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1233019

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what Equality Impact Assessments were undertaken on the (a) design of and (b) the conclusion of the Job Retention Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
	uin	87717
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2020 answer text When designing the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, as well as the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme and Job Retention Bonus policies, the Treasury undertook an analysis of how the policies were likely to affect individuals sharing protected characteristics in line with its Public Sector Equality Duties. This is in accordance with the internal procedural requirements and support in place for ensuring that equalities considerations inform decisions taken by ministers. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/09/2020 13:57:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1273274

	registered interest
	date	30/12/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Redundancy: Coronavirus
	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 number of employees made redundant from companies who have been in receipt of financial support from the public purse during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
	uin	133316
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text An estimate of the number of employees made redundant from companies receiving financial support during the COVID-19 outbreak is not available.<p> </p><p>HMRC publish experimental monthly estimates of payrolled employees and their pay from Pay As You Earn (PAYE) Real Time Information (RTI) data (jointly with the ONS): <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/bulletins/earningsandemploymentfrompayasyouearnrealtimeinformationuk/previousReleases" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/bulletins/earningsandemploymentfrompayasyouearnrealtimeinformationuk/previousReleases</a>.</p><p> </p><p>On 22 October HMRC published secondary analysis which matched CJRS and PAYE Real RTI data. This showed that 90% of employees who left the CJRS furlough scheme between April and July were still on their original payroll in August, suggesting they remained working for their original employer. This analysis does not distinguish between employees who have chosen to leave their jobs and those who have been made redundant. There are many other reasons that people leave, for example to start a new role, retirement, or to enter full time education. The secondary analysis can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-statistics-secondary-analysis/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-statistics-secondary-analysis-of-ended-furloughs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-statistics-secondary-analysis/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-statistics-secondary-analysis-of-ended-furloughs</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/01/2021 15:03:06 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1233045

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he undertook a regional impact assessment of the (a) implementation and (b) closure of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
	uin	87718
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2020 answer text <p>When launching the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), the Government prioritised helping the greatest number of people as quickly as possible and the scheme was made available across all regions UK-wide. There has been broad consistency in furlough rates across the UK. The latest available statistics show the West Midlands region of England has had the highest take-up rate of 34 per cent and the East region of England has had the lowest take-up of 30 per cent. The number of employments furloughed in the UK decreased from a peak of 8.9 million on 8 May to 6.8 million by 30 June.</p><p> </p><p>After eight months of the CJRS, the scheme will close. The CJRS must be temporary and the Government must ensure people across all regions of the UK can get back to work safely and get the UK economy up and running again. The Government is providing support directly to people and businesses across the whole of the UK with the UK-wide measures announced in the Plan for Jobs.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/09/2020 13:59:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1712907

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Nurseries: Business Rates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department is taking steps to support nurseries experiencing financial challenges as a result of increased business rates.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
	uin	23085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>The government recognises the pressure that businesses have been under since the pandemic and that is why the government froze the business rates multiplier for three consecutive years from April 2021 until April 2024 at a cost of £14.5 billion.</p><p> </p><p>To make sure that the most vulnerable businesses continue to be supported, the government announced a further freeze to the small business multiplier at Autumn Statement for 2024-25, which will protect over a million ratepayers from a multiplier increase. This means bills will be 6.6 per cent lower than without the freeze. In addition to this support, some nurseries will already be in receipt of business rates relief where they have a ‘charitable purpose’, such as those part of academy chains.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 26/04/2024 14:34:57 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1639774

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Nottingham East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the availability of cash withdrawal facilities throughout the Nottingham East constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
	uin	186566
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2023 answer text <p>The government recognises that while the transition towards digital payments brings many opportunities, cash continues to be used by many people across the UK, including those who may be in vulnerable groups.</p><p> </p><p>The government is currently legislating to protect access to cash across the UK as part of the Financial Services and Markets Bill 2022. The Bill establishes the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as the lead regulator for access to cash with responsibility and powers to seek to ensure reasonable provision of withdrawal and deposit facilities. In recognition of the important role of cash for individuals, the government has tabled an amendment to the Bill that will require the FCA to seek to ensure that there is reasonable provision of free withdrawal and deposit facilities for holders of personal accounts.</p><p> </p><p>The ATM network also plays a critical role in the availability of cash withdrawal facilities. LINK (the scheme that runs the UK's largest ATM network) has made commitments to protect the broad geographic spread of free-to-use ATMs and is held to account against these commitments by the Payment Systems Regulator. According to LINK data for March 2023, there were around 39,000 free-to-use ATMs across the UK, including 53 free-to-use ATMs in the constituency of Nottingham East. Further information is available at: <a href="https://www.link.co.uk/initiatives/financial-inclusion-monthly-report/" target="_blank">https://www.link.co.uk/initiatives/financial-inclusion-monthly-report/</a></p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 05/06/2023 11:05:58 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1713881

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Home Care Services: Living Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times HMRC has taken enforcement action against employers for the underpayment of national living wage for domiciliary care workers as a result of unpaid travel time in the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
	uin	23814
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The government is determined that everyone who is entitled to the NMW receives it.</p><p>HM Revenue and Customs enforces the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) in line with the law and policy set out by the Department for Business and Trade. This involves a wide-ranging programme of education and risk led enforcement activity across the whole of UK labour market including social care</p><p>HMRC consider all of the risks that might be relevant, when carrying out a review and record whether an employer is compliant or non-compliant.</p><p>HMRC does not hold information on how many times HMRC has taken enforcement action against employers for the underpayment of national living wage for domiciliary care workers as a result of unpaid travel time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 30/04/2024 12:46:29 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1203019

	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	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
	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 difficulties caused to businesses of the further guidance on the flexible furlough scheme being published after the cut-off date for an employee to be placed on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
	uin	58841
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>The announcement on 29 May provided the key information required for firms to make decisions about furloughing employees. Full information on how the scheme will change from 1 July has been available in published factsheets since the Chancellor announced the changes.</p><p> </p><p>The guidance was updated on 12 June only to provide additional detail on how the scheme will operate in practice.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/06/2020 10:55:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1416838

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Social Services: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a ring-fenced fund to support the provision of local authority social care.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
	uin	112719
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>The Spending Review provides local authorities with an additional £1.6 billion of grant funding in each of the next three years. The provisional Local Government Finance Settlement for 2022/23 confirmed that local authorities will have access to over £1 billion of additional resources next year specifically for social care. Ultimately, it is for local authorities to manage their budgets within the funding available and prioritise spending based on their own understanding of the needs of their local communities.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 31/01/2022 12:53:30 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1691774

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Oil: Russia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation is taking to ensure the compliance of attestation documents for Russian oil products.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
	uin	15766
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>The PM along with other G7 Leaders in their statement of 24 February 2024 committed to continue to take steps to tighten compliance and enforcement of the oil price cap on Russian oil. The UK and G7 partners will respond to violations including by imposing additional sanctions measures on those engaged in deceptive practices while transporting Russian oil and against the networks Russia has developed to extract additional revenue from price cap violations. These additional sanctions measures include, but are not limited to, the changes to the attestation model announced by the G7+ Price Cap Coalition on 20 December 2023 and the UK’s new designations of oil traders announced on 22 February 2024.</p><p> </p><p>From 19 February 2024, the attestation model was updated to require attestations to be shared on a per-voyage basis, as part of a relevant transaction. As well as per-voyage attestations, the new model requires itemised ancillary costs to be recorded and provided to contractual counterparties upon request.</p><p> </p><p>To support industry participants in complying with the oil price cap and with the new attestation requirements, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OSFI) on 16 February 2024 issued updated industry guidance. OFSI also co-authored a joint G7+ Price Cap Coalition oil price cap compliance and enforcement alert which issued on 1 February 2024.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 29/02/2024 11:53:50 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1249943

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Loans: Fraud
	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 tackle (a) payday loan scams and (b) other fraud by fake loan companies.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
	uin	112134
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government takes fraud very seriously. We continue to work closely with industry to close down the vulnerabilities that fraudsters exploit and ensure members of the public have the information they need to spot a scam and stand up to fraudsters. These actions include the Joint Fraud Taskforce which is helping to build a collaborative law enforcement, government and industry response to tackling fraud.</p><p> </p><p>Illegal lenders, or ‘loan sharks’, can also prey on victims in various forms including by posing as fake loan companies. To tackle this crime, the Government funds the Illegal Money Lending Teams (IMLTs), via a levy on the financial services industry. The IMLTs have powers to deal with wider criminality associated with loan sharks, such as fraud, and can seize the assets of convicted loan sharks to fund support for victims and raise awareness of the dangers of illegal lending in affected communities.</p><p> </p><p>The Government and IMLTs are alert to the particular challenges faced by vulnerable consumers as a result of COVID-19 and continue to work together to ensure that this dangerous and illegal activity is stopped.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 10/11/2020 15:05:39 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome