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1252344

registered interest
date	19/11/2020
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, whether he has had discussions on extending the reduction in VAT for the hospitality sector until March 2021 to hair, beauty, spa and wellness services.
tabling member constituency	Bradford South
tabling member printed	Judith Cummins
uin	115699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>The temporary reduced rate of VAT was introduced on 15 July to support the cash flow and viability of over 150,000 businesses and protect 2.4 million jobs in the hospitality and tourism sectors, and will run until 31 March 2021. This relief comes at a significant cost to the Exchequer, and there are currently no plans to extend the scope to include other sectors.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has announced a significant support package to help businesses through the winter months, which includes an extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, an extension of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme grant, and an extension of the application window for the government-backed loan schemes.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/11/2020 17:00:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4391 label Biography information for Judith Cummins

1252003

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Environment Protection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement on the future of financial services by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 9 November (HC Deb, cols 619–21), what plans they have to consult on the new green taxonomy.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hayman
uin	HL10341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>The UK Taxonomy will use the EU framework which is already part of UK law, as amended by the EU Withdrawal Act. The UK will be establishing a Green Technical Advisory Group to advise the government on an ongoing basis on any improvements or additions that could be made to the taxonomy for the UK context. We will set out more details on this in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 30/11/2020 12:42:00 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1649 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman

1252092

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
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, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) men, (b) women and (c) other gender identities who have made claims under the extended Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	115807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>HMRC have published statistics on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). These include information on the employments supported by the CJRS broken down by the employees’ gender. The statistics can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-coronavirus-covid-19-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmrc-coronavirus-covid-19-statistics</a>. The statistics do not show other gender identities because HMRC do not hold that information.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC will publish statistics on the CJRS extension in due course. The date of publication will be pre-announced on GOV.UK. HMRC continue to monitor the use of these statistics and make improvements as necessary.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/11/2020 17:30:24 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1252148

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
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, if he will make an assessment of the eligibility criteria for the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme prior to the application process opening for the third grant to allow people represented by #ExcludedUK to access that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	115841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>The practical issues that prevented the Government from being able to include company owner-managers in the original Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, namely the inability of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to verify the source of their dividend income without introducing unacceptable levels of fraud risk, still remain. Similarly, the practical issues that prevented the Government from being able to include the newly self-employed in 2019-20 in the original SEISS, namely that HMRC will not have access to their self-assessment returns in order to verify their eligibility, still remain.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has tried to target the SEISS at those who most need it through a maximum £50,000 threshold for average trading profits, and the requirement to earn 50 per cent or more of income from self-employment.</p><p> </p><p>As previously announced, new eligibility criteria have been introduced for the third SEISS grant in order to ensure that it will only be available to self-employed traders who are facing reduced demand or those who are temporarily unable to trade due to COVID-19.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has acknowledged that it has not been possible to support everyone as they might want. Those ineligible for the SEISS may still be eligible for other elements of the package of financial support available, including tax deferrals, rental support, self-isolation support payments and other business support grants.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/11/2020 17:14:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1252156

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Redundancy Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to conduct an equalities impact assessment of the implementation of the Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payment Regulations.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	115824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>An Equalities Impact Assessment was conducted on the primary legislation and published alongside the 2019 consultation document. An updated Equalities Impact Assessment has since been conducted based on the final regulations and has been published here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/929735/Restriction_of_Public_Sector_Exit_Payments_Equalities_Impact_Assessment.pdf" target="_blank">Equalities Impact Assessment</a></p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 23/11/2020 08:33:51 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1252197

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Offshore Industry and Shipping: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason workers in the (a) offshore oil and gas and (b) shipping industries were not specifically included in the Plan for Jobs announced on 8 July 2020; and what steps he has taken since that date to support levels of domestic (i) employment and (ii) training in those industries.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	115670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>The Plan for Jobs, announced on 8 July, invested in opportunities for people to develop skills to find and retain a job, expanding the National Careers Service, tripling the number of sector-based work academy placements for 2020-21, tripling the scale of traineeships, and funding a brand new offer to all 18 and 19 year olds studying high value level 2 and 3 courses. Recognising young people are particularly at risk of labour marketing scarring, the Government also launched a new £2bn Kickstart Scheme, creating hundreds of thousands of new, fully subsidised jobs for young people (16-24) at risk of long-term unemployment across Great Britain. There is also a guaranteed foundation of support to all 18-24 year olds on Universal Credit in the Intensive Worksearch group, through its new Youth Offer. The Plan for Jobs’ focus on traineeships and jobs for young people was well received by Oil &amp; Gas UK, the offshore oil and gas industry trade body. The offshore oil and gas industry and shipping industry can both access the economy-wide support measures offered through the Plan for Jobs.</p><p> </p><p>On the 5 November, the Government announced a further extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, until the end of March. This means employees can receive 80% of their usual salary for hours not worked, up to a maximum of £2,500 per month. The Government has also announced an increase to the third self-employed grant, covering November to January, from 55% to 80% of trading profits.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is in frequent contact with the offshore oil and gas industry to support it in tackling the twin challenges of a low oil price and Covid-19. This has included regular engagement with the industry regulator, the Oil and Gas Authority, and the trade body, Oil &amp; Gas UK.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the Government remains committed to seafarer training through its Support for Maritime Training programme which will see its budget increase to £30m by 2024/25. In addition, the Maritime Skills Commission is undertaking a Cadet Review, led by the Maritime Coastal Agency, which will look at the skills needs of cadets. The Government also remains committed to the development and delivery of maritime apprenticeships.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 23/11/2020 10:05:45 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1252240

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans in the forthcoming spending review to announce Additional High Needs funding to March 2024, with that funding allocated to councils based on an assessment of local need rather than historical spend.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	115631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>The upcoming Spending Review is a one-year exercise that will set departmental resource and capital budgets for 2021-22.</p><p> </p><p>My RHF the Chancellor will set out the government’s spending plans that will focus on tackling Covid-19.</p><p> </p><p>The government is committed to the multi-year resource settlement for schools that was announced at Spending Round 2019. This has provided for a £780 million boost to high needs funding this year, and an additional £730 million next year, which will bring the total high needs budget to over £8 billion in 2021-22.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 19/11/2020 10:54:04 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1252242

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Shipping: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of the covid-19 pandemic on income tax reliefs granted under the Seafarers Earnings Deduction in tax year 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	115605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>The Seafarers Earnings Deduction (SED) entitles seafarers to a 100% deduction from income tax for their foreign earnings in certain circumstances. The deduction is available for an eligible period of at least 365 days provided that a minimum of half of the period is spent outside the UK, and that no more than 183 consecutive days are spent in the UK during that period.</p><p> </p><p>Eligible periods for SED are not bound to the tax year, and seafarers are able to add periods of work abroad to previous, or future, eligible periods. Seafarers that claim SED each year are likely to be able to add work done before COVID-19 restrictions to their previous eligible period, and so are unlikely to lose their SED entitlement.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has made support available for seafarers through many other measures. It has ensured that people who need it have received help with their utility bills, had access to mortgage and consumer credit holidays and could benefit from temporary welfare measures, including an increase to the Universal Credit standard allowance and Working Tax Credit basic element.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has taken recent steps to ensure that seafarers receive pay protection through the National Minimum Wage, ensuring that more than 10,000 seafarers across the UK will no longer be undercut. This builds on the Government’s work to help British maritime workers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all taxes under review as part of its annual Budget process.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 115606 question first answered 19/11/2020 17:19:37 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1252243

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Shipping: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward measures in the Comprehensive Spending Review to ensure that merchant seafarers who no longer meet the qualifying criteria for the Seafarers Earnings Deduction as a result of the effect of the covid-19 pandemic on the shipping industry are compensated for losses in annual income; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	115606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>The Seafarers Earnings Deduction (SED) entitles seafarers to a 100% deduction from income tax for their foreign earnings in certain circumstances. The deduction is available for an eligible period of at least 365 days provided that a minimum of half of the period is spent outside the UK, and that no more than 183 consecutive days are spent in the UK during that period.</p><p> </p><p>Eligible periods for SED are not bound to the tax year, and seafarers are able to add periods of work abroad to previous, or future, eligible periods. Seafarers that claim SED each year are likely to be able to add work done before COVID-19 restrictions to their previous eligible period, and so are unlikely to lose their SED entitlement.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has made support available for seafarers through many other measures. It has ensured that people who need it have received help with their utility bills, had access to mortgage and consumer credit holidays and could benefit from temporary welfare measures, including an increase to the Universal Credit standard allowance and Working Tax Credit basic element.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has taken recent steps to ensure that seafarers receive pay protection through the National Minimum Wage, ensuring that more than 10,000 seafarers across the UK will no longer be undercut. This builds on the Government’s work to help British maritime workers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all taxes under review as part of its annual Budget process.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 115605 question first answered 19/11/2020 17:19:37 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1252244

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Shipping: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the annual total of the Seafarers Earnings Deduction was in each year from 2006-07 to 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	115607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>The estimated number of qualifying claimants and cost to the Exchequer of Seafarers Earnings Deduction (SED) from 2008-09 to 2019-20 is presented in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Estimated cost to the Exchequer of Seafarers Earnings Deduction (£m)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Estimated number of qualifying claimants for Seafarers Earnings Deduction</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2008-09</strong></p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>17,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2009-10</strong></p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td><p>17,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>17,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p>195</p></td><td><p>19,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>20,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>21,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>23,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>250</p></td><td><p>22,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>21,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td><p>22,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td><p>22,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td><td><p>280</p></td><td><p>22,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Comparable figures prior to 2008-09 are not held.</p><p> </p><p>The estimated cost to the Exchequer of SED from 2012-13 to 2019-20 and the estimated number of qualifying claimants for SED from 2017-18 to 2018-19 was published in HMRC’s non-structural tax relief statistics, which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/main-tax-expenditures-and-structural-reliefs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/main-tax-expenditures-and-structural-reliefs</a>.</p><p>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 115608 question first answered 19/11/2020 16:58:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris