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date	02/11/2021
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	What steps his Department is taking to help the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors recover from the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Meon Valley
tabling member printed	Mrs Flick Drummond
uin	903997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>This Government has provided around £400 billion of direct support to the economy during the pandemic, and as part of that it has provided £16 billion of business rates relief to the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors in England.</p><p> </p><p>At Autumn Budget 21, the Government announced a new temporary relief worth almost £1.7 billion for these sectors to support local high streets as they adapt and recover.</p><p> </p><p>At Spring Budget 21, the Government extended the 5% temporary reduced rate of VAT for the tourism and hospitality sectors until the end of September. On 1 October 2021, a new reduced rate of VAT at 12.5% was introduced to help ease businesses back to the standard rate. This rate will end on 31 March 2022. There are no plans to extend the length of this relief again.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer grouped question UIN 903998 question first answered 02/11/2021 17:48:52 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4459 label Biography information for Mrs Flick Drummond

1364803

registered interest
date	01/11/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the calculation for the increased passenger duty on long-haul flights will be made on the shortest distance between the UK and the intended destination, or the route to be taken by the airline concerned.
tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
uin	HL3554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2021 answer text <p>Distance bands within Air Passenger Duty are based on the distance from London to the destination country’s capital city.</p><p> </p><p>Distance to a country's capital city is used as a straightforward proxy for distance to that country, making it as easy as possible to administer the tax – as well as improving transparency for the end consumer.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 11/11/2021 16:25:27 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1364810

registered interest
date	01/11/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021, whether the public sector pay increases proposed in his Budget statement will be funded Departmental funding or will need to be met from employers.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	67187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2021 answer text <p>The government set out that overall spending will increase in real terms for every department as a result of Spending Review 2021 and over the parliament.</p><p> </p><p>It is up to individual departments to weigh up their priorities and consider the affordability of a pay award against other objectives besides pay. In doing so, departments will balance the need to ensure fair pay for public sector workers with protecting funding for frontline services and ensuring affordability for taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 09/11/2021 17:29:00 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1364847

registered interest
date	01/11/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cost of Living: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the impact of the Barnett formula on the cost of living in Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
uin	HL3590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2021 answer text <p>The Chief Secretary to the Treasury has regular engagement with the Northern Ireland Executive Finance Minister, most recently on the day of the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The Barnett formula is a key part of the arrangements for pooling and sharing risks and resources across the UK. It means that a downturn in one area can be supported by other areas, rather than being dependent on local economic conditions – and a windfall can be shared with other areas.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of SR21, the Northern Ireland Executive will receive an average of £1.6bn per year additional funding on top of an annual baseline of £13.4bn. These are the largest annual block grants, in real terms, of any spending review settlement since the devolution Acts in 1998.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 11/11/2021 16:45:07 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1364859

registered interest
date	01/11/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Employment Allowance: Small Businesses
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to extend the small business employment allowance to support smaller employers seeking to expand.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL3598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2021 answer text <p>Since 2014, businesses and charities throughout the UK have been able to claim the Employment Allowance (EA) and reduce their employer National Insurance contributions bills every year.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2020, the Government increased the EA from £3,000 to £4,000 and focused the relief on helping smaller businesses take on extra staff, fulfil their potential, and boost employment. This built on an increase from £2,000 to £3,000 in 2016, meaning the value of the support offered to smaller businesses through the EA doubled in four years. Over 1 million employers benefitted from this relief in 2020-21. The Government currently has no plans to increase the EA.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 11/11/2021 16:45:52 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1364882

registered interest
date	01/11/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Budgets: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2021 to Questions 63715-9 on Budgets: Disclosure of Information, what supplementary guidance he or the Permanent Secretary of his Department has produced or authorised, such that the 2013 Macpherson review wording of section 5.3 on the pre-release of the core of the Budget may be understood as only applying to tax changes with immediate effect; on what date such guidance was circulated to civil servants; by which Minister it was authorized; and whether he will place a copy in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	67134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2021 answer text <p>HM Treasury takes the recommendations of the Macpherson review seriously, and has followed these in full.</p><p> </p><p>Security and integrity of the Budget and the Spending review process is of the upmost importance to the department and is reiterated regularly to all staff.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 04/11/2021 14:08:13 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1364886

registered interest
date	01/11/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Darlington Economic Campus: Domestic Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury was physically present in the Darlington Economic Campus on (a) Monday, (b) Tuesday, (c) Wednesday, (d) Thursday and (e) Friday of the week commencing 11 October 2021.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	67135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2021 answer text <p>All HMT offices are open and available for use. Ministers work from both the London and Darlington offices.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 04/11/2021 16:03:20 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1364904

registered interest
date	01/11/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Dairy Products: Balance of Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the balance of trade is for (a) dairy products, (b) cheese and (c) cream.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	67292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2021 answer text <p>HMRC is responsible for the collection and publication of data on UK imports and exports of goods to and from the UK. HMRC releases this information monthly, as a National Statistic called the Overseas Trade in Goods Statistics (OTS), which is available via their dedicated website: <a href="http://www.uktradeinfo.com/" target="_blank">www.uktradeinfo.com</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Published statistics on the import and export of dairy products, cheese and cream are available via this source. Combining these statistics provides an indication of the trade balance.</p><p> </p><p>The relevant goods classification codes can be obtained from the UK Trade Tariff at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/finding-commodity-codes-for-imports-or-exports" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/finding-commodity-codes-for-imports-or-exports</a>.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 04/11/2021 14:06:42 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1364906

registered interest
date	01/11/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty: Carbon Emissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of removing air passenger duty on the UK's carbon emissions.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL3577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2021 answer text <p>Aviation accounts for around 8% of the UK’s total greenhouse gas emissions. International aviation is responsible for the vast majority of this contribution and accounted for 37 MtCO2e in 2019, whereas domestic aviation was responsible for 1.5 MtCO2e – equivalent to less than 1% of the UK’s total emissions in 2019.</p><p> </p><p>At Budget, the Government announced that, from April 2023, it will introduce a new reduced domestic band of Air Passenger Duty (APD), covering flights between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, in order to support connectivity across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government will introduce a new ultra long-haul band, which will ensure that those who fly furthest, and have the greatest environmental impact, will pay the most.</p> answering member printed Lord Agnew of Oulton question first answered 11/11/2021 16:23:14 answering member 4689 label Biography information for Lord Agnew of Oulton
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1364916

registered interest
date	01/11/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Research: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021, how savings to the public purse through restricting R&D tax credits to UK research is planned to be spent; and whether that spending will be counted as public R&D expenditure and so contribute to the Government's 2.4 per cent target for R&D spend as a proportion of GDP.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	67147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2021 answer text <p>At Autumn Budget 2021, the Government announced reforms to Research &amp; Development (R&amp;D) tax reliefs to allow data and cloud computing costs to qualify, refocus government support towards innovation in the UK, target abuse, and improve compliance.</p><p> </p><p>Further details of these reforms and next steps for the review of R&amp;D tax reliefs will be published later in the autumn.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 04/11/2021 14:03:29 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah