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1300514

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Employment: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What fiscal steps he is taking to help provide new employment opportunities to people affected by the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	South West Hertfordshire
tabling member printed	Mr Gagan Mohindra
uin	913180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>We have protected jobs by extending the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and Self-Employment Income Support Schemes out to September 2021.For those people who unfortunately lose their jobs, we are helping them to find new jobs by doubling work coaches, and with additional tailored support such as our flagship Kickstart and Restart programmes.</p><p> </p><p>To further support employment and retraining, at Budget we announced an additional £126 million for traineeships in England to enable more than 40,000 places over the next academic year, and we are increasing payments (to £3,000) for employers who hire new apprentices.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 09/03/2021 14:13:56 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4804 label Biography information for Mr Gagan Mohindra

1300517

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Events Industry: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If he will introduce a Government-backed insurance scheme for the live events industry.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	913199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>On 22 February, the Prime Minister announced the Government’s roadmap to cautiously ease lockdown restrictions in England, including an ambition to lift restrictions on large events in Step 4, subject to the outcome of the Events Research Programme</p><p> </p><p>Officials are considering the most appropriate way to support the events sector informed by the findings of the scientific programme in the Spring.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 09/03/2021 14:07:20 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1299186

registered interest
date	03/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cash Dispensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the planned timescale is for bringing forward legislative proposals on protecting access to cash.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	162572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government has committed to legislate to protect access to cash and ensure that the UK’s cash infrastructure is sustainable for the long term. To progress this work, the Government published a Call for Evidence on Access to Cash in October 2020. The Call for Evidence sought views on the key considerations associated with cash access, including deposit and withdrawal facilities, cash acceptance, and regulatory oversight of the cash system. The Government is considering responses to the Call for Evidence and will set out next steps in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Government created the Joint Authorities Cash Strategy Group in 2019, which has provided a forum for the public bodies to formally co-ordinate respective approaches to access to cash. This is chaired by HM Treasury and attended by the Bank of England, Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The Group published an update on the actions of the Group’s members in July 2020. This included work led by the PSR and FCA to develop a comprehensive picture of cash access infrastructure across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted cash usage in the short-term and is likely to have accelerated the longer-term trends of declining cash use. However, it is too early to determine the lasting effect.</p><p> </p><p>During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Treasury has been working closely with regulators and industry to ensure customers continue to have access to essential banking services, including cash, while also protecting the safety of staff and customers. This has meant the vast majority of people have been able to access cash through the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 162573 162574 question first answered 09/03/2021 15:05:07 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1299187

registered interest
date	03/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps assessment his Department has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on access to cash; and what steps he is taking to protect access to cash.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	162573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government has committed to legislate to protect access to cash and ensure that the UK’s cash infrastructure is sustainable for the long term. To progress this work, the Government published a Call for Evidence on Access to Cash in October 2020. The Call for Evidence sought views on the key considerations associated with cash access, including deposit and withdrawal facilities, cash acceptance, and regulatory oversight of the cash system. The Government is considering responses to the Call for Evidence and will set out next steps in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Government created the Joint Authorities Cash Strategy Group in 2019, which has provided a forum for the public bodies to formally co-ordinate respective approaches to access to cash. This is chaired by HM Treasury and attended by the Bank of England, Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The Group published an update on the actions of the Group’s members in July 2020. This included work led by the PSR and FCA to develop a comprehensive picture of cash access infrastructure across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted cash usage in the short-term and is likely to have accelerated the longer-term trends of declining cash use. However, it is too early to determine the lasting effect.</p><p> </p><p>During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Treasury has been working closely with regulators and industry to ensure customers continue to have access to essential banking services, including cash, while also protecting the safety of staff and customers. This has meant the vast majority of people have been able to access cash through the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 162572 162574 question first answered 09/03/2021 15:05:07 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1299188

registered interest
date	03/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cash Dispensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the planned timescale is for bringing forward a draft Bill on protecting access to cash; and if he will publish details of the scope of that legislation.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	162574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government has committed to legislate to protect access to cash and ensure that the UK’s cash infrastructure is sustainable for the long term. To progress this work, the Government published a Call for Evidence on Access to Cash in October 2020. The Call for Evidence sought views on the key considerations associated with cash access, including deposit and withdrawal facilities, cash acceptance, and regulatory oversight of the cash system. The Government is considering responses to the Call for Evidence and will set out next steps in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Government created the Joint Authorities Cash Strategy Group in 2019, which has provided a forum for the public bodies to formally co-ordinate respective approaches to access to cash. This is chaired by HM Treasury and attended by the Bank of England, Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The Group published an update on the actions of the Group’s members in July 2020. This included work led by the PSR and FCA to develop a comprehensive picture of cash access infrastructure across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted cash usage in the short-term and is likely to have accelerated the longer-term trends of declining cash use. However, it is too early to determine the lasting effect.</p><p> </p><p>During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Treasury has been working closely with regulators and industry to ensure customers continue to have access to essential banking services, including cash, while also protecting the safety of staff and customers. This has meant the vast majority of people have been able to access cash through the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 162572 162573 question first answered 09/03/2021 15:05:07 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1296776

registered interest
date	02/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Works Loan Board: Housing Revenue Accounts
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 local councils using the Public Works Loan Board for housing revenue accounts.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	161881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>In the financial year 2019-20, 65 local authorities in England borrowed £657 million to finance Housing Revenue Accounts (HRAs). As local authorities borrow from the PWLB to fund their capital programmes as a whole, it is difficult to know for certain how much of this borrowing was from the PWLB.</p><p> </p><p>Between 12 March and 25 November 2020, the PWLB offered a separate HRA rate, which was 100 basis points lower than the Certainty rate at which local authorities could borrow for all other capital expenditure. During this time 50 local authorities borrowed £1.146 billion from the PWLB at the HRA rate.</p><p> </p><p>The HRA rate was discontinued after the Certainty rate was reduced by 100 basis points, which equalised the costs of borrowing for all types of capital expenditure.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 09/03/2021 14:58:54 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1296807

registered interest
date	02/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	International Monetary System
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what international initiatives he plans to implement to ensure an international reallocation of the IMF'S stock of Special Drawing Rights, ahead of the G7 meeting in June 2021.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	161681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>The UK supports work on a new Special Drawing Rights (SDR) allocation to provide additional financing to low-income countries. On Friday 12 February the Chancellor chaired the first G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting and set out his priorities for the year including working to provide necessary support for the world’s most vulnerable countries, including through ensuring that the International Financial Institutions have the right tools to equip and enable vulnerable countries to respond to the pandemic. At the G20 Finance Ministers meeting on Friday 26 February the Chancellor also expressed his desire for work on a new IMF Special Drawing Rights allocation which gives additional financing to low income countries to help their response and recovery.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 09/03/2021 15:00:32 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1293255

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on future regulatory cooperation with the EU on financial services.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	160658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>Alongside the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the UK and EU have agreed, in the Joint Declaration on Regulatory Cooperation, to establish structured regulatory cooperation for financial services.</p><p> </p><p>To that end, a Memorandum of Understanding will be agreed in discussions between the EU and UK, to establish a framework for this cooperation. We have had initial conversations with the EU, but we will not be providing a running commentary on those discussions.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 09/03/2021 14:53:54 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1293485

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bradford and Bingley: Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money was invested in Bradford and Bingley from the public purse (a) in the run up and (b) subsequent to the financial crash; and how much money has since been recovered from Bradford and Bingley.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	160588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>Bradford &amp; Bingley plc (B&amp;B) fully repaid its loans from the Treasury in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The OBR’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook notes that B&amp;B and NRAM Limited received £44.1bn of taxpayer support. As of 31 January 2021, B&amp;B and NRAM had returned £51.4bn to taxpayers in the form of principal repayments and fees.</p><p> </p><p>We are continuing to protect consumers while recovering significant amounts of money loaned to institutions as a result of the financial crisis by taxpayers, who have borne the risk of these institutions since their nationalisation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 09/03/2021 14:56:32 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1293520

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Sector Debt: Gifts and Endowments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many payments were made to the Government's Donations and Bequests Account in respect of the National Debt in financial year 2019-20; and what the value of those payments was.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool North and Cleveleys
tabling member printed	Paul Maynard
uin	160601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>The United Kingdom Debt Management Office (DMO), on behalf of the Commissioners of the Reduction of the National Debt (CRND), can confirm that nine payments were made to the Government’s Donations and Bequests Account in respect of the National Debt in financial year 2019-20. The total value of the payments received was £49,000, which is reflected in the CRND Annual Report and Accounts available via the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://dmo.gov.uk/publications/?offset=0&amp;itemsPerPage=20&amp;parentFilter=1437&amp;childFilter=1437|1465&amp;startMonth=1&amp;startYear=1998" target="_blank">https://dmo.gov.uk/publications/?offset=0&amp;itemsPerPage=20&amp;parentFilter=1437&amp;childFilter=1437|1465&amp;startMonth=1&amp;startYear=1998</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 09/03/2021 14:49:35 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard