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1458049

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Eat Out to Help Out Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total forecast figure budgeted for the Eat Out to Help Out scheme was when that scheme was launched in June 2020.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	154300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2022 answer text <p>The original forecast figure for the Eat Out to Help Out scheme was £500 million. This estimate was based on the 2018 ONS Annual Business Survey turnover data for the relevant sectors, along with the Spring Budget consumption forecast, and was published in the Plan for Jobs 2020. This can be found under table 1 here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-plan-for-jobs-documents/a-plan-for-jobs-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-plan-for-jobs-documents/a-plan-for-jobs-2020</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The amount paid under the scheme was £840 million, due to the popularity of the scheme and its effectiveness in meeting the policy objectives of incentivising consumer use of restaurants, and other such establishments, and protecting jobs in hospitality.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 21/04/2022 13:13:07 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1302217

registered interest
date	12/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Eat Out to Help Out 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 merits of reintroducing the Eat Out to Help Out scheme, once hospitality businesses are allowed to reopen.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	167915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government understands this is a challenging time for the UK’s hospitality sector.</p><p> </p><p>The best way the Government can support businesses in the hospitality sector, is by reopening businesses that are closed when it is safe to do so. However, the Government will continue to monitor developments, engage with the sector and keep under review the case for further interventions to support business growth and employment in the sector.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 22/03/2021 13:55:31 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1282430

registered interest
date	01/02/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Eat Out to Help Out Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he will publish a dataset for the take-up of the Eat Out to Help Out scheme which lists the location of every individual participating venue, including those which are part of participating chain businesses with a number of venues at different locations.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	146866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>When registering for the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme, businesses agreed to names and addresses being published. This was made available publicly through a Restaurant Finder that is now closed. A separate list of the Scheme’s registration data for software developers is still available on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eat-out-to-help-out-scheme-registration-data-for-software-developers/eat-out-to-help-out-scheme-registration-data-for-software-developers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eat-out-to-help-out-scheme-registration-data-for-software-developers/eat-out-to-help-out-scheme-registration-data-for-software-developers</a>. This contains the details of all establishments for businesses with 25 or fewer establishments and the names of all large businesses (those with 26 or more establishments). Large businesses were not required to provide names and addresses of individual establishments.</p><p> </p><p>Not every registered establishment went on to participate in the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/02/2021 08:39:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1282431

registered interest
date	01/02/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Eat Out to Help Out Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he will publish a dataset for the take-up of the Eat Out to Help Out scheme which provides, in respect of every individual participating venue, including those which are part of participating chain businesses with a number of venues at different locations, the number of meals funded by the scheme at each and every participating location, both (a) for each individual day of the scheme's operation and (b) in total.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	146867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>HMRC are unable to provide claim details for individual businesses. There is a statutory requirement on HMRC to maintain the confidentiality of individual businesses’ affairs, with very limited exceptions, none of which applies to the information requested.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/02/2021 08:41:14 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1272032

registered interest
date	17/12/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Eat Out to Help Out Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library copies of correspondence in which he sought epidemiological advice on the Eat Out To Help Out scheme before the announcement of that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	131248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2021 answer text <p>The hospitality sector was one of the worst affected by the lockdown and the Eat Out to Help Out scheme was intended to support 129,000 businesses and help protect almost 2 million jobs, disproportionately occupied by workers who are young, female and BAME. By midnight 31 August, there had been 100 million meals claimed for as part of the scheme.</p><p>The scheme was designed in a safe and responsible manner to aid business owners who worked hard to implement the social distancing guidelines and make their premises safe. All businesses eligible for the support under the scheme were required to implement all applicable health and safety measures, including social distancing guidelines and Covid-secure guidance. The scheme was also designed to boost demand when it is typically lowest – during the week, Monday-Wednesday – rather than at the weekend when some restaurants will face excess demand. It did not include spend on alcohol due to its public health impact, which has significant economic and social costs.</p><p> </p><p>The government considers the effect of all measures in aggregate, including the support scheme and targeted restrictions required, based on a range of epidemiological evidence and the expert advice of SAGE. Public Health England’s National COVID-19 Surveillance Reports over August and the early part of September showed that only a small fraction of incidents investigated were linked to restaurant settings. These reports are available on the government’s website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 12/01/2021 10:29:13 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1271781

registered interest
date	16/12/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Eat Out to Help Out Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library a copy of the epidemiological advice he received on the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme before announcing that scheme on 8 July 2020.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	130694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2021 answer text <p>The hospitality sector was one of the worst affected by the lockdown and the Eat Out to Help Out scheme was designed to support 129,000 businesses and help protect almost 2 million jobs, disproportionately occupied by workers who are young, female and BAME. By midnight 31 August, there had been 100 million meals claimed for as part of the scheme.</p><p>The scheme was designed in a safe and responsible manner to aid business owners who worked hard to implement the social distancing guidelines and make their premises safe. The scheme was designed to boost demand when it is typically lowest – during the week, Monday-Wednesday – rather than at the weekend when some restaurants will face excess demand. It did not include spend on alcohol due to its public health impact, which has significant economic and social costs.</p><p>The Government considers the effect of all measures in aggregate, based on a range of epidemiological evidence and the expert advice of SAGE. Public Health England’s National COVID-19 Surveillance Reports over August and the early part of September showed that only a small fraction of incidents investigated were linked to restaurant settings. These reports are available on the Government’s website.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/01/2021 12:09:14 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1271854

registered interest
date	16/12/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Eat Out to Help Out Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many restaurants registered for the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme; how many meals were claimed through that scheme; and how much was claimed in each (i) Local Authority District, (ii) parliamentary constituency and (iii) Middle Layer Super Output Area in each week when that scheme was operational.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	130852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>HMRC published official statistics on the Eat Out to Help Out scheme on 25 November. Local area statistics covering local authority district and parliamentary constituencies will be published at a later date. The requested information cannot be provided by middle layer super output area due to the risk of identifying individual taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/01/2021 14:54:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana