@prefix rdf: . @prefix xsd: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix skos: . @prefix rdfs: . @prefix api: . @prefix parl: . rdfs:label "Biography information for Steve Barclay" . parl:answerText "

The UK government is applying the Barnett formula in the normal way to the additional funding for charities announced by the Chancellor. In relation to the £750 million package, the Scottish Government are receiving at least £55 million, the Welsh Government are receiving at least £32 million, and the Northern Ireland Executive are receiving at least £19m.

Funding for charities is a devolved matter and it is for the devolved administrations to decide how to support charities in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "North East Cambridgeshire" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Steve Barclay" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2020-05-13"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2020-05-13T15:02:22.093Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

There is no requirement in tax legislation for a VAT-registered person to declare to a customer that they are registered or to provide a VAT registration number, unless they make a supply to another VAT-registered person, in which case they are obliged to issue a VAT invoice including their VAT number. However businesses are required to comply with the Electronic Commerce Regulations 2002 concerning the provision of this information.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "South West Hertfordshire" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Mr David Gauke" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2015-01-05"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2015-01-05T17:38:51.33Z"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for John Glen" . parl:answerText "

Zambia is one of three countries to have requested a debt treatment under the Common Framework. The Common Framework was agreed in November 2020 by the UK, along with the G20 and Paris Club, to help deliver a long-term, sustainable approach for supporting low-income countries to tackle their debt vulnerabilities.

Private sector participation in the Common Framework is critical. Under the terms of the Common Framework, a debtor country that signs an MoU with participating official creditors will be required to seek from all private creditors a treatment at least as favourable. Accordingly, once Zambia signs an MoU for its case it will need to engage its private creditors to ensure their participation on comparable terms.

The Government routinely engages private sector creditors on international debt issues in a number of fora and will work closely with its international partners to ensure private creditors fully play their part in Zambia’s restructuring.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Arundel and South Downs" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Andrew Griffith" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2022-09-22"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2022-09-22T07:41:44.357Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

HM Treasury does not comment on individual licensing cases or publish correspondence with applicants for licences.

We need to carefully balance the right to legal representation - which is a fundamental one - with wider issues, including the aim and purpose of the sanctions. It is right therefore that Ministers are examining whether there are any changes that can be made to the licensing of legal expenses.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "South Suffolk" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "James Cartlidge" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2023-02-08"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:groupedQuestionUIN "132410" ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2023-02-08T16:50:19.933Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "14" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Treasury" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Treasury" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Treasury" ; parl:hansardHeading "Yevgeny Prigozhin" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he is taking steps to investigate allegations that his Department assisted Yevgeny Prigozhin to pursue libel action against Eliot Higgins." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Wolverhampton South East" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Pat McFadden" ; parl:uin "131193" ; dcterms:date "2023-01-24"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Hywel Williams" . parl:answerText "

The Common Framework, agreed between the G20 and the Paris Club, represents the first time that all G20 creditors and the Paris Club have committed to work together to coordinate debt treatments. The Framework is intended to deliver a longer-term, more sustainable approach to dealing with debt vulnerabilities for countries that request it. Progress in implementing the Common Framework has been a regular feature in the Chancellor’s discussions in the G20 and in its February 2022 communique, the G20 reiterated its commitment to step up efforts to implement the Framework in a timely, orderly and coordinated manner.

Zambia is one of three countries – along with Chad and Ethiopia - to have requested the Common Framework. Zambia reached a Staff-Level Agreement with the IMF in December, marking a step forward. At Spring Meetings, the IMF managing director indicated that China had agreed to join the creditor committee for Zambia. As a creditor to Zambia, it is a priority to work with our G20 partners to ensure swift progress on the debt treatment.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Salisbury" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "John Glen" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2022-06-06"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2022-06-06T08:54:13.737Z"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Dan Carden" . rdfs:label "Biography information for Andrew Griffith" . rdfs:label "Biography information for Colleen Fletcher" . rdfs:label "Biography information for Mr David Gauke" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "14" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Treasury" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Treasury" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Treasury" ; parl:hansardHeading "Young People: Coronavirus" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the financial effect of the covid-19 outbreak on 16-25 year olds in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Coventry North East" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Colleen Fletcher" ; parl:uin "170667" ; dcterms:date "2021-03-17"^^xsd:dateTime . skos:prefLabel "House of Commons" . rdfs:label "Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill" . rdfs:label "Biography information for James Cartlidge" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "14" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Treasury" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Treasury" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Treasury" ; parl:hansardHeading "Zoos: Government Assistance" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to support zoos and aquariums that are unable to furlough their employees." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Dunfermline and West Fife" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Douglas Chapman" ; parl:uin "43675" ; dcterms:date "2020-05-05"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "14" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Treasury" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Treasury" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Treasury" ; parl:hansardHeading "Young People: Pay" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on levels of pay amongst 16-24 year olds in (a) Coventry North East constituency, (b) Coventry, (c) the West Midlands and (d) England." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Coventry North East" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Colleen Fletcher" ; parl:uin "169873" ; dcterms:date "2021-03-16"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "Throughout the pandemic, the Government has sought to protect people’s jobs and livelihoods across the UK, including in Coventry North East constituency, Coventry, the West Midlands and England. The Government remains committed to helping hard working individuals earn more whilst levelling up this country.

While the data is not published broken down by age and region together, the table below shows growth in median monthly pay for employees in the latest data (January 2021) in comparison to February 2020.

Growth in median monthly pay -
January 2021 compared to February 2020

UK - all employees

3.4%

West Midlands - region, (NUTS 1)

4.2%

West Midlands - county,
(NUTS 2)

4.7%

UK- Under 18s

8.46%

UK- 18-24 year olds

0.37%

Source: HMRC RTI data – employees only, seasonally adjusted.

The Government will continue to monitor labour market developments using the latest available data." ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Salisbury" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "John Glen" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2021-03-23"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2021-03-23T15:12:35.947Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "14" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Treasury" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Treasury" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Treasury" ; parl:hansardHeading "Zoos Support Fund" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchquer, what the Barnett consequentials are for each of the devolved nations from the Zoo Support Fund." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Dunfermline and West Fife" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Douglas Chapman" ; parl:uin "43677" ; dcterms:date "2020-05-05"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "14" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Treasury" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Treasury" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Treasury" ; parl:hansardHeading "Yevgeny Prigozhin" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will publish all correspondence between his Department, Yevgeny Prigozhin and his legal representatives." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Liverpool, Walton" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Dan Carden" ; parl:uin "132411" ; dcterms:date "2023-01-25"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Jesse Norman" . parl:answerText "

The Government is seeking to protect, as far as possible, people’s jobs and incomes. The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is open to individuals on any contract type who were on an employer’s PAYE payroll on 19 March 2020, including zero-hour contract workers. Full details on eligibility and how the grant is calculated for individuals with variable pay can be found in the guidance available at www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wage-costs-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Hereford and South Herefordshire" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Jesse Norman" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2020-04-27"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2020-04-27T07:47:06.803Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

The Government continues to monitor and publish trends in households’ circumstances across the UK. The Household Below Average Income (HBAI) publication looks at household incomes in the UK, but the latest available figures only cover up to the financial year 2018/19 and so do not measure the time period in which COVID-19 has had an impact.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) also produce estimates of household income and household financial net wealth for the whole of the UK. While the latest data published is not broken down by age and region, it indicates that for the UK as a whole real household disposable in 2020 Q3 was 1.9% higher than the same quarter in 2019. Household financial net wealth as a proportion of income was 366% in 2020 Q3, up from 342% in Q4 2019.

Throughout the pandemic, the Government has sought to protect people’s jobs and livelihoods across the UK, including in Coventry North East constituency, Coventry, the West Midlands and England and across all ages, including the young. This includes unprecedented measures such as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). The table below sets out the latest provisional HMRC statistics on the use of the CJRS:

Number of employments furloughed (as at 31 January 2021)

Coventry North East

7,300

Coventry

20,200

West Midlands

366,400

England

3,769,700

Under 25 year-olds (across all of UK)

855,200

The table below sets out the latest figures on the use of the SEISS:

Number of SEISS 1 claims made up to 31 July 2020 (16-24 year olds)

Number of SEISS 2 claims made up to 31 October 2020 (16-24 year-olds)

Number of SEISS 3 claims made up to 31 January 2021 (16-24 year-olds)

West Midlands

7,000

6,400

5,900

England

79,600

73,300

68,400

In order to illustrate the challenges faced by households during COVID-19, and how Government interventions have supported households of different income levels, HM Treasury published distributional analysis alongside Budget 2021 showing estimates of the change in household net incomes between February and November 2020. This can be found here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/966207/DA_Document_Budget_2021.pdf.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Hereford and South Herefordshire" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Jesse Norman" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2021-03-22"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2021-03-22T11:25:56.097Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "14" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "HM Treasury" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Treasury" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Treasury" ; parl:hansardHeading "eBay" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to ensure that all online retailers trading on eBay in the UK display VAT numbers." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Chesterfield" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Toby Perkins" ; parl:uin "218935" ; dcterms:date "2014-12-16"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Damien Moore" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "14" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Treasury" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Treasury" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Treasury" ; parl:hansardHeading "Zambia: Common Frameworks" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with his G20 counterparts on the effectiveness of the Common Framework process; and what assessment he has made of Zambia application under that framework." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Arfon" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Hywel Williams" ; parl:uin "9848" ; dcterms:date "2022-05-26"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Douglas Chapman" . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "14" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Treasury" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Treasury" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Treasury" ; parl:hansardHeading "Zambia: BlackRock" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the approach taken by BlackRock to Zambian debt." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Southport" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Damien Moore" ; parl:uin "49771" ; dcterms:date "2022-09-08"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answer ; parl:answeringDeptId "14" ; parl:answeringDeptPrinted "Treasury" ; parl:answeringDeptShortName "Treasury" ; parl:answeringDeptSortName "Treasury" ; parl:hansardHeading "Zero Hours Contracts: Coronavirus" ; parl:houseId "1" ; parl:legislature ; parl:questionText "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that all employees on zero-hours contracts receive 80 percent of their normal salary while they are unable to work during the covid-19 outbreak." ; parl:registeredInterest false ; parl:tablingMember ; parl:tablingMemberConstituency "Birmingham, Edgbaston" ; parl:tablingMemberPrinted "Preet Kaur Gill" ; parl:uin "35025" ; dcterms:date "2020-03-25"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

HM Treasury does not comment on individual licensing cases.

HM Treasury’s Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) takes operational decisions relating to the implementation of financial sanctions in line with the relevant regulations. OFSI has not considered it appropriate for the Treasury to effectively decide on whether a case has sufficient merit to be permitted to proceed by deciding whether to license legal fees. Rather, OFSI's position has been that the merits should be decided by the appropriate court. OFSI assesses cases on a costs-basis only, ensuring that the fees requested are reasonable in accordance with the derogations available under the sanctions regimes.

We need to carefully balance the right to legal representation - which is a fundamental one - with wider issues, including the aim and purpose of the sanctions. It is right therefore that Ministers are examining whether there are any changes that can be made to this policy.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "South Suffolk" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "James Cartlidge" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2023-02-08"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:groupedQuestionUIN "131140" , "132415" , "132290" ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2023-02-08T17:21:52.207Z"^^xsd:dateTime . parl:answerText "

The Government announced a package of support for licensed zoo or aquariums in England on May 4. These businesses can apply for a grant of up to £100,000. The amount received will be based on animals’ needs and can be used to cover animal-care costs such as:

  • keepers’ wages
  • animal feed and bedding
  • veterinary care and medicines
  • electricity and heating
  • waste removal

Applications are being handled by The Department for Environment and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). Further details are available here https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-apply-for-the-zoos-support-fund.

However, before applying for a grant these businesses must try to reduce costs or generate income in other ways, including applying for COVID-19 business support schemes and commercial and philanthropic funding.

The Business Support website provides further information about how businesses can access the support that has been made available, who is eligible, when the schemes open and how to apply - https://www.businesssupport.gov.uk/coronavirus-business-support.

" ; parl:answeringMember ; parl:answeringMemberConstituency "Saffron Walden" ; parl:answeringMemberPrinted "Kemi Badenoch" ; parl:dateOfAnswer "2020-05-11"^^xsd:dateTime ; parl:isMinisterialCorrection false ; parl:questionFirstAnswered "2020-05-11T17:22:36.493Z"^^xsd:dateTime . rdfs:label "Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins" . rdfs:label "Biography information for Kemi Badenoch" . rdfs:label "Biography information for Pat McFadden" . a api:Page ; "10"^^xsd:long ; "1"^^xsd:long ; "22137"^^xsd:long ; dcterms:isPartOf ; api:definition ; api:extendedMetadataVersion ; api:items ( ) ; api:page "0"^^xsd:long ; ; . a api:ListEndpoint ; dcterms:hasPart ; api:definition .