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1201029

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date	08/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Construction: VAT
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the implementation of the forthcoming VAT reverse charge for construction services as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Lord Naseby
uin	HL5401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>In light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the construction sector, the Government has decided to delay the introduction of the VAT domestic reverse charge for building and construction services, to 1 March 2021.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 22/06/2020 13:07:54 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1251 label Biography information for Lord Naseby

1201031

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Inspections: Dover
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government where they plan to locate inspection zones for vehicles travelling into the UK via the port of Dover.
tabling member printed	Baroness Randerson
uin	HL5406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>On 12 June the Government committed to building new border facilities in Great Britain to carry out the required checks following the end of the transition period, building inland port facilities where there is no space at ports for new infrastructure. The Government will also provide targeted support to ports to build new infrastructure.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is consulting with ports across the UK to agree what infrastructure is required.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 22/06/2020 13:07:40 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson

1201100

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bank of England
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government whether they are considering adjusting the mandate of the Bank of England to make (1) full employment or (2) nominal GDP an equal or higher priority than inflation.
tabling member printed	Lord Myners
uin	HL5398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>Monetary Policy in the UK has the primary objective of achieving price stability, as set out in the Bank of England Act 1998. Price stability is an essential pre-requisite for long run growth.</p><p> </p><p>As the Chancellor reaffirmed in the remit of the independent Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) at the Budget, price stability is defined as a symmetric inflation target of 2 per cent, as measured by the 12-month increase in the Consumer Prices Index (CPI).</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s commitment to price stability and the inflation target remains absolute.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 22/06/2020 12:38:23 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1201151

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Loans: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that future lending decisions are not affected by payment holidays that have been taken during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	56043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the important role payment holidays play in providing temporary support to consumers through this period and continues to work closely with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to support consumers facing financial difficulty as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.</p><p> </p><p>Lenders must act responsibly when deciding whether and how much credit to issue. This includes assessing consumers’ ability to repay. The information on a consumer’s credit file is an important part of this assessment. FCA guidance makes clear that, during a payment holiday, accounts should be recorded to ensure the consumers’ current credit data position is maintained or frozen for the duration of the payment holiday period. The Government expects that this should not impact on a consumer’s credit file.</p><p> </p><p>Consumers should speak to their lender about their options when coming to the end of their payment holiday.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 15/06/2020 08:54:12 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1201199

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Arts: Coronavirus
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 representatives in the arts sector on the continuation of the (a) Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and (b) Self-Employment Income Support Scheme for businesses that are unable to re-open as a result of Government guidance on social distancing during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	56018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>During this difficult time the Treasury is working intensively with employers, delivery partners, industry groups and other Government departments to understand the long-term effects of social distancing across all key areas of the economy. For example, on 11 June the Chancellor attended a roundtable with TUC and other unions, including Prospect and Equity.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the extreme disruption the necessary actions to combat Covid-19 are having on businesses and sectors like Arts and Creative Industries.</p><p> </p><p>That is why the Chancellor introduced the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS).</p><p>On 12 May, the Government announced a major extension to the CJRS which will continue to the end of October, including more flexibility and employer contributions from August as people return to work. On 29 May, the Chancellor announced an extension to the SEISS, which continues to be one of the most generous self-employed Covid-19 support schemes in the world as the economy reopens. This extension means that eligible individuals whose businesses are adversely affected by Covid-19 will be able to claim a second and final grant when the scheme reopens for applications in August. Decisions on Government schemes are based on all available evidence, including the latest public health guidance.</p><p>The Treasury will continue to monitor the impact of Government support with regard to supporting public services, businesses, individuals, and sectors such as arts and creative industries, and welcome views from representatives.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/06/2020 10:52:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1201244

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what process his Department has in place to ensure that local authorities adhere to Government guidance on the distribution of grants to businesses during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	56058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government has provided Local Authorities with detailed guidance and FAQs to support them in distributing Small Business Grants, Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grants, and Discretionary Grants to eligible businesses.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, BEIS has conducted periodic live streams with the 314 Local Authorities administering the schemes, to highlight any additions to the guidance and to allow Local Authorities to ask questions, which in turn are captured in the FAQs. BEIS has an active Working Group of Local Authorities, the LGA, CIPFA and IRRV that is a forum for testing how a range of Local Authorities are applying the guidance in practice.</p><p> </p><p>It is up to Local Authorities to apply the guidance on these grants.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 16/06/2020 13:56:00 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1201281

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Companies: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the employers that are participating in Project Birch.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	55952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text The Government does not comment on individual cases but will notify Parliament of the spending incurred as the result of any support provided. answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 15/06/2020 10:20:46 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1201298

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Manufacturing Industries: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he plans to take to (a) encourage and (b) support (i) Rolls-Royce and (ii) other similar manufacturing industries to help (A) retain their workforce and (B) prevent mass redundancies in response to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	56024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government regularly speaks with automotive companies and has worked closely with Rolls Royce in response to COVID-19.</p><p> </p><p>Rolls Royce is making use of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and has drawn £300m of short-term finance from the Coronavirus Corporate Financing Facility (CCFF).</p><p> </p><p>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) has so far protected 8.9 million workers and 1.1 million businesses through this crisis (as at midnight 7th June 2020).</p><p> </p><p>All UK employers can apply for a grant that covers 80% of furloughed employees’ usual monthly wage costs, up to £2500 a month, plus the associated Employer National Insurance contributions and pension contributions.</p><p> </p><p>This scheme is available to support 28.5m employees paid via PAYE across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>This is a temporary scheme in place for 8 months starting from 1 March and ending at the end of October.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we are supporting businesses, by offering Government-backed finance through the Covid Corporate Financing Facility, Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loans, Coronavirus Business Interruption Loans, and the Bounce Back Loans scheme, depending on the size of the company.</p><p> </p><p>Where firms make the decision that they cannot retain all of their staff over the longer run, we are ensuring that those looking for work are supported through a significant package of temporary welfare measures.</p><p> </p><p>This includes: £20 per week increase to the Universal Credit standard allowance and Working Tax Credit basic element, and a nearly £1bn increase in support for renters through increases to the Local Housing Allowance rates for Universal Credit and Housing Benefit claimants. These changes will benefit all new and existing claimants.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 16/06/2020 13:57:42 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1201301

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Kingston upon Hull
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people resident in Hull are registered with HMRC as being on furlough under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	55905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>Claims made up until and including 31 May under the Coronavirus Job Retention Programme, have supported 31,900 furloughed employments where the employee is resident within the area of the City of Kingston upon Hull Unitary Authority. This is the total number of employments furloughed at any time since the start of the scheme. Within this figure one person could be furloughed for more than one job.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on this statistic is available from the HMRC publication, Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Official Statistics. This can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-statistics-june-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-statistics-june-2020</a></p><p> </p><p>It has not been possible to break this number down further by tax bracket within the time available.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 55906 question first answered 16/06/2020 10:45:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1201302

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Kingston upon Hull
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people resident in Hull in each tax bracket are registered with HMRC as being on furlough under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	55906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>Claims made up until and including 31 May under the Coronavirus Job Retention Programme, have supported 31,900 furloughed employments where the employee is resident within the area of the City of Kingston upon Hull Unitary Authority. This is the total number of employments furloughed at any time since the start of the scheme. Within this figure one person could be furloughed for more than one job.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on this statistic is available from the HMRC publication, Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Official Statistics. This can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-statistics-june-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-statistics-june-2020</a></p><p> </p><p>It has not been possible to break this number down further by tax bracket within the time available.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 55905 question first answered 16/06/2020 10:45:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson