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1234271

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	Events Industry: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What fiscal steps he is taking to help companies in the live entertainment industry remain in business during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Sir George Howarth
uin	906095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government has announced unprecedented support for businesses during the pandemic, including those in the live entertainment industry.</p><p> </p><p>Measures include a £1.57 billion fund to support the cultural sectors including live music, theatre and performing arts, and a temporary reduction in VAT to boost the tourism and hospitality industries, for example by reducing the cost of admission to concerts, theatres, fairs, exhibitions and similar events.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 15/09/2020 13:08:10 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

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

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

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

1233350

registered interest
date	10/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of the reduction of standard monthly payments to criminal legal aid firms on those firms.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	88297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text <p>At present, 17% of all crime accounts are paid under the Standard Monthly Payment (‘SMP’) model. The remainder have opted for Variable Monthly Payments, which pays the actual value of the claim submitted each month. Firms can elect to be paid by either model, according to which may be most advantageous to them. SMPs relate to Controlled Work services only, and therefore reflect a proportion of a provider’s total revenue.</p><p>The number of those accounts paid via SMP which have seen a reduction in payments since July 2020 represents 6% of all crime accounts. Where a reduction is necessary, this takes effect following the Legal Aid Agency notifying providers of this in advance. Firms facing financial hardship can discuss payment options further with their LAA Contract Manager.</p><p>The LAA has implemented several changes to maintain cashflow to firms and to allow firms to be paid more quickly – through these changes we can inject up to £51 million per year into criminal legal aid. We have begun a review into how criminal lawyers are compensated for their work: <a href="https://consult.justice.gov.uk/criminal-legal-aid/criminal-legal-aid-review/" target="_blank">https://consult.justice.gov.uk/criminal-legal-aid/criminal-legal-aid-review/</a>.</p><p>In addition to the support schemes offered by the government, we have continued to pay providers on time and introduced a number of measures to speed up payments to providers. All of the measures taken by the LAA are set out on our gov.uk page: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-legal-aid-agency-contingency-response#financial-relief-page" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-legal-aid-agency-contingency-response#financial-relief-page.</a></p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 15/09/2020 16:51:18 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1233355

registered interest
date	10/09/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Savannah Spirits Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the publication DIT: spending over £500, January 2019, published in June 2019, what the purpose of her Department’s expenditure of £1,185.06 with Savannah Spirits on 15 January 2019 was; and what items were purchased with that expenditure.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	88257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text <p>The Aerospace team took a delegation of UK companies to the Savannah Spirits restaurant in January 2019 during a trade mission. £1,185.06 was spent on a dinner for the participating UK companies involved in the mission. Department for International Trade (DIT) officials also attended the dinner.</p><p> </p><p>Trade missions are a crucial tool in connecting UK companies with overseas customers and opportunities, bringing substantial economic benefits to businesses right across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 15/09/2020 15:41:09 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1233362

registered interest
date	10/09/2020
answering body	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office
answering dept id	209
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, on how many occasions the Government has made representations on state aid at the (a) Joint Committee and (b) Specialised Committee on the Protocol on Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	88352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text <p>Further to Rule 10, Annex VIII of the Withdrawal Agreement, the meetings of the Joint Committee shall be confidential.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/09/2020 16:21:30 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1233370

registered interest
date	10/09/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Kickstart Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many organisations in each region have applied to be representatives of the Kickstart scheme in the first week since that scheme was launched on 2 September 2020.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	88324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text <p>The department is now processing many applications from across the UK, this is currently a clerical process, so reliable management information, particularly on geographical areas, is not yet available.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 88348 question first answered 15/09/2020 14:00:28 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1233373

registered interest
date	10/09/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding his Department made available through exceptional costs during the covid-19 outbreak between March and July 2020.
tabling member constituency	Wirral West
tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
uin	88338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text <p>We are providing additional funding to schools, on top of existing budgets, to cover unavoidable costs incurred between March and July due to the COVID-19 outbreak that cannot be met from their existing resources.</p><p>Schools are eligible to claim for: increased premises related costs associated with keeping schools open over the Easter and summer half term holidays; support for free school meals for eligible children who are not in school, where schools are not using the national voucher scheme; and additional cleaning costs required due to confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases, over and above the cost of existing cleaning arrangements.</p><p>The first claims window for the COVID-19 schools fund closed on 21 July. There will be a further opportunity in the autumn for schools to claim for exceptional costs that occurred between March and July. This second claims window will be for available for schools who were unable to claim in the summer and will be for the same eligible cost categories.</p><p>Schools have claimed £104 million against the standard expenditure categories in the fund, as set out above. Schools have already received payments of £58 million against the standard expenditure categories.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 88339 question first answered 15/09/2020 15:26:33 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1233374

registered interest
date	10/09/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the total value is of claims made by schools under the exceptional costs programme from March to July 2020.
tabling member constituency	Wirral West
tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
uin	88339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2020 answer text <p>We are providing additional funding to schools, on top of existing budgets, to cover unavoidable costs incurred between March and July due to the COVID-19 outbreak that cannot be met from their existing resources.</p><p>Schools are eligible to claim for: increased premises related costs associated with keeping schools open over the Easter and summer half term holidays; support for free school meals for eligible children who are not in school, where schools are not using the national voucher scheme; and additional cleaning costs required due to confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases, over and above the cost of existing cleaning arrangements.</p><p>The first claims window for the COVID-19 schools fund closed on 21 July. There will be a further opportunity in the autumn for schools to claim for exceptional costs that occurred between March and July. This second claims window will be for available for schools who were unable to claim in the summer and will be for the same eligible cost categories.</p><p>Schools have claimed £104 million against the standard expenditure categories in the fund, as set out above. Schools have already received payments of £58 million against the standard expenditure categories.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 88338 question first answered 15/09/2020 15:26:33 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood