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1337763

registered interest
date	17/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Parliamentary Scrutiny: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to enable parliamentary scrutiny of proposed (a) changes to the taxation of products that could be distinguished by their strength and (b) tax distinctions that could be made based on those products' place of retail.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	17873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2021 answer text <p>The Treasury is considering the merits of potential reforms to alcohol duties as part of its alcohol duty review. We are currently analysing responses provided by stakeholders to our recent call for evidence and will provide further updates in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Any legislative changes will be taken through the Finance Bill in the usual way, ensuring there is sufficient opportunity for parliamentary scrutiny.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 22/06/2021 14:53:36 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1337789

registered interest
date	17/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Quarantine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he had with officials in his Department on the potential merits of expanding the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to include people who are self-isolating.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Dame Angela Eagle
uin	17687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2021 answer text <p>It has always been clear that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is designed to protect jobs. HMRC guidance has been clear from the start that the scheme is not intended for short term absences from work due to sickness, and self-isolation should not be a consideration for employers when deciding if they should furlough an employee. The Government has specific, separate support in place for those self-isolating and has always been clear that businesses should support staff who are self isolating to work at home where possible.</p><p> </p><p>An extensive support package is in place for those self-isolating due to coronavirus including help for those on low incomes through the Test and Trace Support Payment scheme, where eligible individuals unable to work from home can receive a £500 one off payment, as well as Statutory Sick Pay being payable from Day 1. If an employer wants to furlough an employee for business reasons and they are currently off sick, then they are eligible to do so as with other employees. This has been set out in guidance since April last year.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 17690 17827 question first answered 22/06/2021 10:13:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1337790

registered interest
date	17/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Quarantine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the number of businesses who were aware that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme could also be used to cover self-isolation of employees.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Dame Angela Eagle
uin	17688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2021 answer text <p>No such estimate has been made.</p><p> </p><p>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is not to be used simply because of short-term absences from work due to sickness or self-isolation.</p><p> </p><p>Where an employee is on sick leave or self-isolating as a result of coronavirus, the rules in relation to Statutory Sick Pay apply.</p><p> </p><p>Conversely, an employee is eligible for CJRS if they are unable to work because they are Clinically Extremely Vulnerable or are in the equivalent highest-risk group for severe illness from coronavirus, and following the public health guidance.</p><p> </p><p>These rules have been in place and clearly reflected in all versions of the guidance, since March 2020.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/06/2021 10:17:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1337791

registered interest
date	17/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Quarantine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of businesses who claimed on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to cover self-isolation of employees with covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Dame Angela Eagle
uin	17689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2021 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs neither collect nor hold data on the reasons that eligible employers make claims through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is not to be used simply because of short-term absences from work due to sickness or self-isolation.</p><p> </p><p>Where an employee is on sick leave or self-isolating as a result of coronavirus, the rules in relation to Statutory Sick Pay apply.</p><p> </p><p>Conversely, an employee is eligible for CJRS if they are unable to work because they are Clinically Extremely Vulnerable or are in the equivalent highest-risk group for severe illness from coronavirus, and following the public health guidance.</p><p> </p><p>These rules have been in place and clearly reflected in all versions of the guidance, since March 2020.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 17691 17826 question first answered 22/06/2021 10:15:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1337797

registered interest
date	17/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Quarantine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) successful and (b) total applications to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme for temporary furloughing of staff due to covid-19 self-isolation in each month to date; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	17826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2021 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs neither collect nor hold data on the reasons that eligible employers make claims through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is not to be used simply because of short-term absences from work due to sickness or self-isolation.</p><p> </p><p>Where an employee is on sick leave or self-isolating as a result of coronavirus, the rules in relation to Statutory Sick Pay apply.</p><p> </p><p>Conversely, an employee is eligible for CJRS if they are unable to work because they are Clinically Extremely Vulnerable or are in the equivalent highest-risk group for severe illness from coronavirus, and following the public health guidance.</p><p> </p><p>These rules have been in place and clearly reflected in all versions of the guidance, since March 2020.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 17689 17691 question first answered 22/06/2021 10:15:40 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1337805

registered interest
date	17/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Quarantine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what communications he has received as at 17 June 2021 from Ministerial colleagues in (a) the Treasury and (b) other Government departments requesting that guidance be updated to reflect that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme can be used to provide financial support to people who are required to self-isolate as a result of covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	17827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2021 answer text <p>It has always been clear that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is designed to protect jobs. HMRC guidance has been clear from the start that the scheme is not intended for short term absences from work due to sickness, and self-isolation should not be a consideration for employers when deciding if they should furlough an employee. The Government has specific, separate support in place for those self-isolating and has always been clear that businesses should support staff who are self isolating to work at home where possible.</p><p> </p><p>An extensive support package is in place for those self-isolating due to coronavirus including help for those on low incomes through the Test and Trace Support Payment scheme, where eligible individuals unable to work from home can receive a £500 one off payment, as well as Statutory Sick Pay being payable from Day 1. If an employer wants to furlough an employee for business reasons and they are currently off sick, then they are eligible to do so as with other employees. This has been set out in guidance since April last year.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 17687 17690 question first answered 22/06/2021 10:13:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1337812

registered interest
date	17/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Quarantine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason his Department did not widely publicise that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme could be used by employees who were self-isolating due to covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Dame Angela Eagle
uin	17690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2021 answer text <p>It has always been clear that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is designed to protect jobs. HMRC guidance has been clear from the start that the scheme is not intended for short term absences from work due to sickness, and self-isolation should not be a consideration for employers when deciding if they should furlough an employee. The Government has specific, separate support in place for those self-isolating and has always been clear that businesses should support staff who are self isolating to work at home where possible.</p><p> </p><p>An extensive support package is in place for those self-isolating due to coronavirus including help for those on low incomes through the Test and Trace Support Payment scheme, where eligible individuals unable to work from home can receive a £500 one off payment, as well as Statutory Sick Pay being payable from Day 1. If an employer wants to furlough an employee for business reasons and they are currently off sick, then they are eligible to do so as with other employees. This has been set out in guidance since April last year.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 17687 17827 question first answered 22/06/2021 10:13:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1337815

registered interest
date	17/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Quarantine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the (a) number of businesses that did not claim for self-isolating employees on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and (b) savings were to the public purse as a result of those non-claims.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Dame Angela Eagle
uin	17691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2021 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs neither collect nor hold data on the reasons that eligible employers make claims through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is not to be used simply because of short-term absences from work due to sickness or self-isolation.</p><p> </p><p>Where an employee is on sick leave or self-isolating as a result of coronavirus, the rules in relation to Statutory Sick Pay apply.</p><p> </p><p>Conversely, an employee is eligible for CJRS if they are unable to work because they are Clinically Extremely Vulnerable or are in the equivalent highest-risk group for severe illness from coronavirus, and following the public health guidance.</p><p> </p><p>These rules have been in place and clearly reflected in all versions of the guidance, since March 2020.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 17689 17826 question first answered 22/06/2021 10:15:40 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1337820

registered interest
date	17/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Performing Arts and Weddings: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of providing additional sectoral support to the (a) live performance and (b) wedding industries to cover costs that may have been incurred through the extension of covid-19 restrictions beyond 21 June 2021.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	17758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the extreme disruption the necessary actions to combat Covid-19 are having on sectors like live events and weddings.</p><p> </p><p>During this difficult time the Treasury is working intensively with employers, delivery partners, industry groups, and other government departments to understand the effects of Covid-19 across all key areas of the economy.</p><p> </p><p>Eligible events and businesses may already benefit from available employment schemes, government grant and loan schemes, a reduction in VAT and business rates relief; as well as the Culture Recovery Fund which has already supported thousands of organisations including theatres, music venues, comedy clubs and festivals. Much of this support will continue to be available to September, reflecting the Chancellor’s decision at Budget to extend the package of economic support to accommodate even a very cautious view about the time it might take to exit restrictions and to provide certainty and continuity to business.</p><p> </p><p>Changes to restrictions announced by the Prime Minister will also remove the 30- person limit on wedding venues, with venue capacity based on the number of attendees who can be accommodated with social distancing in place. We are also removing the cap on numbers for outdoor weddings, but with a requirement to socially distance.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to monitor the impact of government support, such as the extension of restrictions beyond 21 June, on public services, businesses, individuals and sectors, including the events sector, as we respond to this pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 22/06/2021 14:46:01 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1337821

registered interest
date	17/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has plans to reconsider the taxation of historic cars so that the date the law is calculated from is the registration date on the V5 document rather than the date the car was manufactured.
tabling member constituency	Broxtowe
tabling member printed	Darren Henry
uin	17869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2021 answer text <p>In recognition of the important role that historic vehicles play in the country’s heritage, the Government announced at Budget 2014 that it would introduce a rolling 40-year Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) exemption. This means that from 1 April each year, vehicles constructed 40 years before the 1 January of that year are automatically exempt from paying VED.</p><p> </p><p>The Government uses the construction date of the vehicle as the main eligibility criteria for this VED exemption as it is most suited for determining the age of the vehicle. However, where a vehicle’s construction date is not provided on the vehicle’s record, the date of first registration is used to determine the vehicle’s eligibility for the exemption. There are no current plans to amend the basis of this VED exemption from vehicle construction date to vehicle registration date, but as with all taxes, VED is kept under review.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 25/06/2021 13:07:24 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4794 label Biography information for Darren Henry