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1239663

registered interest
date	01/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Debts Written Off: Developing Countries
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 (a) debt cancellation for lower-income countries from Governments, the IMF and World Bank, the private sector and all other creditors for 2020 and 2021 and (b) bringing forward legislative proposals similar to the Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Act 2010 to enforce on the private sector the terms of an international agreement for debt relief.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	98290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government is concerned about the debt vulnerabilities of low-income developing countries, which have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>The UK cancelled most of our low-income developing country debt under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative. However, we have remained a global leader in advancing sovereign debt transparency and sustainability. In April 2020 the Chancellor joined his G20 counterparts to commit to a temporary suspension on debt service repayments from the 77 poorest countries under the debt service suspension initiative (DSSI). To date, the DSSI has supported 43 countries which have requested suspensions by freeing up $5 billion to fund their COVID-19 responses. Given the depth of liquidity needs in these countries, the UK supports an extension of the DSSI into 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The G20 agreed private sector DSSI participation should be voluntary and at borrowers’ discretion. The Government continues to support this approach, which helps protect these countries’ hard-won market access which will be essential for financing COVID recovery. Where borrowers do make requests, private creditors should implement the DSSI. Where sovereign debt reductions are necessary, it will be important for there to be fair and timely burden sharing between all creditor types, including commercial creditors.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 06/10/2020 12:51:11 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1239721

registered interest
date	01/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Beer: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many small breweries (a) have and (b) have not been permitted to recalculate their production volumes for the purposes of small brewers relief in 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	98210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2020 answer text <p>UK law does not allow for in-year adjustments to be made to the current year’s production for the purposes of Small Brewers Relief (SBR) after beer has been finished.</p><p> </p><p>Brewers who have had to discard spoilt beer in 2020 due to COVID-19 have been able to reclaim the excise duty payable from HMRC in line with the requirements set out in HMRC Excise Public Notice 226. Where small brewers’ production has been lower than expected due to reduced demand, this will be taken into account when calculating their SBR eligibility for 2021.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 98211 98212 question first answered 06/10/2020 12:49:21 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1239722

registered interest
date	01/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Beer: Excise Duties
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 allowing breweries to recalculate their production volumes in 2020 for the purposes of small brewers relief.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	98211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2020 answer text <p>UK law does not allow for in-year adjustments to be made to the current year’s production for the purposes of Small Brewers Relief (SBR) after beer has been finished.</p><p> </p><p>Brewers who have had to discard spoilt beer in 2020 due to COVID-19 have been able to reclaim the excise duty payable from HMRC in line with the requirements set out in HMRC Excise Public Notice 226. Where small brewers’ production has been lower than expected due to reduced demand, this will be taken into account when calculating their SBR eligibility for 2021.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 98210 98212 question first answered 06/10/2020 12:49:21 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1239723

registered interest
date	01/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Beer: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to allow small breweries to disregard beer spoilt during the covid-19 outbreak for calculating production volumes in 2020 for the purposes of small brewers' relief.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	98212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2020 answer text <p>UK law does not allow for in-year adjustments to be made to the current year’s production for the purposes of Small Brewers Relief (SBR) after beer has been finished.</p><p> </p><p>Brewers who have had to discard spoilt beer in 2020 due to COVID-19 have been able to reclaim the excise duty payable from HMRC in line with the requirements set out in HMRC Excise Public Notice 226. Where small brewers’ production has been lower than expected due to reduced demand, this will be taken into account when calculating their SBR eligibility for 2021.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 98210 98211 question first answered 06/10/2020 12:49:21 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1239197

registered interest
date	30/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 29 September 2020 to Question 95206 on Tax allowances, how much additional funding will be allocated to HMRC for the monitoring and evaluation of tax reliefs.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	97697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>The amount of additional funding allocated to HM Revenue &amp; Customs for the monitoring and evaluation of tax reliefs will be determined through the outcome of the funding settlement agreed between HM Treasury and HM Revenue &amp; Customs, as part of the forthcoming Comprehensive Spending Review 2020.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/10/2020 15:15:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1239278

registered interest
date	30/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people who made student loan repayments were receiving maternity pay in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	97570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/10/2020 15:13:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1239318

registered interest
date	30/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs Intermediaries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) applications have been made and (b) how much funding has been issued to customs intermediaries by HMRC.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	97559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>In total, the Government has now made £84 million available to support the customs intermediary sector to deal with EU trade after 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The initial £34 million has been fully allocated with over 4,000 grant offers for the recruitment and training of agents, improved software and hardware capability for businesses and supporting the establishment of the customs academy. The Government opened an additional £50 million of funding on 29 July and since then it has received over 1,300 applications totalling £18.4m.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses are applying enthusiastically, and funding is still available. The Government encourages industry to take advantage of this support to expand.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/10/2020 16:24:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

1239319

registered interest
date	30/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs Intermediaries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many customs intermediaries (a) there are as at 30 September 2020 and (b) will be needed from 1 January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	97560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>The UK has a well-established customs intermediaries sector which serves British businesses trading outside the EU. The sector is varied and consists of a number of different business models, including specific customs agents, freight forwarders and fast parcel operators; all of which will require differing numbers of staff.</p><p> </p><p>The sector is responding to the increased demand from traders. Government support of up to £84m has been designed to meet the needs of the sector to build capacity flexibly by covering training and IT, as well as recruitment.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to monitor progress carefully and keeps support under review.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/10/2020 16:37:08 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

1239320

registered interest
date	30/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Roads: Freight
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 haulage and logistics companies who will be unable to find a customs brokerage service by 1 January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	97561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>The UK has a well-established customs intermediaries sector which serves British businesses trading outside the EU. The sector is varied and consists of a number of different business models, including specific customs agents, freight forwarders and fast parcel operators; all of which will require differing numbers of staff.</p><p> </p><p>The sector is responding to the increased demand from traders. Government support of up to £84m has been designed to meet the needs of the sector to build capacity flexibly by covering training and IT, as well as recruitment.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to monitor progress carefully and keeps support under review.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/10/2020 17:19:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

1239321

registered interest
date	30/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs Intermediaries
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 effect of state aid rules on the ability of customs intermediaries to scale up ahead of the end of the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	97562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>Total grants claimed across the customs grant scheme and any similar schemes must be under €200,000 (the maximum amount of state aid available).</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to consider how the grant scheme can be improved, including how it best operates within subsidy rules.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/10/2020 16:26:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves