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1545860

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date	28/11/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Lotteries: Prizes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee report on What next for the National Lottery?, published on 22 November 2022, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of that report's recommendation that individual society lotteries should be able to set their own prizes, up to a limit of £500,000.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	97652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>The maximum prize for a society lottery draw was increased in July 2020 from £400,000 to £500,000 as part of a wider package of changes to society lottery limits. <ins class="ministerial">We are carefully considering the Committee's recommendations and will respond in due course.</ins> <del class="ministerial">We are carefully considering the Committee’s recommendation that the maximum allowable sizable prize per draw should be £25,000 or 10% of the draw’s proceeds and will respond in due course. </del></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 01/12/2022 15:42:01 question first ministerially corrected 12/12/2022 15:58:42 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully previous answer version 38878 answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1467502

registered interest
date	01/06/2022
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	Recovery Loan Scheme: Swansea
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 many Covid Recovery Loans have been awarded in Swansea since 1 January 2022.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	11821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>The Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) is delivered by the British Business Bank (BBB) through commercial lenders. The most recent data published on RLS is available at the following link: <a href="https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/press-release/recovery-loan-scheme-offers-over-1bn-to-smaller-businesses/" target="_blank">https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/press-release/recovery-loan-scheme-offers-over-1bn-to-smaller-businesses/</a>. The BBB does not capture application data on RLS. Lenders are only required to notify the BBB of RLS facilities that have been offered and drawn.</p><p> </p><p>The BBB intends to publish updated data on usage of the scheme in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 11822 11823 question first answered 13/06/2022 16:33:03 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1467503

registered interest
date	01/06/2022
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	Recovery Loan Scheme: Swansea
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 many applications for Covid Recovery Loans have been made in Swansea since 1 January 2022.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	11822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>The Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) is delivered by the British Business Bank (BBB) through commercial lenders. The most recent data published on RLS is available at the following link: <a href="https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/press-release/recovery-loan-scheme-offers-over-1bn-to-smaller-businesses/" target="_blank">https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/press-release/recovery-loan-scheme-offers-over-1bn-to-smaller-businesses/</a>. The BBB does not capture application data on RLS. Lenders are only required to notify the BBB of RLS facilities that have been offered and drawn.</p><p> </p><p>The BBB intends to publish updated data on usage of the scheme in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 11821 11823 question first answered 13/06/2022 16:33:03 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1467504

registered interest
date	01/06/2022
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	Recovery Loan Scheme: Swansea
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 many Covid Recovery Loans have been refused relating to Swansea since 1 January 2022.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	11823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>The Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) is delivered by the British Business Bank (BBB) through commercial lenders. The most recent data published on RLS is available at the following link: <a href="https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/press-release/recovery-loan-scheme-offers-over-1bn-to-smaller-businesses/" target="_blank">https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/press-release/recovery-loan-scheme-offers-over-1bn-to-smaller-businesses/</a>. The BBB does not capture application data on RLS. Lenders are only required to notify the BBB of RLS facilities that have been offered and drawn.</p><p> </p><p>The BBB intends to publish updated data on usage of the scheme in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 11821 11822 question first answered 13/06/2022 16:33:03 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1467505

registered interest
date	01/06/2022
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	Recovery Loan Scheme
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 the criteria are for the Covid Recovery Loan Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	11824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>The Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) is delivered by the British Business Bank (BBB) through a network of accredited lenders. The scheme is open to small and medium sized businesses that:</p><ul><li>Have a turnover not exceeding £45 million per annum</li><li>Have been impacted by Covid-19</li><li>Are carrying out trading activity in the UK</li><li>Would be viable if not for the pandemic</li><li>Are not in collective insolvency proceedings</li></ul><p>Further information on who is eligible for the scheme can be found on the BBB’s website: <a href="https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/ourpartners/recovery-loan-scheme/for-businesses/" target="_blank"><em>https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/ourpartners/recovery-loan-scheme/for-businesses/</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p>Decision-making on whether a company is eligible for RLS and whether it is suitable for them is fully delegated to the accredited lenders. Prospective borrowers do not need to use a broker to access the scheme and are able to apply to lenders directly, subject to each lender’s internal processes. Where a company has applied for an RLS facility and been unsuccessful, the lender is responsible for explaining why the company’s application was declined.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 11825 11827 question first answered 13/06/2022 16:34:39 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1467506

registered interest
date	01/06/2022
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	Recovery Loan Scheme
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 the Government takes to help explain why a company may have been unsuccessful in a bid for a Covid Recovery Loan.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	11825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>The Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) is delivered by the British Business Bank (BBB) through a network of accredited lenders. The scheme is open to small and medium sized businesses that:</p><ul><li>Have a turnover not exceeding £45 million per annum</li><li>Have been impacted by Covid-19</li><li>Are carrying out trading activity in the UK</li><li>Would be viable if not for the pandemic</li><li>Are not in collective insolvency proceedings</li></ul><p>Further information on who is eligible for the scheme can be found on the BBB’s website: <a href="https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/ourpartners/recovery-loan-scheme/for-businesses/" target="_blank"><em>https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/ourpartners/recovery-loan-scheme/for-businesses/</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p>Decision-making on whether a company is eligible for RLS and whether it is suitable for them is fully delegated to the accredited lenders. Prospective borrowers do not need to use a broker to access the scheme and are able to apply to lenders directly, subject to each lender’s internal processes. Where a company has applied for an RLS facility and been unsuccessful, the lender is responsible for explaining why the company’s application was declined.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 11824 11827 question first answered 13/06/2022 16:34:40 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1467507

registered interest
date	01/06/2022
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	Recovery Loan Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish data for the Covid Loan Recovery scheme on all companies that been successful.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	11826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>The British Business Bank (BBB) publishes data on loans offered under the Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS). The latest data was published in October 2021 and is available on the BBB’s website: <a href="https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/press-release/recovery-loan-scheme-offers-over-1bn-to-smaller-businesses/" target="_blank">https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/press-release/recovery-loan-scheme-offers-over-1bn-to-smaller-businesses/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Some information about individual loans accessed through RLS are made available on the European Commission State Aid Transparency Database and the UK Subsidy Transparency Database, where required to ensure compliance with EU and international law. Where this does not apply, the Department does not currently plan to publish information about individual loan recipients.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 13/06/2022 16:35:26 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1467508

registered interest
date	01/06/2022
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	Recovery Loan Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason the Covid Recovery Loan companies are only accessible through a broker.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	11827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>The Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) is delivered by the British Business Bank (BBB) through a network of accredited lenders. The scheme is open to small and medium sized businesses that:</p><ul><li>Have a turnover not exceeding £45 million per annum</li><li>Have been impacted by Covid-19</li><li>Are carrying out trading activity in the UK</li><li>Would be viable if not for the pandemic</li><li>Are not in collective insolvency proceedings</li></ul><p>Further information on who is eligible for the scheme can be found on the BBB’s website: <a href="https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/ourpartners/recovery-loan-scheme/for-businesses/" target="_blank"><em>https://www.british-business-bank.co.uk/ourpartners/recovery-loan-scheme/for-businesses/</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><em> </em></p><p>Decision-making on whether a company is eligible for RLS and whether it is suitable for them is fully delegated to the accredited lenders. Prospective borrowers do not need to use a broker to access the scheme and are able to apply to lenders directly, subject to each lender’s internal processes. Where a company has applied for an RLS facility and been unsuccessful, the lender is responsible for explaining why the company’s application was declined.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 11824 11825 question first answered 13/06/2022 16:34:40 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1467630

registered interest
date	01/06/2022
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, for what reason lenders under the Covid Recovery Loan Scheme do not provide reasons to companies which they deem not to match the loan criteria.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	13222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2022 answer text <p>The Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS) is delivered by the British Business Bank (BBB) through a network of accredited lenders. Decision-making on whether a company is eligible for RLS and whether it is suitable for them is fully delegated to these accredited lenders.</p><p> </p><p>The terms of RLS do not specify how lenders should communicate with prospective borrowers. Lenders may provide feedback to prospective borrowers in accordance with their own commercial processes.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 14/06/2022 13:53:10 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

1249886

registered interest
date	10/11/2020
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	Horizon IT System
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to support sub-postmasters affected by failings in the Horizon IT system.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	908547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>Post Office Ltd has admitted it got things wrong in relation to Horizon and has apologised. I have announced an Independent Inquiry to ensure that we understand fully what went wrong and that this situation will never be repeated.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 10/11/2020 12:50:33 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi