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1287944

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date	22/02/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Directors: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review self-certification tax declaration rules which currently prevent small company directors being able to access covid-19 support packages.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	156335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2021 answer text <p>Company directors who are also owner managers can earn a salary and receive shareholder dividends from their company as part of their total remuneration package. Company directors who pay themselves a salary through PAYE are eligible for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), but neither the CJRS nor the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) cover dividends or other investment income.</p><p> </p><p>The SEISS relies on the information provided through tax returns to determine eligibility for the scheme and to calculate the grant amount. These returns are also used to protect the scheme from abuse by organised crime groups and fraudulent operators; when an individual applies to the SEISS, HMRC can cross-check the person’s SEISS application against their tax returns.</p><p> </p><p>It is not possible under current reporting mechanisms for HMRC to distinguish between dividends paid in lieu of employment income and those paid as returns on investment in the company. The Government has considered proposals under which company directors would be allowed to self-certify how much of their dividends are in lieu of salary, and then claim SEISS based on that self-certification. However, it is clear that this would open up the scheme to an unacceptable risk of opportunistic fraud and criminal activity.</p><p> </p><p>Those not eligible for the CJRS and SEISS may still be eligible for other elements of the support available. The Universal Credit standard allowance has been temporarily increased for 2020-21 and the Minimum Income Floor relaxed for the duration of the crisis, so that where self-employed claimants' earnings have fallen significantly, their Universal Credit award will have increased to reflect their lower earnings. In addition to this, they may also have access to other elements of the package, including Bounce Back loans, tax deferrals, rental support, mortgage holidays, 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 02/03/2021 13:18:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1288060

registered interest
date	22/02/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Child Trust Fund: Learning Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2021 to Question 153196, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of including parent and voluntary sector representation on the cross-government working group that has been established to look at the issues raised in relation to accessing matured Child Trust Funds (CTFs) in light of the Mental Capacity Act.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	156336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2021 answer text <p>A cross-government working group has been convened to consider the issues raised in relation to access to matured Child Trust Funds for those who lack mental capacity. The group has representation from Her Majesty’s Treasury, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, the Department for Work and Pensions and the Ministry of Justice. Learning Disability England and MENCAP are also engaged and providing valuable input to this work. We recognise that there are many individuals and advocacy groups who have an interest in this work, and we will ensure that we continue to engage with interested groups as proposals develop.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 02/03/2021 14:34:09 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1286392

registered interest
date	11/02/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Child Trust Fund: Learning Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will review ease of access arrangements to Child Trust Fund accounts for 18 year olds with learning disabilities.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	153196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>All 18 year olds can access the funds from a Child Trust Fund as they would any other account, whether or not they have learning disabilities.</p><p>Where the young adult does not have the mental capacity to provide instructions to the account manager, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and its equivalents in Scotland and Northern Ireland makes provision for another person to provide instructions on their behalf.</p><p>A cross-government working group comprising representatives from MOJ, HMT, HMRC and DWP has been established to look at the issues raised in relation to accessing matured Child Trust Funds (CTFs) in the light of the Mental Capacity Act.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 22/02/2021 10:00:08 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1285630

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans his Department has to (a) conduct and (b) provide funding for external organisations to conduct research into the effectiveness of covid-19 vaccinations for (a) people with blood cancer and (b) other immunocompromised people.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	152472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2021 answer text <p>UKRI is currently funding one study of direct relevance to these areas. UKRI has allocated an initial £1.8 million to the OCTAVE study, led by Professor Iain McInnes, University of Glasgow, for a twelve-month period, and is considering a case for additional funding beyond this. OCTAVE is supporting research on vaccine responses in groups of immune-supressed individuals, including those with inflammatory disorders, high risk cancer patient groups, and patients with severe kidney and liver disease. Cancer patient groups include chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, myeloma, acute leukaemia, and bone marrow transplants. As the OCTAVE study is being managed as a single project it is not possible to give costs for the individual groups.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, there are proposals on vaccine responses in high-risk clinical groups under consideration as part of the UKRI COVID-19 Agile call, with announcements to be made shortly. Furthermore, UKRI continues to accept applications for COVID-19 related research, including on this topic, through its active calls, which can be found on the UKRI website.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 26/02/2021 12:13:53 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1284910

registered interest
date	08/02/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Job Retention Bonus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will reintroduce the Job Retention Bonus at an increased rate of £6,000 per employee retained in the business who have either been fully or part-time furloughed.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	150759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2021 answer text <p>The objective of the Job Retention Bonus (JRB) was to incentivise employers to retain employees between November, when the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) was due to end, and the end of January through a £1,000 bonus paid to the employer. However, the subsequent extension of the CJRS allowed employers to retain their staff during that period by covering 80% of furloughed employees’ wages. Given this extension to the end of April, the policy intent of the JRB falls away.</p><p> </p><p>The Government remains committed to deploying a retention incentive set at a suitable level, at the appropriate time.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/02/2021 17:24:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1284911

registered interest
date	08/02/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will remodel the Airport and Ground Operations Support Scheme to allow ground handlers to use the grant for other fixed costs as well as business rates relief so that the package equally supports all parts of the aviation supply chain.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	150760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2021 answer text <p>Payments are not limited to use on business rates cost only.</p><p> </p><p>The Airport and Ground Operations Support Scheme (AGOSS) opened for applications on 29 January to provide support for eligible commercial airports and ground handlers in England. It will provide support up to the equivalent of their business rates liabilities in the 2020/21 financial year, subject to certain conditions and a cap per claimant of £8m.</p><p> </p><p>Grant payments made to successful applicants can be applied toward costs which are essential to enable the operation of a commercial airport or ground handling operations and falls within the list of eligible expenditure.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 15/02/2021 11:26:22 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1284912

registered interest
date	08/02/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Aviation: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will extend the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme until end of July 2021 for aviation sector employees.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	150761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government will set out the next phase of the plan to tackle the virus and protect jobs at Budget 2021.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/02/2021 17:19:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1283082

registered interest
date	02/02/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Aviation: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what discussions he has had with the Transport Secretary on plans for lifting covid-19 international travel restrictions to give the aerospace sector the long-term vision to recover from the pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	147818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2021 answer text <p>The Department is in regular contact with the Department for Transport on the impacts of COVID-19 on the aerospace sector. Both BEIS and the Department for Transport (DfT) recognise the importance of the UK aerospace industry to the economy and the vital role it will play in the post-pandemic recovery.</p><p> </p><p>DfT engages with the industry via multiple channels, focusing on a wide range of issues affecting the industry such as EU Exit transition, Covid-19 impact, technical certification and specification, and international cooperation.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 10/02/2021 17:39:57 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1279011

registered interest
date	21/01/2021
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Animal Welfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	When he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on animal sentience.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	911180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2021 answer text <p>We have committed to bringing in new laws on animal sentience. Any necessary changes required to domestic legislation will be made in an effective and credible way and will be brought forward when parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 21/01/2021 15:39:19 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1279363

registered interest
date	21/01/2021
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	Kawasaki Disease
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a patient registry on Kawasaki disease.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	141421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2021 answer text <p>NHS England supports closer monitoring of Kawasaki disease and is now collecting data on incidence monthly, nationally and by region, by assessing finished consultant episodes coded for Kawasaki disease and Kawasaki like disease. In addition, the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, funded by Public Health England, is conducting a one-year study of all cases of the disease in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 28/01/2021 15:59:27 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith