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1200788

registered interest
date	05/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Personal Savings: Interest Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent comparative assessment he has made of the competitiveness of NS&I and high street bank savings product interest rates.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	55109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>NS&amp;I has a core remit to deliver cost-effective financing for government. In effect, customers’ deposits with NS&amp;I are a form of government borrowing, and the rates that NS&amp;I offer impact the cost to government of this borrowing. Rates on NS&amp;I products are kept under review and set in accordance with its operating framework to balance the interests of savers; taxpayers; and the broader financial services sector.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/06/2020 10:48:57 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1200835

registered interest
date	05/06/2020
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 discussions his Department has had with the (a) Financial Conduct Authority and (b) Payment Systems Regulator on a minimum service guarantee for cash; and what the planned timescale is for the introduction of new legislation protecting access to cash announced in Budget 2020.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	55082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises that cash remains extremely important to the daily lives of millions of people across the UK. The Government remains closely engaged with the financial regulators to monitor and assess risks around cash access and acceptance resulting from COVID-19. This includes working closely with industry to ensure access to cash.</p><p> </p><p>At the March 2020 Budget, the Chancellor announced that the Government will bring forward legislation to protect access to cash in the longer-term. The Government is engaging with regulators – the Payment Systems Regulator, Financial Conduct Authority and Bank of England – and stakeholders across industry while designing legislation, to ensure the needs of cash users continue to be met. Further details on timing for legislation will be set out in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 55084 question first answered 11/06/2020 10:44:26 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1200836

registered interest
date	05/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bank Services: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support his Department is providing to people who require access to offline or face-to-face banking during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	55083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>Banks, building societies, the Post Office and credit unions are working closely with the Treasury and the financial regulators to maintain branch access for essential services while balancing the needs of their customers with the safety and welfare of staff. The vast majority of branches are open, though many are open for reduced hours.</p><p> </p><p>Banks, building societies and credit unions are keeping their websites up to date and we would encourage customers, wherever possible, to use online services for their banking. If customers are not able to use online forms of banking, they may choose to use telephone banking rather than using a branch. The Government advises any customer who has questions or concerns about their banking to contact their provider.</p><p> </p><p>Bank customers can also use the Post Office for essential banking services as an alternative to their branch and can continue to use ATMs or cash machines as normal for cash withdrawals and balance enquiries. Furthermore, several retail banks have in place solutions for vulnerable customers who may be self-isolating, including making payments through a trusted person.</p>Furthermore, several retail banks have in place solutions for vulnerable customers who may be self-isolating, including making payments through a trusted person. answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/06/2020 10:47:03 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1200837

registered interest
date	05/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Money: Coronavirus
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 retailers refusing cash as a result of the covid-19 outbreak; and what progress has been made on bringing forward legislative proposals to protect consumer access to cash.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	55084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises that cash remains extremely important to the daily lives of millions of people across the UK. The Government remains closely engaged with the financial regulators to monitor and assess risks around cash access and acceptance resulting from COVID-19. This includes working closely with industry to ensure access to cash.</p><p> </p><p>At the March 2020 Budget, the Chancellor announced that the Government will bring forward legislation to protect access to cash in the longer-term. The Government is engaging with regulators – the Payment Systems Regulator, Financial Conduct Authority and Bank of England – and stakeholders across industry while designing legislation, to ensure the needs of cash users continue to be met. Further details on timing for legislation will be set out in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 55082 question first answered 11/06/2020 10:44:27 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1201503

registered interest
date	05/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Aviation and Tourism: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment the Government has made of the economic effect of the covid-19 quarantine on (a) airlines, (b) airports, and (c) tourism and hospitality businesses.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	55684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government wants the UK to open up for travel as soon as it is safe to do so. The Government recognises the challenging times facing the aviation, tourism and hospitality sectors and has provided an unprecedented package of support for workers and businesses to support them through the current economic emergency.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 15/06/2020 09:35:00 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1201504

registered interest
date	05/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Off-payroll Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the number of workers who only hold contracts covered by the off payroll working rules.
tabling member constituency	Mole Valley
tabling member printed	Sir Paul Beresford
uin	55650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2020 answer text <p>The Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) published in July 2019 sets out that HMRC estimate that 170,000 individuals working through their own company, who would be employed if engaged directly, would be subject to the off-payroll working rules. Individuals may have multiple engagements through their own company, with some engagements subject to the off-payroll working rules and some not. Those who are complying with the existing rules should experience little impact. The TIIN can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rules-for-off-payroll-working-from-april-2020/rules-for-off-payroll-working-from-april-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rules-for-off-payroll-working-from-april-2020/rules-for-off-payroll-working-from-april-2020</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The impact of the delay to the changes of the off-payroll working rules will be published at the next fiscal event and will be subject to the scrutiny of the Office for Budget Responsibility.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/06/2020 13:28:42 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	103 label Biography information for Sir Paul Beresford

1201514

registered interest
date	05/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Agricultural Shows: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial support is available for providers of agricultural and country shows during the covid-19 outbreak; and what support is available for mobile providers of those shows who do not have fixed property.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	55692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government has announced unprecedented support for business and workers to protect them against the current economic emergency including almost £300 billion of guarantees – equivalent to 15% of UK GDP. Where they have business premises, agro-event hire companies may benefit from one of the grants schemes announced on 17 March:</p><p> </p><ul><li>The Small Business Grant Fund, which provides eligible businesses with a £10,000 grant per property, for each property in receipt of Small Business Rates Relief (SBRR) or Rural Rates Relief (RRR).</li><li>The Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund, which provides eligible businesses, not in receipt of SBRR or RRR, with a £10,000 grant per property with a rateable value of £15,000 or less; and £25,000 grant per property with a rateable value between £15,000 and £51,000.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p>Agro-event hire companies without premises, along with other businesses, may benefit from a range of other support measures. The Business Support website provides further information about how businesses can access the support that has been made available, who is eligible and how to apply - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/business-coronavirus-support-finder" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/business-coronavirus-support-finder</a>.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 15/06/2020 09:38:13 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1201528

registered interest
date	05/06/2020
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, whether he plans to extend eligibility for the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant to food and drink wholesalers that supply to care homes, hospitals and schools.
tabling member constituency	Blackburn
tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
uin	55689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises that this is a very challenging time for businesses in a wide variety of sectors. Small businesses occupying properties for retail, hospitality or leisure purposes are likely to be particularly affected by COVID-19 due to their reliance on customer footfall, and the fact that they are less likely than larger businesses to have sufficient cash reserves to meet their high fixed property-related costs. The Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund (RHLGF) is intended to help small businesses in this situation.</p><p> </p><p>Local Authorities (LAs) can choose to make discretionary grants to businesses in supply chains, like the wholesale food and drink sector, if they feel there is a particular local economic need. The Government has allocated up to an additional £617 million to LAs to enable them to give discretionary grants. While food and drink wholesalers are not one of the priority groups which Government has asked LAs to focus on, LAs may choose to make payments to businesses outside of these priority groups if they feel there is a local economic need to do so, so long as the business was trading on 11th March, and has not received any other cash grant funded by central Government (with the exception of grants from the SEISS).</p><p> </p><p>Small businesses which are not eligible for business grants should still be able to benefit from other elements of the Government’s unprecedented package of support. The Business Support website provides further information about how businesses can access the support that has been made available, who is eligible, when the schemes open and how to apply - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/business-coronavirus-support-finder" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/business-coronavirus-support-finder</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 15/06/2020 09:40:04 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

1201529

registered interest
date	05/06/2020
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, if he will extend the application of business rates relief to food and drink wholesalers.
tabling member constituency	Blackburn
tabling member printed	Kate Hollern
uin	55690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government has provided enhanced support through business rates relief to businesses occupying properties used for retail, hospitality and leisure given the direct and acute impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on those sectors.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has published guidance for local authorities on eligible properties. As set out in the guidance, support is targeted at premises that are wholly or mainly being used as shops, restaurants, cafes, drinking establishments, cinemas and live music venues; for assembly and leisure; or as hotels, guest and boarding premises, and self-catering accommodation. It is for local authorities to determine eligibility for reliefs, having regard to guidance issued by the Government.</p><p> </p><p>A range of further measures to support all businesses, including those not eligible for the business rates holiday, such as wholesalers, has also been made available.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 55838 57189 question first answered 12/06/2020 13:21:51 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4363 label Biography information for Kate Hollern

1201544

registered interest
date	05/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Supermarkets: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether supermarkets that remain open during the covid-19 outbreak have been provided with business rates relief.
tabling member constituency	Bradford West
tabling member printed	Naz Shah
uin	55697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2020 answer text <p>On 17 March the Chancellor announced a business rates holiday for businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors, irrespective of rateable value, so that all eligible businesses will pay no business rates for 12 months. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has published guidance for local authorities on eligibility of the business rates holiday for the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors, which included supermarkets.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/06/2020 13:24:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4409 label Biography information for Naz Shah