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1149314

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date	15/10/2019
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	Bottles: Deposit Return Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government plans to introduce a bottle deposit scheme to increase the number of plastic bottles reused and recycled.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government is minded to introduce a deposit return scheme for drinks containers from 2023, subject to further evidence and analysis.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 22/10/2019 14:46:43 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1149419

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress the Government has made on introducing a Takaful-based university fee funding structure.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The government remains committed to introducing an Alternative Student Finance product for tuition fee and maintenance support. Details on implementation will follow the conclusion of the Review of Post-18 Education and Funding.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 22/10/2019 12:36:39 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1149470

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Off-payroll Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government has taken to evaluate the potential effect of IR35 on the economic viability of businesses that rely on (a) seasonal and (b) demand-driven workforces.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>The off-payroll working rules (sometimes known as IR35) have been in place since 2000. They are designed to ensure that individuals working like employees pay broadly the same amount of tax and National Insurance Contributions, regardless of the structure they work through. They do not affect the self-employed.</p><p> </p><p>Budget 2018 announced that reforms introduced in 2017 for the public sector would be extended to all sectors, from April 2020, giving businesses time to prepare. The Government has consulted extensively on the reform, and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have published guidance and are delivering an education and support programme to help customers prepare.</p><p> </p><p>On 11 July 2019, HMRC published a Tax Information and Impact Note setting out the costs to business and individuals, and the economic impact of the off-payroll reform. This can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rules-for-off-payroll-working-from-april-2020/rules-for-off-payroll-working-from-april-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rules-for-off-payroll-working-from-april-2020/rules-for-off-payroll-working-from-april-2020</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/10/2019 14:57:46 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1149473

registered interest
date	15/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Off-payroll Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that SMEs are adequately prepared for IR35.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2019 answer text <p>Budget 2018 announced that reforms introduced in 2017 for the public sector would be extended to all sectors, from 6 April 2020, giving businesses time to prepare. The Government consulted widely on the proposed extension of the reform to all sectors, including over summer 2018 and spring 2019. Having listened to concerns, the Government announced the changes be introduced from April 2020 for medium and large-sized organisations only.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has worked closely with external stakeholders to ensure that they are ready for these changes, providing targeted support for companies to help them implement these changes. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) continue to work with stakeholders to make improvements to the Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) digital service to help them make decisions on the employment status for tax purposes of their workers.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, HMRC have set up dedicated teams to provide education and guidance to all businesses affected by the reforms. This support will include one-to-one support for 2,000 of the UK’s biggest employers and direct communications to around 15,000 medium-sized businesses.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have produced guidance for customers affected by the rule changes, which can be found on GOV.UK:</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/april-2020-changes-to-off-payroll-working-for-clients" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/april-2020-changes-to-off-payroll-working-for-clients</a></strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/10/2019 15:03:08 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1142183

registered interest
date	25/07/2019
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	Carer's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to support the mental, emotional and physical wellbeing of (a) carers and (b) carers who face financial uncertainty as a result of the suspension of their carer’s allowance.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	282207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises and appreciates the contribution made by unpaid carers who provide invaluable support. We are committed to continuing to support carers to provide care as they would wish, and to do so in a way that supports their own health and wellbeing, employment and other life chances.</p><p>The cross-Government Carers Action Plan was published on 5 June 2018, through which we set out a series of commitments to support all carers, regardless of whether they receive carers allowance, in the short term. We want to make sure that carers receive the support that they are entitled to and so the Department is working with the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services on a sector-led improvement programme of work, focused on the implementation of the duties relating to carers in the Care Act (2014). We expect that by summer 2020 a series of resources and learning to support commissioners to do this will be published.</p><p>The Department for Work and Pensions does not suspend Carer’s Allowance claims lightly and will only do so where there is reasonable doubt about ongoing entitlement to benefit.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 09/09/2019 16:48:23 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman