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1289485

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date	24/02/2021
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	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, what the basis is of the decision to apply EU state aid limits to grants in England issued after 1 January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	158059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>The EU State Aid rules and limits no longer apply in the UK, except in respect of aid in scope of the Northern Ireland Protocol and Article 138 in relation to aid for EU programmes and activities within the Multiannual Financial Framework. Subsidies must instead meet the terms of the EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement as well as the other Free Trade Agreements we have reached with the rest of the world and our WTO commitments.</p><p> </p><p>Existing guidance for Covid-19 Business Support grants references pre-existing EU State Aid limits. A policy decision has been taken to retain the previous limits allowed under the EU State aid regime to ensure continuity for beneficiaries.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 01/03/2021 17:44:06 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1289487

registered interest
date	24/02/2021
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: 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 grants paid in England on the basis of the rateable value of closed premises can contribute towards the €3 million state aid threshold for uncovered fixed costs subject to businesses meeting the relevant eligibility criteria.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	158060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>The guidance relating to grant support for businesses required by law to close states that these grants count towards applicable subsidy control limits, including that which limits support to €3 million per undertaking under Section 3.12 of the Temporary Framework.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 01/03/2021 17:41:40 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1289488

registered interest
date	24/02/2021
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	Subsidies: Public Consultation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to his Department's consultation, Subsidy control: designing a new approach for the UK, published on 3 February 2021, whether interim arrangements for the UK’s subsidy control regime will be published pending the outcome of that consultation.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	158061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>The Department is consulting on a new approach to subsidy control that will best reflect the needs of the UK economy. Since 1 January 2021, the subsidy control regime with which public authorities need to comply is defined by our international commitments, including World Trade Organisation rules on subsidies, the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation agreement (TCA),Article 10 of the Northern Ireland Protocol, and other obligations resulting from other international trade agreements.</p><p> </p><p>Details on these commitments, with a particular focus on granting authorities, was published by the Department on 31 December 2020 and is available online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/complying-with-the-uks-international-obligations-on-subsidy-control-guidance-for-public-authorities" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/complying-with-the-uks-international-obligations-on-subsidy-control-guidance-for-public-authorities</a>.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 01/03/2021 17:42:50 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1289489

registered interest
date	24/02/2021
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	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 the UK will adopt or mirror the higher state aid thresholds announced by the EU on 28 January 2021 of €1.8 million for the Temporary Framework and €10 million for uncovered fixed costs.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	158062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government is currently consulting on its proposed approach for establishing a bespoke UK-wide subsidy control regime. The Government is keeping under close review the impact of subsidy control rules on the ability of businesses to access grants and will publish new guidance as and when circumstances require it.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 01/03/2021 17:45:27 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1289491

registered interest
date	24/02/2021
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	Post Office: Subsidies
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 15 February 2021 to Question 149789 on Post Office: Subsidies, whether EU state aid rules do not apply to lockdown grants announced on 5 January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	158063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>EU State aid rules no longer apply to subsidies granted from 1st January 2021 in the UK. The only exception is aid within scope of the Withdrawal Agreement, specifically Article 10 of the Northern Ireland Protocol which applies to measures affecting trade in goods and wholesale electricity markets between Northern Ireland and the EU, and Article 138 in relation to aid for EU programmes and activities within the Multiannual Financial Framework.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 01/03/2021 17:57:25 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1288811

registered interest
date	23/02/2021
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; and how much of that funding has been disbursed.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	157122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 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. 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>On 24 February, we published data relating to allocations and grant payments made by Local Authorities to businesses up to 17 January 2021. This includes the Christmas Support Payment: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcoronavirus-grant-funding-local-authority-payments-to-small-and-medium-businesses&amp;data=04%7C01%7CAmanda.Thomas%40beis.gov.uk%7C1843c602639f47bec34b08d8d8c0c4ec%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637497669727651028%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=Z85os80auVYIvLQNfcPif9Bdn75ZQNImbOpxO2OoEPQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-grant-funding-local-authority-payments-to-small-and-medium-businesses</a><em>.</em></p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 01/03/2021 17:31:12 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1289063

registered interest
date	23/02/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Corporation Tax: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2021 to Question 151725, on Business: Coronavirus, what estimate he has made of the amount of interest that businesses will accrue in deferred corporation tax payments.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	157123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the response to UIN 151725 on 22 February 2021.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/03/2021 12:32:25 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell