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1314612

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	VAT: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Answer of 15 April 2021 to Question178712, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the grace period for Returned Goods Relief to 2023 to mitigate the effect of current covid-19 restrictions.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	1049
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2021 answer text <p>The Government has recently extended the grace period for the Returned Goods Relief (RGR) from one year to 18 months in light of the continuing travel restrictions in both the UK and the EU due to COVID-19. This extension to the grace period allows goods located in the EU at the end of the Transition Period to return to Great Britain by 30th June 2022, regardless of the date they left the UK.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/05/2021 11:36:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1312284

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Debts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What assessment he has made of the change in the level of personal debt in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	914840
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to understand the impact of COVID-19 on personal debt levels and to help people access the support they need to get their finances back on track.</p><p> </p><p>The Government works closely with the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) to monitor financial difficulty through an annual survey and notes the Financial Conduct Authority’s biennial Financial Lives Survey.</p><p> </p><p>The latest findings from the Financial Lives Survey were published in February 2021. The findings include the impact of Covid-19 on people’s finances.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 27/04/2021 12:36:02 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1306991

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Boats: VAT
	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 potential effect of HMRC rules which incur VAT charges on returning boats on UK citizens with boats in the EU as a result of covid-19 travel restrictions.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	178712
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2021 answer text <p>Relief from import VAT and any customs duty is available under Returned Goods Relief (RGR) for goods exported from the UK and re-imported within three years in an unaltered state. Goods which were transported from the UK to the EU and which remained located in the EU at the end of the transition period will be eligible for RGR, subject to meeting the conditions for the relief, if they are returned to Great Britain by 30 June 2022, regardless of the date they were transported to the EU. This extends the period during which such goods can return to Great Britain under RGR by a further six months in view of the continuing COVID-19 travel restrictions in the UK and in the EU. The extension of this grace period is included in the revised RGR legislation published on 22 March 2021: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reference-documents-for-the-customs-reliefs-from-a-liability-to-import-duty-and-miscellaneous-amendments-eu-exit-regulations-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reference-documents-for-the-customs-reliefs-from-a-liability-to-import-duty-and-miscellaneous-amendments-eu-exit-regulations-2020</a>.</p><p>For RGR to apply on import VAT relief, the exporter and the importer need to be the same person.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/04/2021 14:45:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1307754

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2021
	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 bringing forward the application date for the fourth round of Self-Employment Income Support Scheme grants.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	179074
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government announced at Budget 2021 that the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) will continue until September, with a fourth and a final fifth grant.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also announced a major improvement in access to the self-employed scheme. As the deadline for 2019-20 tax returns has now passed, HMRC will use these tax returns for the fourth and fifth grants, provided they were submitted by 2 March. This means that 600,000 people, many of whom became self-employed in 2019-20, may now be able to claim the fourth and fifth grants, bringing the total number of people who could be eligible to 3.7 million.</p><p> </p><p>Using these returns requires time to deliver due to the increased population and new data. In order to allow HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) time to process 2019-20 tax returns it has not been possible to invite applications or open the claims service earlier.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC will open the online claims service for the fourth SEISS grant from late April 2021 and expect to notify potentially eligible people of their personal claim date from mid-April.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance on how to claim the fourth grant is now available online: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-a-grant-through-the-coronavirus-covid-19-self-employment-income-support-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-a-grant-through-the-coronavirus-covid-19-self-employment-income-support-scheme</a>.</p><p>The SEISS is just one part of a wider package of support for the self-employed, which includes automatic, self-serve time-to-pay arrangements, loans, welfare support, and other business support grants.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 178567 178690 question first answered 20/04/2021 14:13:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1285153

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services Compensation Scheme: Credit
	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 Financial Conduct Authority on extending the Financial Services Compensation Scheme to payday lending companies.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	151700
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2021 answer text <p>The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is the compensation scheme of last resort for customers of failed UK-authorised financial services firms and is funded by a levy on the financial services industry. The FSCS is an independent non-governmental body and carries out its compensation function within rules set by the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), they have the power to decide which activities are given FSCS protection. In 2016, the FCA decided not to extend FSCS protection to most consumer credit activities because it believed other regulatory requirements were sufficient.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA’s reasoning for not extending FSCS protection was set out in a letter on 15 February 2019 from its Chief Executive to the Chair of the Treasury Select Committee. This reasoning was that consumer credit firms did not generally hold client assets; losses to consumers had reduced since the FCA had taken over regulation of consumer credit; and, because the cost of providing FSCS cover for high-cost short-term credit would likely need to be subsidised by levies on other regulated firms. A copy of that letter can be found here: <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/globalassets/documents/commons-committees/treasury/correspondence/2017-19/fca-chief-executive-to-chair-re-wonga-150219.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/globalassets/documents/commons-committees/treasury/correspondence/2017-19/fca-chief-executive-to-chair-re-wonga-150219.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Treasury ministers and officials meet regularly with the FCA, and the Government will continue to work closely with the FCA to ensure consumers of financial services are treated fairly.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 16/02/2021 14:30:00 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1282096

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Business Rates
	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 extending small business rate relief to landlords that have lost rental income from commercial properties as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	145785
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2021 answer text <p>Businesses in receipt of their own business rates assessment and which meet the criteria may be eligible for business rate reliefs, including Small Business Rate Relief. The Government has no plan to change eligibility for SBRR.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the impact that the continued non-payment of rent has on landlords. The Government has made available over £330 billion of guarantees through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme and the Coronavirus Corporate Financing Facility. These are available to businesses across different sizes and sectors, and directly support landlords with their cashflow issues. The Government is also continuing to work with lenders to ensure flexible support is being provided to commercial landlords.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/02/2021 17:10:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1282097

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to introduce a redress scheme for people who have been refused furlough by employers during the covid-19 outbreak because of claims that their employer is unable to afford national insurance and pension contributions.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	145786
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2021 answer text <p>Since November, employers are only asked to cover National Insurance and employer pension contributions for hours not worked under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). This is lower than the previous level in September and October, and for an average claim accounts for just 5 per cent of total employment costs, or £70 per employee per month. Furthermore, many small employers can benefit from the Employment Allowance for support with their NICs bill, and, since March, businesses have received billions in loans, tax deferrals, Business Rate reliefs, and general and sector-specific grants. This support can be used by businesses to cover the costs of NICs and pension contributions, ensuring that they can continue to furlough their employees.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 145779 question first answered 03/02/2021 12:47:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1280750

	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	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Supply Teachers
	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 making it mandatory for agencies to sign supply teachers up to the Flexible Furlough Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	143745
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2021 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to my answer of 28 January 2021 to PQ UIN : 142918.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/02/2021 12:08:00 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1276879

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	London Capital & Finance: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his statement of 17 December 2020, what the eligibility criteria will be for further compensation for former London Capital and Finance bondholders.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	137914
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2021 answer text <p>The Written Ministerial Statement of 17 December 2020 outlined the three main channels through which London Capital &amp; Finance plc (LCF) bondholders can seek compensation. These are the administration process, the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, and the Financial Conduct Authority’s Complaints Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The statement also announced that, taking into consideration the specific and complex set of circumstances surrounding the collapse of LCF, the Treasury will set up a compensation scheme which will assess whether there is justification for further one-off compensation payments in certain circumstances for some LCF bondholders . The Government will announce further details, including the eligibility criteria, in due course.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 19/01/2021 08:07:22 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1276353

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to publish an impact assessment of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement each quarter for 2021, with reference to (a) sectors of the economy and (b) all regions and nations of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	137197
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government does not intend to produce an Impact Assessment. We have consistently said that it would be impossible for a single model, number or scenario to capture that complexity or represent the varying impacts that will be felt across different parts of the economy.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has secured a deal that will benefit families and businesses across the UK, we can now take full advantage of the opportunities available to us.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 18/01/2021 10:56:59 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield