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1600218

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Aviation: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	If he will take steps to provide the Civil Aviation Authority with additional powers to sanction (a) airlines and (b) other aviation industry stakeholders for failing to meet their obligations to disabled passengers.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	903842
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>Air travel needs to be accessible and enjoyable for everyone. That is why the Department consulted last year on whether the Civil Aviation Authority should have additional administrative powers to enforce consumer laws, and on compensation in the event of wheelchairs being damaged on UK domestic flights. Ministers are reviewing responses and will set out next steps shortly.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/03/2023 11:43:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1354361

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Trader Support Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, (a) how many businesses have signed up to the Trader Support Service and (b) and what the cost to the public purse has been of operating that service since that service was launched.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
	uin	45951
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2021 answer text <p>The Trader Support Service (TSS) currently has 41,446 Traders registered to use the service. The total spend on the Trader Support Service, since the service was launched to August 2021, is £164 million (including VAT).</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/09/2021 13:59:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1354285

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Aviation
	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 of the end of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme on employment in the airline sector.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	45862
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2021 answer text <p>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme was designed as a temporary, economy-wide measure to support businesses while widespread restrictions were in place. Closing the scheme at the end of September is designed to strike the right balance between supporting the economy as it opens up, continuing to provide support and protect incomes, and ensuring that incentives are in place to get people back to work as demand returns.  This approach has worked; the OBR have estimated that without the short-term fiscal easing announced in the Budget, and in particular the CJRS extension, unemployment would have been about 300,000 higher in the fourth quarter of this year than the 2.2 million in the central forecast.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the particular challenges that the travel industry has faced as a result of COVID-19. In England travel agents have recently benefited from Restart Grants worth up to £6,000, and can continue to benefit from the £2 billion of discretionary grant funding that has been made available to local authorities in England through the Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG). Furthermore, the travel sector is being supported with over £12 billion that has been made available through loan guarantees and support for exporters. In addition, airports continue to benefit from the renewed Airport and Ground Operations Support Scheme announced at Budget.</p><p> </p><p>The Global Travel Taskforce (GTT) report sets out a clear framework for the Government’s objective of establishing a safe and sustainable return to international travel, which is key to enabling the sector’s recovery. It has been created following extensive engagement with the international travel and tourism industries, and changes following the recent checkpoint review of the GTT are a vital step in enabling the recovery of travel operators and those whose jobs rely on the travel industry.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has shown throughout the pandemic that it is prepared to adapt support if the path of the virus changes. It continues to engage closely with sectors across the economy, including the travel industry, in order to understand their recovery horizons as the vaccine is rolled out and restrictions ease.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 45955 question first answered 14/09/2021 15:02:37 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1354218

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Travel
	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 merits of extending the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme until April 2022 for the travel industry; and what additional steps he is taking to provide ongoing support to the travel industry.
	tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
	tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
	uin	45955
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2021 answer text <p>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme was designed as a temporary, economy-wide measure to support businesses while widespread restrictions were in place. Closing the scheme at the end of September is designed to strike the right balance between supporting the economy as it opens up, continuing to provide support and protect incomes, and ensuring that incentives are in place to get people back to work as demand returns.  This approach has worked; the OBR have estimated that without the short-term fiscal easing announced in the Budget, and in particular the CJRS extension, unemployment would have been about 300,000 higher in the fourth quarter of this year than the 2.2 million in the central forecast.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the particular challenges that the travel industry has faced as a result of COVID-19. In England travel agents have recently benefited from Restart Grants worth up to £6,000, and can continue to benefit from the £2 billion of discretionary grant funding that has been made available to local authorities in England through the Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG). Furthermore, the travel sector is being supported with over £12 billion that has been made available through loan guarantees and support for exporters. In addition, airports continue to benefit from the renewed Airport and Ground Operations Support Scheme announced at Budget.</p><p> </p><p>The Global Travel Taskforce (GTT) report sets out a clear framework for the Government’s objective of establishing a safe and sustainable return to international travel, which is key to enabling the sector’s recovery. It has been created following extensive engagement with the international travel and tourism industries, and changes following the recent checkpoint review of the GTT are a vital step in enabling the recovery of travel operators and those whose jobs rely on the travel industry.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has shown throughout the pandemic that it is prepared to adapt support if the path of the virus changes. It continues to engage closely with sectors across the economy, including the travel industry, in order to understand their recovery horizons as the vaccine is rolled out and restrictions ease.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 45862 question first answered 14/09/2021 15:02:37 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1354366

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	VAT Exemptions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with HMRC on a VAT exemption for new build dwellings under the Welsh Government's One Planet development policy.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
	uin	45837
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2021 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer and other Treasury ministers engage with the Welsh Government and all of the devolved administrations regularly on a range of subjects, including VAT.</p><p> </p><p>The Government currently maintains a zero rate of VAT on new-build residential properties.</p><p>The Government is committed to greening the economy; and investing in new affordable housing is a priority.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is investing £12.2 billion over five years through the Affordable Homes Programmes; this is the largest cash investment in affordable housing for a decade and will provide up to 180,000 new homes across the country.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 45836 question first answered 14/09/2021 15:00:11 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1354230

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: York
	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 number of people who are still furloughed under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme in (a) York and (b) York Central constituency.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	45871
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2021 answer text <p>It is not possible to answer the question directly as data on the number of people furloughed whose jobs have been supported by the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) is not available. However, data is available for the number of employments furloughed with the support of the CJRS (a person may have multiple employments).</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs publish statistics on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme regularly. The latest statistics were published on 9 September 2021 and can be found on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>Figures from these statistics, the latest available, show that on 31 July 2021, 3,900 jobs were on furlough in York Unitary Authority while 2,200 jobs were on furlough in York Central Parliamentary Constituency. These are provisional figures.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/09/2021 15:08:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1354365

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	VAT Exemptions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has received representations from the Welsh Government in respect of a VAT exemption on new build homes in Wales under the terms of the One Planet Development policy.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
	uin	45836
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2021 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer and other Treasury ministers engage with the Welsh Government and all of the devolved administrations regularly on a range of subjects, including VAT.</p><p> </p><p>The Government currently maintains a zero rate of VAT on new-build residential properties.</p><p>The Government is committed to greening the economy; and investing in new affordable housing is a priority.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is investing £12.2 billion over five years through the Affordable Homes Programmes; this is the largest cash investment in affordable housing for a decade and will provide up to 180,000 new homes across the country.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 45837 question first answered 14/09/2021 15:00:11 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1520074

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Vietnam and Singapore : Visits Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, (a) which government ministers have been provided with overnight accommodation within the UK's embassies or consulates in (i) Vietnam and (ii) Singapore in each calendar year from 2017 to 2022, and (b) in each case, in which city was that accommodation provided, and for how many nights.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	59553
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Singapore</p></td><td><p>Vietnam</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>· Secretary of State for International Trade - 2 nights (Singapore)</p><p>· Secretary of State for Scotland - 2 nights (Singapore)</p><p>· Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government - 2 nights (Singapore)</p><p>· Minister for Asia - 3 nights (Singapore)</p><p>· Minister for Culture and Digital - 1 night (Singapore)</p><p>· Advocate General for Scotland - 2 nights (Singapore)</p><p>· Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - 1 night (Singapore)</p></td><td><p>· Secretary of State for International Trade (Ho Chi Minh City) - 1 night</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>· Minister for Trade Policy - 4 nights (Singapore)</p><p>· Secretary of State for International Trade - 3 nights (Singapore)</p><p>· Home Secretary - 2 nights (Singapore)</p><p>· Minister for Asia - 1 night (Singapore)</p></td><td><p>· Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>· Foreign Secretary - 2 nights (Singapore)</p></td><td><p>· Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>· Nil</p></td><td><p>· Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>· Nil</p></td><td><p>· Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>· Foreign Secretary - 1 night (Singapore)</p></td><td><p>· Nil</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/10/2022 11:12:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1519022

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	British Overseas Territories : Politics and Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, for how many bills in British Overseas Territories has the governor (a) withheld assent and (b) reserved the bill for decision by a UK Secretary of State in each of the past five years.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	59137
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>The constitutions of the Overseas Territories make different provision for assent, according to the options available to a Governor when presented with legislation. In the case of Bermuda, the Cannabis Licensing Bill 2022 was reserved, and assent was not granted. In the British Virgin Islands (BVI) assent was reserved to the following legislation; the Drugs (Prevention of Misuse) Amendment Bill 2020 and the Cannabis Licensing Bill 2020. In other circumstance, Bills have been withdrawn for revision by the local legislature before a formal decision on assent was taken.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/10/2022 14:14:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1504297

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2022
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Myanmar: Embassies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many (a) UK diplomats and (b) locally employed staff are based at the British Embassy in Myanmar as of 2 September 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	46060
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td>FCDO UK Based staff</td><td>FCDO CBS Staff</td></tr><tr><td>10-19</td><td>100-119</td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/09/2022 16:51:51 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones