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1218665

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Beer: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of Beer Duty receipts were paid by small breweries that produce no more than 60,000 hectolitres of beer per year, in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	66046
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>HMRC publishes quarterly statistics of beer duty receipts, as well as quantities of production. Information on the proportion of annual receipts that are paid by small brewers producing no more than 60,000 hectolitres of beer per year is not readily available.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC publishes annual statistics on small brewers reliefs, this includes the number of people claiming the relief and the cost of the relief. Information on proportion of claimants receiving the maximum 50 per cent and at least 25 per cent reduction in their beer duty rate is not readily available.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 66047 66048 question first answered 07/07/2020 16:31:59 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1218666

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Beer: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of small breweries received the maximum 50 per cent small breweries relief from their beer duty rate in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	66047
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>HMRC publishes quarterly statistics of beer duty receipts, as well as quantities of production. Information on the proportion of annual receipts that are paid by small brewers producing no more than 60,000 hectolitres of beer per year is not readily available.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC publishes annual statistics on small brewers reliefs, this includes the number of people claiming the relief and the cost of the relief. Information on proportion of claimants receiving the maximum 50 per cent and at least 25 per cent reduction in their beer duty rate is not readily available.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 66046 66048 question first answered 07/07/2020 16:31:59 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1218667

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Beer: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of small breweries in receipt of small breweries relief received at least a 25 per cent reduction in their beer duty rate, in the latest period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	York Outer
	tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
	uin	66048
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>HMRC publishes quarterly statistics of beer duty receipts, as well as quantities of production. Information on the proportion of annual receipts that are paid by small brewers producing no more than 60,000 hectolitres of beer per year is not readily available.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC publishes annual statistics on small brewers reliefs, this includes the number of people claiming the relief and the cost of the relief. Information on proportion of claimants receiving the maximum 50 per cent and at least 25 per cent reduction in their beer duty rate is not readily available.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 66046 66047 question first answered 07/07/2020 16:32:00 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1218595

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Aviation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will (a) extend and (b) review the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to ensure people working in the aviation industry are effectively supported.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	66040
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the challenging times facing the aviation sector as a result of COVID-19. Firms experiencing difficulties as a result of COVID-19 can draw upon the unprecedented package of measures announced by the Chancellor, including schemes to raise capital, flexibilities with tax bills, and financial support for employees.</p><p> </p><p>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) is a temporary scheme in place for 8 months starting from 1 March and ending at the end of October.</p><p> </p><p>As of midnight 28 June 2020, the CJRS has helped 1.1 million employers across the UK furlough 9.3 million jobs, protecting people’s livelihoods.</p><p> </p><p>As the Chancellor set out in his letter to the aviation sector, should individual firms still find themselves in difficulty after exhausting all other options, the Government is prepared to enter negotiations with them as a last resort. Any intervention would need to represent value for money for taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/07/2020 08:50:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1219284

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Capital Gains Tax
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to undertake a Capital Gains Tax rebasement for assets acquired after 31 March 1982.
	tabling member constituency	Waveney
	tabling member printed	Peter Aldous
	uin	66852
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government does not have plans to rebase assets for the purposes of calculating CGT. Revaluation would be costly and burdensome for both individuals and the government, as a professional valuation of the assets in question would be necessary.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/07/2020 09:09:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4069 label Biography information for Peter Aldous

1221252

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Poverty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What fiscal steps he is taking to tackle poverty.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	904383
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>We are committed to tackling poverty through a long-term, sustainable approach that focuses on employment, whilst ensuring everyone is supported by the welfare system in their time of need. Today we are rightly focused on how we can support families through Covid-19. We have announced a £6.5bn package of temporary welfare measures, including a £20 increase to the Universal Credit standard allowance, and an increase in Local Housing Allowance rates to the 30<sup>th</sup> percentile of market rents.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 07/07/2020 15:47:04 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1219747

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Development Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2020 to Question 64925 on Overseas Aid, what evidence will be used to inform future decisions on department's ODA spending allocation; and what steps the Government is taking to ensure that all future ODA spending (a) maintain high standards of programme delivery consistent with his Department's best practice and (b) is subject to parliamentary scrutiny.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	67661
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>We take into account a full range of information with departments when making adjustments to spending plans and budgets. Departmental Accounting Officers are responsible for assessing and assuring the impact and value for money of their ODA programmes on an ongoing basis in line with Managing Public Money. ODA spending will be presented to Parliament to vote upon through the normal Supply Estimates process and will be audited by the NAO when departments produce their annual report and accounts, as per normal process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 07/07/2020 15:48:30 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1219318

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Local Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many local authority staff are furloughed in each local authority; and what the cost to the public purse is of furloughed staff in each local authority.
	tabling member constituency	Poole
	tabling member printed	Sir Robert Syms
	uin	66809
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>Applications for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) opened on Monday 20th April. By midnight 28 June 2020, 1.1m employers had submitted claims to HMRC representing 9.3m employees furloughed and £25.5bn.</p><p> </p><p>On 11 June HMRC released analysis of employer take up, which can be found on GOV.UK. HMRC do not require employers to provide addresses of their employees as part of their CJRS claim and so is unable to provide an accurate picture of employee take up by location.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/07/2020 09:29:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	245 label Biography information for Sir Robert Syms

1218793

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Off-payroll Working: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has plans to change the (a) introductory date for and (b) rules on IR-35 off-payroll working as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	North West Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
	uin	66238
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>On 17 March 2020, the Government announced that the reform to the off-payroll working rules that would have applied for people contracting their services to large or medium sized organisations outside the public sector will be delayed for one year from 6 April 2020 until 6 April 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has legislated this measure in Finance Bill 2020 and will implement it in April 2021 in order to address the unfairness of non-compliance with the existing off-payroll working rules.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/07/2020 08:55:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1218806

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Self-employed: Coronavirus
	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 adequacy of the Government's system of support for PAYE freelance workers during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	66193
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government has announced unprecedented support for workers and businesses to protect against the current economic emergency, which PAYE freelancers are able to access. The support provided has included:</p><p> </p><ul><li>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme which, for the first 5 months, enables all UK employers to apply for a grant that covers 80% of furloughed employees’ usual monthly wage costs, up to £2,500 a month, plus the associated Employer National Insurance contributions and pension contributions. Employers can claim for employees on any type of employment contract, including freelancers, providing they were employed on 19 March 2020 and on PAYE payroll on or before 19 March 2020. This means a Real Time Information (RTI) submission notifying payment in respect of that employee to HMRC must have been made on or before 19 March 2020.</li><li>The availability of a three-month mortgage holiday, first announced in March as part of an unprecedented package of support for individuals, businesses and the economy. 1.9 million mortgage payment holidays have been granted, equivalent to 1 in every 6 UK mortgages.</li><li>A £20 per week increase to the Universal Credit (UC) standard allowance and Working Tax Credit basic element. This means that for a single UC claimant (25 or over), the standard allowance will increase from £317.82 to £409.89 per month.</li><li>An increase in the Local Housing Allowance rates for Universal Credit and Housing Benefit claimants so that it covers the lowest third of local rents.</li><li>A relaxation of UC minimum income floor for all self-employed claimants.</li><li>A rebate scheme reimbursing employers with less than 250 employees for up to 2 weeks of Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) per employee. SSP has also been extended to those ill, self-isolating or shielding due to COVID-19.</li></ul> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/07/2020 08:53:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan