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1253315

registered interest
date	18/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Funerals: Pre-payment
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 delaying plans to bring funeral plan providers under the remit of the Funeral Planning Authority in the context of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	117274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>The government is committed to strengthening regulation of the pre-paid funeral plan sector. As part of the Budget, and following consultation, the Chancellor announced the government’s intention to legislate to bring pre-paid funeral plan firms within the remit of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). This will ensure that, for the first time, all firms offering pre-paid funeral plans are subject to compulsory and robust regulation.</p><p> </p><p>The government intends to lay the necessary legislation very soon. Once this legislation is made, there will be an implementation period before the new regulatory framework comes fully into force. This will allow time for funeral plan providers and firms which sell plans to take the necessary steps to meet the new regulatory requirements.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 23/11/2020 14:59:10 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

1253325

registered interest
date	18/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Mortgages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2020 to Question 91961, whether his Department plans to direct mortgage lenders to consider income received from the self employed income support scheme as earned income for the purposes of an assessment of affordability.
tabling member constituency	Gateshead
tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
uin	117238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>As set out in the response to Question 91961, how lenders assess affordability (beyond the regulations set out by the Financial Conduct Authority) and determine lending criteria are commercial decisions which the Government does not seek to intervene in. We are clear that lenders should treat customers fairly, especially in the current context of Covid-19 and will continue to monitor the mortgage market and engage with industry on the availability of mortgage products.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 23/11/2020 15:01:05 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1253383

registered interest
date	18/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Northern Ireland
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 that the VAT paid on second hand vehicles entering Northern Ireland from Great Britain is solely for the profit made rather than on the sale price of the vehicle after the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
uin	117394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Protocol frames the approach to VAT on goods, including the second-hand margin scheme, in Northern Ireland. As is the case for tax policy generally, the Government is keeping this under review.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/11/2020 14:53:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood

1253386

registered interest
date	18/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Political Parties: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) financial support to furlough staff employed by and (b) other financial support for political parties has been allocated (i) intentionally and (ii) in error during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Foyle
tabling member printed	Colum Eastwood
uin	117395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>HMRC are not able to provide information on political parties or any other specific organisations that may have received financial support from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS).</p><p> </p><p>This is because of HMRC’s duty of confidentiality. HMRC cannot publish identifying information that relates to their functions, which includes the CJRS, unless there is an appropriate legal basis for publication. No such legal basis was in place for the CJRS prior to 12 November 2020 when the latest CJRS Direction was signed.</p><p> </p><p>In line with the published direction, as part of HMRC’s commitment to transparency and to deter fraudulent claims, HMRC will publish information about employers who claim for periods starting on or after 1 December 2020.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/11/2020 14:57:20 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4846 label Biography information for Colum Eastwood

1253415

registered interest
date	18/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of using CT600 returns to allow for the provision of payments under the Self Employment income Support Scheme to company directors paying themselves via dividends.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	117292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>HMRC’s view is that information provided in the CT600 Company Tax Return cannot be used as a basis to provide support for directors paying themselves in dividends. The CT600 shows the company's profits. It does not provide information on dividends received by the company’s directors.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has worked with stakeholders and carefully considered the case for providing a new system for those who pay themselves through dividends. However, targeting additional support for those who pay their wages via dividends is much more complex than existing income support schemes.</p><p> </p><p>Those ineligible for the SEISS may still be eligible for other elements of the package of financial support available. More information is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/business-coronavirus-support-finder" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/business-coronavirus-support-finder</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/11/2020 16:44:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1253487

registered interest
date	18/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Housing: Heating
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department is having with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on using for the forthcoming spending review to tackle the health risks that may arise from the concurrence of covid-19 and cold homes.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	117226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving the energy efficiency of homes. In July, the Chancellor announced over £2 billion of new funding to upgrade homes, including through the new Green Homes Grant scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Prime Minister’s Ten Point Plan set out further plans to make people’s homes warm and comfortable. This includes a further £1 billion next year and the extension of the Energy Company Obligation to continue making our buildings more efficient and cheaper to heat.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also using other policy levers, including regulation, to meet its ambition for warm homes.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 23/11/2020 12:05:06 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1253500

registered interest
date	18/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Greenhouse Gas Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding will be allocated towards achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 under the new Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	117359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>The Green Industrial Revolution will mobilise £12 billion of government investment to create and support up to 250,000 highly-skilled green jobs in the UK, and spur over three times as much private sector investment by 2030. This investment will accelerate the UK’s path to Net Zero.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 23/11/2020 09:58:37 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1252615

registered interest
date	17/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Plastics: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the plastic packaging tax on trends in the availability of 100 per cent compostable packaging.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	116456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government carefully considered the impacts of the tax across the supply chain when making the decisions set out in the summary of responses to the consultation, which was published on 12 November. As per the Tax Information and Impact Note, the Government considered the overall impacts on up to an estimated 20,000 producers and importers of plastic packaging that would be liable for the tax, including those who produce compostable packaging. More information on impacts is available in the Tax Information and Impact Note - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/introduction-of-a-new-plastic-packaging-tax/introduction-of-a-new-plastic-packaging-tax" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/introduction-of-a-new-plastic-packaging-tax/introduction-of-a-new-plastic-packaging-tax</a>.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the summary of responses to the consultation the Government believes that alternative plastics can play a role in addressing plastic waste if used in the right circumstances. However, further evidence is needed on the impact of widespread adoption of such materials, and it is right to include them within scope of the tax at this stage. As part of the Bioeconomy Strategy, the Government is working with industry and the research community to better understand the impact of using bio-based, biodegradable and compostable plastics. Following the conclusion of the Bioeconomy Strategy, the Government will consider further these plastics in relation to Plastic Packaging Tax.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 23/11/2020 10:03:18 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1252636

registered interest
date	17/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Capital Gains Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of aligning Capital Gains Tax more closely with Income Tax.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	116640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is an annual tax charged on the profits made on an asset between the point of its acquisition and its disposal.</p><p> </p><p>Earlier this year, the Chancellor commissioned the Office for Tax Simplification to examine and make recommendations on how to make CGT as clear and efficient as possible, including considering the interactions of how gains are taxed compared to other types of income.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all taxes under review, and any changes are made at fiscal events within the context of wider public finances. The Government’s priority is to support jobs and the economy, through the Winter Economy Plan and Plan for Jobs.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/11/2020 14:55:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1252646

registered interest
date	17/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Shipping: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the seafarers earnings deduction in tax year 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	116457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>Estimates of the number of qualifying claimants and cost to the public purse of Seafarers’ Earnings Deduction in the tax year 2020-21 are not available.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 116458 question first answered 23/11/2020 14:45:00 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris