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1237160

	registered interest
	date	23/09/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Community Care: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide ring fenced funding in the Comprehensive Spending Review for community social care services.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	94587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2020 answer text <p>Decisions on Local Government spending beyond 2020-21 will be taken as part of the Comprehensive Spending Review, which will be published in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 30/09/2020 09:43:40 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1250375

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: Uprating
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on maintaining the triple lock on the state pension.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	113672
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2020 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer has regular discussions with the Secretary of State on a range of issues. In response to the unprecedented economic circumstances arising from the Covid 19 pandemic, the Government has taken action by introducing a Bill in Parliament to ensure we can increase State Pension and Pension Credit rates next year. Without this legislation, it would not have been possible to increase the State Pension in 2021/22.</p><p>As with all aspects of Government policy, any decisions on future changes to the Triple Lock will be taken as part of the annual Budget process in the context of the wider public finances.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 18/11/2020 14:06:14 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1194620

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	English Language: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial support his Department has made available to the English language teaching sector in response to the covid-19 outbreak; and what plans his Department has to maintain that support once the covid-19 lockdown has ended.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	45429
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>The government is making sure that people and businesses have access to the support they need as quickly as possible. The English language teaching sector can apply for additional support through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) where they meet the criteria. On 12 May, the Government announced that the CJRS will continue to the end of October. The Chancellor has been clear that getting people back to work will be introduced in a measured way, avoiding a cliff edge.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 19/05/2020 16:30:32 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1221216

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Child Benefit
	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 increasing the value of child benefit.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	69666
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>Child Benefit rates were raised in line with inflation in April 2020.</p><p>This was alongside the government’s significant package of welfare support in response to the Covid-19 outbreak, which is estimated by the to be worth £8bn this year. This includes: an up-to £20 per week increase to the Universal Credit standard allowance and Working Tax Credit basic element; a relaxation of earnings rules for self-employed Universal Credit claimants; and an increase in the Local Housing Allowance rates for Universal Credit and Housing Benefit claimants to the 30th percentile of market rents.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay grouped question UIN 69673 question first answered 13/07/2020 11:11:11 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1221224

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Child Benefit: Ethnic Groups
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what impact assessment his Department has carried out on the potential merits for BAME women of increasing child benefit.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	69673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>Child Benefit rates were raised in line with inflation in April 2020.</p><p>This was alongside the government’s significant package of welfare support in response to the Covid-19 outbreak, which is estimated by the to be worth £8bn this year. This includes: an up-to £20 per week increase to the Universal Credit standard allowance and Working Tax Credit basic element; a relaxation of earnings rules for self-employed Universal Credit claimants; and an increase in the Local Housing Allowance rates for Universal Credit and Housing Benefit claimants to the 30th percentile of market rents.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay grouped question UIN 69666 question first answered 13/07/2020 11:11:11 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1280811

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Key Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to provide financial support to frontline key workers who are at high risk of exposure to (a) covid-19 and (b) Long Covid.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	143900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2021 answer text <p>Throughout this crisis, the government has sought to protect people’s jobs and livelihoods while also supporting businesses and public services across the UK. To support public services in responding to COVID-19, the government announced a further £55 billion of new funding for public services in 2021-22 in the 2020 Spending Review.</p><p> </p><p>Workers who are clinically extremely vulnerable and advised to shield, but unable to work from home, can access the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, if they meet the wider eligibility criteria.</p><p> </p><p>In cases where their employer chooses not to furlough them under the CJRS and does not have other suitable policies in place (e.g. the ability to work from home, or the provision of special leave), Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) is available. Those who receive a notification that they need to shield from going to work if they cannot work from home, will be eligible for SSP from their employer, or new style Employment and Support Allowance, subject to the wider eligibility criteria. Where an individual’s income is reduced while off work sick and they require further financial support, for example where they are not eligible for SSP, they may be able to claim Universal Credit, depending on their personal circumstances.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 03/02/2021 16:51:39 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1184448

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2020
	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	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 1.161 on page 50 of the 2020 Budget Red Book, if he will publish details of the derivation of the extra £640 million to the Scottish budget for (a) capital and (b) revenue; and in which financial years that money will be allocated to the Scottish Government.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	28089
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2020 answer text <p>HM Treasury’s Block Grant Transparency publication sets out the breakdown of changes in the devolved administration block grants, including all Barnett consequentials. The next edition of the Block Grant Transparency is due to be published later in the Spring on the gov.uk website and will include details of the Barnett consequentials announced at Budget 2020.</p><p> </p><p>All £640 million of Barnett consequentials for the Scottish Government announced at Budget 2020 relate to financial year 2020-21 and are on top of the £1.3 billion of Barnett consequentials for 2020-21 provided at Spending Round 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 19/03/2020 12:26:14 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1184449

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Carbon Capture and Storage: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 1.240 on page 62 of the 2020 Budget Red Book, what the timescales are for the allocation of funds from the CCS Infrastructure Fund to selected carbon capture and storage clusters.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	28090
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2020 answer text <p>At Budget, the Government announced it will create a Carbon Capture and Storage Infrastructure Fund to establish CCS in at least two sites, one by the mid 2020s and another by 2030. The Government will work collaboratively with all potential projects, guided by value for money criteria, before taking decisions on how the Fund will be allocated. Further detail on the Fund and its delivery will be announced by the Comprehensive Spending Review, informed by engagement with all potential projects.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 19/03/2020 12:21:54 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1184451

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Carbon Capture and Storage: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference paragraph 1.240 on page 62 of the 2020 Budget Red Book, what criteria will be used to select a carbon capture and storage cluster for funding from the proposed CCS Infrastructure Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	28091
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2020 answer text <p>At Budget, the Government announced it will create a Carbon Capture and Storage Infrastructure Fund to establish CCS in at least two sites, one by the mid 2020s and another by 2030. The Government will work collaboratively with all potential projects, guided by value for money criteria, before taking decisions on how the Fund will be allocated. Further detail on the Fund and its delivery will be announced by the Comprehensive Spending Review, informed by engagement with all potential projects.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 19/03/2020 12:19:34 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1184452

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Carbon Capture and Storage: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 1.240 of the Budget 2020 Red Book, HC 121, for what reason only one carbon capture and storage cluster is planned to be operational by the mid-2020s.
	tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
	tabling member printed	Alan Brown
	uin	28092
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2020 answer text <p>The government recognises the important role that CCS could play in securing a low carbon future for UK industry. It is why we have created a CCS Infrastructure Fund of at least £800 million to support the establishment of CCS in two or more industrial clusters. It is important that our path to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 is achieved cost-effectively and in a way that is value for money for consumers and taxpayers. Further detail on the Fund and the delivery of it will be announced by the Comprehensive Spending Review, informed by engagement with all potential projects.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 19/03/2020 12:16:29 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown