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1296776

registered interest
date	02/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Works Loan Board: Housing Revenue Accounts
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 local councils using the Public Works Loan Board for housing revenue accounts.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	161881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>In the financial year 2019-20, 65 local authorities in England borrowed £657 million to finance Housing Revenue Accounts (HRAs). As local authorities borrow from the PWLB to fund their capital programmes as a whole, it is difficult to know for certain how much of this borrowing was from the PWLB.</p><p> </p><p>Between 12 March and 25 November 2020, the PWLB offered a separate HRA rate, which was 100 basis points lower than the Certainty rate at which local authorities could borrow for all other capital expenditure. During this time 50 local authorities borrowed £1.146 billion from the PWLB at the HRA rate.</p><p> </p><p>The HRA rate was discontinued after the Certainty rate was reduced by 100 basis points, which equalised the costs of borrowing for all types of capital expenditure.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 09/03/2021 14:58:54 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1296807

registered interest
date	02/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	International Monetary System
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what international initiatives he plans to implement to ensure an international reallocation of the IMF'S stock of Special Drawing Rights, ahead of the G7 meeting in June 2021.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	161681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>The UK supports work on a new Special Drawing Rights (SDR) allocation to provide additional financing to low-income countries. On Friday 12 February the Chancellor chaired the first G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting and set out his priorities for the year including working to provide necessary support for the world’s most vulnerable countries, including through ensuring that the International Financial Institutions have the right tools to equip and enable vulnerable countries to respond to the pandemic. At the G20 Finance Ministers meeting on Friday 26 February the Chancellor also expressed his desire for work on a new IMF Special Drawing Rights allocation which gives additional financing to low income countries to help their response and recovery.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 09/03/2021 15:00:32 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1296845

registered interest
date	02/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Furs: Overseas Trade
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 how much (a) fur imports and (b) fur exports contributed to the UK economy in 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	161721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) are responsible for the collection and publication of data on UK imports and exports of goods to and from the UK. HMRC release this information monthly, as a National Statistic called the Overseas Trade in Goods Statistics.</p><p> </p><p>The value of imports to and exports from the UK of raw, tanned or dressed furskins (including heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cuttings, suitable for furriers’ use) and of articles of apparel, clothing accessories and other articles of furskin for 2019 and 2020 are set out in the tables below. The data is based on declared trade so is not an estimate.</p><p> </p><p>The data provided does not include raw hides and skins of animals which may have hair or wool on them or articles of clothing such as gloves, shoes, hats and coats which are only partially made of fur, for example, containing a fur trim. This is because these goods are declared under commodity codes other than those used exclusively for furskin and articles of furskin.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>UK imports of furskins (entered to commodity codes 4301; 4302) by value</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Calendar Year</p></td><td><p>Trade Value (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>8,735,686</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>5,548,413</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> </em> <em>Data source: HMRC Overseas Trade Statistics</em></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong> </strong> <strong>UK exports of furskins (entered to commodity codes 4301; 4302) by value</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Calendar Year</p></td><td><p>Trade Value (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>7,549,209</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>2,667,315</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> </em> <em>Data source: HMRC Overseas Trade Statistics</em></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong> </strong> <strong> </strong> <strong> </strong> <strong> </strong> <strong>UK imports of articles of furskin (entered to commodity codes 4303) by value</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Calendar Year</p></td><td><p>Trade Value (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>44,174,922</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>23,227,363</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> </em> <em>Data source: HMRC Overseas Trade Statistics</em></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong> </strong> <strong>UK exports of articles </strong><strong>of furskin (entered to commodity codes 4303) by value</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Calendar Year</p></td><td><p>Trade Value (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>25,163,877</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>17,249,958</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><em> </em> <em>Data source: HMRC Overseas Trade Statistics</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>HMRC hold no other data that would enable an estimate of how much fur imports or fur exports contributed to the UK economy in 2019 and 2020.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/03/2021 16:47:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1293255

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on future regulatory cooperation with the EU on financial services.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	160658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>Alongside the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the UK and EU have agreed, in the Joint Declaration on Regulatory Cooperation, to establish structured regulatory cooperation for financial services.</p><p> </p><p>To that end, a Memorandum of Understanding will be agreed in discussions between the EU and UK, to establish a framework for this cooperation. We have had initial conversations with the EU, but we will not be providing a running commentary on those discussions.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 09/03/2021 14:53:54 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1293269

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason he has nominated the Chief Executive of HM Revenue and Customs as the expert adviser to the Independent Inquiry on the Loan Charge.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	160682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>In September 2019, the Chancellor at the time commissioned Sir Amyas Morse to lead an independent review of the loan charge policy. Sir Amyas Morse had full control over the management of the review and maintained complete discretion over the advisers appointed and the stakeholders with whom he engaged. The Chief Executive of HM Revenue &amp; Customs was not nominated or appointed as an adviser to the Review, in any capacity.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/03/2021 14:18:51 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1293277

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many workers from (a) white, (b) Black, (c) Asian, (d) other minority ethnic backgrounds have been furloughed (a) in total and (b) as a proportion of the working population of that group.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	160786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>Information on the ethnic breakdown of recipients supported by the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) is not available.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) publish statistics on the CJRS. The latest release was published on GOV.UK on 25 February 2020: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-statistics-february-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-statistics-february-2021</a>.</strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 160846 question first answered 08/03/2021 12:32:12 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1293282

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-assessment: Proof of Identity
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 taxpayers who do not hold a UK passport who have contacted his Department as a result of being unable to provide proof of identity in line with the new identity verification requirements for submitting self-assessment tax returns online; and what assessment he has made of the effect of those new identity verification requirements on people without a UK passport who submit their self-assessment tax returns online; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	160513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>HMRC do not hold estimates for the number of Self-Assessment taxpayers who contact HMRC due to being unable to pass the online identity verification challenge and who also do not hold a UK passport.</p><p> </p><p>Where taxpayers are unable to prove their identity online it is as a consequence of being unable to pass successfully through the end-to-end identity challenge. Success or failure to pass the online identity checks is not dependent on holding a passport.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/03/2021 14:17:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1293296

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cash Dispensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure that people can continue to access cash; and if he will publish the Government's timeframe for bringing forward legislative proposals to protect access to cash.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	160730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government has committed to legislate to protect access to cash and ensure that the UK’s cash infrastructure is sustainable for the long term. To progress this work, the Government published a Call for Evidence on Access to Cash in October 2020. The Call for Evidence sought views on the key considerations associated with cash access, including deposit and withdrawal facilities, cash acceptance, and regulatory oversight of the cash system. The Government is considering responses to the Call for Evidence and will set out next steps in due course.</p><p> </p><p>During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Treasury has been working closely with regulators and industry to ensure customers continue to have access to essential banking services, including cash, while also protecting the safety of staff and customers. This has meant the vast majority of people have been able to access cash through the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>The Government created the Joint Authorities Cash Strategy Group in 2019, which has provided a forum for the public bodies to formally co-ordinate respective approaches to access to cash. This is chaired by HM Treasury and attended by the Bank of England, Payment Systems Regulator and Financial Conduct Authority. The members published an update on the actions of its members in July 2020. This included work led by the PSR and FCA to develop a comprehensive picture of cash access infrastructure across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 04/03/2021 10:15:36 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1293319

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Night-time Economy: Coronavirus
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 a financial support package available to the nightlife industry before it can reopen from 21 June 2021.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	160545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government understands that the nightlife industry has been acutely impacted by the pandemic. It has delivered support to this sector over the past year through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), VAT and business rates relief, a moratorium on evictions to protect commercial tenants, cash grants to protect businesses, extensions to the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) and Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS), and ‘Pay as You Grow’ options for businesses which have taken out loans through BBLS, giving a longer repayment period and allowing further flexibility on repayments.</p><p> </p><p>As restrictions ease and the economy is gradually and safely reopened, the Government will carefully tailor the level of support to individuals and businesses to reflect the changing circumstances. The Budget on 3 March outlined the next stage in the Government’s Plan for Jobs including on economic support to protect jobs and livelihoods across the UK. Measures businesses in the nightlife industry will benefit from include:</p><ul><li>The CJRS, which has supported over 1.6 million jobs in the hospitality sector, has been extended until the end of September 2021.</li><li>New Restart Grants – a one off cash grant of up to £18,000 for hospitality and leisure businesses in England.</li><li>Local Authorities (in England) have been given an additional £425 million of discretionary funding to support local businesses. This builds on the £1.6 billion discretionary funding which Local Authorities in England have already received.</li><li>Eligible businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors in England will benefit from business rates relief worth over £6 billion in 21-22.</li><li>A new UK-wide Recovery Loan Scheme to make available loans between £25,001 and £10 million, and asset and invoice finance between £1,000 and £10 million, to help businesses of all sizes through the next stage of recovery.</li><li>Extension to the VAT cut to 5% for hospitality, accommodation and tourism until the end of September across the UK. To help businesses manage the transition back to the standard 20% rate, a 12.5% rate will apply for the subsequent six months until 31 March 2022.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Government is continuing to collect evidence on the impact of the pandemic on the nightlife industry and is committed to working with businesses and representative groups to inform our efforts to support it.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 09/03/2021 11:07:59 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1293322

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Money
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 legislative proposals on protecting access to cash; if he will publish the Government's timeframe for bringing forward those proposals; and what plans the Government has to ensure that cash remains a viable payment method for people who are reliant on it.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Patricia Gibson
uin	160712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government has committed to legislate to protect access to cash and ensure that the UK’s cash infrastructure is sustainable for the long term. To progress this work, the Government published a Call for Evidence on Access to Cash in October 2020. The Call for Evidence sought views on the key considerations associated with cash access, including deposit and withdrawal facilities, cash acceptance, and regulatory oversight of the cash system. The Government is considering responses to the Call for Evidence and will set out next steps in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Government created the Joint Authorities Cash Strategy Group in 2019, which has provided a forum for the public bodies to formally co-ordinate respective approaches to access to cash. This is chaired by HM Treasury and attended by the Bank of England, Payment Systems Regulator and Financial Conduct Authority. The members published an update on the actions of its members in July 2020. This included work led by the PSR and FCA to develop a comprehensive picture of cash access infrastructure across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Treasury has been working closely with regulators and industry to ensure customers continue to have access to essential banking services, including cash, while also protecting the safety of staff and customers. This has meant the vast majority of people have been able to access cash through the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>With regards to ATMs, LINK (the scheme that runs the UK’s largest ATM network) has existing arrangements in place to protect free-to-use ATMs that do not have another free-to-use ATM or Post Office within one kilometre. LINK’s members have also made £5 million available to fund ATMs at the request of communities with poor access to cash. The Payment Systems Regulator has powers to regulate LINK and is holding it to account over its commitment to protect the broad geographic spread of free-to-use ATMs.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 160713 160714 question first answered 04/03/2021 10:25:35 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4435 label Biography information for Patricia Gibson