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1197647

	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	Social Services: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will assess the potential merits of zero-rated social care services for VAT purposes to allow regulated social care companies to reclaim VAT on expenses.
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire South
	tabling member printed	Mhairi Black
	uin	49719
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2020 answer text While all taxes are kept under review, there are currently no plans to change the VAT treatment of social care services. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/06/2020 08:59:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4421 label Biography information for Mhairi Black

1195131

	registered interest
	date	12/05/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Maternity Leave
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide financial support to self-employed mothers whose average earnings will be less as a result of taking maternity leave during the timeframe for eligibility for accessing the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire South
	tabling member printed	Mhairi Black
	uin	46095
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2020 answer text The Self-Employed Income Support Scheme has been designed to deliver support as quickly and effectively as possible to millions of individuals. The Government understands the challenges faced by those with periods of maternity leave and the existing averaging calculation takes account of periods of reduced profits. The Government will continue to work with stakeholders to make sure funding reaches those who need it most, keeping all policies under review, while ensuring that any potential changes do not risk the wider delivery of Government schemes. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/05/2020 19:34:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4421 label Biography information for Mhairi Black

1259642

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Scotland Office: Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the planned budget is of the (a) Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland, (b) Union Unit and (c) Union Taskforce for 2021-22.
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire South
	tabling member printed	Mhairi Black
	uin	127587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2020 answer text <p>The planned budget of the Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland and Office of the Advocate General for 2021-22 is £11.43m.</p><p> </p><p>There is no information available on any specific business unit as HM Treasury does not make decisions on individual business areas within Departments.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 21/12/2020 10:55:40 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4421 label Biography information for Mhairi Black

1197646

	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	Protective Clothing: VAT
	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 of backdating VAT status for social care services with increased personal and protective equipment costs as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire South
	tabling member printed	Mhairi Black
	uin	49718
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government has taken extraordinary action in introducing the new temporary zero rate on Personal Protective Equipment. This helps all consumers of such equipment, but especially social care providers who cannot recover VAT on this cost.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/06/2020 09:13:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4421 label Biography information for Mhairi Black

1193216

	registered interest
	date	05/05/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Maternity Pay: Coronavirus
	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 of extending maternity pay for people affected by the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire South
	tabling member printed	Mhairi Black
	uin	43681
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government has committed to a targeted, multi-billion-pound package of unprecedented support for individuals, families and businesses affected by the virus, including the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>We have taken steps to ensure that furloughed workers who are planning on taking family-related leave, including Maternity Leave, on or after 25 April, will be entitled to pay based on their usual earnings rather than their furloughed pay rate. In addition, where employers ‘top-up’ statutory pay on a contractual basis, they will be able to claim for these payments through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme for furloughed workers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has prioritised measures which are targeted towards the most vulnerable and can be delivered safely and swiftly. The UK has one of the most generous periods of Maternity Leave in the world; mothers can already choose to take up to 12 months leave, 39 weeks of which are paid. Therefore the Government currently has no further plans to extend family-related leave and pay.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 13/05/2020 15:04:36 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4421 label Biography information for Mhairi Black

1193214

	registered interest
	date	05/05/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Employment: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide support for (a) PAYE zero hour contract workers, (b) casual workers and (c) seasonal workers who cannot access the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire South
	tabling member printed	Mhairi Black
	uin	43680
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2020 answer text <p>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is open to employees on any type of employment contract, including full-time, part-time, agency, fixed-term, flexible or zero hour contracts. As well as employees, other workers may also be eligible if they are paid via PAYE. To be eligible for the CJRS, employees must have been on their employer’s PAYE payroll on or before 19 March 2020 and HMRC must have received an RTI submission notifying payment in respect of that employee on or before 19 March 2020. Full guidance can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wage-costs-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wage-costs-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Those not eligible for the scheme may have access to other support which the Government is providing, including a package of temporary welfare measures and up to three months’ mortgage payment holidays for those who may be in difficulty with mortgage payments.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/05/2020 12:21:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4421 label Biography information for Mhairi Black

1191714

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2020
	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 historical (a) PAYE and tax references, (b) contracts of employment, (c) (i) notice and (ii) acceptance letters are adequate proof of employment status for acceptance on to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire South
	tabling member printed	Mhairi Black
	uin	41510
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>In March, the Government announced the unprecedented Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to help firms keep millions of people in employment. HMRC have developed and delivered the scheme at record speed, and it opened for claims on 20 April, just one month after it was announced.</p><p> </p><p>Employers can claim for furloughed employees who were employed on 19 March and on their PAYE payroll on or before 19 March 2020. This means that an RTI submission notifying payment in respect of that employee must have been made on or before 19 March 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The scheme has been set up to operate at significant scale and with limited manual intervention. The Government has prioritised helping the greatest number of people as quickly as possible, and this approach achieves that, balancing it against the risk of fraud that exists as soon as the scheme became public.</p><p> </p><p>Those not eligible for the scheme may have access to other support Government is providing, including a package of temporary welfare measures and up to three months’ mortgage payment holidays for those in difficulty with mortgage payments.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/05/2020 16:04:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4421 label Biography information for Mhairi Black

1191713

	registered interest
	date	29/04/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Basic Income: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he had made of the potential merits of introducing a universal basic income before announcing the covid-19 financial support schemes that are now in place.
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire South
	tabling member printed	Mhairi Black
	uin	41509
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to my written answer to Parliamentary Question 38615 that was given on 28 April 2020 <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-04-21/38615/" target="_blank">www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-04-21/38615/</a></p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 11/05/2020 11:36:14 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4421 label Biography information for Mhairi Black