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1244971

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date	20/10/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Civil Society: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he has taken to support the voluntary and community sector during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	106296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>There are generous measures available for the whole voluntary and community sector which include more than £1.3 billion a year in respect of Gift Aid on donations. Since the outbreak of Covid-19, the government has made available a support package to all charities and businesses, including deferring their VAT bills, paying no business rates for their shops next year, and furloughing staff where possible.</p><p>The Government has also provided targeted financial support to the sector during the Covid-19 outbreak, including an unprecedented £750 million in funding for the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector, which includes £360 million directly from Government departments and £200 million via the National Lottery Community Fund.</p><p>Additionally, the Office for Civil Society in DCMS has issued regular newsletters to ensure the civil society sector is up to date on the latest information and support available during the Covid-19 pandemic.</p><p>DCMS continues to work closely with the civil society sector to assess the needs of the sector and how the government can best support it to continue its vital work. The Minister for Civil Society, Baroness Barran holds regular meetings with civil society representatives to highlight and address key issues for the sector in responding to the Covid-19 crisis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 23/10/2020 14:40:04 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1244977

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Arts: Self-employment Income Support Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans his Department has to support freelancers working in the creative sector who are ineligible for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	106297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2020 answer text <p>Arts Council England (ACE) has already distributed £104m through its Emergency Response Package to ensure the immediate resilience of this vital sector. The package included £80.7 million of support for cultural organisations, and £23.1 million of financial support for individuals, including freelancers. More than 9000 organisations and individuals were successful in applying for this emergency funding.</p><p> </p><p>To complement Government Funding, ACE have made over £115m of funding available for individuals, including freelancers, to apply for. This includes:</p><ul><li><p>£17.1m through the Emergency Response Fund for individuals;</p></li><li><p>£18m through their Developing Your Creative Practice fund;</p></li><li><p>£75m through National Lottery Project Grants and</p></li><li><p>£6m distributed by a series of Benevolent Funds focused on the self-employed.</p></li></ul><p><strong><br></strong>An unprecedented £1.57 billion support package for the cultural sector has benefitted the live events sector by providing support to venues and many other cultural organisations to stay open and continue operating. £333 million was awarded to 1973 arts organisations which had applied for grants less than £1 million from ACE. Each organisation that receives money will know what best they can do to support their workforce, including their freelance workforce.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 26/10/2020 09:17:43 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1244986

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans the Government has to support coach (a) operators and (b) manufacturers experiencing reduced demand as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	106298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2020 answer text <p>We have announced several measures available to UK businesses, including coach operators and manufacturers, and this includes further measures announced by the Chancellor on 24 September as part of the Winter Economy Plan and support for businesses in local lockdown areas.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we are supporting coaches to be used for school transport and public transport, where appropriate. The Department for Education has provided over £70 million to local transport authorities to provide additional dedicated school and college capacity in our transport system, including coaches.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to work closely with representatives from the coach sector including the Confederation of Passenger Transport, and with other Government Departments, to understand the ongoing risks and issues, including demand considerations and how these could be addressed.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 27/10/2020 17:05:45 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1244992

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Public Transport: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what research the Government has commissioned on covid-19 transmission on public transport.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	106299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has worked with a Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) sub-group to develop the Transport Risk Assessment for COVID Knowledge (TRACK) project. TRACK is an 18-month, £1.7 million UKRI-funded project to understand and model the transmission of COVID-19 on public transport. The Department has also commissioned the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory to do work on the transmission risk for aviation.</p><p> </p><p>Further information can be found in a press release from the University of Leeds from the 21st October entitled &quot;Research to understand COVID-19 spread on public transport”.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 23/10/2020 12:46:35 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1244995

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken to help prevent job losses in the aviation sector.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	106300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is actively monitoring the impact on jobs in the aviation sector from Covid-19 at the national and regional level, with support from other government Departments.</p><p> </p><p>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been available to businesses affected by COVID-19 to pay wages. The Job Support Scheme will replace the scheme from 1 November, where businesses can also take advantage of the Job Retention Bonus.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 28/10/2020 16:52:26 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1245010

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Unemployment: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the adequacy of (a) funding for education and (b) skills provision to support the unemployed.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	106301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2020 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers regularly meet with the Secretary of State for Education to discuss education funding. The Government has committed to a £1 billion package to help students catch up on lost learning and £100 million to boost remote education. This is in addition to the £7.1 billion of core funding for schools announced at the 2019 spending round.</p><p> </p><p>On skills provision to support the unemployed, in his Plan for Jobs, the Chancellor announced: new incentives to boost apprenticeships, funding to triple the number of traineeships and sector-based work academy placements, additional investment in the National Careers Service to support more adults with high quality careers guidance, and funding for school and college leavers to study high value courses when there are not employment opportunities available to them.</p><p>Additionally, from next April, adults who do not have a full Level 3 qualification will be able to take Level 3 qualifications in high value subjects for free. This support complements existing support for unemployed adults, funded through the Adult Education Budget.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 27/10/2020 11:13:40 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1245017

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employed: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to support self-employed people not eligible for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	106302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2020 answer text <p>The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) is helping those that have been adversely affected by COVID-19, and has already provided over £13 billion of support. Those not eligible for the SEISS may still be eligible for other elements of the unprecedented package of financial support available. This package includes Bounce Back loans, tax deferrals, rental support, mortgage holidays, and other business support grants. All 11 million UK self-assessment taxpayers will also be able to benefit from the recently enhanced Time to Pay ‘self-service’ facility to form a 12-month, interest-free payment arrangement for up to £30,000 of self-assessment debt.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, the Chancellor has announced additional funding to support cash grants of up to £2,100 per month primarily for businesses in the hospitality, accommodation and leisure sector who may be adversely affected by the restrictions in high-alert level areas. These grants will be available retrospectively for areas which have already been subject to restrictions, and come on top of higher levels of additional business support for Local Authorities moving into Tier 3 which, if scaled up across the country, would be worth more than £1 billion. These grants could benefit about 150,000 businesses in England, including hotels, restaurants, B&amp;Bs and many more which are not legally required to close but have been adversely affected nonetheless by local restrictions.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/10/2020 15:02:11 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1245023

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will (a) conduct and (b) publish an equality impact assessment of the (i) financial and (ii) social measures the Government has taken to support people during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	106303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2020 answer text <p>The Treasury takes care to pay due regard to the equality impacts of its policy decisions relating to the Covid-19 outbreak, in line with all legal requirements and the Government’s commitment to promoting equality. There are internal procedural requirements and support in place for ensuring that such considerations inform decisions taken by Ministers.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 27/10/2020 16:21:50 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1245025

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
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, if he will hold discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the potential merits of reopening business support grant funding schemes for allocation by local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	106304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2020 answer text <p>The Chancellor recently announced that we will be providing additional funding to Local Authorities in Tier 2 areas to allow them to make grants of up to £2,100 per month to hospitality, leisure, and hotel/B&amp;B businesses affected by the restrictions on socialising in those areas.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, any business across England which is legally closed will receive grants worth up to £3,000 per month.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, additional funding has been provided local authorities in Tier 3, to enable them to support businesses which can remain open but which are nonetheless severely affected by restrictions on socialising.<strong><br> <br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 27/10/2020 16:16:38 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1245028

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Unemployment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the adequacy of funding for support for the unemployed.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	106305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2020 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the written answer I gave on 16 October 2020 to Question 102900: <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-10-13/102900" target="_blank">questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-10-13/102900</a></p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 26/10/2020 09:33:38 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi