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1197291

registered interest
date	20/05/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Edinburgh
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the outbreak of covid-19 at the international Nike conference in Edinburgh in February 2020.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	902840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2020 answer text <p>It was agreed by the 4 Chief Medical Officers ahead of the first confirmed cases of COVID-19 that each administration would announce their own cases and take their own decisions about what is appropriate to release, so this was a matter for the Scottish Government.</p> answering member constituency Moray answering member printed Douglas Ross question first answered 20/05/2020 13:54:52 answering member 4627 label Biography information for Douglas Ross
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1197644

registered interest
date	20/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer to the Answer of 12 May to Question 44022 on Business: Coronavirus, for what reason the amount that businesses with a rateable value of exactly £15,000 are eligibile for under the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund changed from £25,000 to £10,000 on 9 April 2020; and if he will reinstate the initial award amount eligibility from that fund as issued on 18 March 2020.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	49807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>The eligibility thresholds for the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund have remained the same since the scheme was announced on 17<sup>th</sup> March. We have been working at pace to design grant schemes to support businesses and protect jobs throughout Covid-19. We apologise for a human error made on an early version of a Covid-19 support measures factsheet which stated that the rateable value cut-off for the £25,000 Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Fund grant was £14,999. This has since been updated on 9<sup>th</sup> April. The guidance to Local Authorities has always been very clear that retail, hospitality and leisure properties with a rateable value of £15,000 or below would be eligible for a £10,000 grant under the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 02/06/2020 06:59:30 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1195130

registered interest
date	12/05/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Prime Minister's announcement of 10 May 2020, whether primary school children returning to a school setting on 1 June 2020 will return on a full-time basis where possible until the end of the summer term.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	46129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>From the week commencing 1 June, at the earliest, we will be asking primary schools to welcome back children in nursery, reception, year 1 and year 6 on a full-time basis, alongside priority groups. We will only do this provided that the five key tests set by the Government justify the changes at the time. We are asking schools to plan on this basis, ahead of confirmation that the tests are met.</p><p>Guidance for schools and childcare settings to prepare for wider opening from 1 June 2020 can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-educational-and-childcare-settings-to-prepare-for-wider-opening-from-1-june-2020/actions-for-education-and-childcare-settings-to-prepare-for-wider-opening-from-1-june-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-educational-and-childcare-settings-to-prepare-for-wider-opening-from-1-june-2020/actions-for-education-and-childcare-settings-to-prepare-for-wider-opening-from-1-june-2020</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 18/05/2020 12:43:16 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1194280

registered interest
date	11/05/2020
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	Jobseeker's Allowance: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending contribution-based Job Seeker's Allowance from six months to (a) nine months and (b) twelve months as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	45387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/05/2020 answer text <p>Entitlement to contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance (JSA) is limited to a maximum of 182 days in any one jobseeking period. This is an absolute limit, provided for in primary legislation (section 5 of the Jobseekers Act 1995) and there are no plans to amend the primary legislation.</p><p> </p><p>Universal credit, for those people who meet or continue to meet the conditions of entitlement, is available throughout any period of entitlement to contribution-based JSA.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 28/05/2020 15:43:25 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 22291 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1193731

registered interest
date	06/05/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Canary Islands: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of UK citizens awaiting repatriation to the UK from the Canary Islands, and what the timeframe is for those citizens to be returned to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	44021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>Our Embassy and Consulates in Spain are in touch with and providing advice and support to those who remain and who have contacted us. We believe that the vast majority of British nationals who want to return home have now done so. The FCO does not have a central registration system for flights and British nationals will only be asked to register for flights with Corporate Travel Management (CTM) when charters have been announced for a country. Commercial flights are still available from Spain and information options are available from https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/spain/return-to-the-uk.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 12/05/2020 16:50:05 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1193738

registered interest
date	06/05/2020
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 financial support the Government is providing to businesses that operate from premises with a rateable value of exactly £15,000.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	44022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>Businesses which occupy premises with a rateable value of exactly £15,000 can receive a grant of £10,000 from the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund if the premises are used for Retail, Hospitality or Leisure purposes.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses in all sectors which occupy premises with a rateable value of exactly £15,000 may also be eligible for a grant from the Small Business Grant Fund. The Small Business Grant Fund provides businesses with a £10,000 cash grant per property, for each property eligible for Small Business Rates Relief or Rural Rates Relief. Properties with a rateable value of £12,001 up to and including £15,000 are eligible for a tapered form of SBRR. The relief tapers to 0% at exactly £15,000. This means that in theory, a property with a rateable value of exactly £15,000 could be eligible for a £10,000 grant from the SBGF.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses which occupy premises with a rateable value of exactly £15,000 may also be able to benefit from measures in the Government’s unprecedented package of support for business, including:</p><p> </p><ul><li>A twelve-month business rates holiday for all properties used for retail, hospitality or leisure purposes;</li><li>An option to defer VAT payments by up to twelve months;</li><li>The Bounce Back Loan scheme, which will ensure that small and micro businesses can quickly access loans of up to £50,000 which are 100% guaranteed by the Government;</li><li>The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, now extended to cover all businesses including those which would be able to access commercial credit;</li><li>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, to support businesses with their wage bills;</li><li>The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, to provide support to the self-employed.</li></ul> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 12/05/2020 06:39:59 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1192917

registered interest
date	04/05/2020
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	Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many applications have been made to the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme; how many of those applications have been successful; and how much money has been allocated to successful applicants, as of 1 May 2020.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	43221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>As of 1 May 2020 over £4.7 billion worth of loans had been issued under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) to 29,496 businesses.</p><p> </p><p>As of 6 May 2020 over £5.5 billion worth of loans had been issued under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) to 33,812 businesses. Lenders have received 62,674 completed applications. The balance includes applications pending as well as those unsuccessful or abandoned.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 11/05/2020 11:04:50 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1192385

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Second Homes: Stamp Duty Land Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits for the property market of extending the three year window to claim a refund of three per cent of stamp duty on second homes during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	42159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>HMRC are aware of a number of instances where the payment of tax or filing of the necessary returns have been made challenging by COVID-19 and have displayed significant flexibility.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to keep all taxes under constant review as part of the response to the COVID-19 outbreak.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/05/2020 13:30:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1192407

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
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: 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 discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on providing further financial support for self-employed people working in the creative industries during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	42160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has spoken with the Chancellor on several occasions to ensure that the full spectrum of government support reaches all the sectors for which this department is responsible, including the UK's world-leading creative industries. My officials are in regular contact with their Treasury colleagues to ensure there is a good understanding of the way the government support schemes are working for DCMS sectors, including the creative industries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 06/05/2020 14:56:41 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1190662

registered interest
date	27/04/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Business: Crime Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing financial support to Business Crime Reduction Partnerships whose funding has been reduced as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	40729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>Provisional data from police forces in England and Wales shows a reduction in crime during the Coronavirus outbreak and, as a result, the Government has made no assessment of the potential merits of providing financial support to Business Crime Reduction Partnerships as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 05/05/2020 16:24:20 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield