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1312162

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	VAT: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses are affected by the VAT reduction for hospitality, holiday accommodation and attractions in (a) the Scottish Borders and (b) in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	187299
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>It is estimated that about 13,000 businesses in Scotland benefit from the VAT reduced rate for hospitality, accommodation and attractions. Estimates are not available for lower level geographic areas.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/04/2021 09:04:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1230268

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Eat Out to Help Out Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many discounts were claimed as part of the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme in (a) the Scottish Borders, (b) Scotland and (c) the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	83903
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2020 answer text <p>HMRC have published constituency level data, on claims received up to 27 August 2020, on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eat-out-to-help-out-scheme-claims-by-parliamentary-constituency" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eat-out-to-help-out-scheme-claims-by-parliamentary-constituency</a>. There are also plans to develop a wider official statistics release for the scheme once the Claims Service closes at the end of September.</p><p>In addition, HMRC have published data on a weekly basis about registered premises and claims received on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/09/2020 15:25:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1181721

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Help to Save Scheme: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are using Help to Save in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	23421
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>HMRC has published the number of opened Help to Save accounts registered to addresses in Scotland to end-January 2020. The following link provides the latest edition of this publication:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/help-to-save-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/help-to-save-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>12,050 accounts had been opened and registered to addresses in Scotland to end-January 2020.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 09/03/2020 14:00:34 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1282026

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Gift Aid: Scottish Borders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much Gift Aid has been paid to charities in the Scottish Borders in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	145847
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 08/02/2021 11:52:57 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1282025

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Soft Drinks Industry Levy has raised since that Levy was introduced.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	145846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>Since its introduction in April 2018, the provisional total for revenue raised from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy up to and including December 2020 is £802 million. This consists of the following amounts raised per financial year:</p><p> </p><p>2018-19: £240 million</p><p>2019-20: £337 million</p><p>2020-21: £224 million (provisional year to date total covering revenue received between April 2020 and December 2020).</p><p> </p><p>The discrepancy of £1 million between the overall total (£802 million) and the sum of financial year subtotals (£801 million) is due to rounding used by HMRC when producing these statistics.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 08/02/2021 11:51:15 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1312323

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Workplace Pensions
	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 likelihood that the consultation on the pensions charge cap will lead to higher returns for savers.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	188138
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>This is a matter for the Department for Work and Pensions.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 29/04/2021 09:48:46 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1234978

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Child Benefit: 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 compensating people who were unable to claim child benefit due to delays in receiving their child's birth certificate as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	91128
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government announced on 7 April 2020 that, as General Register Offices were closed or operating at a reduced capacity during the COVID-19 outbreak, HM Revenue and Customs would allow parents to claim Child Benefit for their newborns without having to register their child’s birth first, to ensure they did not miss out on Child Benefit payments. Child Benefit can be backdated for up to three months.</p><p>The press release announcing these measures is at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/news/dont-miss-out-claim-child-benefit-by-phone-or-post-hmrc-tells-new-parents" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/news/dont-miss-out-claim-child-benefit-by-phone-or-post-hmrc-tells-new-parents</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/09/2020 12:59:46 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1196614

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2020
	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, what comparative assessment he has made of the level of financial support for workers provided by (a) the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and (b) governments in other countries that are similarly affected by the covid-19 pandemic.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	48582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2020 answer text <p>On 12 May, the Chancellor announced an extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme until the end of October. The scheme has been extended in full until the end of July, with changes concerning part-time working and employer contributions from August. The Government will keep all policies under review, and monitors the economic support packages for workers implemented by other governments around the world. Several other countries (such as Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Canada) have announced similar measures.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/05/2020 15:10:47 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1200788

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Personal Savings: Interest Rates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent comparative assessment he has made of the competitiveness of NS&I and high street bank savings product interest rates.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	55109
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>NS&amp;I has a core remit to deliver cost-effective financing for government. In effect, customers’ deposits with NS&amp;I are a form of government borrowing, and the rates that NS&amp;I offer impact the cost to government of this borrowing. Rates on NS&amp;I products are kept under review and set in accordance with its operating framework to balance the interests of savers; taxpayers; and the broader financial services sector.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/06/2020 10:48:57 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1282027

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Freeports: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on freeports.
	tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
	tabling member printed	John Lamont
	uin	145848
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>Freeports will attract new businesses, spreading jobs, investment and opportunity to towns and cities up and down the country.</p><p> </p><p>Last month, I met with the Scottish Government a few days before they publicly announced their intention to work with the UK Government to launch a Freeports bidding process in Scotland before the end of March.</p><p> </p><p>I strongly welcome that announcement and look forward to bringing the benefits of Freeports to Scotland.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 08/02/2021 10:36:40 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont