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1229200

	registered interest
	date	28/08/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Medicine: Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish a response to the open letter of 20 July 2020 signed by 50 hon. Members calling for urgent action to protect research funded by UK medical research charities.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	82055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2020 answer text <p>Medical research charities are an integral part of the United Kingdom’s world-leading life sciences sector and we welcome the interest of honourable members in this area. The government is monitoring the impact of Covid-19 on the work of medical research charities. To this effect, the Department of Health and Social Care is closely liaising with the Association of Medical Research Charities, as well as individual charities, to understand the impact of the pandemic on this sector and identify how best the Government and charities can work together to ensure that patients continue benefiting from charity funded research.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 03/09/2020 13:53:27 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1229756

	registered interest
	date	28/08/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Sunscreens: 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 (a) the adequacy of the classification of sunscreen as a cosmetic product and (b) the potential merits of reducing the rate of VAT applied to sun protection products.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	82058
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government's approach is to support safety campaigns that place sunscreen within its proper context; as a precaution that people can take against the sun, but that does not provide 100 per cent protection. While sun protection products have a role to play in skin safety, it is important that people do not rely on sunscreen alone.</p><p> </p><p>VAT raises a significant amount of revenue and plays an important part in funding the Government's public spending priorities. Any application of a reduced rate would have to be balanced against this. The Government keeps all taxes under constant review.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/09/2020 10:25:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1240914

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2020
	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 adequacy of a period of statutory maternity pay being used to calculate a reduced furlough pay entitlement for returning mothers on variable pay; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	99650
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>Employees on variable pay who have been on Statutory Maternity Pay or other forms of Parental Leave are eligible to apply for furlough pay under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Eligible employees will be entitled to 80% of the higher rate of two calculations: either the wages earned in the corresponding calendar period in the tax year 2019 to 2020, or the average wages payable in the tax year 2019 to 2020. These measures have been put in place to cover a wide range of contractual and working arrangements and are designed to mitigate situations where individuals have low pay in a certain month for any reason.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/10/2020 16:25:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1241880

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Beer: Excise Duties
	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 effect on small, independent brewers of the proposal to reduce the production threshold at which Small Brewers Relief starts to taper.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	101035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government anticipates that by replacing the existing taper with a more gradual one spread over a wider range of production, small breweries will find it easier to grow and expand.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 13/10/2020 10:13:08 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1241882

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Beer: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to publish the further consultation on the proposed reforms of Small Brewers Relief.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	101036
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>As previously announced, the consultation will be published in the Autumn.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 13/10/2020 09:01:53 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1242038

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits: Debt Collection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has spent on private debt collection agencies in (a) fees and (b) the proportion of funds collected for the purposes of recovering tax credit debts in each financial year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	101289
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>The table below details HMRC’s spending on Debt Collection Agencies between 2010/11 and 2019/20.</p><p> </p><p>None of the funds collected are used for the purpose of recovering tax credits. HMRC request funding from HMT through fiscal measures.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>% Spent on TC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£ 3.72m</p></td><td><p>0.00%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£ 11.08m</p></td><td><p>0.00%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£ 13.06m</p></td><td><p>0.00%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£ 9.34m</p></td><td><p>11.61%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£ 10.89m</p></td><td><p>19.85%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>£ 16.77m</p></td><td><p>31.59%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>£ 26.25m</p></td><td><p>24.54%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>£ 32.10m</p></td><td><p>20.50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>£ 26.02m</p></td><td><p>28.83%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>£ 26.16m</p></td><td><p>24.03%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>£ 175.39m</p></td><td><p>20.16%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Further information about payments to Integrated Debt Services Ltd, who manage the contract between HMRC and the Debt Collection Agencies contracted to act on HMRC’s behalf, is published on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/spending-over-25-000" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/spending-over-25-000</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/10/2020 13:43:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1242450

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Beer: Excise Duties
	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 effect on small, independent breweries of the proposal to convert Small Brewers Relief from a percentage formula to a cash basis measurement.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	102105
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2020 answer text The proposal to convert Small Brewers Relief (SBR) to a cash basis would affect small breweries entitled to SBR, but would only have an impact if there are future changes to the value of the relief. The Treasury will consult further on Small Brewers Relief later this Autumn. answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 15/10/2020 09:18:08 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1243499

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Mortgages: 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 of mortgage holidays taken during the covid-19 outbreak on the credit ratings of mortgage prisoners.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	103551
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2020 answer text <p>Following the Coronavirus outbreak, the Government worked quickly with lenders and financial regulators to give people access to payment holidays on their mortgages. This gives customers a much-needed respite period, where no repayments on these products are due. It was necessary to bring this temporary measure in, in order to give customers time to smooth out their finances that may have taken a hit by the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA issued guidance to all firms that engage in mortgage activities, this includes all borrowers whose mortgage is in a closed book or owned by an inactive lender.</p><p> </p><p>We were clear from the start, that anyone taking a one of these payment holiday should not suffer a worsening arrears status.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 19/10/2020 14:00:45 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1247793

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Union Learning Fund: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of continuing finance for the Union Learning Fund to provide support for workers affected by the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	110167
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2020 answer text <p>My officials continually consider assessments of the value for money of public spending.</p><p> </p><p>The government has provided unprecedented support for jobs, and remains committed to investing in adult skills and retraining. The Plan for Jobs provided funding for skills and training to help workers affected by the Covid-19 outbreak, and the forthcoming Spending Review will confirm details of the National Skills Fund to help more people learn new skills and prepare for the jobs of the future.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 05/11/2020 13:47:36 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1249976

	registered interest
	date	05/11/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Business Rates: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will extend business rates relief for businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors in England for the 2021-22 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	112076
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text The Government has taken the unprecedented step of providing almost £10 billion in business rates relief this year. All business rates reliefs in England will be considered through the business rates review.<p> </p>Business rates are devolved in Scotland and are a matter for the Scottish Government. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/11/2020 15:01:24 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady