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1278679

registered interest
date	25/01/2021
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	Arts: Work Permits
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 the Government will publish the official text that was included in the proposed measure to allow creative professionals to travel and perform in both the UK and EU without work permits.
tabling member constituency	Wirral South
tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
uin	140800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2021 answer text <p>This Government recognises the importance of the UK’s thriving cultural industries, and that is why it pushed for ambitious arrangements to make it easier for performers and artists to perform across Europe as part of the negotiations on our future relationship with the EU.</p><p>This Government proposed to the EU that musicians, and their technical staff, be added to the list of permitted activities for short-term business visitors in the entry and temporary stay chapter of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement. This would have allowed musicians and their staff to travel and perform in the EU more easily, without needing work-permits.</p><p>The UK’s legal texts reflected this position, as the EU has now acknowledged. These texts are confidential negotiating documents and it is not appropriate for them to be published.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 25/01/2021 16:21:35 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1278620

registered interest
date	20/01/2021
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	Public Houses: 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 funding has been allocated to each local authority area for the £1,000 wet-led pubs grant for December 2020.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	140820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government has put forward an unprecedented package of support for businesses in recognition of the disruption caused by Covid-19. This support includes the Christmas Support Payment for wet-led pubs who missed out on much needed business during the busy festive period. Pubs in scope of this scheme will need to provide evidence that they derive more than 50% of their income from drink sales. Grants were made available to eligible pubs upon entry to Tier 2 or Tier 3 restrictions following the scheduled Tier review dates of 2 December and 16 December, and to those that entered Tier 4 between 2 and 29 December if they had not already qualified for the grant.</p><p> </p><p>We worked closely with Local Authorities to calculate the amount of funding required for this scheme, using business rates data and local business information. We continue to work closely with Local Authorities to ensure that funding is delivered to pubs that are in scope of this scheme as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 25/01/2021 16:14:32 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1278652

registered interest
date	20/01/2021
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, what guidance he plans to publish to raise awareness that essential businesses affected by covid-19 restrictions are eligible for the lockdown discretionary grant fund announced on 5 January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	140923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2021 answer text <p>Guidance for the January Business Support Package was published on 13<sup>th</sup> January. The discretionary funding announced on 5<sup>th</sup> January provides further resource to the Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG). The ARG is a discretionary fund which is managed by local authorities. As such, schemes vary between areas and are managed and advertised locally.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 25/01/2021 16:16:10 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1278720

registered interest
date	20/01/2021
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	Energy: Health and Safety
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 assessment he has made of the need for people that work as gas and electricity meter readers to be working in other people’s homes during January covid-19 lockdown.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
uin	140944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2021 answer text <p>As visiting peoples’ homes is an essential part of a meter readers job, they need to ensure they follow the Safer Working <a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19/homes" target="_blank">guidance</a>.</p><p>When meter readers need to enter other peoples’ homes, they should take appropriate Covid-19 secure precautions such as socially distancing wherever possible, wearing a face covering or making sure there is appropriate ventilation.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 25/01/2021 16:13:04 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen

1278721

registered interest
date	20/01/2021
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	Health and Safety: 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, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of his Department’s guidance on working safely during the covid-19 outbreak for (a) people that work as meter readers in other people’s homes and (b) other workers.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
uin	140945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2021 answer text <p>As visiting peoples’ homes is an essential part of a meter readers job, they need to ensure they follow the Safer Working <a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19/homes" target="_blank">guidance</a>.</p><p>When meter readers or other workers need to enter other peoples’ homes, they should take appropriate Covid-19 secure precautions such as socially distancing wherever possible, wearing a face covering or making sure there is appropriate ventilation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 25/01/2021 16:12:09 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen

1278728

registered interest
date	20/01/2021
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	Cosmetics: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2021 to Question 136096, what financial support the Government plans to provide to importers that will become responsible persons for the purpose of cosmetic imports in the event they are subject to associated additional costs.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
uin	140975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2021 answer text <p>Under the terms of the Protocol, the EU’s Cosmetics Regulations apply in Northern Ireland and set out the requirements that must be met before cosmetic products are placed on the market in Northern Ireland and the EU. The Office for Product Safety and Standards has provided detailed guidance for cosmetics businesses on Gov.uk that sets out the obligations under the relevant cosmetic legislation that applies in Great Britain and in Northern Ireland.</p><p>In addition, the UK has put in place arrangements for Northern Ireland businesses to have unfettered access to the rest of the UK market, and this means that the same safe cosmetic products that can be sold in Northern Ireland can also be sold in Great Britain regardless of future changes to the rules in GB. It is essential that a Responsible Person within the UK is identified for all cosmetic products to maintain consumer protection and confidence.</p><p>We recognise that some businesses may incur some additional costs and Government has worked closely with the business community to reduce any additional costs by making the notifications process by Responsible Persons for the market in Great Britain as simple as possible, allowing an additional 90 days to notify a product onto the UK database if it had been previously notified, and allowing for an additional two years from 1 January 2021 for businesses to update labelling on cosmetic products to reflect the new Responsible Person.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 25/01/2021 16:18:53 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood

1278784

registered interest
date	20/01/2021
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, further to the Government's announcement on 5 January 2021 of extra support for the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors, when the one-off grants of up to £9,000 will be made available to eligible businesses.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr John Baron
uin	140752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2021 answer text <p>Local authorities were informed of their allocations for this grant on 14<sup>th</sup> January and funding was transferred on 15<sup>th</sup> January. The Department is working closely with local authorities to ensure that grants may now be made as quickly as is practicable.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 25/01/2021 16:26:11 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	1390 label Biography information for Mr John Baron

1278230

registered interest
date	19/01/2021
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to reply to the letters from the hon. Member for St Albans of (a) 28 September 2020, (b) 4 November 2020 and (c) 30 November on calls for (i) grant funding for hospitality businesses that is commensurate with their fixed costs, (ii) an extension to the reduced 5 per cent rate of VAT for drinks sales in hospitality businesses, (iii) the extension of the business rates holiday beyond April 2021 and (iv) a cut to excise duty on draught beers to protect the hospitality industry.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	140281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2021 answer text <p>The Hon. Member’s letter of 28 September was transferred to HM Treasury and I understand a reply was sent from there on 3 November. I replied to the Hon. Member’s letters of 4 and 30 November on 21 January, outlining the package of support measures that are available to hospitality businesses.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 25/01/2021 16:01:50 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1278231

registered interest
date	19/01/2021
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	Hospitality Industry: Government Assistance
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 he has made an assessment of the potential merits of the letter dated 17 December 2020 from the hon Member for St Albans on (a) grant funding for hospitality businesses that is commensurate with their fixed costs, (b) an extension to the reduced 5 per cent rate of VAT for drinks sales in hospitality businesses, (c) the extension of the business rates holiday beyond April 2021 and (d) a cut to excise duty on draught beers to support the hospitality industry.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	140282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2021 answer text <p>I replied to the Hon. Member on 21 January outlining the package of support measures that are available to hospitality businesses.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 25/01/2021 16:10:38 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1278289

registered interest
date	19/01/2021
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 estimate he has made of the number and proportion of businesses that are eligible for the Additional Restrictions Grant (a) nationally, (b) regionally and (c) in each local authority area.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	140099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2021 answer text <p>Local Authorities have discretion to use the Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) to support businesses in the way that best fits their local area.  Eligibility for the ARG is set locally and guidance makes clear that Local Authorities may use this funding for grants or for other related business support as they see fit. The number of businesses that are eligible in each area is determined by individual Local Authorities.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 25/01/2021 15:59:12 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell