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1256939

registered interest
date	01/12/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Employment: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to support job retention during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	York Outer
tabling member printed	Julian Sturdy
uin	909608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government has taken unprecedented action to protect jobs during the pandemic, most notably through the CJRS which has seen 1.2 million employers apply to help to pay the wages of 9.6 million furloughed jobs. The CJRS has been extended until March, and the OBR have forecast this is set to support up to 6 million jobs. Employers have also received billions in loans, tax deferrals, Business Rate reliefs, and general and sector-specific grants.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 01/12/2020 16:50:35 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4079 label Biography information for Julian Sturdy

1256940

registered interest
date	01/12/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What level of financial support his Department has provided to Scotland in the Spending Review 2020.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Douglas Ross
uin	909610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>Spending Review 2020 is for the whole of the UK. For Scotland, SR20 confirms an additional £2.4 billion for the Scottish Government on top of its baseline for 2021-22, building on an unprecedented upfront guarantee of £8.2 billion in 2020-21 to support the Covid response; SR20 confirms several UK-wide programmes, such as for vaccines, green growth clusters, offshore wind capacity and digital infrastructure, which will benefit people and businesses in Scotland; SR20 also provides targeted support by reprofiling City and Growth Deals in Moray, Tay Cities, Borderlands and the Scottish Islands from 15 to 10 years to accelerate investment in local economic priorities.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 01/12/2020 16:51:36 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4627 label Biography information for Douglas Ross

1256941

registered interest
date	01/12/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Situation: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of the Spending Review 2020 on economic recovery during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	909615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>Spending Review 2020 (SR20) prioritises funding to support the government’s response to Covid-19 and invest in the UK’s recovery across the UK.</p><p>SR20 confirms a further £38bn to tackle Covid-10 this year and provides a further £55bn for departments to respond to Covid-19 next year</p><p>SR20 also announces the next phase of our infrastructure revolution to kickstart the UK’s economic recovery with £100bn of capital investment next year.</p><p>This builds on the unprecedented level of support this government has provided to support the economy’s recovery during the Covid-19 outbreak.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 01/12/2020 16:52:28 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1256942

registered interest
date	01/12/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Personal Income: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent comparative assessment his Department has made of the effect on regional economies of the Government's covid-19 financial support package.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	909619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>The government recognises that every region is feeling the impact of this crisis, and has taken unprecedented steps to support people and businesses across the country.</p><p> </p><p>For example, the government has helped over a million employers furlough 9.6 million employments, including 350,700 in the North East, and supported over 60 billion pounds of loans, including £1.4bn for over 40,000 businesses in the North East. Regional breakdowns are published regularly on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 01/12/2020 14:24:14 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1256943

registered interest
date	01/12/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Investment: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to increase investment in the North of England as part of the Government’s levelling up agenda.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	909625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>To level up opportunity across the UK, including in the North of England, at the recent Spending Review, the Chancellor made record increases to capital investment.</p><p>This included multi-year funding settlements for programmes to drive growth in the North of England, from broadband to intra-city transport settlements.</p><p>The North will also benefit from the £4bn Levelling Up Fund, to invest in local infrastructure and economic recovery, and a new UK-wide infrastructure bank headquartered in the North.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 01/12/2020 16:46:45 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1256568

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Capital Gains Tax: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to review the recent reduction of Private Residence Relief to take into account (a) regional variations in the length of time it can take to sell a residence and (b) the complexity of divorce and separation in respect of selling a residence.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Patricia Gibson
uin	122769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>Within the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) system, private residence relief (PRR) exempts from CGT the gain a person may make when they sell a residential property that they have lived in as their main home.</p><p> </p><p>In April, changes were made to reduce the final period exemption, in which a previous main residence always qualifies for CGT PRR, from 18 months to 9 months. The final period exemption is an ancillary relief intended to allow individuals who own another residence time to sell their property after they are no longer using their old main residence. This change was to target the relief better at owner occupiers and reduce the instances where people can accrue relief on two properties simultaneously.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no plans to change the length of the CGT Private Residence Relief (PRR) final period exemption.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/12/2020 14:49:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4435 label Biography information for Patricia Gibson

1256603

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Capital Gains Tax: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to review the recent reduction of Private Residence Relief to take into account the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on (a) home viewings and sales and (b) the time taken for the conveyancing process.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Patricia Gibson
uin	122770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>Within the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) system, private residence relief (PRR) exempts from CGT the gain a person may make when they sell a residential property that they have lived in as their main home.</p><p> </p><p>In April, changes were made to reduce the final period exemption, in which a previous main residence always qualifies for CGT PRR, from 18 months to 9 months. This change was to better target the relief at owner occupiers and reduce the instances where people can accrue relief on two properties simultaneously.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no plans to change the length of the CGT Private Residence Relief (PRR) final period exemption.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/12/2020 14:47:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4435 label Biography information for Patricia Gibson

1256719

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Wholesale Trade: Liverpool City Region
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the financial effect of the restrictions on hospitality businesses in the covid-19 tier system on the wholesale sector in (a) St Helens North constituency and (b) Liverpool City Region during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	122791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government has provided unprecedented levels of support for workers and businesses to protect, as much as possible, against the current economic emergency. Food and drink wholesalers have been eligible for a number of these support schemes, with the most relevant likely to include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to help keep millions of people in employment;</li><li>£10,000 cash grants for all business properties in receipt of Small Business Rates Relief and Rural Rates Relief;</li><li>The Bounce Back Loan Scheme for small businesses to borrow between £2,000 and £50,000, with no interest payments or fees for the first 12 months.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Food and drink wholesalers have also benefited from the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme which provided over 100 million half price meals during August and helped to protect the livelihoods of the 1.8 million people working in the hospitality sector.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 03/12/2020 14:53:56 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1256835

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
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, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of backdating the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme to include March and April 2020.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	122825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) has been, and continues to be, one of the most generous self-employed COVID-19 support schemes in the world.</p><p> </p><p>The SEISS is not intended to provide a month-by-month replacement of income. Due to the volatility of self-employed income and the lack of granular data that HMRC hold on self-employed trading profits, precise mapping of income replacement month by month is not possible. Instead, the SEISS provides a lump sum payment to support eligible self-employed individuals whose businesses have been affected by coronavirus.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/12/2020 14:51:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1256839

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Wholesale Trade: 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 potential merits of allocating additional funding to the devolved Administrations to support wholesalers who are ineligible for Business Rates Relief.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	122827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>The UK government has supported businesses across the UK through a range of schemes this year, including the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) and Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS).</p><p> </p><p>As business rates is a devolved tax it is for the devolved administrations to determine reliefs in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. However, the UK government has already guaranteed the devolved administrations an additional £16 billion of resource funding to provide support to people, businesses and public services this year. This comprises £8.2 billion for the Scottish Government, £5.0 billion for the Welsh Government and £2.8 billion for the Northern Ireland Executive.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay grouped question UIN 122828 122829 question first answered 03/12/2020 14:42:06 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts