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1310244

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Care Homes: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many care home residents have died of covid-19 since the start of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Sir George Howarth
uin	183079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have, therefore, asked the Authority to respond.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 27/04/2021 16:05:24 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name UKSA's final response to PQ183079.pdf title UKSAs response to PQ183079
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1310246

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Care Homes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people live in residential care homes on average for the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Sir George Howarth
uin	183080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2021 answer text <p>The Department receives data on care home occupancy on a voluntary basis from care homes. However, this data is not sufficiently accurate to provide a comprehensive assessment of occupancy in residential care homes.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 23/04/2021 09:32:53 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1308536

registered interest
date	13/04/2021
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Food Banks: Knowsley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the (a) effect of the covid-19 outbreak on levels of food bank usage in Knowsley and (b) potential merits of holding discussions with food bank centres in Knowsley on tackling poverty.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Sir George Howarth
uin	180404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>No assessment has been made. There is no consistent and accurate measure of food bank usage at a constituency or national level.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is committed to tackling poverty and officials from the Department continue to engage on this issue with a wide range of stakeholders, including food bank operators. Throughout this pandemic, this Government has delivered an unprecedented package of support and, for those in most need, injected billions into the welfare system. Our Covid Winter Grant Scheme has provided £229m to Local Authorities in England to enable them to support people with food and essential utility bills during the coldest months. Building on this, we have now introduced the £40m Covid Local Support Grant which will run to the 20th June.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 21/04/2021 15:53:10 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1308541

registered interest
date	13/04/2021
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an (a) assessment of whether universal credit adequately covers the cost of living for recipients and (b) estimate of the number of universal credit applicants who access food bank services.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Sir George Howarth
uin	180405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2021 answer text <p>No assessment of foodbank use has been made. There is no consistent and accurate measure of food bank usage at a constituency or national level.</p><p> </p><p>Universal Credit is a flexible, personalised benefit which responds to people’s circumstances. It includes separate elements to provide support for housing costs, children and childcare costs and support for disabled people and carers. UC entitlement automatically increases when someone’s income falls, meaning that claimants are better supported. Spring ‘20 forecasts estimated that when fully rolled out, UC will be £2 billion per year more generous than the support it replaces.</p><p> </p><p>Throughout the pandemic we have targeted our support to those most in need by raising the living wage, spending hundreds of billions to safeguard jobs, boosting welfare support by billions and introducing the Covid Winter Grant Scheme (now the Covid Local Support Grant).</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 22/04/2021 13:34:09 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1308069

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Fire Prevention: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to publish the findings from its research on fire safety and property protection; and whether he has plans to incorporate the findings from that research into the draft Building Safety Bill.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Sir George Howarth
uin	178835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to extend the scope of the building regulations in this area through the Building Safety Bill, but is keeping this matter under review. As a next step, we are planning to undertake research this year looking at international approaches to regulation in this area, and will be publishing the final reports.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 20/04/2021 16:35:47 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1305335

registered interest
date	23/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Building Safety Fund: Leasehold
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the administration cost of collecting contributions towards the Building Safety Fund from leaseholders living in residential buildings 18 metres and over.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Sir George Howarth
uin	174027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2021 answer text <p>We do not expect any contributions towards the Building Safety Fund from leaseholders. The additional £3.5 billion announced on 10 February provides assurance for leaseholders that all eligible applications to the Building Safety Fund will be able to proceed and that Government will fully fund the cost of replacing unsafe cladding for all leaseholders in residential buildings 18 metres and over in England.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 29/03/2021 16:07:16 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1305336

registered interest
date	23/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what tax incentives are available to (a) employer share ownerships plans, (b) value workers' cooperatives and (c) other forms of mutual employment and membership.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Sir George Howarth
uin	174028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government offers four tax-advantaged employee share schemes: Share Incentive Plans (SIPs), the Save As You Earn (SAYE) scheme, Enterprise Management Incentives (EMI), and the Company Share Option Plan (CSOP). These schemes offer a range of Income Tax and Capital Gains Tax reliefs on qualifying shares. Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs) promote indirect employee share ownership through offering similar tax reliefs to employees, with EOTs holding shares on their behalf. EOTs also offer an Income Tax exemption on bonus payments to employees.</p><p> </p><p>While there are no statutory Income Tax or Corporation Tax incentives specifically for mutual organisations, the Government recognises their value in delivering the services their members and communities need.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/03/2021 12:43:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1305337

registered interest
date	23/03/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Eating Disorders: Mental Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has held with (a) clinicians, (b) representatives of charities and (c) campaigners concerned with eating disorders on potential ways to improve the services available to people with those disorders.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Sir George Howarth
uin	174029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2021 answer text <p>Departmental Ministers and officials meet with NHS England and a range of stakeholders on a regular basis, including the Royal College of Psychiatrists, clinicians, charities and campaigners for people with eating disorders.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 31/03/2021 14:53:01 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1305338

registered interest
date	23/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
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 the deficit projected in Budget 2021 (a) through taxation, (b) from issuing extra currency, (c) from the proposed recovery bond and (d) via other forms of government-issued bonds.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Sir George Howarth
uin	174030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2021 answer text <p>Borrowing in 2021-22 is the second highest peacetime level on record, coming only after 2020-21 – it is clearly not sustainable to continue borrowing at record levels indefinitely.</p><p> </p><p>The OBR forecast shows that the medium-term outlook for the public finances has returned to a more sustainable path, supported by the fiscal repair measures set out in the Budget.</p><p> </p><p>For example, the income tax Personal Allowance and higher rate threshold will be uprated in line with CPI as planned in April 2021, then maintained at that level until April 2026. In 2023, the main rate of corporation tax, paid on company profits, will increase to 25%.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding issuing extra currency, the actual demand for banknotes and coins issued into circulation is determined by demand from UK banks and the Post Office – i.e. currency is issued to meet market demand and not to have any effect on the public finances.</p><p> </p><p>Government bonds (called ‘gilts’ in the UK) are issued to finance the difference between Exchequer incomings and outgoings rather than being a tool utilised to reduce government deficits.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 30/03/2021 10:46:49 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1304640

registered interest
date	22/03/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what representations he has received from businesses in Great Britain on delays in the distribution of goods to Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Sir George Howarth
uin	172890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2021 answer text <p>Government departments regularly engage with individual businesses to support the development of practical solutions to issues raised, to ensure the effective movement of goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The Government receives regular feedback on issues of concern through the Northern Ireland Secretary’s Business Engagement Forum and the dedicated Protocol sub-group of the Brexit Business Taskforce. This engagement supports ongoing UK-EU discussions on addressing outstanding concerns on the Protocol. Concerns raised are addressed through action, including continuous improvements to the Trader Support Service, which processes approximately 99% of declarations within 15 minutes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 30/03/2021 15:51:01 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth