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1197447

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2020
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what the average length of time was for Ministers of her Department to respond to correspondence from hon. Members in each month in the last two years.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	49739
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2020 answer text <p>In line with Cabinet Office guidance, the Government Equalities Office has a target of responding within 20 working days where a response is required.</p><p>As you will understand, the Government Equalities Office is currently dealing with unprecedented volumes of correspondence due to COVID-19. Officials are ensuring that urgent cases raised by hon. Members are prioritised, and are taking steps to provide substantive responses in as short a time as possible.</p><p>All correspondence received from hon. Members is being reviewed and will be responded to as soon as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 03/06/2020 10:30:38 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1282410

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2021
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Manufactured Goods: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what plans the Government has to remove the Equality Act 2010 exemption on manufactured goods to ensure that products must be accessible for disabled people.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	146919
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>The protections of the Equality Act 2010 do not extend to manufacturing, so there is no exemption to remove. The Act’s protections, including for disability, are extensive. Service providers have an anticipatory duty to make reasonable adjustments, including ensuring their facilities and products are accessible to disabled people who wish to use them. What is reasonable will depend on the specific circumstances of the case and will be determined by such factors as practicality, cost and the extent to which people with disabilities are likely to want to use the service.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 08/02/2021 17:24:58 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1197456

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2020
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what the average length of time was for Ministers of his Department to respond to correspondence from hon. Members in each month in the last two years.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	49746
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>In line with Cabinet Office guidance, the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales has a target of responding to correspondence within 15 working days where a response is required. The average length of time over the past 2 years is set out below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average response time in working days</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>June 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>July 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>August 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>September 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>October 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>November 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>December 2018</strong></p></td><td><p>No responses required to hon. Members</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>January 2019</strong></p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>February 2019</strong></p></td><td><p>No responses required to hon. Members</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>March 2019</strong></p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>April 2019</strong></p></td><td><p>No responses required to hon. Members</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May 2019</strong></p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>June 2019</strong></p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>July 2019</strong></p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>August 2019</strong></p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>September 2019</strong></p></td><td><p>No responses required to hon. Members</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>October 2019</strong></p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>November 2019</strong></p></td><td><p>No responses required to hon. Members</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>December 2019</strong></p></td><td><p>No responses required to hon. Members</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>January 2020</strong></p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>February 2020</strong></p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>March 2020</strong></p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>April 2020</strong></p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 04/06/2020 14:24:47 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1197437

	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	Treasury: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average length of time was for Ministers of his Department to respond to correspondence from hon. Members in each month in the last two years.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	49730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>Information on average response times is not held.</p><p> </p><p>However, in 2019, the Treasury replied to 90% of MPs’ correspondence within 15 working days.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury has received unprecedented amounts of correspondence since the start of the coronavirus outbreak in the UK. All Member’s correspondence is currently receiving attention and will be responded to as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 02/06/2020 06:59:03 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1200023

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Audiobooks: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons audiobooks were not included in the zero-rating VAT on e-publications announced in the Budget 2020; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	54133
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>The extension of the zero rate of VAT has been introduced to provide consistency in approach between certain physical and digital publications in order to support reading and literacy in all its forms. Audiobooks are already taxed consistently at the standard rate in both physical and digital format.</p><p> </p><p>In UK law, a book is deemed to be something that is read or looked at, a definition that does not include audio content in both digital and physical form.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all taxes under review, including VAT.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 54134 question first answered 08/06/2020 14:46:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1200024

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Audiobooks: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the potential cost to the Exchequer of removing VAT from audiobooks; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	54134
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>The extension of the zero rate of VAT has been introduced to provide consistency in approach between certain physical and digital publications in order to support reading and literacy in all its forms. Audiobooks are already taxed consistently at the standard rate in both physical and digital format.</p><p> </p><p>In UK law, a book is deemed to be something that is read or looked at, a definition that does not include audio content in both digital and physical form.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all taxes under review, including VAT.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 54133 question first answered 08/06/2020 14:46:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1220656

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Social Enterprises: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to allocate financial support for cooperatives; and what support his Department is making available to simplify the process for establishing such cooperatives.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	68726
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the value of co-operatives, and the contribution they make to all sectors of the economy. The first phase of our economic response has seen us take unprecedented steps to support the economy through the crisis; to keep as many people as possible in their existing jobs, to support viable businesses, including co-operatives, to stay afloat, and to protect the incomes of the most vulnerable. Co-operatives, like other businesses, have been eligible for a range of Government support schemes, including the Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme, grants delivered by Local Authorities and business loans.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has taken significant steps to support the growth of co-operatives right across the country. In 2014 the Government passed the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act, to reduce legal complexity for co-operatives and community benefit societies, and at the same time increased the amount of share capital an individual member can put into a co-operative society to £100,000.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury officials also hosted a ‘Mutuals Workshop’ with representatives from the sector in 2019, to understand the challenges faced by mutuals and how Government can help to address these.</p><p> </p><p>As we start to open the economy up and we look forward, we will consider how best to support the economic recovery. We will develop new measures to grow the economy, to back businesses, including co-operatives, and to help people thrive in the new post-Covid world. We will continue to consider how we can best support the co-operative sector to reach its potential, and welcome the views of Co-operatives UK and others in the sector as we do.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 68727 question first answered 09/07/2020 13:09:07 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1220657

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Social Enterprises: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of the recommendations in the report entitled, We are the rebuilders: Four co-operative offers for building back better from COVID-19, published in June 2020 by Co-operatives UK.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	68727
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the value of co-operatives, and the contribution they make to all sectors of the economy. The first phase of our economic response has seen us take unprecedented steps to support the economy through the crisis; to keep as many people as possible in their existing jobs, to support viable businesses, including co-operatives, to stay afloat, and to protect the incomes of the most vulnerable. Co-operatives, like other businesses, have been eligible for a range of Government support schemes, including the Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme, grants delivered by Local Authorities and business loans.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has taken significant steps to support the growth of co-operatives right across the country. In 2014 the Government passed the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act, to reduce legal complexity for co-operatives and community benefit societies, and at the same time increased the amount of share capital an individual member can put into a co-operative society to £100,000.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury officials also hosted a ‘Mutuals Workshop’ with representatives from the sector in 2019, to understand the challenges faced by mutuals and how Government can help to address these.</p><p> </p><p>As we start to open the economy up and we look forward, we will consider how best to support the economic recovery. We will develop new measures to grow the economy, to back businesses, including co-operatives, and to help people thrive in the new post-Covid world. We will continue to consider how we can best support the co-operative sector to reach its potential, and welcome the views of Co-operatives UK and others in the sector as we do.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 68726 question first answered 09/07/2020 13:09:07 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1259342

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Travel: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will provide dispensation to people seeking insurance to travel to restricted countries on compassionate grounds during the covid-19 pandemic.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	126913
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>Travel insurance is now widely available. It is likely that any policy bought or renewed, or trip booked, after the pandemic was officially declared will not cover cancellation due to COVID-19, including changes to FCDO travel advice, as it is a known risk. This is in contrast to policies sold before the outbreak of COVID-19, which typically covered changes in FCDO advice.</p><p> </p><p>Travelling to countries against FCDO advice is likely to invalidate your travel insurance.</p><p> </p><p>Travel insurance policies differ so, if in doubt, customers should speak to their insurer or check the terms and conditions of their policy.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 14/12/2020 13:37:41 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1285640

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Post Offices: Cash Dispensing
	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 effectiveness of the Community Access to Cash Pilots operating in Post Office branches.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	152567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>The Community Access to Cash Pilots are an industry-led initiative taking place in nine locations across the UK. These pilots are to trial and test sustainable solutions for ensuring that communities can conveniently withdraw and deposit cash, and identify ways basic banking services can be better delivered, that could be adopted in other locations.</p><p> </p><p>The pilots include 3 ‘banking hubs’ in dedicated retail spaces on the high street, which combine the cash-transaction facilities of a Post Office with access to community banking services offered by the key retail banks. The locations for these trialling this service are Ampthill in Bedfordshire, Rochford in Essex and Cambuslang near Glasgow.</p><p> </p><p>The Government welcomes these initiatives and looks forward to the outcomes of these pilots.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 22/02/2021 09:55:36 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows