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1255577

registered interest
date	25/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Levelling Up Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Spending Review 2020, what the timescale is for the £4 billion Levelling Up Fund.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	120917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>The government is launching a new Levelling Up Fund worth £4bn for England, that will attract up to £800m for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in the usual way. The Levelling Up Fund will invest in local infrastructure that has a visible impact on people and their communities and will support economic recovery. The SR makes available up to £600m in 2021-22. Further funding will be spread over subsequent years up to 24/25.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 121203 question first answered 01/12/2020 17:08:33 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1254277

registered interest
date	23/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason (a) income from furnished holiday lets is not included in calculations for support under the Self Employed Income Support Scheme and (b) an individual must receive more than half of their income from self-employment in order to be eligible for support from that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Brecon and Radnorshire
tabling member printed	Fay Jones
uin	119386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>The self-employed are very diverse and have a wide mix of turnover and profits, with monthly and annual variations even in normal times, and in some cases with substantial alternative forms of income too. The design of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS), including the eligibility requirement that an individual’s trading profits must be no more than £50,000 and at least equal to their non-trading income, means it is targeted at those who need it the most, and who are most reliant on their self-employment income</p><p><br>Income from furnished holiday lets is classified as non-trading income and therefore it is not considered as part of a self-employed individual’s trading profits.</p><p>Beyond this, the SEISS continues to be just one element of a comprehensive package of support for the self-employed. The Universal Credit standard allowance has been temporarily increased for 2020-21 and the Minimum Income Floor relaxed for the duration of the crisis, so that where self-employed claimants' earnings have fallen significantly, their Universal Credit award will have increased to reflect their lower earnings. In addition to this, they may also have access to other elements of the package, including Bounce Back loans, tax deferrals, rental support, mortgage holidays, self-isolation support payments and other business support grants.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/12/2020 15:49:06 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4763 label Biography information for Fay Jones

1254310

registered interest
date	23/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Charities
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 effect on the economy of charity sector organisations having to stop delivering vital services in order to be eligible for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	119299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>The purpose of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is to support people who would otherwise have been made redundant. To prevent fraudulent claims, we made clear that individuals cannot work or volunteer for their organisation. This is to protect individuals too – if we allowed workers to volunteer for their employer, the employer could ask them to effectively work full time while only paying them 80% of the wages.</p><p> </p><p>On 8 April the Chancellor announced a £750m support package for charities providing key services and supporting vulnerable people during the Covid-19 crisis. This includes £360 million direct from Government departments. Up to £200 million is supporting hospices, with the rest supporting organisations like St John Ambulance and the Citizens Advice Bureau as well as charities supporting children, victims of domestic abuse or disabled people. £200 million is being distributed by the National Lottery Community Fund through the Coronavirus Community Support Fund. The Fund closed to new applications on 17 August and £184m - 97% of the total fund value – had been awarded as of 13 October.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>The Government also matched public donations to the BBC’s “Big Night In” charity appeal, with over £37 million being distributed by Comic Relief, Children In Need and the National Emergencies Trust to charities on the frontline. 100% of the Fund value of £34.4m was awarded as of 15 October.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 01/12/2020 17:06:59 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1254365

registered interest
date	23/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Foreign Companies: VAT
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 ensure that overseas sellers are aware of the need to register to pay UK VAT for goods under £135 from 1 January 2021; and when he plans to publish guidance on registration.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Mrs Pauline Latham
uin	119229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text HMRC have published guidance on 20 July 2020 and 20 November 2020 setting out information on the proposed changes for overseas sellers and online marketplaces and what businesses will need to do in order to prepare, including when and how to register for VAT. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/12/2020 15:48:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

1254485

registered interest
date	23/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many contractors have worked for HMRC whilst using disguised remuneration schemes.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	119261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are aware of 15 contractors who have used disguised remuneration (DR) schemes while engaged either by the department or by Revenue &amp; Customs Digital Technology Services (RCDTS). In each of the cases, the contractors were engaged via an agency or a company providing a service.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC do not engage in, or enter into, disguised remuneration schemes. It is possible for a contractor providing services to HMRC to use a disguised remuneration scheme without the department’s knowledge or participation. Where HMRC become aware of a contractor who is using a disguised remuneration scheme, they take robust compliance action, including the immediate termination of the engagement. Any contractor identified in the course of HMRC’s compliance work as a scheme user would be investigated in the same way as any other contractor.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/12/2020 15:55:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1254487

registered interest
date	23/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people subject to the Loan Charge who were in settlement discussions with HMRC relating to the Loan Charge have reached a settlement on that matter.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	119262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>HMRC are currently preparing a report to Parliament on the implementation of the independent Loan Charge Review, which is due imminently. The report will include figures up to the 30 September 2020 deadline for taxpayers who settled their use of disguised remuneration tax avoidance schemes.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/12/2020 15:52:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1254488

registered interest
date	23/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bankruptcy: Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people who have declared bankruptcy as a result of the Loan Charge.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	119263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>HMRC do not want to make anybody bankrupt, and insolvency is only ever considered as a last resort. HMRC will work with individuals to reach sustainable and manageable payment plans wherever possible. In line with current practice, HMRC will pause recovery action where a taxpayer has no ability to pay, until there is a significant change of circumstance.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC are not always the only creditor and some individuals may choose to enter insolvency themselves based on their overall financial position.</p><p> </p><p>Anyone who is worried about being able to pay what they owe is encouraged to get in touch with HMRC as soon as possible on 03000 599110.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/12/2020 15:54:20 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1254499

registered interest
date	23/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Digital Technology: Tax Yields
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much income has been generated by the Digital Sales Tax since its introduction in April 2020.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	119419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>The Digital Services Tax was estimated at Budget 2018 to raise about £1.5bn from 2020-2021 to 2023-2024. However, DST payments are not required before 9 months and a day after the end of an accounting period, and as the tax has been in force for less than 9 months nothing has yet been paid.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/12/2020 15:50:20 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1254503

registered interest
date	23/11/2020
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 plans he has to publish a response to the Office for Tax Simplification's Capital Gains Tax Review.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	119350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government thanks the OTS for their independent report and will consider the recommendations made and respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/12/2020 15:57:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1254548

registered interest
date	23/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employed: Coronavirus
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 providing additional support to assist people who are self-employed and required to self-isolate.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	119178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>Self-employed individuals who are required to self-isolate may be eligible for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). The Government has announced that the third SEISS grant will cover the period from November 2020 to January 2021 and will be calculated at 80 per cent of average trading profits, capped at £7,500. The Government has published guidance on gov.uk on who can claim and sets out specific information about self-isolation and how this interacts with the eligibility criteria for the third grant.</p><p> </p><p>Moreover, the SEISS continues to be just one element of a comprehensive package of support that may be available to self-employed individuals who have been required to self-isolate. Through the Test and Trace Support Payment scheme, self-employed individuals on low incomes who cannot work from home and who are asked to self-isolate may be eligible for a one-off payment of £500. The Universal Credit standard allowance has been temporarily increased for 2020-21 and the Minimum Income Floor relaxed for the duration of the crisis, so that where self-employed claimants' earnings have fallen significantly, their Universal Credit award will have increased to reflect their lower earnings. In addition to this, they may also have access to other elements of the package, including Bounce Back loans, tax deferrals, rental support, mortgage holidays and other business support grants.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/12/2020 15:47:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell