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1254282

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date	23/11/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Holiday Accommodation: Local Restrictions Support Grant
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether owners of self-catering holiday accommodation will be eligible for support from the Local Restrictions Support Grant scheme.
tabling member constituency	Brecon and Radnorshire
tabling member printed	Fay Jones
uin	119391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>The Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed) of up to £3,000 per four-week period is available to all businesses in England that have been required to close due to local and national restrictions.</p><p> </p><p>In order to qualify for this grant, businesses must be part of the business rate system. Therefore, businesses that manage accommodation remotely must be the eligible business rate payer for that hereditament in order to receive a grant through the Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed) scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Local Restrictions Support Grant (Open) is a discretionary fund and local authorities are free to determine which businesses to support.</p><p> </p><p>The Devolved Administrations are responsible for the administration of support schemes in Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 01/12/2020 16:57:25 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4763 label Biography information for Fay Jones

1254287

registered interest
date	23/11/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Business: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much of the funding available under the (a) Local Restrictions Support Grant and (b) Additional Restrictions Grant has been allocated to local authorities but not yet distributed to businesses.
tabling member constituency	Reading East
tabling member printed	Matt Rodda
uin	119357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government is working closely with local authorities in England to distribute funding available under the Local Restrictions Support Grant and the Additional Restrictions Grant to businesses as quickly as possible. Local authority guidance was published on 3<sup>rd</sup> November and grant offer letters were sent to local authorities on 6<sup>th</sup> November. Payments to local authorities have been made since 13<sup>th</sup> November.</p><p> </p><p>We are working closely with local authorities to monitor the ongoing implementation of the grant schemes.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 26/11/2020 16:36:14 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4654 label Biography information for Matt Rodda

1254361

registered interest
date	23/11/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Additional Restrictions Grant
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure funds available via the Additional Restrictions Grant scheme are adequate to meet local demand; if he will make it his policy to (a) amend the terms of the that grant scheme to cover 5 November to 2 December 2020 and (b) allocate new funding through business support grants during local covid-19 lockdown restrictions; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	119218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>We have been clear that the Additional Restrictions Grant is a one-off payment to local authorities, providing them with funding to provide discretionary support to businesses.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities have the discretion to use their Additional Restrictions Grant allocation as they see fit, at any point up to the end of financial year 2021/22. We will continue to monitor the support needs of businesses and the local economy.</p><p> </p><p>During the recent period of national lockdown in England, local authorities have also been provided with funding to support closed businesses, with grants of up to £3000 via the Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed).</p><p> </p><p>This support for closed businesses will continue when the local restrictions start on 2<sup>nd</sup> December. Local authorities in Tiers 2 and 3 will be provided funding to allow them to continue their support to closed businesses.</p><p> </p><p>The Local Restrictions Support Grant (Open) will provide further discretionary funding to local authorities in Tiers 2 and 3 after the period of national restrictions to allow them to support businesses that are not required to close, but which will have their trade affected by the restrictions.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 01/12/2020 17:15:06 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1254433

registered interest
date	23/11/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Care Homes: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what definition of care home applies in the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation's interim advice on priority groups for covid-19 vaccination.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	119364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation has based its advice on the data it has reviewed from a number of sources including the Office for National Statistics and Public Health England. For the purposes of COVID-19 vaccine prioritisation, the definition of care homes as all care home premises licensed and registered with the Care Quality Commission, applies.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 11/01/2021 13:58:54 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1254434

registered interest
date	23/11/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether hospices will be included within the definition of care home in the interim advice on priority groups for covid-19 vaccination.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	119365
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The Joint Committee and Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has based its advice on the data it has reviewed from a number of sources including the Office for National Statistics and Public Health England. For the purposes of COVID-19 vaccine prioritisation, the definition of care homes as all care home premises licensed and registered with the Care Quality Commission, applies. This definition does not include hospices.</p><p>Hospices are included in the JCVI’s advice as part of their prioritisation of frontline health and social care workers.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 11/01/2021 13:55:30 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1254435

registered interest
date	23/11/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Hospices: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether hospice staff will be prioritised for covid-19 vaccination.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	119366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The COVID-19 vaccination programme is based on the advice of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). The JCVI is an independent expert advisory committee to the Government.</p><p>For the first phase, the JVCI have advised that the vaccine be given to care home residents and staff, followed by frontline health and social care workers, including hospice staff and staff working in neurological and other specialist care homes, then to the rest of the population in order of age and clinical risk factors, including underlying health conditions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 119367 question first answered 11/01/2021 16:16:36 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1254436

registered interest
date	23/11/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether staff working in (a) neurological care centres and (b) other specialist care homes will be prioritised for covid-19 vaccination.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	119367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The COVID-19 vaccination programme is based on the advice of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). The JCVI is an independent expert advisory committee to the Government.</p><p>For the first phase, the JVCI have advised that the vaccine be given to care home residents and staff, followed by frontline health and social care workers, including hospice staff and staff working in neurological and other specialist care homes, then to the rest of the population in order of age and clinical risk factors, including underlying health conditions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 119366 question first answered 11/01/2021 16:16:36 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1254464

registered interest
date	23/11/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Chemicals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the chemical industry on potential chemicals stockpiling before the end of the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	119369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>Ministers and officials are engaging regularly with representatives across the chemicals industry on all areas relating to the end of the transition period.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 01/12/2020 17:17:35 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard