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registered interest
date	11/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employed: 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 provide financial support to self-employed people who are ineligible for the (a) Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and (b) Self-Employment Income Support Scheme and who cannot access (i) universal credit and (ii) self-employment income support.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	58596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>Self-employed individuals who are ineligible for the Self Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS), may be able to benefit from the other elements of the unprecedented financial support provided by the Government. This package includes Bounce Back loans, tax deferrals, rental support, mortgage holidays, and other business support grants.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/06/2020 10:43:24 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

1201969

registered interest
date	09/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is his Department’s policy to respond to all correspondence from Members of Parliament with (a) a generic Dear Colleague letter months after the initial query or (b) a detailed and prompt answer addressing the points that have been raised by that Member.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	57053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>It is the Treasury’s policy to respond to correspondence from Members with an individual reply that addresses the points the member has raised, within 15 working days. However, the unprecedented volumes of correspondence received since the outbreak of COVID-19 has caused delays in responding.</p><p> </p><p>Detailed Dear Colleague letters have occasionally been issued to Members to update them on changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme and to help them reply to their constituents as quickly as possible. The Treasury is working with any Members who have highlighted they cannot use the Dear Colleague letter to reply to their constituents and will provide a further reply to those Members as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 17/06/2020 16:04:10 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

1198773

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
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	Learning Disability: Coronavirus
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 is taking to ensure that people with learning disabilities living (a) independently, (b) with family and (c) in care homes receive equal access to testing and treatment for covid-19; and whether he plans to allocate resources to enable the safe return to community (i) activities and (ii) services to support the (A) physical and (B) mental well-being of those people.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	51514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>From 7 June 2020 all remaining adult care homes will be able to access whole care home testing for all residents and asymptomatic staff through the digital portal at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/apply-coronavirus-test-care-home" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/apply-coronavirus-test-care-home</a></p><p>We expect that access to services that support people with learning disabilities should be restored as soon as is appropriate, in line with social distancing guidelines, and as regulations and guidance permit. Work is underway to plan for an expected increase in demand for patients needing mental health support due to COVID-19. Existing mental health services are open and available for any person requiring support.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 18/06/2020 11:32:00 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

1198774

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Cemeteries: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what representations he has received on the reopening of West Ham Cemetery to the general public.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	51515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has not received any representations on this matter.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 09/06/2020 13:56:52 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

1188196

registered interest
date	20/04/2020
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	Housing: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2020 to Question No 28671 on Housing: Energy, if he will publish those impact assessments in which the benefits to householders’ health from improving their homes thermal performance have been included.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	37369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy does include the health benefits of energy improvements to the householders’ health in published Impact Assessments, although the methodology has not yet been incorporated into the net present value calculation. Two of the latest are the most recent impact assessments for ECO and Private Sector Regulations (see below):</p><p> </p><p>Page 29 <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F749638%2FECO_3_Final_Stage_IA__Final.pdf&amp;data=02%7C01%7CHouseholdenergyefficiencycomms%40beis.gov.uk%7Ce28ce16c5e4a4034d0e208d7e5f77a71%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637230723378018796&amp;sdata=qHJ%2B%2B2M%2B9g2OJHAhAtDTlyMIOEaQVUQlK6dPIEbUkRU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/749638/ECO_3_Final_Stage_IA__Final.pdf</a></p><p>Page 16 <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F760313%2FIA_-_Energy_Efficiency__Private_Rented_Property___England.pdf&amp;data=02%7C01%7CHouseholdenergyefficiencycomms%40beis.gov.uk%7Ce28ce16c5e4a4034d0e208d7e5f77a71%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C637230723378028751&amp;sdata=fZ2kefcB077GXpp3xkYFGMXstG1LYfpl35qGhyFDnHc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/760313/IA_-_Energy_Efficiency__Private_Rented_Property___England.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 28/04/2020 15:24:58 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

1188197

registered interest
date	20/04/2020
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	Housing: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2020 to Question 28671 on Housing: Energy, who is undertaking the study to quantify the cost savings to the health service of improving the energy efficiency of homes; and when that study will be published.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	37370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is the lead organisation undertaking the study to quantify the cost savings to the health service of improving the energy efficiency of homes. BEIS is in the process of applying for access to NHS Digital hospital records and, if this application is approved and relevant data provided to BEIS, analysis will be undertaken, peer reviewed and published.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 28/04/2020 15:26:57 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

1188236

registered interest
date	20/04/2020
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	Coronavirus: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people who have died from covid-19 to date had underlying health problems.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	37371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2020 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) collates official statistics on deaths registered in England and Wales. An ONS report published on 16 April analysed deaths involving COVID-19 that occurred in the month of March and found that 91% of deaths involved some form of pre-existing condition. The most frequent pre-existing condition was ischaemic heart disease, involved in 14% of cases. Information can be found on their website at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsinvolvingcovid19englandandwalesmarch2020" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/deathsinvolvingcovid19englandandwalesmarch2020</a></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 13/05/2020 09:37:01 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

1186162

registered interest
date	18/03/2020
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	Infant Foods: Coronavirus
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 the Government is taking to ensure that (a) baby food, (b) infant formula and (c) infant medication continue to be available during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	31419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government has introduced new measures to support businesses to keep food, including baby food, supply flowing on to shelves and into homes, such as temporary relaxation of competition laws to allow supermarkets to work together, extending delivery hours to supermarkets and flexing rules on drivers’ hours to allow a higher frequency of deliveries to stores to ensure shelves are being replenished more quickly.</p><p>In relation to infant formula, I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Glasgow Central (Alison Thewliss MP) on 26 March to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-03-16/30064/" target="_blank">30064</a>.</p><p>The Department is working closely with industry, the National Health Service and others in the supply chain to help ensure patients can access the medicines they need, including infant medications, and precautions are in place to reduce the likelihood of future shortages. The steps being taken to protect United Kingdom supplies in response to the COVID-19 outbreak were set out in the Department’s press statement issued on 11 February 2020. This statement can be read at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-to-monitor-impact-of-coronavirus-on-uk-medicine-supply" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-to-monitor-impact-of-coronavirus-on-uk-medicine-supply</a></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 21/04/2020 17:20:34 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 13997 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

1186164

registered interest
date	18/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Primary Health Care: Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to include medical premises such as dental practices in the (a) business rate relief and (b) loan and grant scheme that has been announced to tackle the economic effect of covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	31420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2020 answer text <p>At present properties providing medical services, including dental practices, are not eligible for the business rates Expanded Retail Discount.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, which launched on Monday 23 March, is available on the British Business Bank’s website. Medical premises may be eligible for small business grant funding of £10,000 where the property is eligible for small business rate relief.</p><p> </p><p>The Government stands ready to provide further financial support to businesses and individuals as necessary.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/03/2020 09:44:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

1186166

registered interest
date	18/03/2020
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	Fisheries: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the fishing industry during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	31421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government fully understands the importance of EU and global export markets for the UK’s fishing and seafood industry, in particular the shellfish sector. We are actively monitoring the impacts of Covid-19 and related control measures with significant input from industry stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>We are urgently considering measures to help mitigate the impact of the current situation on all sectors of the seafood and fisheries sectors.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor has announced a substantial package of measures to help UK businesses and the self-employed sector. These measures, which include the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, the Job Retention Scheme and the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme are available to the fisheries and aquaculture sector throughout the UK.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 30/03/2020 11:07:19 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess