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1244829

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Money Lenders: Coronavirus
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 prevent people made vulnerable as a result of the covid-19 outbreak from becoming victims of loan sharks.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	106346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government funds the Illegal Money Lending Teams (IMLTs) of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to tackle illegal money lenders, or ‘loan sharks’, via a Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) levy on industry. The IMLTs also have powers to deal with wider criminality associated with loan sharks, such as violence and blackmail, and can seize the assets of convicted loan sharks to fund support for victims and raise awareness of the dangers of illegal lending in affected communities.</p><p> </p><p>The Government and IMLTs are alert to the particular challenges faced by vulnerable consumers as a result of COVID-19 and continue to work together to ensure that this dangerous and illegal activity is stopped.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also recognises that some people who are struggling with their finances at this challenging time may turn to loan sharks.</p><p> </p><p>That is one of the reasons why the Government has delivered unprecedented support for living standards, protecting livelihoods with the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, and temporary welfare measures amongst other support.</p><p> </p><p>To help people in problem debt get their finances back on track, an extra £37.8 million support package is being made available to debt advice providers this financial year, bringing this year’s budget for free debt advice in England to over £100 million.</p><p> </p><p>In May, the Government also announced the immediate release of £65 million dormant assets funding to Fair4All Finance, an independent organisation that has been founded to support the financial wellbeing of people in vulnerable circumstances. The funding is used to increase access to fair, affordable and appropriate financial products and services, including credit, for those in financial difficulties.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 23/10/2020 08:16:28 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1244849

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Police: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will include a review of the police allocation formula in the Comprehensive Spending Review.
tabling member constituency	Croydon Central
tabling member printed	Sarah Jones
uin	106460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government is alive to the concerns held by many in the policing sector over the police funding formula, and Home Office Ministers have agreed that the current arrangements are out of date. We are considering the police funding formula as part of our long-term vision for policing. Our priority for the Spending Review is continuing to support police forces with the required resources to tackle crime. At the 2019 Spending Review the Government agreed a total police funding settlement of up to £15.2 billion in 2020/21, which is an increase of up to £1.1 billion compared to 2019/20 and the biggest increase in funding for the policing system since 2010.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 23/10/2020 13:26:15 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4631 label Biography information for Sarah Jones

1244872

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Employee Ownership and Save as You Earn
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people participated in (a) Save As You Earn (SAYE) schemes, (b) Share Investment Plans (SIPs) and (c) SAYE schemes and SIPs in the last three years for which data are available.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	106442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>The Save As You Earn (SAYE) scheme and Share Incentive Plans (SIPs) are tax-advantaged employee share schemes offered by the Government.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC publishes annual statistics on participation in Employee Share Schemes which are available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/employee-share-schemes-statistics#national-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/employee-share-schemes-statistics#national-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>Data from these statistics on participation in SAYE schemes and SIPs for the last three years for which data is available can be found in the tables below. HMRC collects data at the points at which employees enter or leave Employee Share Schemes which is reflected in the tables below. However, HMRC does not hold data on the number of people who hold options or shares within an Employee Share Scheme each year.</p><p> </p><p>For SAYE, data is provided on the number of employees who are granted and exercised options for each of the three years.</p><p> </p><p>For SIPs, data is provided on the number of employees who are awarded or purchase the four different types of shares available. Some employees may receive more than one type of share in a given year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 1 - SAYE</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>SAYE</p></td><td><p>Employees granted share options</p></td><td><p>Employees exercising share options</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16-17</p></td><td><p>400,000</p></td><td><p>140,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17-18</p></td><td><p>340,000</p></td><td><p>120,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18-19</p></td><td><p>310,000</p></td><td><p>110,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Table 2 - SIP</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>SIP – employees awarded / purchased</p></td><td><p>Free shares</p></td><td><p>Partnership shares</p></td><td><p>Matching shares</p></td><td><p>Dividend shares</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16-17</p></td><td><p>140,000</p></td><td><p>4,160,000</p></td><td><p>2,990,000</p></td><td><p>760,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17-18</p></td><td><p>140,000</p></td><td><p>2,890,000</p></td><td><p>2,010,000</p></td><td><p>530,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18-19</p></td><td><p>110,000</p></td><td><p>2,840,000</p></td><td><p>2,050,000</p></td><td><p>500,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 23/10/2020 08:07:36 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1244880

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Football: Unpaid Taxes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much in total is owed by football clubs playing in the English Football League to HMRC in overdue unpaid taxes.
tabling member constituency	Folkestone and Hythe
tabling member printed	Damian Collins
uin	106318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>The total of overdue taxes is £77,612,777 excluding VAT which is auto-deferred to 31 March 2021 and Month 6 PAYE payments.</p><p> </p><p>This is broken down by league as:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Debt</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Championship</p></td><td><p>£59,127,124</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>League 1</p></td><td><p>£13,637,069</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>League 2</p></td><td><p>£4,848,583</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£77,612,777</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/10/2020 10:32:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3986 label Biography information for Damian Collins

1245029

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Lone Parents: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial support is available for single parents who cannot work from home and whose children are instructed to self-isolate without having a positive covid-19 test.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Liz Twist
uin	106452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government has committed to an unprecedented package of support for individuals through this difficult time. This includes the introduction of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, the Job Support Scheme, and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, as well as injecting an additional £9 billion into the welfare system according to Office for Budget Responsibility estimates.</p><p> </p><p>If an employee earns average weekly earnings of at least £120 per week, they will be eligible for SSP if they are self-isolating under Government guidance and cannot work from home. This includes parents living in the same households as children self-isolating with symptoms of COVID-19. The Government has changed the rules so that SSP is now payable from day 1, not day 4, for COVID-19 cases.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Parents of children who are self-isolating under Government guidance may be eligible for “new style” contributory Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) if they are ineligible for SSP and unable to work from home. The Government has made it easier for people to claim by removing the seven-day waiting period which means people can get support from day one.</p><p> </p><p>The welfare system is best placed to provide support for those not eligible for SSP. This group will benefit from changes to the welfare system to support the most vulnerable. These changes include a £20 per week increase to the UC standard allowance and Working Tax Credit basic element, and a nearly £1 billion increase in support for renters through increases to the Local Housing Allowance rates for UC and Housing Benefit claimants.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/10/2020 10:30:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4618 label Biography information for Liz Twist

1245034

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Weddings: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to ensure that businesses in the wedding industry can access suitable insurance for delays and cancellations resulting from the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	106306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government is working closely with the insurers, the trade bodies and regulators to understand what more the industry can do to support firms as the economy reopens. We also continue to gather and monitor information on how different sectors, including the wedding industry, are being affected by the current crisis and the availability of cover.</p><p> </p><p>The Government would need to assess access to insurance alongside any other barriers to a sector re-opening, such as social distancing restrictions, when determining the appropriate course of action.</p><p> </p><p>Wedding operators are eligible for assistance through the wider Government support package if they are in financial difficulty. We continue to keep this package under close review.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 23/10/2020 08:14:33 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1245041

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
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 steps he is taking to secure long-term access to cash to support (a) people on low incomes, (b) vulnerable people, (c) disadvantaged communities and (d) businesses in the UK unable to effectively operate without cash.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	106370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises that cash remains important to millions of people and businesses across the UK, including those who may be on low incomes or vulnerable. That is why Government has committed to legislate to protect access to cash and to ensure that the UK’s cash infrastructure is sustainable in the long term. Government is working at pace, engaging with industry and the regulators – the Financial Conduct Authority, Payment Systems Regulator, and Bank of England – whilst designing legislation.</p><p> </p><p>To inform the development of this legislation, the Government published a Call for Evidence on 15 October seeking views on the key considerations associated with cash access, including deposit and withdrawal facilities, cash acceptance, and regulatory oversight of the cash system.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 23/10/2020 08:09:43 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1245118

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Job Support Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to publish final guidance on the implementation of the Job Support Scheme.
tabling member constituency	North Thanet
tabling member printed	Sir Roger Gale
uin	106211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>On 22 October the Government published further details on the Job Support Scheme, increasing the scale of support available to employers through JSS-Open, above that which was initially announced. Further guidance on the Job Support Scheme will be available by the end of October.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/10/2020 10:34:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	87 label Biography information for Sir Roger Gale

1245127

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Exports: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish an economic impact assessment of the effect on airports of his decision to (a) withdraw the VAT Retail Export Scheme for all passengers and (b) remove tax-free sales for non-excise goods throughout the UK.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	106358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>Ahead of the end of the transition period, the Government has announced the VAT and excise duty treatment of goods purchased by individuals for personal use and carried in their luggage arriving from or going overseas (passengers). The following rules will apply from 1 January 2021:</p><p>- Passengers travelling from Great Britain to any destination outside the United Kingdom (UK) will be able to purchase duty-free excise goods once they have passed security controls at ports, airports, and international rail stations.</p><p>- Personal allowances will apply to passengers entering Great Britain from a destination outside of the UK, with alcohol allowances significantly increased.</p><p>- The VAT Retail Export Scheme (RES) in Great Britain will not be extended to EU residents and will be withdrawn for all passengers.</p><p>- The concessionary treatment on tax-free sales for non-excise goods will be removed across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published a consultation which ran from 11 March to 20 May. During this time the Government held a number of virtual meetings with stakeholders to hear their views and received 73 responses to the consultation. The Government is also continuing to meet and discuss with stakeholders following the announcement of these policies.</p><p> </p><p>The detailed rationale for these changes is included in the written ministerial statement and summary of responses to the recent consultation: <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2020-09-11/hcws448" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2020-09-11/hcws448</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/a-consultation-on-duty-free-and-tax-free-goods-carried-by-passengers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/a-consultation-on-duty-free-and-tax-free-goods-carried-by-passengers</a>. A technical note has also been issued to stakeholders to expand on this document and to respond to issues raised by stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC estimate that VAT RES refunds cost about £0.5 billion in VAT in 2019 for about 1.2 million non-EU visitors. In 2019 the ONS estimated there were substantially more EU visitors (24.8 million) than non-EU passengers (16.0 million) to the UK. This implies an extension to EU residents would significantly increase the cost by up to an estimated £0.9 billion. This would result in a large amount of deadweight loss by subsidising spending from EU visitors which already happens without a refund mechanism in place, potentially taking the total cost up to about £1.4 billion per annum.</p><p> </p><p>The concessionary treatment on tax-free sales currently affects airports that fly to non-EU destinations. The extension of duty-free sales to EU bound passengers will be a significant boost to all airports in England, Scotland and Wales, including smaller regional airports which have not been able to offer duty-free to the EU before.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC estimate that about £150 million of VAT is not charged as a result of tax-free airside sales. As with the VAT RES, extending the relief to the EU would significantly increase the cost of the scheme and result in a large amount of deadweight loss by subsidising spending from EU-bound passengers which already happens.</p><p> </p><p>The final costings will be subject to scrutiny by the independent Office for Budget Responsibility and will be set out at the next forecast.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also recognises the challenges that the aviation sector is facing as it recovers from the impacts of COVID-19 and has supported the sector throughout the pandemic, including schemes to raise capital, flexibilities with tax bills, and financial support for employees.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/10/2020 10:21:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1244322

registered interest
date	19/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the financial services sector on the effectiveness of the (a) Financial Conduct Authority, (b) Financial Services Compensation Scheme and (c) Financial Ombudsman Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	105494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>The government engages with the financial services sector on a regular basis to discuss matters related to the Financial Conduct Authority, Financial Services Compensation Scheme, and Financial Ombudsman Service, and will continue to do so.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 23/10/2020 08:12:23 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney