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1242530

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date	12/10/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Training: Remote Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much money from the public purse has been spent on The Skills Toolkit online learning platform in each year since the beginning of that platform.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	102155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2020 answer text <p>The Skills Toolkit was announced in April 2020 and the cost of developing the platform in this financial year is £798,700. This includes the launch and the two subsequent expansions of the platform. A further £325,700 has been spent on communications activities to promote the platform.</p><p><del class="ministerial">As of 4 October there have been a total of 118,011 starts of the courses on the platform and 19,564 course completions. As of 11 October, the platform had 1.2 million page views.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">As of 1 November 2020 there have been an estimated 119,000 course registrations. As of 1 November 2020 there have been 1,323,450 page views. These are experimental statistics and further information can be found in the official statistical release of 27 November 2020 in the following link: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/apprenticeships-and-traineeships." target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/apprenticeships-and-traineeships.</a></ins></p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 19/10/2020 16:09:57 question first ministerially corrected 17/12/2020 18:41:06 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan previous answer version 54420 answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1241745

registered interest
date	08/10/2020
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	Local Restrictions Support Grant
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which local authorities have received or are in the process of receiving funding under the Local Restrictions Support Grant scheme.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	101057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>The Local Restrictions Support Grant (LRSG) announced on 9 September provides support to businesses required to close as part of localised restrictions to control Covid-19. On 9 October, government increased the cash grants to businesses eligible under the LRSG to up to £3,000 per month for each hereditament required to close as a result of restrictions. Grants will be issued for each two-week period that a business is closed following the implementation of statutory localised restrictions and business closures.</p><p>Business closures in Bolton triggered the LRSG on Wednesday 30 September. We have worked closely with Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council to ensure they can distribute grants to eligible businesses as quickly as possible and will adjust their funding allocation so businesses are able to benefit from the increased grant amount from the beginning of their closure period. We continue to monitor local restrictions across the country and are ready to provide LRSG funding to other local authorities as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 13/10/2020 13:39:38 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1241746

registered interest
date	08/10/2020
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	Local Restrictions Support Grant
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the five per cent top-up for discretionary business support that can be received by local authorities in receipt of funds under the Local Restrictions Support Grant scheme, on what basis the five per cent is calculated; and at what stage local authorities are notified of the size of the five per cent top-up.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	101058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>The 5% discretionary element of the Local Restrictions Support Grant scheme is designed to help those businesses that are required to close but are not on the ratings list, as well as those affected by closures or indirectly forced to close due to restrictions. This funding will only be available in areas that have triggered the main Local Restrictions Support Grant scheme element.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will work with the affected Local Authority to assess the number of businesses in a Local Authority area in scope for the business rate element of the scheme. This will enable a figure to be calculated for that part of the grant fund. An additional 5% of this figure will be supplied to cover the discretionary element of the fund. This will apply for each two-week qualifying period.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 13/10/2020 13:35:13 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1241748

registered interest
date	08/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Test and Trace Support Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that information on the eligibility of self-isolation payment claimants is being shared with the (a) Department of Health and Social Care and (b) Department for Work and Pensions in a timely manner.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	101060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>Operation of the Test and Trace Support Payment scheme in England does not require HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) information to be disclosed to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).</p><p> </p><p>Local Authorities are administering the Test and Trace Support Payment scheme in England. All central government departments directly involved in the scheme (DHSC, MHCLG, DWP and HMRC) are collaborating to make sure Local Authorities have access to information necessary to administer this scheme and provide a clear view of its use.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>HMRC have been working closely with DWP to make use of HMRC information to support the scheme. HMRC already disclose earnings and tax credit information to DWP under the Welfare Reform Act 2012. HMRC have agreed for DWP to extend its disclosure of taxpayer information to support Local Authorities in England which are administering the Test and Trace Support Payment scheme. This will provide information on claimants to Local Authorities in a legal, secure, proportionate and efficient way to enable Local Authorities to determine who is eligible for the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005, HMRC have a duty of confidentiality for information they hold. HMRC may only disclose taxpayer information under a limited number of circumstances, such as where legislation provides an information sharing gateway with another department for a specific purpose. Consent is generally required from HMRC for onward disclosure to organisations beyond those directly receiving taxpayer information</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/10/2020 16:41:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1240136

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Property: Corruption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the value was of property in the UK that has been investigated as suspected proceeds of corruption from 2016 to 2020.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	99100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The National Crime Agency’s International Corruption Unit (ICU) investigates bribery of foreign public officials by individuals or companies from the UK, and money laundering by corrupt foreign officials and their associates.</p><p>The ICU and other UK law enforcement agencies investigating the proceeds of corruption do not specifically collate information on the value of property investigated. However, since its inception in 2015, the ICU has restrained or detained £742m worth of assets linked to corruption globally, in addition to confiscating £7 million worth of assets and returning assets totalling £199 million.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 12/10/2020 16:12:10 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1239205

registered interest
date	30/09/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Training: Remote Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people have (a) started and (b) completed courses available in The Skills Toolkit online learning platform since it was launched on 28 April 2020.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	97710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>The platform was launched on 28 April and as of 30 September 2020 we had 97,615 course starts, 16,219 course completions and 1,100,260 page views. The department continues to review the data and outcomes from the platform in partnership with the providers – such as Google and Microsoft – who host the courses that feature on the platform.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan grouped question UIN 97711 question first answered 05/10/2020 15:11:57 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1239206

registered interest
date	30/09/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Training: Remote Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the (a) effectiveness of The Skills Toolkit and (b) effect of that toolkit on improving learners' (i) employability, (ii) digital skills and (iii) maths skills.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	97711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>The platform was launched on 28 April and as of 30 September 2020 we had 97,615 course starts, 16,219 course completions and 1,100,260 page views. The department continues to review the data and outcomes from the platform in partnership with the providers – such as Google and Microsoft – who host the courses that feature on the platform.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan grouped question UIN 97710 question first answered 05/10/2020 15:11:58 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1239344

registered interest
date	30/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Job Support Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the (a) Job Support Scheme in (i) 2020-21 and (ii) 2021i22, and b) take-up of that scheme in terms of number of employments.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	97712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>The Job Support Scheme is designed to protect jobs in businesses that are facing lower demand over the winter months due to COVID-19, to help their employees remain attached to the workforce. The total cost of the Job Support Scheme will depend on take-up; based on equivalent earnings to the average CJRS claim, the Government estimates the scheme would cost up to £1.8 billion for every million employments under the scheme for six months.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/10/2020 15:18:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1234066

registered interest
date	14/09/2020
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, what conditions on (a) environmental performance, (b) treatment of employees, (c) continuation as a going concern, (d) tax practices, (e) corporate behaviour including the use of share buybacks and dividend payments and (f) executive remuneration are imposed on companies receiving support through the (a) Coronavirus Job Retention scheme, (b) Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan scheme, c) Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan scheme and (d) COVID-19 Corporate Financing Facility.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	89828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government support measures are well-targeted at businesses most in need, bearing in mind the need to act very quickly to deliver this unprecedented package. The OBR has said that that the positive actions the Government have taken “should…help to limit any long-term economic ‘scarring’, by keeping workers attached to firms and helping otherwise viable firms stay in business.”. The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme in particular, has supported more than 1.2 million firms to furlough 9.6 million jobs. We expect everyone to act responsibly and in the spirit of these packages, and only claim and use support as intended. In addition:</p><p>Under the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS), borrowers are required to restrict dividend payments, which means they are only allowed to make dividends payments which were a) declared before the CLBILS loan was taken out, b) are in keeping with similar dividends payments made in the preceding 12 months, and c) do not have a material negative impact on the borrower’s ability to repay the loan. In addition to restrictions on dividends payments, firms borrowing more than £50m will be required to agree to not make dividend payments or share buybacks, and to restrictions on pay and bonuses for senior management. These restrictions remain in place until the loan has been repaid.</p><p>Issuers participating in the Covid Corporate Financing Facility (CCFF) are required to commit to restraint on their capital distributions (including dividends and share buybacks) and on senior pay. This applies to all commercial paper (CP) maturing after 19 May 2021. Issuers will be required to provide a letter of commitment to HM Treasury in relation to this if a) an increase in an issuer's CCFF limit, over and above that suggested by the issuer’s investment rating, is requested and approved, and/or b) a CCFF transaction is entered into which involves CP maturing on or after 19 May 2021. HM Treasury reserves the right to publish this letter, should it become aware that the terms of the letter have not been complied with.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 17/09/2020 10:37:58 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1234069

registered interest
date	14/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the return of HMRC preferential creditor status on (a) the willingness of retail banks to extend credit and loans, and (b) the ability of retail banks to renew the facilities of existing borrowers.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	89829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2020 answer text <p>The recent legislative change gives HMRC second preferential creditor status for certain taxes. This change ensures that when a business enters insolvency, more of the taxes paid in good faith by its employees and customers, but held temporarily by the business, go to fund public services as intended, rather than be distributed to other creditors.</p><p>This change is not expected to have a significant impact on financial institutions, the lending market or wider economy. This measure is forecast to raise up to £220 million a year. To put this into perspective, bank lending to small and medium-sized businesses alone in 2019 was £57 billion.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/09/2020 14:49:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds