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1241259

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Wallasey
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in Wallasey have been furloughed through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme in each month since the introduction of that scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Wallasey
	tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	100298
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>It is not possible to answer directly the question 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). Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) published statistics about the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme on 21 August 2020, which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-statistics-august-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-statistics-august-2020</a>.</p><p> </p><p>These statistics are the latest available to include figures for the number of jobs furloughed in local areas, and include the total number of jobs furloughed at any time in the Wallasey constituency. They also include figures for the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. The number of jobs furloughed by Parliamentary constituency is not available for each month. The production of the figures depends on the matching of employment level CJRS data to other data held by HMRC. For records where this has been possible, the release reports that a cumulative total of 11,200 jobs had been furloughed under CJRS for employees living in Wallasey. This figure is based on claims received to 31 July and covers all jobs supported by the CJRS up to the end of June (when the scheme closed to claims for employments not already furloughed).</p><p> </p><p>The next release of these statistics will provide data on the number of jobs furloughed by Parliamentary constituency at 31 August. This is due to be published on 22 October. More information on this release can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-statistics-october-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-statistics-october-2020</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/10/2020 16:23:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1241183

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Non-payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employers have been convicted of offences related to under-payment of the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage in the last two years.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	100302
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>HMRC enforce the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) in line with the law and policy set out by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).</p><p> </p><p>Breaches of NMW legislation are normally a civil (non-criminal) matter which attract penalties of up to 200% of the identified wage arrears and public naming.</p><p> </p><p>Prosecutions can be lengthy and cause delays in recovering arrears for workers and do not necessarily guarantee payment. HMRC therefore balance recovering NMW arrears for workers as quickly as possible with the robust enforcement of NMW when deciding whether to pursue prosecution. Prosecution is reserved for the most serious NMW offences involving obstruction, falsifying of documents or wilful failure to pay workers the minimum wage, and such cases are referred to the CPS who decide whether to prosecute.</p><p> </p><p>In the last two years (2018/19 – 2019/20), HMRC have completed nearly 6,400 NMW investigations, identifying over £45 million in arrears for nearly 485,000 workers, issuing over £35.5 million in penalties, and resulting in one conviction.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/10/2020 16:39:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1239983

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Food: Wholesale Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to extend business rates relief to food and drink wholesalers in response to a Federation of Wholesale Distributors survey which found that 58 per cent of respondents who supply public services such as schools, hospitals and care homes said that these contracts were at real risk of collapse without further Government support.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow East
	tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	98700
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government has provided enhanced support through business rates relief to eligible businesses occupying properties used for retail, hospitality and leisure. Business rates are devolved in Wales, and so are a matter for the Welsh Government.</p><p> </p><p>A range of other measures to support all business, including wholesalers, have also been made available. On 8 July the Chancellor set out a package of measures to support jobs across the UK, including a Job Retention Bonus to help firms keep furloughed workers. On 24 September the Chancellor went further and announced the Job Support Scheme to provide further support for jobs.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 98720 question first answered 12/10/2020 16:44:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1239950

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Food: Wholesale Trade
	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 to food and drink wholesalers to help prevent (a) site closures and (b) job losses in that sector.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	98720
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government has provided enhanced support through business rates relief to eligible businesses occupying properties used for retail, hospitality and leisure. Business rates are devolved in Wales, and so are a matter for the Welsh Government.</p><p> </p><p>A range of other measures to support all business, including wholesalers, have also been made available. On 8 July the Chancellor set out a package of measures to support jobs across the UK, including a Job Retention Bonus to help firms keep furloughed workers. On 24 September the Chancellor went further and announced the Job Support Scheme to provide further support for jobs.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 98700 question first answered 12/10/2020 16:44:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1239951

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Bowling: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether ten pin bowling alleys are eligible to benefit from the reduced rate of VAT which the Government has applied to attractions and accommodation and hospitality from 15 July 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	98721
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The temporary reduced rate of VAT for hospitality and tourism was introduced on 15 July to support the cash flow and viability of businesses in the hospitality and tourism sectors which have been severely affected by the coronavirus pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>Hospitality for the purposes of this relief includes the supply of food and non-alcoholic beverages from restaurants, cafes and pubs for consumption on those premises. It also includes the supply of hot food and non-alcoholic hot beverages to takeaway. Where a bowling alley provides such hospitality it will benefit from the reduced rate, although admission to a bowling alley itself is not eligible. Further information on this can be found in VAT Guidance: reduced rate for hospitality, holiday accommodation and attractions on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/catering-takeaway-food-and-vat-notice-7091" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/catering-takeaway-food-and-vat-notice-7091</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced on 24 September that the temporary reduced rate for tourism and hospitality will be extended to 31 March 2021.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/10/2020 16:32:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1239940

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Self-employed: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to provide self-employed people with the same level of financial support as those in full-time employment.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	98759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The UK continues to have one of the most generous self-employed COVID-19 support schemes in the world. The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) is helping those that have been adversely affected by COVID-19, and has already helped 2.6 million people with over £7.6bn of support. Furthermore, as set out in the Winter Economy Plan, the Government is extending the SEISS Grant; an initial taxable grant will be provided to cover three months’ worth of profits for the period from November to the end of January 2021. The second grant will cover a three-month period from the start of February until the end of April. The Government will review the level of the second grant and set this in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The SEISS Grant Extension is a top-up to support self-employed people who are currently actively trading and facing reduced demand due to COVID-19. The Government has broadly aligned the grant with the Government’s contribution to the Job Support Scheme which has been introduced to support employers who may be facing continued reduced demand over this winter as a result of COVID-19. It is also worth noting that unlike under the Job Support Scheme, there is no requirement for the self-employed to reduce their hours by 66% to get the maximum Government contribution. In addition, the Job Support Scheme grant is scalable, and the SEISS Grant Extension is broadly equivalent to the maximum contribution.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/10/2020 16:41:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1240004

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2020
	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 support he plans to make available for previously furloughed employees in the night-time industry and other sectors which are not yet safe to re-open according to covid-19 regulations.
	tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
	tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	98768
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the extreme disruption the steps necessary to combat COVID-19 are having on businesses and workers in the night-time economy across the UK. On 9 October, it was announced that where the Government has had to go further and close business premises in some areas, the Job Support Scheme is being expanded to protect jobs and UK businesses. The scheme will cover businesses that are legally required to close their premises as a direct result of coronavirus restrictions set by one or more of the four governments in the UK. The Government will provide employers with a grant for employees unable to work, covering two thirds of their usual wages, subject to a cap. Support will be available to eligible businesses from 1 November.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has built flexibility into the Job Support Scheme to provide emergency short-term support for jobs and businesses, which forms part of the Government’s wider package of measures to support businesses adjusting to the impact of coronavirus. The Government will continue to work with businesses and representative groups to ensure that support provided is right for the night-time industry and other affected sectors.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/10/2020 16:51:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1240000

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Business: 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 potential merits of preventing businesses that are registered in tax havens from accessing covid-19 related financial support.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Claudia Webbe
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	98795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s unprecedented package of support has been targeted at the businesses and individuals who most need assistance. Those businesses that most need support sometimes include foreign companies who employ people and have property in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to be at the forefront of global action to tackle tax avoidance, with a series of robust measures in place to tackle profit shifting arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010, the Government has introduced over 100 new measures to tackle tax non-compliance, and HMRC’s compliance activities have protected over £200 billion that would have otherwise gone unpaid. That is the right way to challenge avoidance; not by denying support to British workers, who pay their taxes and would otherwise lose their jobs.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/10/2020 16:29:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4848 label Biography information for Claudia Webbe

1240001

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Business: Coronavirus
	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 preventing businesses that engage in high levels of executive pay from accessing covid-19 related financial support.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Claudia Webbe
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	98796
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s current support measures are well-targeted at the businesses and individuals who most need support, bearing in mind the need to act very quickly to deliver the unprecedented packages of economic support. The Government expects everyone to act responsibly and in the spirit of the package, and only to claim and use support as intended. In certain cases where firms participate in the COVID-19 Corporate Financing Facility (CCFF), it has been appropriate to require businesses to commit to restraint on the payment of dividends and other capital distributions, and on senior pay.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/10/2020 16:26:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4848 label Biography information for Claudia Webbe

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
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	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