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1342954

registered interest
date	01/07/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Re-employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2021 to Question 15260 on Civil Service Agencies: Standards, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that fire and rehire is not being used as a negotiating tactic in HM Revenue and Customs; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South
tabling member printed	Bridget Phillipson
uin	25798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2021 answer text Current recruitment policy in place does not include firing and rehiring, and there are no plans to change this. HMRC have recognised unions (PCS and ARC) with whom they negotiate if the department wishes to make changes to terms and conditions. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/07/2021 12:38:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4046 label Biography information for Bridget Phillipson

1342992

registered interest
date	01/07/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employed Income Support Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme to include self-employed company directors and homeworkers, in particular those working in the travel industry who are not eligible for current salary support schemes.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	25849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2021 answer text <p>The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) has supported 2.9 million people, paying over £25bn across all four SEISS grants. Together, the five SEISS grants combined will have provided individual claimants with support up to £36,570, making it one of the most generous self-employment income COVID support schemes in the world.</p><p> </p><p>Company directors are not self-employed and so cannot qualify for the SEISS. They have access to the CJRS if they are paid a salary through PAYE and if they meet the eligibility criteria. Those paid annually have been and are still eligible to claim, as long as they meet the relevant conditions including being notified to HMRC on an RTI submission within the relevant cut-off dates.</p><p>In designing the SEISS, the Government’s priority was to get support to the greatest number of people but in a way that guards against fraud and abuse. That meant designing a system where HMRC can automatically match the data people provide in their applications with information already in the system to verify and pay out the claim.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has explored a range of options and proposals to support company directors who pay themselves through dividends. However, HMRC do not have data – as it is not needed to administer the tax system – to identify them or verify how much grant they should be awarded. This would rely solely on self-certification and would thus open any scheme up to unacceptable levels of fraud and error by organised criminals and others who would seek to exploit these schemes.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/07/2021 12:42:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1343133

registered interest
date	01/07/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason VAT is payable on PCR tests; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	25972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2021 answer text <p>VAT is a broad-based tax on consumption and the standard rate of 20 per cent normally applies to most goods and services, including PCR tests. Medical testing, where it is administered by registered health professionals, is exempt from VAT. The Government also continues to offer free COVID-19 testing for those with COVID-19 symptoms.</p><p> </p><p>Testing individuals after they arrive in the UK is an important tool to help the Government protect the public from the risk posed by imported cases of COVID-19 and to identify variants of concern. The Government recognises that the cost of PCR tests can be high, which is why it is working with the travel industry and private testing providers to see how costs can be reduced while ensuring that travel remains as safe as possible.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/07/2021 12:44:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1342347

registered interest
date	30/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Retail Trade: Business Rates
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 the level of business rates on retail unit vacancy.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
uin	25158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2021 answer text <p>Eligible businesses in the retail sector have paid no business rates in the 15 months to 1 July 2021, and over 90% of businesses will have their rates bills cut by 75% across the year in 2021-22. The Government has also decided to freeze the business rates multiplier in 2021-22, saving businesses in England an estimated £575m over the next five years.</p><p> </p><p>The Fundamental Review of Business Rates will consider ideas for reform on all elements of the business rates system and the Review will conclude in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/07/2021 14:34:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1342433

registered interest
date	30/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Morley and Outwood
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses have received support through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme in Morley and Outwood constituency to date.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	25069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2021 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs publish statistics on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) regularly. The latest statistics were published on 1 July 2021.</p><p> </p><p>These statistics report that a cumulative total of 18,200 employments have been put on furlough at various times since the start of the CJRS where the employee was resident in Morley and Outwood constituency. This is based on claims made by 14 June 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Figures for the number of businesses claiming support through the CJRS by Parliamentary constituency are not available. The registered address for PAYE schemes making CJRS claims is often different from the workplace, particularly for larger firms with a few PAYE schemes covering thousands of employees. Parliamentary constituency figures based on PAYE scheme addresses are therefore likely to be inaccurate.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/07/2021 12:39:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1341725

registered interest
date	29/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cars: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will negotiate a consistent rate of VAT with the EU across all EU member states on the sale and purchase of classic cars.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	24076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>The VAT rates applicable in EU Member States are a matter for the EU. In the UK, a lower rate of 5% import VAT is available for classic cars where these are collectors’ pieces of historical interest.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/07/2021 11:35:00 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1341747

registered interest
date	29/06/2021
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, when his Department plans to share further details on the additional £1.5 billion of business rates relief for businesses that are ineligible for retail discount or business grant schemes as announced on 25 March 2021.
tabling member constituency	Newton Abbot
tabling member printed	Anne Marie Morris
uin	24200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government is currently preparing guidance to support local authorities ahead of rollout of the £1.5 billion business rates relief fund. The final guidance, its specifics and level of prescription, will reflect considerations including the existing framework of Government support, information held by local authorities and their capacity to administer various parameters, as well as subsidy control considerations.</p><p> </p><p>This discretionary relief pot approach has been taken to get funding to businesses as soon as possible and on the basis of their actual economic exposure to COVID-19 rather than the pandemic’s hypothetical impact on property rental values. The alternative of prolonged litigation and appeals through the Material Change of Circumstance provision could have taken years.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will support local authorities to enable ratepayers to apply for relief awards as soon as possible this year, once the legislation relating to Material Change of Circumstance provisions has passed, and local authorities have set up local relief schemes.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/07/2021 11:51:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4249 label Biography information for Anne Marie Morris

1341753

registered interest
date	29/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Businesses: Government Assistance
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 support businesses with employees who may be reluctant to come off of furlough arrangements and return to the workplace as covid-19 restrictions are eased.
tabling member constituency	Newton Abbot
tabling member printed	Anne Marie Morris
uin	24202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>As clearly stated in the CJRS guidance, employees will need to be able to work for the employer that has placed them on furlough if their employer decides to stop furloughing them or start flexibly furloughing them.</p><p> </p><p>If the employer decides to take an employee off furlough and has followed the correct contractual procedures and it is reasonable to expect the employee to return, then the employee may be in breach of contract and subject to disciplinary action if they refuse to work.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/07/2021 11:50:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4249 label Biography information for Anne Marie Morris