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1190816

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2020
	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, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of adapting the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to provide further support for businesses who are unable to furlough staff due to the critical nature of their work yet are facing severe financial difficulties as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	40732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text The purpose of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is to support people who would otherwise have been made redundant. Furloughed employees cannot work for their employer and must remain on furlough for a minimum of three weeks. This is consistent with public health guidance seeking to minimise the number of people outside their homes on a regular basis.<p> </p><p>This scheme supplements the other significant support announced for UK businesses, including the Bounce Back Loans Scheme for small businesses, the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, and the deferral of tax payments. More information about the full range of business support measures is available at <a href="http://www.businesssupport.gov.uk/coronavirus-business-support/" target="_blank">www.businesssupport.gov.uk/coronavirus-business-support/</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/05/2020 14:12:00 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1194406

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2020
	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, how many new job starters have been excluded by the start date of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	45396
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>As a result of incomplete information supplied in some PAYE full payment submissions, such as employee start dates, it is not possible to provide an answer to the question.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/05/2020 16:01:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1308065

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Capital Allowances: Impact Assessments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has conducted a regional economic impact assessment by NUTS-1 region of the capital allowance super-deduction.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	179377
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2021 answer text <p>Conducting a regional economic impact assessment by NUTS-1 region for the super-deduction is not feasible as the data available would be inadequate for such an assessment. HMRC’s corporation tax outturns data reflects the geographic locations where companies are registered; rather than where the assets on which capital allowances are claimed are located. In addition, the ONS does not collect regional breakdowns of business investment.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/04/2021 14:18:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1191820

	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, if he make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to support small businesses by relaxing the three-week furlough period requirement for small businesses with small workforces to provide flexibility.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	41577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>Employees must remain on furlough for a minimum of three weeks. This was a difficult decision but it is important that the scheme is consistent with public health guidance seeking to minimise the number of people outside their homes on a regular basis. It also protects employees by providing some certainty over their working arrangement. However, employees can be placed on furlough more than once while the scheme is open, and employers may rotate staff on furlough (for the minimum of three weeks each) if they choose.</p><p> </p><p>This scheme supplements the other significant support announced for UK businesses, including the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme and the deferral of tax payments.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/05/2020 14:25:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1231632

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2020
	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 VAT rating is given to non-surgical face coverings.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	85101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2020 answer text <p>Face coverings attract the standard rate of VAT. Non-surgical face masks can be zero-rated for VAT purposes if they protect from infection and are of a type recommended in guidance published by Public Health England (PHE) dated 24 April 2020 in connection with the coronavirus emergency</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/09/2020 15:29:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1329761

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Exports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will publish a breakdown of the (a) destination, (b) use, (c) type of product and (d) volume of Welsh steel exports in each year between 2010 and 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	10569
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2021 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) are responsible for the collection and publication of data on UK imports and exports of goods to and from the UK. HMRC release this information monthly, as a National Statistic called the Overseas Trade in Goods Statistics (OTS), which is available via their dedicated website (<a href="http://www.uktradeinfo.com/" target="_blank">www.uktradeinfo.com</a>).</p><p>Unfortunately the data collected does not enable HMRC to specifically identify ‘Welsh steel’. However, HMRC are able to provide data on steel products allocated to Wales under their Regional Trade in Goods Statistics (RTS) methodology.</p><p> </p><p>The resultant data can be viewed via: <a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/trade-data/rts-custom-table/?id=069c86fb-747d-4420-8124-0fddc365a663" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/trade-data/rts-custom-table/?id=069c86fb-747d-4420-8124-0fddc365a663</a>.</p><p>Notes:</p><ol><li>The RTS data provides a breakdown of imports and exports by regions of the UK, to other countries. Trade for an individual business is allocated to a region based on the proportion of its employees employed in that region. For that reason it is possible that trade in steel by businesses considered to be based in Wales, may appear in the RTS under other regions of the UK other than Wales (or vice-versa). A full description of how UK trade is allocated to a region can be found in the RTS Methodology paper: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/697012/RTS_Methodology_Revision.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/697012/RTS_Methodology_Revision.pdf</a>.</li><li>The RTS uses the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) which classifies goods more broadly. Steel exports have been defined here as ‘SITC 67 – Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material, Iron and Steel’.</li><li>RTS data only describes the physical movement of goods between regions of the UK and other countries (not between the UK regions themselves).</li></ol><p> </p><p>HMRC’s RTS methodology was significantly changed to improve the allocation of region to a business. This affected data from 2013. Consequently, data for the period 2010 to 2012 is not comparable and so has not been provided.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC trade statistics data does not provide any commentary on the ‘use’ of the exported items.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/06/2021 14:00:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1304862

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what impact assessment his Department conducted of Making Tax Digital on small businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	173128
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2021 answer text <p>HMRC have engaged extensively with representative bodies within business and with the accountancy and audit professions, as well as with software developers, to shape the design and implementation of MTD and to understand the potential impacts on businesses of all sizes.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC will continue to work with stakeholders including businesses and their representatives in order to minimise costs and ensure effective support is in place during the transition.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC are also committed to ensuring the availability of software products to meet the needs of those using MTD. HMRC have confidence that the software industry will provide free software products for VAT and ITSA, as well as products that incorporate business management tools.</p><p> </p><p>Support for small businesses will be available directly from HMRC, for example through guidance, videos, webinars and software choices information, as well as through agents and software providers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published a Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) for the smaller VAT businesses being brought into MTD from April 2022 at Budget. The Government will publish further details on the impacts of MTD for Income Tax from April 2023 later this year.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 173129 question first answered 29/03/2021 12:31:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1304863

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support his Department plans to provide to small businesses to meet the new requirements of Making Tax Digital.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	173129
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2021 answer text <p>HMRC have engaged extensively with representative bodies within business and with the accountancy and audit professions, as well as with software developers, to shape the design and implementation of MTD and to understand the potential impacts on businesses of all sizes.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC will continue to work with stakeholders including businesses and their representatives in order to minimise costs and ensure effective support is in place during the transition.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC are also committed to ensuring the availability of software products to meet the needs of those using MTD. HMRC have confidence that the software industry will provide free software products for VAT and ITSA, as well as products that incorporate business management tools.</p><p> </p><p>Support for small businesses will be available directly from HMRC, for example through guidance, videos, webinars and software choices information, as well as through agents and software providers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published a Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) for the smaller VAT businesses being brought into MTD from April 2022 at Budget. The Government will publish further details on the impacts of MTD for Income Tax from April 2023 later this year.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 173128 question first answered 29/03/2021 12:31:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1287765

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Customs: ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what additional resources he will make available to improve the Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) system.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	155326
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>HMRC test the performance of CHIEF continuously and have already invested heavily to ensure the system continues to meet the needs of UK trade. Additional resources are assigned to further increase system capacity by the end of staged customs controls in July and to support sustainment of the system for as long as it is required.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/03/2021 14:38:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1287762

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Customs: ICT
	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 improve the performance of the Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) system for small and medium-sized enterprises.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	155323
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>HMRC test the performance of CHIEF continuously in order to maintain resilience for all users. The CHIEF computer system continues to work well and is already used successfully by hundreds of thousands of international traders to make customs declarations to HMRC.</p><p>HMRC are supporting businesses to comply with the new border processes following the end of the transition period.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/03/2021 14:31:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake