmental commentary that provides further explanation behind the GMPP projects’ rating.</p><p> </p><p><strong><strong>[1]</strong></strong> <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">https</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">://</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">assets</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">.</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">publishing</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">.</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">service</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">.</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">gov</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">.</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">uk</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">/</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">government</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">/</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">uploads</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">/</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">system</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">/</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">uploads</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">/</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">attachment</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">_</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">data</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">/</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">file</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">/1002103/</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">GMPP</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">_</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">Government</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">_</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">Major</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">_</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">Projects</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">_</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">Portofolio</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">_</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">AR</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">_</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">Data</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">_</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">March</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">_2021.</a><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1002103/GMPP_Government_Major_Projects_Portofolio_AR_Data_March_2021.xls" target="_blank">xls</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/07/2021 15:41:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1348265

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2021
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2021 to Question 29788 on Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and with reference to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) statistics: 1 July 2021, Table 12 - CJRS extension: employments on furlough by country, region, local authority and gender and Table 14 - CJRS extension: employments on furlough by age and gender, whether his Department plans to publish that data by country, region, local authority, gender and age as one dataset; and for what reason that cumulated data is not currently available.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	35612
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs will publish additional information on the number of employments on furlough in due course in a future release of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) statistics.</p><p>Previously published statistics on the CJRS include the cumulative number of employments put on furlough at any time since the start of the scheme. Figures by local authority are in table 1a of the 1 July release.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC keeps the contents of the statistics under review and have developed them informed by user feedback.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/07/2021 15:36:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1348297

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Imports: Customs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how long on average imported goods are taking to clear customs checks; and what assessment he has made of trends in the time taken for imported goods to clear customs since January 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	35879
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government’s priority is to keep goods moving and avoid delays at the border. HMRC use a risk based, intelligence-led response to compliance issues working alongside Border Force.</p><p>There are a number of different customs checks which could take place, and the time required for a check will vary significantly based on:</p><ul><li>The type of check required;</li><li>The nature of the import and the associated risk;</li><li>The type and quantity of goods examined;</li><li>The amount of time a trader or their agent takes to provide information at points in the process.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The information requested is therefore not available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have not carried out an assessment of trends in the time taken for goods to clear customs.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has put in place a number of measures to facilitate trade with the EU and to avoid disruption at ports, including publishing comprehensive guidance on the new arrangements for trade with the EU and operating a staged approach to customs controls in Great Britain. Until 31 December 2021 most traders importing non-controlled goods from the EU can make a simplified declaration in their own records and defer making a customs declaration to HMRC for 175 days. Further information can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/delaying-declarations-for-eu-goods-brought-into-great-britain" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/delaying-declarations-for-eu-goods-brought-into-great-britain</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/07/2021 10:47:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1348303

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	PAYE
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the ONS release entitled Earnings and employment from Pay As You Earn Real Time Information, UK: June 2021, tables 11 and 12, if he will publish (a) regional and (b) NUTS1 and NUTS2 breakdowns of payrolled employees from Pay As You Earn Real Time Information; and if he will provide further breakdowns of those data by age.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	35613
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>HMRC and the ONS jointly publish statistics on earnings and employment from Pay As You Earn Real Time Information. The next release will be on Thursday 17<sup>th</sup> August and will be available on the ONS website: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/bulletins/earningsandemploymentfrompayasyouearnrealtimeinformationuk/previousReleases" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/bulletins/earningsandemploymentfrompayasyouearnrealtimeinformationuk/previousReleases</a></p><p> </p><p>Breakdowns by NUTS1, NUTS2, and age are already available individually in the statistics, along with a breakdown by industry. The range of these statistics have been expanded since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and NUTS3 was published additionally for the first time in July. Further additional breakdowns will be released over the next few months and will be announced through the ONS release calendar.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/07/2021 15:43:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern