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1248305

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date	03/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Transport for London: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the funding and financing package agreed between his Department and Transport for London announced on 1 November 2020, what assessment he has made of the effect of comparability factors on the allocation of funding to (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	110849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>To give the devolved administrations the upfront certainty to plan and deliver their coronavirus response, we have guaranteed they will receive at least £16bn in additional resource funding this year on top of their Spring Budget funding.</p><p> </p><p>Any additional funding provided to the Department for Transport to support Transport for London will result in Barnett consequentials for the devolved administrations and these will contribute towards the guaranteed funding.</p><p> </p><p>Where additional funding is being provided to departments in-year, the devolved administrations generally receive consequential funding using programme comparability rather than overall departmental comparability. Given local transport is devolved in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, a comparability factor of 100% will be applied as set out in the Statement of Funding Policy.</p><p>The Treasury is currently working with the devolved administrations to update and publish comparability factors in a revised Statement of Funding Policy alongside the upcoming Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 09/11/2020 17:42:32 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

1248329

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the costs to businesses of interfacing their accounting software with HMRC in compliance with reguirements for the digitisation of reporting.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	110718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The costs incurred in the move to digital record keeping and reporting through Making Tax Digital (MTD) will vary from business to business, and are dependent on factors such as business size, complexity, degree of digital capability and the cost and functionality of the software used. There are free software products available for businesses with the simplest affairs.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC’s early estimates published on 21 July anticipated that businesses will incur costs of, on average, £175 to make the transition to MTD, with about £20 a year in additional continuing costs. HMRC have since undertaken significant engagement with representative bodies within both the business and accountancy worlds, as well as software developers, in order to further understand the associated costs of future MTD mandation. These costs represent an investment that will yield dividends in terms of increased productivity and turnover. HMRC are working with these bodies in order to ensure estimates are accurate and will do all they can to minimise costs. A new publication with revised estimates will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/11/2020 16:08:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1248336

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
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, when the Chief Secretary to the Treasury plans to reply to the correspondence from Stewart Stevenson MSP of 3 July 2020, 8 September 2020 and 14 October 2020, Treasury correspondence reference MC2020/00724.
tabling member constituency	Gordon
tabling member printed	Richard Thomson
uin	110924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2020 answer text <p>I have responded to Mr Stevenson’s letter and a copy has been sent by email on 9<sup>th</sup> Nov.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 11/11/2020 17:32:55 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4796 label Biography information for Richard Thomson

1248350

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	New Businesses: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether businesses who have started trading since the start of the covid-19 outbreak are eligible for financial support made available by the Government in response to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	110760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The Winter Economy Plan set out a package of targeted measures in response to the current economic context, which will enable businesses, including new businesses, to protect jobs, and manage their finances in the face of reduced or uncertain demand. This includes the extension of the temporary VAT reduced rate for hospitality and tourism, extending the application window of the access to finance schemes, and further support for employees and the self-employed, through the Coronavirus Job Retentions Scheme (CJRS) and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) Grant Extension. Although it has not been possible to include those who have started trading since the start of the COVID outbreak in the SEISS, the SEISS is just one element of a comprehensive package of support for individuals and businesses. This package includes Bounce Back loans, tax deferrals, rental support, mortgage holidays, and other business support grants. On 8 July, the Government also introduced the new Plan for Jobs which will make available up to £30 billion to assist in creating, supporting and protecting jobs.</p><p> </p><p>More information about the full range of business support measures is available at www.gov.uk/government/collections/financial-support-for-businesses-during-coronavirus-covid-19.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 09/11/2020 10:34:39 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1248354

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Freeports: Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of the potential effect of free ports on business rates receipts for local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Stephen Flynn
uin	110903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government plans to establish Freeports across the UK as soon as possible. These will be national hubs for trade, innovation and commerce, regenerating communities across the UK. Freeports will spread jobs, investment and opportunity to towns and cities up and down the country by unleashing the economic potential of our ports.</p><p> </p><p>In the UK Government’s recently published consultation response, we outlined that that the UK government is evaluating options for local authorities to retain business rates as part of the Freeports programme. This would apply in England only, or where decisions are not devolved. Further details will be included in the Bidding Prospectus, which will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Where policies are devolved, as in Scotland, the implementation and design of Freeports, including any infrastructure funding, will be a matter for each devolved administration to decide upon - although the UK Government will provide any assistance necessary if requested. The UK Government continues to work collaboratively and openly with the devolved administration in Scotland to deliver at least one Freeport in Scotland as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 11/11/2020 17:34:46 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4735 label Biography information for Stephen Flynn

1248356

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Freeports: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether funding has been allocated for any infrastructure costs associated with the roll out of free ports in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Stephen Flynn
uin	110904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government plans to establish Freeports across the UK as soon as possible. These will be national hubs for trade, innovation and commerce, regenerating communities across the UK. Freeports will spread jobs, investment and opportunity to towns and cities up and down the country by unleashing the economic potential of our ports.</p><p> </p><p>In the UK Government’s recently published consultation response, we outlined that the Freeports model on offer will provide some seed capital from the UK Government to address infrastructure constraints relevant to Freeports and their surrounding area. This would apply in England only, or where decisions are not devolved. Further details will be included in the Bidding Prospectus, which will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Where policies are devolved, as in Scotland, the implementation and design of Freeports, including any infrastructure funding, will be a matter for each devolved administration to decide upon - although the UK Government will provide any assistance necessary if requested. The UK Government continues to work collaboratively and openly with the devolved administration in Scotland to deliver at least one Freeport in Scotland as soon as possible.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 11/11/2020 17:36:36 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4735 label Biography information for Stephen Flynn

1248366

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Employment: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial support he plans to make available to (a) stem cell transplantation patients and (b) other clinically extremely vulnerable people who cannot work from home but have been advised by their doctor to not go into work during the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown in England.
tabling member constituency	Alyn and Deeside
tabling member printed	Mark Tami
uin	110737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the challenges presented by Covid-19 for stem cell transplantation patients and for all those who are Clinically Extremely Vulnerable (CEV). Individuals with underlying health conditions who cannot work from home can access the unprecedented package that the Government has introduced at this difficult time. This includes the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) which can both be claimed through the November 2020 lockdown. For clinically extremely vulnerable individuals who are on low incomes or who are out of work, the Government has injected a further £9.3bn into the welfare system according to OBR estimates.</p><p> </p><p>To make a claim under the extended CJRS, employees must have been on their employers’ PAYE payroll on or before 30 October 2020. Moreover, self-employed CEV individuals may be eligible for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) which has recently been extended and been made more generous. The Government is increasing the support to the self-employed under the SEISS from 40 per cent of trading profits to 80 per cent for the month of November. As SEISS grants are calculated over 3 months, this increases the total level of the grant from 40 per cent to 55 per cent of trading profits for November to January.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, those who receive a notification that they need to shield will be eligible for Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) from their employer, and New Style Employment and Support Allowance, subject to the wider eligibility criteria. Where an individual’s income is reduced while off work sick and they require further financial support, for example where they are not eligible for SSP, they may be able to claim Universal Credit, depending on their personal circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also providing £32 million in additional funding to local authorities to support CEV people most at risk, including helping them to access food and meeting other support needs to enable them to stay at home as much as possible for the 28 day period that the restrictive advice is in force.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/11/2020 15:22:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1383 label Biography information for Mark Tami

1248391

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
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 report on the Government's implementation of Loan Charge changes following the Independent Loan Charge Review.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	110798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) plan to report to Parliament on the implementation of Loan Charge changes following the Independent Loan Charge Review by the end of 2020.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/11/2020 16:21:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1248404

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mortgages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to support people in shared appreciation mortgage schemes.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	110781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has responsibility for the conduct regulation of mortgages, including shared appreciation mortgages. The FCA sets the rules regarding the information that has to be disclosed before, during and after sale and, in addition, rules in respect of the advice that should be given to consumers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is determined that lenders should treat borrowers fairly. Any dispute arising between a lender and its customers is usually best resolved by the parties involved. However, if a shared appreciation mortgage holder believes they have been missold a shared appreciation mortgage, they are able to take their complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). The FOS is an independent body set up to provide arbitration in such cases.</p><p> </p><p>The FOS received a number of complaints from people who purchased shared appreciation mortgages and are alert to the issues involved. However, the FOS said in its Annual Review for 2003-04 that in most cases it had not upheld the shared appreciation mortgage mis-selling complaints it had received because it had concluded that the documents were clear and the terms had been fully explained to the borrowers. Therefore, there appear to be no grounds for Government intervention in this instance.</p><p> </p><p>The FOS remains willing to consider all cases on their individual merits, and any customer that has not already been in touch with the FOS may wish to contact the organisation. The FOS can be contacted by post at: Financial Ombudsman Service, Exchange Tower, London, E14 9SR, by telephone on 0800 023 4567, or through their website at www.financial-ombudsman.org.uk.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 09/11/2020 08:30:05 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1248410

registered interest
date	03/11/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Childbirth: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has fiscal plans in place to tackle the low birthrate in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	110918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2020 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not have a policy that pertains to increasing the birth rate in any part of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>There is a range of support available for those who have children including Child Benefit, which can be claimed for any number of children. The UK has the longest maternity leave available among all the OECD countries and where pay is enhanced as part of the statutory maternity pay entitlement, the rate of pay provided is higher than the international standard. Alongside this, the government provides 15 hours of free childcare for all 3-4 year olds, alongside a further 15 hours free for eligible working parents of 3 and 4 year olds, and 15 hours free for disadvantaged 2 year olds.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay grouped question UIN 110919 question first answered 11/11/2020 17:30:57 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill