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1189281

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date	22/04/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Maternity Leave: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of offering a three month paid extension to maternity leave in response to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	38916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2020 answer text <p>Maternity Leave and Pay are provided to enable employed women to take time off work in the later stages of their pregnancy and after they have given birth.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s Maternity Leave offer is already amongst the most generous in the World – up to 52 weeks of leave are available, 39 weeks of which are paid – and we currently have no plans to extend it.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 30/04/2020 13:25:01 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1189300

registered interest
date	22/04/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme: Social Enterprises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many social enterprises have received a Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan to date.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	38906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>The British Business Bank does not provide a breakdown on the issuance of loans under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) to social enterprises. As of 29 April, in total over £4.1 billion worth of loans have been issued under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) to over 25,262 businesses.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with the British Business Bank, HM Treasury and the lenders on providing transparent and regular data publication going forward.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 05/05/2020 11:38:57 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1189302

registered interest
date	22/04/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Business: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the covid-19 pandemic, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of taking additional steps to support businesses that employ vulnerable people.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	38908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government has introduced important social distancing measures for all types of businesses to consider in order to minimise the risk of transmission in the workplace. The Government has been clear that it is vital that all employers follow this guidance, which is clinically led and based on expert advice.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has stated that vulnerable people who are at increased risk of severe illness from coronavirus (COVID-19) need to be particularly stringent in following social distancing measures. Additionally, the government guidance sets out that members of staff who are vulnerable or extremely vulnerable, as well as individuals whom they live with, should be supported by their employers as they follow the required social distancing and shielding measures.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 30/04/2020 13:26:13 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1189360

registered interest
date	22/04/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Public Houses: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what (1) business rates, (2) grants, and (3) loan schemes, are available to pubs to help ensure their financial health; what steps they are taking to ensure that the tenants or landlords receive the full benefit of any such support during the current COVID-19 related restrictions; what steps they are taking to ensure any such financial support continues once those restrictions are lifted; and whether any such steps include a suitable transition period to ensure those businesses are able to recover from any losses incurred.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL3003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government has introduced a number of support measures available to pubs during the current COVID-19 outbreak. These include a retail, hospitality and leisure business rates holiday scheme and grants scheme for these sectors, business interruption loans schemes, as well as job retention and self-employed income support schemes. The full details of all these measures have been published, and can be viewed on the GOV.UK website</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s decisions on when and how to amend the current social distancing measures will be guided by the scientific advice.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 06/05/2020 15:41:37 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1189402

registered interest
date	22/04/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Disease Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions, if any, the Scientific Advisory Group on Emergencies have had with economists on the economic impacts of the lockdown; and if no discussions have taken place, what the reasons are for not holding such discussions.
tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
uin	HL3045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government makes decisions based on the best scientific evidence, along with consideration of the economic, operational, social and policy implications of any interventions that might be introduced. The remit of SAGE is to provide science advice to the Government, but this is just one part of the picture. Scientific advice from SAGE is often considered alongside advice from other specialisms such as economics. As new scientific questions emerge, the participants at SAGE will change to provide the best available scientific evidence at that time.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 04/05/2020 14:02:58 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

1189431

registered interest
date	22/04/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Research
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they imposed any public interest conditions to the £14 million granted to the 21 new coronavirus research projects that were announced on 17 April.
tabling member printed	Baroness Sheehan
uin	HL3074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>These projects were funded through a joint UKRI-DHSC rapid response call that was launched in February 2020 and has since announced a total of £24.6m worth of funding for 27 projects. Of the 21 projects announced on 17 April, 20 projects will receive their grants through UKRI terms and conditions which can be found on the UKRI website.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this, as researchers undertaking work relevant to public health emergencies they are required to set in place mechanisms to share quality-assured interim and final data as rapidly and widely as possible, including with public health and research communities and the World Health Organization in accordance with the <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwellcome.ac.uk%2Fpress-release%2Fsharing-research-data-and-findings-relevant-novel-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak%3Futm_source%3Dtwitter%26utm_medium%3Do-wellcome&amp;data=02%7C01%7CSRIHub%40beis.gov.uk%7C140970ebd09e4051659108d7e78cfd38%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637232465034400534&amp;sdata=SlSxvzjTLIlPL8e3oCk4rHnQGbzVIcdhOda%2FbMycZ9I%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Joint statement on sharing research data and findings relevant to the novel coronavirus outbreak</a>. This can be viewed on the Wellcome website.</p><p> </p><p>The project contracted by DHSC was under standard policy research programme terms available from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) website. This contract has a range of terms that allow DHSC to ensure that public interest is delivered by the research.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 04/05/2020 15:01:33 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4548 label Biography information for Baroness Sheehan

1189435

registered interest
date	22/04/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Food: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what goods, other than food or pharmaceutical products, are considered essential items for the puposes of COVID-19 measures.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL3078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government has ordered certain businesses and venues to close. The Government has set out guidance on which organisations this requirement covers and what the exceptions are. Government have not published a list of goods it deems essential for the purposes of Covid-19.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 06/05/2020 15:43:07 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

1189438

registered interest
date	22/04/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Distributive Trade: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, for the purposes of COVID-19 measures, what discussions they have had with (1) employers, (2) employee representatives, and (3) trade unions, about staff working in the retail and distribution sectors.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL3081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2020 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have regular engagement with a large number of businesses, representative organisations and trade unions across all sectors including retail and distribution.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers have hosted a regular series of calls in recent weeks, where they have had the chance to speak to and hear directly from a wide range of organisations and businesses specifically for the purposes of COVID-19.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 30/04/2020 11:00:18 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

1188874

registered interest
date	21/04/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Business: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make it his policy that (a) businesses that have become profitable after recent restructuring should not be precluded from being granted emergency business loans on the basis of unprofitable trading figures prior to their restructuring and (b) those businesses should be assessed on their recent profitability on the same basis as start-up businesses of a similar size.
tabling member constituency	New Forest East
tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
uin	38410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2020 answer text <p>The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) provides support to small businesses which were viable before the Covid-19 outbreak but are experiencing temporary adverse impacts due to Coronavirus.</p><p> </p><p>In order for a business to be eligible for the CBILs, it must be considered “viable” by the lender. The lender must consider that the applicant (or its business group) has a viable business proposition determined by the lender’s underwriting policies. Any concerns over its short-to-medium term business performance due to the uncertainty and impact of COVID-19 cannot be taken into account. The applicant must still satisfy the other eligibility criteria of the CBILS.</p><p> </p><p>For smaller value facilities (e.g. those of £30,000 or below) in determining the eligibility of the applicant, lenders may decide to determine the applicant’s credit worthiness based on its internal credit scoring models.</p><p> </p><p>Corresponding changes have been made to the eligibility criterion which previously required the applicant (or its business group) to have a business proposition that can reasonably be expected to enable it to meet its repayment obligations under a proposed facility.</p><p> </p><p>The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme cannot be used where an applicant was an “undertaking in difficulty” (UID) as at 31 December 2019. UID is defined to include businesses that have accumulated losses greater than half of their subscribed share capital as at 31 December 2019. In practice this means certain fast growth businesses may not be eligible for the CBILS (unless the business is less than three years old).</p><p> </p><p>The requirement for an UID assessment is a requirement under the European Commission’s Temporary State Aid measures and a direct result of State Aid clearance. The need for UID checks to be carried out for CBILS facilities below £30k has already been removed by the British Business Bank on the basis that loans of this size are considered to involve a de minimis amount of State Aid. For facilities above £30k, lenders are required to gain comfort that an SME is not an UID, but this includes the option for lenders to rely on self-certification for facilities of any size (i.e. up to £5m).</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 28/04/2020 14:17:59 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully previous answer version 17061 answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

1188889

registered interest
date	21/04/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions his Department has had with banks operating the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme on the interest rates for those loans.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	38468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2020 answer text <p>Interest rates charged under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) are set at the discretion of each lender. However, under the terms of the State Aid agreement, the Government fully expects that the benefit of the guarantee under the CBILS is reflected in the interest that is charged on the CBILS facility, both during the period of the Business Interruption Payment and thereafter for the remainder of the facility.</p><p> </p><p>The Government held discussions with the banking industry prior to the launch of CBILS. The Business Secretary has had calls with UK senior executives at Natwest, Barclays, Aldermore, Lloyds, HSBC and Santander and will continue to hold a regular dialogue with each of the biggest CBILS lenders to address feedback on how the scheme has been working and closely monitor its implementation to ensure that companies feel the full benefits of this support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 28/04/2020 09:53:42 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully previous answer version 17062 answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards