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1337280

registered interest
date	16/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons it is not a requirement to monitor contracts that have ended due to a supplier termination event.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	16974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>Due to the high number of contracts awarded by HMRC and the rarity of supplier termination events, it would be a disproportionate requirement to monitor these. HMRC acts in accordance to the Government Commercial Operating Standards, and there is no necessity to monitor supplier termination events.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 21/06/2021 14:17:58 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1337346

registered interest
date	16/06/2021
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, what steps he is taking to support recipients of grants from the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme who are being refused mortgages as a result of financial insecurity following the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	16962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>Up to 9 May, £24.5bn has been paid in Self Employed Income Support Scheme grants in total. Across the four schemes 2.8m individuals have received a grant and 8.8m total grants have been claimed.</p><p>Decisions concerning the pricing and availability of loans, including application requirements, remain commercial decisions for lenders and the Government does not seek to intervene. For individuals applying for new credit, it remains important that lenders are able to carry out proper checks to ensure that they are not lending in an unaffordable way, especially if, for example, a borrower’s income had not yet returned to the levels it was at pre Covid-19. Where an individual has been refused a mortgage with one provider, we would also urge them to shop around, recognising lenders do not all take the same approach to assessing affordability.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 21/06/2021 11:16:07 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1337373

registered interest
date	16/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation
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 (a) with Cabinet colleagues and (b) within his Department on compensation and support for those affected by the Equitable Life scandal.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
uin	16934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member for Edinburgh West to the answer I gave on the 19 April 2021 to PQ UIN 179543.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 21/06/2021 11:20:39 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

1337384

registered interest
date	16/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Carers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 19 May 2020 to Question 45025 on Self-Employment Income Support Scheme: Carers, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the eligibility criteria for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme so that trading income does not have to exceed the amount of (a) other income and (b) taxable benefits including carer's allowance.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	16963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>The design of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme including the requirement that trading profits must be at least equal to non-trading income, means it is targeted at those who are most dependent on their self-employment income. That continues to be the case.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC data shows that the majority of people with positive profits who do not meet the 50 per cent self-employment income test had income from employment, which means they potentially have access to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, as well as other elements of the very substantial package of support made available by the Government</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/06/2021 14:25:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1337439

registered interest
date	16/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business Rates: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the timetable is for opening applications for the business rates relief fund announced on 25 March 2021.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	16982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government is preparing guidance to support local authorities ahead of the rollout of the £1.5 billion business rates relief fund. The final guidance, its specifics and level of prescription, will reflect considerations including the existing framework of Government support, information held by local authorities and their capacity to administer the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>This discretionary relief pot will support businesses on the basis of their actual economic exposure to COVID-19 rather than the pandemic’s hypothetical impact on property rental values. The alternative of prolonged litigation and appeals through the Material Change of Circumstance provision could have taken years. The Government will support local authorities to enable ratepayers to apply for relief awards as soon as possible this year, once the legislation relating to Material Change of Circumstance provisions has passed, and local authorities have set up local relief schemes.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 16983 question first answered 21/06/2021 14:31:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1337440

registered interest
date	16/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business Rates: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress his Department has made in establishing the business rates relief fund announced on 25 March 2021.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	16983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government is preparing guidance to support local authorities ahead of the rollout of the £1.5 billion business rates relief fund. The final guidance, its specifics and level of prescription, will reflect considerations including the existing framework of Government support, information held by local authorities and their capacity to administer the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>This discretionary relief pot will support businesses on the basis of their actual economic exposure to COVID-19 rather than the pandemic’s hypothetical impact on property rental values. The alternative of prolonged litigation and appeals through the Material Change of Circumstance provision could have taken years. The Government will support local authorities to enable ratepayers to apply for relief awards as soon as possible this year, once the legislation relating to Material Change of Circumstance provisions has passed, and local authorities have set up local relief schemes.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 16982 question first answered 21/06/2021 14:31:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1337441

registered interest
date	16/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
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 potential effect of the increase of employers' contributions to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme from 1 July 2021 on businesses that remain closed due to covid-19 restrictions.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	16984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>From 1 July 2021, employers will be asked to make a small contribution of ten per cent of wages for hours not worked, as announced at Spring Budget when the scheme was extended to the end of September.</p><p> </p><p>This is the same approach that the Government introduced last summer, where comparable restrictions were in place. It is right to continue with the existing timetable to reintroduce employer contributions, in order to strike the right balance between supporting the economy as it opens up and ensuring incentives are in place to get people back to work as demand returns. The labour market is also in a stronger position, with 5.5 million fewer people on furlough than in April 2020, and online job vacancy levels in mid-June about 27 per cent above February 2020 levels.</p><p> </p><p>At March Budget 2021, the Government deliberately went long and erred on the side of generosity; specifically to accommodate short delays to the roadmap, such as this. Most of the Government’s schemes do not end until September or after, in order to provide continuity and certainty for businesses and families.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses that have legally remained closed or effectively cannot operate can continue to benefit from the Government’s £2 billion of discretionary grant funding for local authorities in England, a UK-wide recovery loan scheme, business rates relief, enhanced Time to Pay for taxes, and support for paying deferred VAT. These businesses will also have recently benefitted from Restart Grants of up to £18,000 and the £25 billion grant support that has been made available throughout the pandemic.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/06/2021 14:50:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1337461

registered interest
date	16/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how long on average his Department has taken to respond to (a) named day and (b) ordinary day written parliamentary questions tabled by (i) Labour hon. Members and (ii) hon. Members of other political parties in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	16897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>The information is not available in the form requested.</p><p> </p><p>Between 1 June 2020 and 15 June 2021, Treasury Ministers answered 4640 of the 4655 written questions (99.6%) tabled to the Department within the parliamentary deadline.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 21/06/2021 14:06:40 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1336547

registered interest
date	15/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cryptocurrencies: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether all firms that have applied for crypto anti-money laundering authorisation with the Financial Conduct Authority will have their applications processed by the deadline of 9 July 2021.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	16090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced on 3 June that the Temporary Registration Regime for cryptoasset firms would be extended from 9 July 2021 to 31 March 2022. Extending the regime will allow firms which are currently part of the regime to continue trading whilst their applications for anti-money laundering supervision are being assessed. The FCA has increased considerably the resources allocated to assessing applications, with a view to processing the remaining applications by the new deadline.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 21/06/2021 12:08:08 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1336573

registered interest
date	15/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Equitable Life Assurance Society
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 Cabinet colleagues on compensation and support for those affected by the Equitable Life scandal.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	16065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>The Equitable Life Payment Scheme closed to claims in 2015 and there are no plans to reopen the Payment Scheme or review the £1.5 billion funding allocation previously made to it. Further guidance on the status of the Payment Scheme after closure is available at: www.gov.uk/guidance/equitable-life-payment-scheme#closure-of-the-scheme.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 21/06/2021 11:47:17 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith