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1196786

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Charities: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will ensure that local authorities are provided with sufficient funding to provide grants to all charities in receipt of charitable rate relief.
	tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
	tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
	uin	48336
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government is aware that some small businesses and organisations have found themselves excluded from the existing business grants schemes because of the way they interact with the business rates system. That is why the Government has allocated up to an additional £617 million to Local Authorities to enable them to give discretionary grants to organisations in this situation. The Government’s intention is for Local Authorities to prioritise the following types of organisation when making discretionary grants:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Small businesses in shared offices or other flexible workspaces for example, industrial parks, science parks, incubators etc, which do not have their own business rates assessment;</li><li>Regular market traders who do not have their own business rates assessment;</li><li>B&amp;Bs which pay Council Tax instead of business rates; and</li><li>Charity properties in receipt of charitable business rates relief which would otherwise have been eligible for Small Business Rates Relief or Rural Rate Relief<p> </p></li></ul><p>Local Authorities may choose to focus payments on those priority groups which are most relevant to their local areas. Local Authorities may also choose to pay grants to organisations outside of these priority groups, according to local economic need, so long as the organisation was trading on 11<sup>th</sup> March, and has not received any other cash grant funded by central Government (with the exception of grants from the SEISS).</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government has announced a £750m support package for charities. £360m of this will be allocated directly to charities providing essential services and supporting vulnerable people, including up to £200m for hospices across the next quarter. A further £310m will support smaller, local charities, including through grants distributed by the National Lottery Community Fund. £60m will be allocated to the Devolved Administrations through the Barnett formula. The Government pledged to match whatever the public donated to the BBC Big Night In fundraiser on 23 April, with a minimum of £20m going to the National Emergencies Trust.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 02/06/2020 06:50:16 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1224582

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Plastics: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to expedite the bringing forward of legislative proposals for a plastic packaging tax as a result of the (a) fall in global oil prices and (b) the rise in the level of production of virgin plastic in order to protect the financial viability of recycling companies in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Elmet and Rothwell
	tabling member printed	Alec Shelbrooke
	uin	73797
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2020 answer text <p>At Budget 2020, the Government announced key details of the world leading Plastic Packaging Tax, which will help to tackle the pressing issue of plastic waste. The initial rate of the tax will be £200 per tonne and it will be paid by manufacturers and importers of plastic packaging that contains less than 30% recycled plastic.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is continuing to monitor both the global oil price and recycling capacity in the UK. The Government expects the tax to create greater demand for recycled material and in turn stimulate increased levels of recycling and collection of plastic waste. Since the announcement of the tax at Budget 2018 there has been increased investment in the UK’s recycling capacity, partly due to the tax.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has set a rate of £200 per tonne for the tax as this is expected to make using recycled plastic the most cost-effective option for a business in many cases. Following its introduction in April 2022, the rate will be kept under review to ensure that the tax remains effective in increasing the use of recycled plastic in plastic packaging.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is now consulting on the detailed design and implementation of the tax, and will publish draft primary legislation before it is included in a future Finance Bill, followed by draft secondary legislation and guidance. It is right that the Government consults on the detail of the tax in this manner to make sure it works as intended and that businesses are given time to prepare.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 22/07/2020 14:44:29 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke

1196394

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Charities
	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 effect on charities of extending the length of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Neil Gray
	uin	48469
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2020 answer text <p>On 12 May the Government announced a major extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme which will continue to the end of October, including more flexibility and employer contributions from August as people return to work. This will provide clarity for the coming months for all businesses, including charities. The flexibilities introduced will allow businesses and charities to move out of the scheme in a measured way that protects people’s incomes and helps support furloughed employees as they return to work. The Government has announced a £750 million support package for charities. £360m will be allocated directly to charities providing essential services and supporting vulnerable people. £310m will support smaller, local charities including through grants distributed by the National Lottery Community Fund. £60m will be allocated to the Devolved Administrations through the Barnett formula. The Government pledged to match whatever the public donated to the BBC Big Night In fundraiser on 23 April, with a minimum of £20m going to the National Emergencies Trust.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 22/05/2020 08:54:31 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1219801

	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	Infrastructure: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, by what criteria he plans to measure the carbon output of the recommendations in the Government's forthcoming National Infrastructure Strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
	tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
	uin	67500
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government takes its environmental responsibilities seriously and remains committed to meeting our climate change and wider environmental targets, including our commitment to net zero by 2050, and our intermediate carbon budgets.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will publish a landmark National Infrastructure Strategy in the Autumn which will set out plans for a once in a generation transformation of the UK’s economic infrastructure to help level up the United Kingdom and decarbonise our economy.</p><p> </p><p>The Green Book requires that environmental impacts, including on the legal Net Zero obligation, are considered in all government investment decisions.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 10/07/2020 09:42:02 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1204905

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Renewable Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) solar panels and (b) wind turbines his Department's buildings (a) have in 2020 and (b) had in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
	tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
	uin	60662
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2020 answer text <p>HM Treasury have not installed any solar panels or wind turbines in 1 Horse Guards Road.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 26/06/2020 08:31:09 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

1219218

	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	Companies: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many applications for assistance under the (a) Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, (b) ability to defer VAT, (c) Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Scheme and (d) Covid-19 Corporate Financing Facility have been rejected as a result of the applicant having been found not to meet the criteria for being based in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	66854
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government has published aggregate application and approval figures on the loan schemes, including the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS), and on VAT deferral, since 12 May, but does not hold specific information relating to applications of individual organisations or companies which have been rejected as a result of the applicants having been found not to meet the criteria for being based in the UK. These can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-coronavirus-covid-19-statistics#history" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-coronavirus-covid-19-statistics#history</a>. The Government is actively considering what further data can be made available in the future.</p><p> </p><p>The Bank of England is responsible for publishing data on the Covid-19 Corporate Financing Facility (CCFF), including a list of organisations or companies who have made applications. This can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/markets/bank-of-england-market-operations-guide/results-and-usage-data" target="_blank">https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/markets/bank-of-england-market-operations-guide/results-and-usage-data</a>.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC published Official Statistics for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) on 11 June, including a breakdown of sectoral recipients but not applications of individual organisations or companies which have been rejected as a result of the applicants having been found not to meet the criteria for being based in the UK. These can be accessed here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/891249/Coronavirus_Job_Retention_Scheme_Statistics_June_2020.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/891249/Coronavirus_Job_Retention_Scheme_Statistics_June_2020.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Our current support measures are well-targeted at the businesses and individuals who most need support, bearing in mind the need to act quickly to deliver this unprecedented package. The schemes are designed to support jobs in Britain. Sometimes this will involve foreign companies who employ people in the UK. We shouldn’t deny support to British workers, or to businesses that make a valuable contribution to the UK.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 06/07/2020 10:27:31 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1204476

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses have accessed the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund since its inception, by region and local authority area; and what the total value is of grants provided under that fund to date.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
	tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
	uin	59678
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>As of 14<sup>th</sup> June 2020, over 844,000 business premises have received grants worth over £10.36 billion from the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund and the Small Business Grant Fund.</p><p> </p><p>Every week, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy publishes the combined figures for the number and value of grants paid out from the RHLGF and SBGF. These data are broken down by Local Authority and can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-grant-funding-local-authority-payments-to-small-and-medium-businesses" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-grant-funding-local-authority-payments-to-small-and-medium-businesses</a>.</p><p> </p><p>These data are not published on a regional basis.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 24/06/2020 10:14:55 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

1199946

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme: Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many charities registered in Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency have claimed back Gift Aid on small cash donations using the Gift Aid Small Donation Scheme since that scheme's inception.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	54176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 12/06/2020 10:03:56 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1221526

	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	Companies: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies incorporated outside the UK have received assistance through the (a) Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, (b) ability to defer VAT, (c) Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Scheme and (d) Covid-19 Corporate Financing Facility.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	70388
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government has published aggregate application and approval figures on the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) since 10 May but does not hold specific information relating to individual companies who have accessed these schemes. HMRC publishes weekly management information on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and monthly management information on VAT deferrals. On 11 June HMRC published the Official Statistics for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme which included a breakdown of recipients by sector, but not individual organisations or companies. The Bank of England is responsible for publishing data on the Covid-19 Corporate Financing Facility (CCFF), including a list of organisations or companies who have made applications.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not collect data on how many companies incorporated outside of the UK have received assistance through CJRS, VAT deferral, CLBILS or CCFF. However, as laid out in the guarantee agreement, all firms borrowing through CLBILS must be engaged in trading activity in the UK at the Initial Drawdown Date and the finance facility must be used to support their trading activity in the UK. Compensation from the CJRS goes directly to the pockets of UK based workers and any VAT deferred must be repaid to HMRC by the end of the financial year.</p><p> </p><p>All firms applying to the CCFF must meet a test applied by the Bank of England to show that they make a material contribution to the UK economy, including when incorporated overseas. Since 4 June the Bank of England have been publishing the names of companies with commercial paper currently outstanding through the CCFF. This is a unique level of transparency, equivalent schemes in the Eurozone and United States do not publish the names of scheme users.</p><p> </p><p>Government support is aimed at businesses in genuine need. Our current measures are well-targeted at such businesses, bearing in mind the need to act very quickly to deliver this unprecedented package. We expect everyone to act responsibly and in the spirit of the package, and only claim and use support as intended.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 13/07/2020 07:25:51 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1202469

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Companies: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies registered under each Standard Industrial Classification Code (a) applied for and (b) been awarded support through the (a) Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, (b) Small Business Grant Fund, (c) Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, (d) Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, (e) Future Fund, (f) Bounce Back Loan and (g) Large Business Interruption Loan scheme; and what the amount of each of those awards was.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
	tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
	uin	57891
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>The four government backed loan schemes have seen over £40bn lent to hundreds of thousands of businesses, whilst, as of midnight 7th June, 8.9 million jobs had been furloughed through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), with a total of £19.6bn claimed, and 2.6 million claims had been made through the Self Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS), with a total value of £7.5 bn. The VAT deferral is worth over £30 billion or 1.5% of GDP with £22.4bn deferred by 251,000 businesses so far.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has published aggregate application and approval figures on the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS) and Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) since 12 May but does not hold specific breakdown information relating to collective sectors or organisations which have accessed these schemes, including under the Standard Classification for Economic Activities (SIC). The Government is actively considering what further data can be made available in the future.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC published Official Statistics for the CJRS and the SEISS, including a breakdown of sectoral recipients, on 11 June. These can be accessed at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/891249/Coronavirus_Job_Retention_Scheme_Statistics_June_2020.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/891249/Coronavirus_Job_Retention_Scheme_Statistics_June_2020.pdf</a> and <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/891603/SEISS_Official_Statistics_June_2020.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/891603/SEISS_Official_Statistics_June_2020.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 15/06/2020 15:51:55 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

1195516

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many individual pieces of correspondence he has (a) received from MPs on behalf of constituents on matters relating to covid-19 on each date since the outbreak began and (b) provided in response to that correspondence in each category of response.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	46641
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>The information is not routinely collected by HM Treasury.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury has received unprecedented amounts of correspondence since the start of the coronavirus outbreak in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>All Member’s correspondence is currently receiving attention and will be responded to as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 18/05/2020 08:29:35 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1196580

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Chief Scientific Advisers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings (a) he and (b) his predecessor had with his Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser (i) from 1 September to 30 November 2019 and (ii) from 1 December 2019 to 29 February 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Tunbridge Wells
	tabling member printed	Greg Clark
	uin	48356
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2020 answer text <p>HM Treasury is committed to ensuring that we access the very best scientific expertise. The Director for the Enterprise and Growth Unit, who is responsible for public science funding, acts as HM Treasury’s Chief Scientific Adviser and meets with the Chancellor of the Exchequer regularly.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 22/05/2020 08:56:14 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark

1199477

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Aviation: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings Ministers in his Department have had with representatives from the aviation industry on the covid-19 pandemic in the last three months.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	53428
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials meet with a wide range of stakeholders across sectors as part of ongoing policy development and implementation.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials from the Department for Transport are in regular contact with airlines, airports and unions to understand the impact that COVID-19 is having on the sector and its workers.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 51599 51600 51744 51745 53429 question first answered 04/06/2020 15:31:05 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1198663

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Aviation: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings Ministers in his Department have had with representatives of the aviation industry on the covid-19 outbreak in each of the last three months.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	51744
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials meet with a wide range of stakeholders across sectors as part of ongoing policy development and implementation.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials from the Department for Transport are in regular contact with airlines, airports and unions to understand the impact that COVID-19 is having on the sector and its workers.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 51599 51600 51745 53428 53429 question first answered 04/06/2020 15:31:05 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

1198530

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Aviation: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings Ministers of his Department have had in the last three months with representatives of the aviation industry on tackling the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	51599
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials meet with a wide range of stakeholders across sectors as part of ongoing policy development and implementation.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials from the Department for Transport are in regular contact with airlines, airports and unions to understand the impact that COVID-19 is having on the sector and its workers.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 51600 51744 51745 53428 53429 question first answered 04/06/2020 15:31:05 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1198531

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Airports: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings Ministers of his Department have had with representatives of UK airports since the start covid-19 outbreak; and what the frequency of those meetings were.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	51600
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials meet with a wide range of stakeholders across sectors as part of ongoing policy development and implementation.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and officials from the Department for Transport are in regular contact with airlines, airports and unions to understand the impact that COVID-19 is having on the sector and its workers.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 51599 51744 51745 53428 53429 question first answered 04/06/2020 15:31:05 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1190607

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are excluded from the Small Business Grants Fund and Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund because those SMEs have a rateable value of more than £51,000; and whether it is the Government’s policy that not all SMEs are eligible to access financial support made available in response to the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	40554
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>According to the VOA<ins class="ministerial"> official statistics</ins>, there are<ins class="ministerial"> around</ins> <del class="ministerial">299,000</del> <ins class="ministerial">205,000 </ins>business properties in England with a rateable value over £51,000<ins class="ministerial"> as at 31 March 2019. </ins>. Of these,<ins class="ministerial"> approximately 83,000 are identified as </ins> <del class="ministerial">116,000</del> <del class="ministerial">are</del> retail, hospitality and leisure properties<ins class="ministerial"> using VOA's administrative data source</ins>.</p><p> </p><p>The Small Business Grants Fund and the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grants Fund have been designed to support the smallest businesses, and smaller businesses in the some of the sectors which have been hit hardest by measures taken to prevent the spread of Covid-19.</p><p> </p><p>Around 1 million small and medium businesses will receive cash grants as a result of these schemes, and over £12 billion will be paid out to these businesses.</p><p> </p><p>The two schemes have been tied to the business rates system and rating assessments, which together provide a framework for Local Authorities to make payments as quickly as possible. Businesses in the business rates system are also likely to face particularly high fixed costs, such as fixed rents.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the main grants schemes, Government has made available up to an additional £617m for Local Authorities in England to enable them to pay grants to small businesses which also face high fixed building-related costs but which are excluded from the current system due to the way they fit into the business rates system.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses which are not eligible for the grants schemes should be able to benefit from other measures in the Government’s unprecedented package of support for business, including:</p><p> </p><ul><li>An option to defer VAT payments by up to twelve months;</li><li>The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, now extended to cover all businesses including those which would be able to access commercial credit;</li><li>The Bounce Back Loan scheme, which will ensure that small and micro businesses can quickly access loans of up to £50,000 which are 100% guaranteed by the Government;</li><li>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, to support businesses with their wage bills; and</li><li>The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, to provide support to the self-employed.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 04/05/2020 12:51:42 question first ministerially corrected 19/05/2020 17:20:45 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch previous answer version 18197 answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1202463

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Carers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in his Department had caring responsibilities in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
	tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
	uin	57885
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2020 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not hold the information in relation to caring responsibilities for the last five years, this is because the Treasury does not collate information in this way.</p><p> </p><p>Based on the most recent people survey questionnaire results from December 2019, 188 employees identified as a carer. This figure is based on the number of people responding to the question and may not fully represent the number of carers in the department.</p><p> </p><p>Caring responsibilities may have changed as a result of the current crisis and staff are being encouraged to talk to their line manager about any change to circumstances including requests for special leave. These changes could be reflected in a revised or new Carer’s Passport.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 19/06/2020 09:39:18 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

1191821

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Remote Working
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in his Department have formal arrangements to work from home during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
	uin	41482
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>In response to the Prime Minister’s statement on 16 March, the Civil Service moved to remote working by default, where possible to do so. While some staff have formal home working arrangements under HM Treasury’s Flexible Working provisions, all staff are currently required to work from home to support the government measures in limiting the spread of covid-19. On the very rare occasions where it is not possible for Treasury employees to work from home they may work from the office with the permission of their Director.</p><p> </p><p>On average the department has less than 1% of its workforce physically attending the workplace during lockdown period.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 11/05/2020 07:25:52 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1199632

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Mayor of the West Midlands
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times the Mayor of the West Midlands has written to him since 23 March 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
	tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
	uin	53318
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>Andy Street has written to the Chancellor four times since 23 March 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 08/06/2020 15:47:14 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1203904

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much energy his departmental buildings used in (a) 2020 and (b) each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston and Surbiton
	tabling member printed	Sir Edward Davey
	uin	59363
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>Details of HM Treasury’s energy use in 1 Horse Guard’s Road can be found in the Treasury’s Annual report and accounts: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-annual-report" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-annual-report</a>. Details on our energy use can be found on page 203.</p><p> </p><p>The Annual Report for 2019-20 will be published later in the year and this will include the energy usage for 2019-20.</p><p> </p><p>Details on the energy usage in the Treasury’s Norwich office is not readily available as this information is held by the landlord the Government Property Agency.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 23/06/2020 13:29:09 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	188 label Biography information for Ed Davey

1199609

	registered interest
	date	02/06/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Newspaper Press: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much financial support has been provided from the public purse to (a) news providers who belong to the Independent Community News Network and (b) other news providers via (i) the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, (ii) the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme, (iii) Government-backed loans, (iv) the deferral of the next quarter of VAT, (v) the scrapping of VAT on e-publications and (v) the £35 million public information campaign entitled All-in, All together.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	53370
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2020 answer text <p>The four government backed loan schemes have seen over £40bn lent to hundreds of thousands of businesses, whilst, as of midnight 7<sup>th</sup> June, 8.9 million jobs had been furloughed through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), with a total of £19.6bn claimed, and 2.6 million claims had been made through the Self Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS), with a total value of £7.5 bn. The VAT deferral is worth over £30 billion or 1.5% of GDP with £22.4bn deferred by 251,000 businesses so far.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has published aggregate application and approval figures on the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS) and Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) since 12 May but does not hold specific breakdown information relating to collective sectors or organisations which have accessed these schemes, including the Independent News Network and other news providers. The Government is actively considering what further data can be made available in the future. HMRC will publish Official Statistics covering the CJRS and the SEISS on 11 June.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 10/06/2020 15:10:04 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1224378

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding he has allocated to the policy at paragraph 2.48 of the July 2020 Plan for Jobs CP 261.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	73914
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2020 answer text <p>The government is creating a new Office for Talent based in No.10, with delivery teams across government departments. The Office will focus on attracting, retaining and developing top research and science talent across the UK and internationally. Precise details of implementation, including funding arrangements, will be determined in due course.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 20/07/2020 14:52:24 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1216433

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Public Opinion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department spent on (a) opinion polling and (b) focus groups in each month since January 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford South
	tabling member printed	Judith Cummins
	uin	62467
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>HM Treasury has spent the below on (a) opinion polling in the periods under question:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>September 2019</p></td><td><p>November 2019</p></td><td><p>May 2020</p></td><td><p>June 2020</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>£3,000</p></td><td><p>£2,400</p></td><td><p>£13,188</p></td><td><p>£6,828</p></td><td><p>£25,416</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The recent increase was partially to help understand public perceptions in order to inform the government’s response to the pandemic in the Spring Budget.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury has spent no amounts on focus groups in the periods under question.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 30/06/2020 14:01:11 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4391 label Biography information for Judith Cummins

1192717

	registered interest
	date	04/05/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Flybe: Air Passenger Duty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much in air passenger duty was outstanding from Flybe when the company entered administration.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast East
	tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
	uin	43033
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>The government takes tax compliance seriously, including recovering any unpaid taxation from companies in administration. However, HMRC has a duty of confidentiality and individual taxpayer information cannot be disclosed.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 11/05/2020 10:22:30 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson