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1287361

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business Rates: Tax Allowances
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 extending business rates relief beyond the end of the 2020-21 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	155351
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government has invited representations from stakeholders on various aspects of the business rates system through the fundamental review of business rates.</p><p> </p><p>This year, due to the direct adverse effects of COVID-19, the Government has provided an unprecedented business rates holiday for eligible retail, hospitality and leisure properties worth over £10 billion. The Government has also frozen the business rates multiplier for all businesses for 2021-22. Business rates are devolved in Wales, and so any reliefs are a matter for the Welsh Government.</p><p> </p><p>The Budget will set out the next phase of the Government’s plans to tackle the virus, protect jobs and support business.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 154802 question first answered 24/02/2021 16:17:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1284722

registered interest
date	08/02/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Museums and Galleries: Tax Allowances
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 implications for his policies of the recommendations made by the UK alliance of visual art networks in their letter and written evidence submitted to his Department on 20 January 2021 on the extension of Museums and Galleries Exhibition Tax Relief; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	150919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government keeps all tax reliefs under review, and regularly receives proposals for changes to tax reliefs. The Government has committed to reviewing MGETR before its expiry in 2022.</p><p> </p><p>When considering potential changes, HM Treasury must ensure they provide support to businesses across the economy in a fair way and represent good value for money for the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/02/2021 17:31:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1281123

registered interest
date	27/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Personal Care Services: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the temporary VAT reduction to 5 per cent to hair salons.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	144830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>The temporary reduced rate of VAT was introduced on 15 July to support the cash flow and viability of over 150,000 businesses and protect 2.4 million jobs in the hospitality and tourism sectors, and will run until 31 March 2021.</p><p> </p><p>This policy will cost over £2 billion, and it is necessary for a boundary for eligibility to be drawn. The Government keeps all taxes under review, and any future decisions on tax policy will be made at Budget.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has announced a significant support package to help businesses from a whole range of sectors through the winter months, which includes an extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, an extension of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme grant, and an extension of the application window for the Government-backed loan schemes.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/02/2021 16:49:24 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1281240

registered interest
date	27/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Stamp Duties
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 allowing all housing sales agreed during the period of reduced stamp duty rates that complete after the cut ends to be eligible for that discount.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	144831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>The temporary SDLT relief was designed to stimulate immediate momentum in a property market where property transactions fell by as much as 50 per cent during the COVID-19 lockdown in March. This has also supported the jobs of people whose employment relies on custom from the property industry, such as retailers and tradespeople.</p><p> </p><p>The relief applies to sales that have completed or have been substantially performed before 31 March 2021. Completion and substantial performance are recognised legal concepts and using them as trigger points for Stamp Duty Land Tax provides certainty to consumers and to HMRC. There is no standard definition of “sale agreed” in a housing transaction and so moving the trigger point for a transaction to “sale agreed” would lead to uncertainty and confusion amongst home buyers. This lack of certainty would also mean that such a trigger point would be open to abuse.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/02/2021 16:44:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1280321

registered interest
date	25/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Leisure: Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to extend business rates relief to the leisure industry supply chain.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	143075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government has provided enhanced support to eligible businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors through business rates relief given the direct and acute impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on those sectors.</p><p> </p><p>The Government understands the impact that COVID-19 has had on businesses, and has provided various schemes to support firms, including those within the supply chain, including Coronavirus Business Interruption Loans, Bounce Back Loans, grants and VAT deferrals.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/01/2021 14:13:46 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1260413

registered interest
date	10/12/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of self-employed armed forces reservists that have been able to access the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	128248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2020 answer text <p>HMRC published information on the Self Employment Income Support Scheme on 25 November 2020. This provided information on claims received by 31 October 2020 and included a breakdown by sector.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/12/2020 12:31:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1259404

registered interest
date	08/12/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs Intermediaries: Recruitment
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 Government financial support to recruit new customs agents (a) nationally and (b) at the Portsmouth International Port for after the end of the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	126966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government is supporting the intermediary sector to expand to meet predicted demand at the end of the transition period making available over £80 million of support for IT, training and recruitment, through the Customs Grant Scheme. This supports businesses established anywhere in the UK, including those that serve Portsmouth International Port.</p><p> </p><p>The sector is scaling up and recently commissioned Ipsos MORI research shows that the sector expects to be able to complete 76-119 million additional declarations by the end of the transition period.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to monitor progress carefully, keeping all support mechanisms under review.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/12/2020 09:50:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1240742

registered interest
date	06/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tourist Attractions: VAT
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 a 3-year extension to the reduced VAT rate on admission charges for attractions.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	99724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>The reduced rate is intended to support the cash flow and viability of over 150,000 businesses affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. The Institute for Fiscal Studies and other commentators have suggested that the expiry of any temporary cut should be carefully timed if possible so as not to affect progress as the economy begins to pick up again.</p><p>The Chancellor announced on 24 September that the VAT reduced rate is to continue until 31 March 2021, providing continued support to over 150,000 businesses and protecting 2.4 million jobs.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/10/2020 14:04:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1232221

registered interest
date	08/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a VAT regime for goods similar to the EU Goods Status regime in order to limit the financial consequences for UK people losing status under that EU regime after the end of the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	86744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2020 answer text <p>The Treasury keeps all taxes, including VAT, under review. Leaving the EU enables the UK to have its own bespoke VAT system. However, the UK starts off from a regulatory regime aligned to the EU and based on internationally agreed guidelines and principles which will continue to apply after the transition period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/09/2020 09:18:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1196632

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
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 of employers forcing furloughed workers to continue to carry out work on the wellbeing of those workers.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Morgan
uin	48595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2020 answer text <p>The purpose of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is to support people who would otherwise have been made redundant. To prevent fraudulent claims, the Government made it clear that individuals cannot work or volunteer for their organisation.</p><p>This aims to protect individuals too; if workers were allowed to work or volunteer for their employer, the employer could ask them to work in an effectively full time way while only paying them 80% of the wages.</p><p> </p><p>If workers are being asked to work while on furlough, they should report their employer to HMRC via the online fraud reporting tool here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs/contact/customs-excise-and-vat-fraud-reporting" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs/contact/customs-excise-and-vat-fraud-reporting</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/05/2020 15:34:47 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan