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1196066

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will amend the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme rules to enable women that took maternity leave in the relevant years to exempt periods of maternity leave from the average income calculation for that scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	47204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2020 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 does account for periods of reduced profits. The Government will continue to work with stakeholders to make sure the correct 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 grouped question UIN 47205 47505 question first answered 20/05/2020 14:43:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1196067

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2020
	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, what assessment he has made of the potential differential effect on the performance of female-led businesses of not discounting periods of maternity leave in the calculation of financial support under the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	47505
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2020 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 does account for periods of reduced profits. The Government will continue to work with stakeholders to make sure the correct 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 grouped question UIN 47204 47205 question first answered 20/05/2020 14:43:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1196068

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme
	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 financial effect on self-employed women in the creative industries of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme not discounting periods of maternity leave when calculating financial support.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	47205
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2020 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 does account for periods of reduced profits. The Government will continue to work with stakeholders to make sure the correct 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 grouped question UIN 47204 47505 question first answered 20/05/2020 14:43:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1196064

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what equality impact assessment his Department has undertaken in line with the Public Sector Equality Duty of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme rules in respect of women and new mothers.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	47202
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2020 answer text <p>HM Treasury takes care to pay due regard to the equality impacts of its policy decisions relating to the COVID-19 outbreak, in line with all legal requirements and the Government’s commitment to promoting equality. There are internal procedural requirements and support in place for ensuring that such considerations inform decisions taken by ministers.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 47203 question first answered 20/05/2020 14:40:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1196065

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what equality impact assessments his Department has undertaken of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme on people with protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	47203
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2020 answer text <p>HM Treasury takes care to pay due regard to the equality impacts of its policy decisions relating to the COVID-19 outbreak, in line with all legal requirements and the Government’s commitment to promoting equality. There are internal procedural requirements and support in place for ensuring that such considerations inform decisions taken by ministers.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 47202 question first answered 20/05/2020 14:40:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1195519

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2020
	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, if he will make it his policy to calculate levels of covid-19 related grants to the self-employed on the basis of turnover rather than profits.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	46567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2020 answer text <p>The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) allows eligible individuals to claim a taxable grant worth 80 per cent of their average monthly trading profits, paid out in a single instalment covering three months, and capped at £7,500 in total. This scheme is intended to support individuals who rely primarily on their trading profits from self-employment and who have been adversely affected by COVID-19.</p><p> </p><p>The self-employed are a very diverse population. They have a wide mix of turnover and profits, with monthly and annual variations even in normal times. The SEISS is based on trading profits, as providing support on the basis of an individual’s past turnover would be unfair. For example, an individual could have had a high turnover, but have made a loss. A turnover-based system would provide more support to such an individual than to an individual with a lower turnover who made a profit.</p><p> </p><p>More information about how income and trading profits are calculated can be found at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-hmrc-works-out-total-income-and-trading-profits-for-the-self-employment-income-support-scheme" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/how-hmrc-works-out-total-income-and-trading-profits-for-the-self-employment-income-support-scheme</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 46568 question first answered 21/05/2020 19:31:30 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1195520

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Arts: 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 effect on the finances of self-employed people working in the creative industries of calculating levels of covid-19 related grants on the basis of profits rather than turnover.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	46568
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2020 answer text <p>The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) allows eligible individuals to claim a taxable grant worth 80 per cent of their average monthly trading profits, paid out in a single instalment covering three months, and capped at £7,500 in total. This scheme is intended to support individuals who rely primarily on their trading profits from self-employment and who have been adversely affected by COVID-19.</p><p> </p><p>The self-employed are a very diverse population. They have a wide mix of turnover and profits, with monthly and annual variations even in normal times. The SEISS is based on trading profits, as providing support on the basis of an individual’s past turnover would be unfair. For example, an individual could have had a high turnover, but have made a loss. A turnover-based system would provide more support to such an individual than to an individual with a lower turnover who made a profit.</p><p> </p><p>More information about how income and trading profits are calculated can be found at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-hmrc-works-out-total-income-and-trading-profits-for-the-self-employment-income-support-scheme" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/how-hmrc-works-out-total-income-and-trading-profits-for-the-self-employment-income-support-scheme</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 46567 question first answered 21/05/2020 19:31:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1287508

	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	Business Rates: Tax Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received on extending business rates relief into the 2021-22 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	154802
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government has invited representations from stakeholders on various aspects of the business rates system through the fundamental review of business rates.</p><p> </p><p>This year, due to the direct adverse effects of COVID-19, the Government has provided an unprecedented business rates holiday for eligible retail, hospitality and leisure properties worth over £10 billion. The Government has also frozen the business rates multiplier for all businesses for 2021-22. Business rates are devolved in Wales, and so any reliefs are a matter for the Welsh Government.</p><p> </p><p>The Budget will set out the next phase of the Government’s plans to tackle the virus, protect jobs and support business.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 155351 question first answered 24/02/2021 16:17:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1287507

	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	VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received on maintaining the temporary VAT rate of 5 per cent beyond 31 March 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	154801
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2021 answer text <p>The temporary reduced rate of VAT was introduced on 15 July to support the cash flow and viability of over 150,000 businesses and protect 2.4 million jobs in the hospitality and tourism sectors, and is due to run until 31 March 2021.</p><p> </p><p>This policy will cost over £2 billion and is a temporary measure. The Government keeps all taxes under review, and all stakeholder views are carefully considered. Any future decisions on tax policy will be made at Budget.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has announced a significant support package to help businesses from a range of sectors through the winter months, which includes an extension of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, an extension of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme grant, and an extension of the application window for the Government-backed loan schemes.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 155140 question first answered 24/02/2021 15:36:40 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1287506

	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	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received on extending the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme beyond 30 April 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	154800
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government has provided a comprehensive economic response that is one of the most generous globally, including very substantial steps to protect jobs. The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) has helped to pay the wages of people in 9.9 million jobs across the country, providing £46.4bn worth of support as of 13 December. The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) has received claims from 2.7 million self-employed workers, amounting to £13.7bn as of 13 December.</p><p>The Government will set out the next phase of the plan to tackle the virus and support jobs at Budget 2021.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 154578 154587 155385 question first answered 24/02/2021 15:32:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan