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1383199

registered interest
date	29/11/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Travel: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to offer tailored support for travel businesses whose recovery will be affected by new COVID-19 restrictions.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL4513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2021 answer text <p>We have worked closely with the travel sector throughout the pandemic to help find ways to enable people to travel safely, while protecting public health.</p><p> </p><p>England had relaxed the rules on our international travel programme and established a simpler system that separates countries into a red list and rest of world. However, eleven African countries are now on the red list, and all international arrivals must take a PCR test on or before day 2 and self-isolate until receipt of a negative result. These are temporary and precautionary measures to slow the spread of the Omicron variant – and to help protect the fantastic progress we have made through our vaccination programme to date.</p><p> </p><p>Across the world countries are taking similar measures to identify and isolate cases amongst travellers from countries where omicron appears to be circulating.</p><p> </p><p>We will review these measures in three weeks, at which point we will have a much greater understanding of the impact on vaccine effectiveness.</p><p> </p><p>Where applicable, travel businesses can continue to apply for the Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG) scheme through their local authority, which is open until March 2022. Throughout the pandemic, over £2 billion of discretionary business grant funding was provided to local authorities via the ARG to support businesses in their local area. Local authorities determine how much funding to provide to businesses and exactly which businesses to target.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 13/12/2021 11:50:53 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1336576

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	Travel: Coronavirus
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 level of need for Government support during summer 2021 for businesses in the travel agency industry that are affected by covid-19 travel restrictions.
tabling member constituency	Sutton Coldfield
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Mitchell
uin	16022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government appreciates the significant disruption the pandemic has had on travel agents. Companies facing difficulties can draw upon the unprecedented package of measures announced by the Chancellor, including the COVID loans schemes and extended furlough.</p><p> </p><p>In England, travel agents can benefit from the £5 billion package of grant support announced at Budget. This includes Restart Grants worth up to £6,000 if classified as non-essential retail or up to £18,000 if classified as a leisure or accommodation business. This package of support also includes the £425 million top-up to the Additional Restrictions Grant which has already provided Local Authorities (LAs) with £1.6 billion. This funding is at the LAs discretion and is intended to support businesses which are not eligible for Restart Grants, but which are nonetheless experiencing a severe impact on their business.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to review all the economic support schemes, including grant support, as the public health response evolves.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 21/06/2021 14:13:05 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell

1334023

registered interest
date	14/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Travel: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what tailored long-term support he will make available to (a) airlines and (b) the travel industry in response to increased covid-19 transmission and changing guidelines for international travel.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	15393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>The aviation and aerospace sectors are being supported with over £11 billion made available through loan guarantees, support for exporters, the Bank of England’s Covid Corporate Financing Facility and grants for research and development.</p><p> </p><p>In England, the wider travel and tourism sectors can benefit from the £5 billion package of grant support announced at Budget. This includes Restart Grants worth up to £6,000 if classified as non-essential retail or up to £18,000 if classified as a leisure or accommodation business. This package of support also includes the £425 million top-up to the Additional Restrictions Grant which has already provided Local Authorities (LAs) with £1.6 billion. This funding is at the LAs discretion and is intended to support businesses which are not eligible for Restart Grants, but which are nonetheless experiencing a severe impact on their business.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to review all the economic support schemes, including grant support, as the public health response evolves.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 21/06/2021 14:11:42 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1314895

registered interest
date	14/05/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Travel: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial support his Department is providing to businesses in the travel industry during the period of covid-19 travel restrictions.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	1359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2021 answer text <p>The Government appreciates the significant disruption the pandemic has had on the travel and tourism sector and is very grateful for people’s patience as it works to protect the NHS and save lives.</p><p>Throughout the pandemic, the Government has sought to protect people’s jobs and livelihoods while also supporting businesses and public services across the UK. To do this, the Government has put in place an unprecedented economic package of support which will provide businesses and individuals with certainty over the coming months.</p><p>Measures announced at Spring Budget 2021 which businesses, including those in the travel industry may benefit from include extensions to the furlough scheme; extensions to the Self Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS); extensions to the COVID-19 loan schemes; a business rates holiday; mortgage holidays; enhanced Time to Pay for taxes; and an extension to the reduced rate of VAT for businesses in the tourism and hospitality sectors.</p><p>The Government is also conscious of the fact that demand for travel is influenced by international travel restrictions. Government’s objective is to see a safe and sustainable return to international travel. That’s why we have worked with industry and international partners to set up a Traffic Light System to facilitate the return of international travel while managing variants of concern.</p><p>We have recently published details of countries that fall into which category of the Traffic Light System and confirmed that international travel can resume from 17 May 2021. Our priority remains to protect public health, which is why the ‘green’ list is currently very small. As the epidemiological situation improves worldwide, it is expected that there will be more opportunities for leisure travel with a greater number of destinations added.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 21/05/2021 13:26:40 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1289931

registered interest
date	25/02/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Travel: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the financial effect on the Exchequer of reduced income from the travel sector during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	158964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the challenging circumstances facing the travel sector as a result of Covid-19, and firms experiencing difficulties can draw upon the unprecedented package of measures announced by the Chancellor, including schemes to raise capital, flexibilities with tax bills and the extended furlough scheme.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Covid-19 Impact Assessment last November, the Government cannot forecast with confidence the precise impact of specific changes to restrictions, including those on the travel sector, as this will depend on a broad range of factors which are, in many cases, difficult to estimate.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury does not prepare forecasts for the UK economy and public finances, these are the responsibility of the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). The OBR’s latest forecast (March 3) highlighted that</p><p>the economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and the unprecedented fiscal support has caused significant but necessary increase in borrowing and debt.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 03/03/2021 12:09:50 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

1288203

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Travel: Coronavirus
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 level of revenue lost to the public purse as a result of the effect of covid-19 pandemic on the travel sector.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	156244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the challenging circumstances facing the travel sector as a result of Covid-19, and firms experiencing difficulties can draw upon the unprecedented package of measures announced by the Chancellor, including schemes to raise capital, flexibilities with tax bills and the extended furlough scheme.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Covid-19 Impact Assessment last November, the Government cannot forecast with confidence the precise impact of specific changes to restrictions, including those on the travel sector, as this will depend on a broad range of factors which are, in many cases, difficult to estimate. The Treasury does not prepare forecasts for the UK economy and public finances, these are the responsibility of the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).</p><p> </p><p>The economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and the unprecedented fiscal support has caused significant but necessary increase in borrowing and debt. However, borrowing costs continue to be low, making the current costs of servicing this increase in debt affordable.</p><p> </p><p>The Budget will set out the next phase of the plan to tackle the virus and protect jobs.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 154729 155089 question first answered 25/02/2021 16:20:59 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1287597

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Travel: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to publish information on the effect on revenue to the public purse of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the travel sector.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	154729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the challenging circumstances facing the travel sector as a result of Covid-19, and firms experiencing difficulties can draw upon the unprecedented package of measures announced by the Chancellor, including schemes to raise capital, flexibilities with tax bills and the extended furlough scheme.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Covid-19 Impact Assessment last November, the Government cannot forecast with confidence the precise impact of specific changes to restrictions, including those on the travel sector, as this will depend on a broad range of factors which are, in many cases, difficult to estimate. The Treasury does not prepare forecasts for the UK economy and public finances, these are the responsibility of the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).</p><p> </p><p>The economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and the unprecedented fiscal support has caused significant but necessary increase in borrowing and debt. However, borrowing costs continue to be low, making the current costs of servicing this increase in debt affordable.</p><p> </p><p>The Budget will set out the next phase of the plan to tackle the virus and protect jobs.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 155089 156244 question first answered 25/02/2021 16:20:59 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

1287608

registered interest
date	19/02/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Travel: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to publish information on the revenue that has not accrued to the public purse as a result of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the travel sector.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	155089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the challenging circumstances facing the travel sector as a result of Covid-19, and firms experiencing difficulties can draw upon the unprecedented package of measures announced by the Chancellor, including schemes to raise capital, flexibilities with tax bills and the extended furlough scheme.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Covid-19 Impact Assessment last November, the Government cannot forecast with confidence the precise impact of specific changes to restrictions, including those on the travel sector, as this will depend on a broad range of factors which are, in many cases, difficult to estimate. The Treasury does not prepare forecasts for the UK economy and public finances, these are the responsibility of the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).</p><p> </p><p>The economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and the unprecedented fiscal support has caused significant but necessary increase in borrowing and debt. However, borrowing costs continue to be low, making the current costs of servicing this increase in debt affordable.</p><p> </p><p>The Budget will set out the next phase of the plan to tackle the virus and protect jobs.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 154729 156244 question first answered 25/02/2021 16:20:59 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1259342

registered interest
date	08/12/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Travel: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will provide dispensation to people seeking insurance to travel to restricted countries on compassionate grounds during the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	126913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>Travel insurance is now widely available. It is likely that any policy bought or renewed, or trip booked, after the pandemic was officially declared will not cover cancellation due to COVID-19, including changes to FCDO travel advice, as it is a known risk. This is in contrast to policies sold before the outbreak of COVID-19, which typically covered changes in FCDO advice.</p><p> </p><p>Travelling to countries against FCDO advice is likely to invalidate your travel insurance.</p><p> </p><p>Travel insurance policies differ so, if in doubt, customers should speak to their insurer or check the terms and conditions of their policy.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 14/12/2020 13:37:41 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1252750

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	Travel: Coronavirus
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 (a) employed and (b) self-employed people in the travel industry during the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown.
tabling member constituency	Carlisle
tabling member printed	John Stevenson
uin	116453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2020 answer text <p>Following the implementation of further national restrictions to curb the spread of the virus, the Government has announced additional economic measures to provide financial support to employed and self-employed individuals, including those working in the travel industry.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has extended the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme until March 2021 which will provide employees with 80 per cent of their current salary for hours not worked, up to a maximum of £2,500 per month. The Government is providing broadly comparable support for the self-employed through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, with grants raised to 80 per cent of average trading profits, up to £7,500 for 3 months.</p><p> </p><p>These schemes are part of a £200bn package of support offered to businesses, including billions of pounds worth of loans, grants and tax deferrals, which will help protect jobs throughout the UK and across all sectors through the winter.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/11/2020 16:51:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3942 label Biography information for John Stevenson