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1187686

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date	25/03/2020
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	Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to expand the availability of gigabit-capable broadband throughout the UK.
tabling member constituency	Sedgefield
tabling member printed	Paul Howell
uin	901777
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to delivering nationwide gigabit capable connectivity as soon as possible. Much progress has already been made, with full fibre coverage doubling in the past year to reach 10% of UK premises, according to the latest Ofcom figures.</p><p> </p><p>This Government will continue to take action to remove barriers to network rollout and to ensure that those in the hardest to reach areas are not left behind. We have introduced legislation to make it easier for operators to deploy broadband in blocks of flats, will be legislating to mandate gigabit connectivity in new builds and will invest £5 billion of funding to support gigabit rollout in hard to reach areas.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 21/04/2020 08:22:08 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4830 label Biography information for Paul Howell

1187710

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will provide financial support to universities to establish hardship funds for students residing in (a) private rented and (b) university accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	35031
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>Many higher education providers will have hardship funds to support students in times of need, including emergencies. The expectation is that where any student requires additional support, providers will support them through their own hardship funds. In addition, students will continue to receive payments of maintenance loans for the remainder of the current academic year.</p><p>Students with a part time employment contract should speak to their employer about the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme which has been set up to help pay staff wages and keep people in employment. HMRC are working urgently to get the scheme up and running and we expect the first grants to be paid within weeks.</p><p>Universities are being asked to provide accommodation for those who cannot travel home or have no alternative residence, and to offer a range of other support services to students, including catering, cleaning, student mental health and welfare. Students should stay put where possible, though we appreciate that many will have already returned to be with their families at this difficult time.</p><p>While it is for universities and private halls providers to make their own decisions about charging rents to absent students, we would encourage them to consider the fairness of doing so. A number of universities and private providers have already waived rents for the summer term and it is encouraging to see students’ interests being considered in this way.</p><p>It is also important to stress that accommodation providers should not have instructed any student to leave. If any accommodation provider did formally instruct a student to leave the property then it would be unacceptable to continue to charge student rents.</p><p>We asked providers to prioritise mental health services, and adapt delivery to means other than face-to-face, and these services are likely to be an important source of support for students during this period of isolation.</p><p>We will continue working together with providers to understand any further financial impacts on the sector, and consider how we can best support it.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 06/05/2020 19:08:57 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan previous answer version 16473 answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1187711

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Iran: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department plans to provide support to Iran for their covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	35048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>On 3 March the UK, jointly with E3 partners (Germany and France), announced a comprehensive €5 million package of both material and financial support to combat the rapid spread of COVID-19 in Iran. The UK component of this support consists of a £2 million contribution to the World Health Organisation (WHO) for its work in Iran. This was made on 17 March and will pay for medical equipment, including laboratory items and protective kit, as well as an uplift in staffing.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 21/04/2020 15:05:06 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1187712

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
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	Hygiene and Protective Clothing: Shops
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 recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of installing (a) hand sanitiser dispensers at the entrances of essential shops and (b) protective gloves, masks and cleaning products at checkouts to limit the spread of covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	35011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2020 answer text <p>Public Health England have issued guidance for employers and businesses to support them in reducing the effects of Covid-19, which is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19/guidance-for-employers-and-businesses-on-coronavirus-covid-19" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19/guidance-for-employers-and-businesses-on-coronavirus-covid-19</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government welcomes efforts by retailers to reduce the spread of Covid-19 through the implementation of this advice.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 23/04/2020 08:08:18 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1187713

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
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	Cayman Islands: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the blacklisting of the Cayman Islands by the EU ECOFIN Committee on 18 February 2020.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	34986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>As a self-governing and fiscally autonomous jurisdiction, the Cayman Islands make commitments independently of the UK. We encourage the Cayman Islands and the EU to work closely together to resolve any outstanding issues.</p><p>The UK supports adherence to international tax standards and we encourage the governments of all Overseas Territories to work with the EU to deliver on their commitments. This is a message the Minister for the Overseas Territories conveys in her regular contact with the governments of the Overseas Territories. We welcome the measures which the Cayman Islands have put in place.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton grouped question UIN 34987 34988 34989 34990 question first answered 21/04/2020 06:19:49 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

1187714

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
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	Cayman Islands: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in the Cayman Islands on the blacklisting of that country by the EU ECOFIN Committee on 18 February 2020.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	34987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>As a self-governing and fiscally autonomous jurisdiction, the Cayman Islands make commitments independently of the UK. We encourage the Cayman Islands and the EU to work closely together to resolve any outstanding issues.</p><p>The UK supports adherence to international tax standards and we encourage the governments of all Overseas Territories to work with the EU to deliver on their commitments. This is a message the Minister for the Overseas Territories conveys in her regular contact with the governments of the Overseas Territories. We welcome the measures which the Cayman Islands have put in place.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton grouped question UIN 34986 34988 34989 34990 question first answered 21/04/2020 06:19:49 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

1187715

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
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	Cayman Islands: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has plans to provide support to his counterpart in the Cayman Islands for the removal of that country from the list of blacklisted countries held by the EU ECOFIN Committee.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	34988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>As a self-governing and fiscally autonomous jurisdiction, the Cayman Islands make commitments independently of the UK. We encourage the Cayman Islands and the EU to work closely together to resolve any outstanding issues.</p><p>The UK supports adherence to international tax standards and we encourage the governments of all Overseas Territories to work with the EU to deliver on their commitments. This is a message the Minister for the Overseas Territories conveys in her regular contact with the governments of the Overseas Territories. We welcome the measures which the Cayman Islands have put in place.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton grouped question UIN 34986 34987 34989 34990 question first answered 21/04/2020 06:19:49 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

1187716

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
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	Cayman Islands: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his EU counterparts on the blacklisting of the Cayman Islands by the EU ECOFIN Committee.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	34989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>As a self-governing and fiscally autonomous jurisdiction, the Cayman Islands make commitments independently of the UK. We encourage the Cayman Islands and the EU to work closely together to resolve any outstanding issues.</p><p>The UK supports adherence to international tax standards and we encourage the governments of all Overseas Territories to work with the EU to deliver on their commitments. This is a message the Minister for the Overseas Territories conveys in her regular contact with the governments of the Overseas Territories. We welcome the measures which the Cayman Islands have put in place.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton grouped question UIN 34986 34987 34988 34990 question first answered 21/04/2020 06:19:49 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

1187717

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Agency Workers: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to protect agency workers that are facing unemployment as a result of the covid-19 outbreak; and whether those workers are included in the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	35059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government seeks, as far as possible, to protect people’s jobs and incomes. This is an unprecedented jobs retention scheme and the Government has been working hard to set out further details on the scheme. The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is open to any individual who was on an employer’s PAYE payroll on 19 March 2020. Full details can be found in the guidance available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wage-costs-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wage-costs-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/work-out-80-of-your-employees-wages-to-claim-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/work-out-80-of-your-employees-wages-to-claim-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme</a>, which provides answers to these questions.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 34329 34381 34382 34914 34918 34935 34984 35004 question first answered 21/04/2020 15:59:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1187718

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what processes are in place to prevent abuse of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme; and how people can report cases of abuse of that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	35034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>In line with the other payment-out regimes they administer, HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) will undertake pre-payment authentication and risking to identify and block fraudulent claims.</p><p>HMRC will also carry out proportionate risk-based, post-payment compliance checks to test the veracity of claims made using the normal compliance tools available to them.</p><p> </p><p>Fraudulent abuse of the scheme can be reported through HMRC’s online tax evasion reporting form, details of which can be found on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/04/2020 07:37:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi