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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	Directors: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of (a) including limited company directors in the Self Employed Income Support Scheme and (b) including dividends as income in relation to covid-19 support schemes.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	66797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the written answer to Parliamentary Question 54215 given on 9 June 2020: <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-06-03/54215/" target="_blank">www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-06-03/54215/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/07/2020 10:03:20 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

1216369

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	Employment: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial support he plans to offer new starters who cannot claim under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and have (a) been denied furlough pay by their previous employer and (b) are not eligible for universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	62244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>It has not been possible to include in the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme individuals for whom HMRC had not received a Real Time Information submission notifying payment in respect of that employee on or before the 19 March, as this would have significantly increased the risk of fraud.</p><p> </p><p>Individuals with sufficient National Insurance contributions who have lost their job may be entitled to support from the welfare system, notably new style Jobseeker’s Allowance, which does not assess capital or partner income.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has introduced wider measures to support those who may be in difficulty during the Covid-19 crisis, including mortgage holidays, a pause on evictions, hardship funds from local authorities, and help with utility bills.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/06/2020 15:12:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

1202932

registered interest
date	11/06/2020
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 steps he is taking to provide financial support to self-employed people who are ineligible for the (a) Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and (b) Self-Employment Income Support Scheme and who cannot access (i) universal credit and (ii) self-employment income support.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	58596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>Self-employed individuals who are ineligible for the Self Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS), may be able to benefit from the other elements of the unprecedented financial support provided by the Government. This package includes Bounce Back loans, tax deferrals, rental support, mortgage holidays, and other business support grants.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/06/2020 10:43:24 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

1186164

registered interest
date	18/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Primary Health Care: Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to include medical premises such as dental practices in the (a) business rate relief and (b) loan and grant scheme that has been announced to tackle the economic effect of covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	31420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2020 answer text <p>At present properties providing medical services, including dental practices, are not eligible for the business rates Expanded Retail Discount.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, which launched on Monday 23 March, is available on the British Business Bank’s website. Medical premises may be eligible for small business grant funding of £10,000 where the property is eligible for small business rate relief.</p><p> </p><p>The Government stands ready to provide further financial support to businesses and individuals as necessary.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/03/2020 09:44:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

1138506

registered interest
date	11/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Payments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the adequacy of checks undertaken to guarantee the accuracy of the payment of monies greater than £10,000 by HMRC to private citizens.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	276131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>HMRC take care to ensure the accuracy of their payments to all their customers. Managers also make sure standards are set before an activity takes place and then conduct checks afterwards to ensure payments processes are properly designed and operating as intended.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, independent assurance over HMRC’s processes including payments is obtained from Internal Audit, the Audit &amp; Risk Committee and the National Audit Office as part of the third line of defence.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/07/2019 14:23:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

917213

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to allocate additional funding to local authorities who own aerodromes to release the economic potential of those facilities.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	149562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>Most airport operators whether in the commercial private sector, or in public/private partnerships operate as private commercial undertakings.</p><p> </p><p>In this regard, the UK’s aviation industry operates essentially without subsidy. It is therefore for local authorities to determine any additional funding for any aerodromes they own. Additionally, provision of public funding for airports needs to comply with the European Community State aid guidelines for airports and airlines.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/06/2018 08:08:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

917215

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many commercial pilots were trained in the UK in each of the last five years of which information is available.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	149563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of pilots who, according to the Civil Aviation Authority’s records, had an initial UK commercial licence issued each year.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Year Number of pilots .</strong></p><p>2013 1883</p><p>2014 1894</p><p>2015 1850</p><p>2016 1776</p><p>2017 1960</p><p> </p><p>Figures for the number of pilots trained in the UK are not available. Applicants for a UK commercial pilot’s licence are not necessarily trained in the UK, and many pilots come to the UK for training but will have a licence issued by their own national aviation authority.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will explore current and future skills shortages in aviation, such as pilot training, as part of the Aviation Strategy which is due for publication in 2019. This will be a long term strategy to 2050 and beyond.</p><p> </p><p>The Aviation Strategy ‘Next Steps’ document, published April 2018, highlighted a number of considerations for Government to address skills shortages. These included further collaboration between industry and education providers, realising the full potential of General Aviation training grounds and work to better understand the extent of such skills gaps and how these may affect the aviation sector in future.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 149564 question first answered 12/06/2018 08:05:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

917216

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to increase the number of pilots that are trained in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	149564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2018 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of pilots who, according to the Civil Aviation Authority’s records, had an initial UK commercial licence issued each year.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Year Number of pilots .</strong></p><p>2013 1883</p><p>2014 1894</p><p>2015 1850</p><p>2016 1776</p><p>2017 1960</p><p> </p><p>Figures for the number of pilots trained in the UK are not available. Applicants for a UK commercial pilot’s licence are not necessarily trained in the UK, and many pilots come to the UK for training but will have a licence issued by their own national aviation authority.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will explore current and future skills shortages in aviation, such as pilot training, as part of the Aviation Strategy which is due for publication in 2019. This will be a long term strategy to 2050 and beyond.</p><p> </p><p>The Aviation Strategy ‘Next Steps’ document, published April 2018, highlighted a number of considerations for Government to address skills shortages. These included further collaboration between industry and education providers, realising the full potential of General Aviation training grounds and work to better understand the extent of such skills gaps and how these may affect the aviation sector in future.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 149563 question first answered 12/06/2018 08:05:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess