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1251384

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
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 make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of retaining the Small Brewers Relief threshold at 5000 hectolitres rather than lowering that threshold to 2100 hectolitres.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	114833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>An estimate is not possible at this stage as the Government has not consulted on its announced plans for a new, more gradual taper for the SBR scheme. This will take place later this year.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 17/11/2020 11:52:54 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1251413

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Buildings: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to reduce VAT on essential repairs to pre-1919 properties.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	114942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>There was previously a zero rate of VAT on restorative work to listed and historic buildings. However, the relief was mainly being used to carry out extension work, which was contrary to the intent of the legislation to preserve heritage, and was removed following consultation in 2012.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no current plans to change the VAT treatment of restorative construction work on listed and historic buildings.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/11/2020 10:40:17 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1251452

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Companies: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many supervised company formation agents HMRC visited from (a) 1 Jan 2018 to 31 Dec 2018 and (b) 1 Jan 2019 to 31 Dec 2019.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	114930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>HMRC supervises businesses in nine sectors under the Money Laundering Regulations (MLRs), including those Trust or Company Service Providers (TCSPs) not supervised by other bodies. HMRC does not publish information relating to targeting of supervisory visits in particular sectors. Such information could be used by criminals to aid their efforts to attempt to launder money or finance terrorism.</p><p>HM Treasury publishes aggregate details of HMRC’s supervision activity in its annual “Anti-money laundering and counter terrorist finance supervision report”.</p><p>Since 8 May 2019, HMRC has not identified any company formation agents who should be but are not registered with HMRC.</p><p>HMRC’s Anti Money Laundering Supervision team employs 16 full time equivalent staff to identify businesses that should be registered with HMRC under the MLRs but are not. These ‘policing the perimeter’ staff are not designated to specific sectors.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 114931 114932 question first answered 17/11/2020 11:45:41 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1251453

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Companies: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of company formation agents that should be registered for supervision but are not have been identified by HMRC since 8 May 2019.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	114931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>HMRC supervises businesses in nine sectors under the Money Laundering Regulations (MLRs), including those Trust or Company Service Providers (TCSPs) not supervised by other bodies. HMRC does not publish information relating to targeting of supervisory visits in particular sectors. Such information could be used by criminals to aid their efforts to attempt to launder money or finance terrorism.</p><p>HM Treasury publishes aggregate details of HMRC’s supervision activity in its annual “Anti-money laundering and counter terrorist finance supervision report”.</p><p>Since 8 May 2019, HMRC has not identified any company formation agents who should be but are not registered with HMRC.</p><p>HMRC’s Anti Money Laundering Supervision team employs 16 full time equivalent staff to identify businesses that should be registered with HMRC under the MLRs but are not. These ‘policing the perimeter’ staff are not designated to specific sectors.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 114930 114932 question first answered 17/11/2020 11:45:41 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1251454

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Companies: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many HMRC full time equivalent staff are tasked with identifying company formation agents that should be registered for supervision but are not.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	114932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>HMRC supervises businesses in nine sectors under the Money Laundering Regulations (MLRs), including those Trust or Company Service Providers (TCSPs) not supervised by other bodies. HMRC does not publish information relating to targeting of supervisory visits in particular sectors. Such information could be used by criminals to aid their efforts to attempt to launder money or finance terrorism.</p><p>HM Treasury publishes aggregate details of HMRC’s supervision activity in its annual “Anti-money laundering and counter terrorist finance supervision report”.</p><p>Since 8 May 2019, HMRC has not identified any company formation agents who should be but are not registered with HMRC.</p><p>HMRC’s Anti Money Laundering Supervision team employs 16 full time equivalent staff to identify businesses that should be registered with HMRC under the MLRs but are not. These ‘policing the perimeter’ staff are not designated to specific sectors.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 114930 114931 question first answered 17/11/2020 11:45:41 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1251468

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mortgages
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 implications for his policies of the proposals made by the London School of Economics on mortgage prisoners, published 11 November 2020.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	115040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>We are grateful to London School of Economics (LSE) and Martin Lewis for their contribution to this conversation.</p><p> </p><p>We remain committed to supporting these borrowers and are pleased that active lenders have started offering switching options specifically for mortgage prisoners taking advantage of the new flexibilities given to them by the FCA. We will monitor the impact of this in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 17/11/2020 11:16:42 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1251477

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Wholesale Trade: 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 effect of the ineligibility of wholesalers for Business Rates Relief on the integrity of public sector supply chains.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	114797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government has provided unprecedented levels of support for workers and businesses to protect, as much as possible, against the current economic emergency. Food and drink wholesalers have been eligible for a number of these support schemes, with the most relevant likely to include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to help keep millions of people in employment;</li><li>£10,000 cash grants for all business properties in receipt of Small Business Rates Relief and Rural Rates Relief;</li><li>The Bounce Back Loan Scheme for small businesses to borrow between £2,000 and £50,000, with no interest payments or fees for the first 12 months.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Food and drink wholesalers have also benefited from the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme which provided over 100 million half price meals during August and helped to protect the livelihoods of the 1.8 million people working in the hospitality sector.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 114951 question first answered 17/11/2020 11:48:03 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1251493

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Hospitality Industry: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will extend the temporary 5 per cent reduced rate of VAT for hospitality, hotel and holiday accommodation businesses for the 2021-22 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	114934
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government initially cut the rate of VAT applied to hospitality, accommodation and attractions, from 20 per cent to 5 per cent, for a period of six months to 12 January 2021.</p><p>The Government extended this relief in September 2020, and it will now end on 31 March 2021. The reduced rate aims to support the cash flow and viability of over 150,000 businesses in the affected sectors and will help protect 2.4 million jobs.</p><p>The Government keeps all taxes under review.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/11/2020 10:38:08 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1251785

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Food: Wholesale Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what targeted rates relief support the Government has provided for food service wholesalers whose rateable value exceeds £51,000.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	114950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government has provided enhanced support to the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors through business rates relief given the direct and acute impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on those sectors. Rates relief is available to all eligible retail, hospitality and leisure properties regardless of their rateable value. Business rates are devolved in Scotland, and so are a matter for the Scottish Government.</p><p> </p><p>A range of further measures to support all businesses, including those not eligible for business rates relief, has also been made available.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/11/2020 10:42:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1251786

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Food: Wholesale Trade
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 hospitality venue covid-19 restrictions on the food service wholesale industry; what targeted support has been provided for that sector in response to the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	114951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government has provided unprecedented levels of support for workers and businesses to protect, as much as possible, against the current economic emergency. Food and drink wholesalers have been eligible for a number of these support schemes, with the most relevant likely to include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to help keep millions of people in employment;</li><li>£10,000 cash grants for all business properties in receipt of Small Business Rates Relief and Rural Rates Relief;</li><li>The Bounce Back Loan Scheme for small businesses to borrow between £2,000 and £50,000, with no interest payments or fees for the first 12 months.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Food and drink wholesalers have also benefited from the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme which provided over 100 million half price meals during August and helped to protect the livelihoods of the 1.8 million people working in the hospitality sector.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 114797 question first answered 17/11/2020 11:48:03 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown