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1193061

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date	05/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Discrimination
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 (a) the gender pay gap and (b) indirect discrimination.
tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
uin	43633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>HM Treasury pays due regard to the equality impacts of policy decisions relating to the COVID-19 outbreak, in line with legal requirements and the Government’s commitment to promoting equality. There are internal procedural requirements and support in place to ensure that such considerations inform decisions taken by ministers.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury’s decision on when and how to close down the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will be based on all available evidence, including any equalities impacts.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/05/2020 15:53:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1193095

registered interest
date	05/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Maternity Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to ensure that the Self-Employment Support Scheme does not indirectly discriminate against people taking maternity leave.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	43699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>Claiming Maternity Allowance or taking parental leave does not mean that the trade has ceased, and therefore should not affect a person’s eligibility for the Self Employment Income Support Scheme as long as the individual intends to return to the trade after maternity/paternity/adoption leave. The Chancellor indicated that delivering a scheme for the self-employed is a very difficult operational challenge, particularly in the time available. There is no way for HMRC to know the reasons why an individual’s profits may have dropped in earlier years from income tax self-assessment returns. However, to help those with volatile income in 2018/19, an individual can determine their eligibility on either their profits in 2018-19, or on an average between 2016-17 to 2018-19.</p><p> </p><p>Anyone who submitted a tax return in 2018/19 will be eligible for the SEISS. The Government recognises that some people may not have submitted a 2018/19 return for a range of reasons, including due to parental leave. The scheme has been designed to deliver support as quickly as possible to millions of self-employed individuals by using information HMRC already holds, and any risks to the delivery of the scheme must be minimised.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 43701 question first answered 11/05/2020 16:30:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1193096

registered interest
date	05/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Sole traders: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether sole trader directors receiving a single dividend from their company can be included in the (a) Self-employment Income Support Scheme and (b) Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme if they submit their certificate of incorporation from Companies House.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	43700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s priority has been to support as many people as it can, as quickly as possible. The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) and the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) were designed to use information HMRC already holds, to ensure they could be delivered in a timely way and that the fraud risk is minimised. Income from dividends is a return on investment in the company, rather than wages, and is not eligible for support.</p><p> </p><p>Under current reporting mechanisms it is not possible for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to distinguish between dividends derived from an individual’s own company and dividends from other sources, and between dividends in lieu of employment income and as returns from other corporate activity. Expanding the scope of these schemes would therefore require HMRC to collect and verify by hand new information, which would take much longer to deliver. It could put at risk the other schemes which the Government is committed to delivering as quickly as possible.</p><p> </p><p>These schemes supplement other significant, unprecedented financial support announced for individuals and UK businesses, including: the relaxation of the earnings rules (known as the Minimum Income Floor) in Universal Credit, the Bounce Back Loans Scheme for small businesses, the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, and the deferral of tax payments. More information about the full range of business support measures is available at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/financial-support-for-businesses-during-coronavirus-covid-19" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/financial-support-for-businesses-during-coronavirus-covid-19</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/05/2020 16:44:34 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1193097

registered interest
date	05/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Maternity Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what equalities impact assessment the Government has made of the effect of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme on women that have taken maternity leave.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	43701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>Claiming Maternity Allowance or taking parental leave does not mean that the trade has ceased, and therefore should not affect a person’s eligibility for the Self Employment Income Support Scheme as long as the individual intends to return to the trade after maternity/paternity/adoption leave. The Chancellor indicated that delivering a scheme for the self-employed is a very difficult operational challenge, particularly in the time available. There is no way for HMRC to know the reasons why an individual’s profits may have dropped in earlier years from income tax self-assessment returns. However, to help those with volatile income in 2018/19, an individual can determine their eligibility on either their profits in 2018-19, or on an average between 2016-17 to 2018-19.</p><p> </p><p>Anyone who submitted a tax return in 2018/19 will be eligible for the SEISS. The Government recognises that some people may not have submitted a 2018/19 return for a range of reasons, including due to parental leave. The scheme has been designed to deliver support as quickly as possible to millions of self-employed individuals by using information HMRC already holds, and any risks to the delivery of the scheme must be minimised.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 43699 question first answered 11/05/2020 16:30:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1193104

registered interest
date	05/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether furloughed nursery staff are permitted to offer private nannying services.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	43713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>Furloughed workers are permitted to undertake work, either for themselves or another employer, so long as it does not make money for their employer’s organisation or any linked or associated organisation, or provide services for their employer’s organisation or any linked or associated organisation.</p><p> </p><p>If a furloughed worker’s contract permits it, the worker may undertake other employment while their current employer has placed them on furlough, and this will not affect the grant that can be claimed under the scheme. The worker will need to be able to return to work for the employer that has placed them on furlough if the employer decides to stop furloughing them, and they must be able to undertake any training the employer requires while on furlough.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 43714 question first answered 11/05/2020 16:39:09 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1193106

registered interest
date	05/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether furloughed workers under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme are entitled to earn additional money through work for (a) themselves and (b) another employer when their employment contract has a no moonlighting clause.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	43714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>Furloughed workers are permitted to undertake work, either for themselves or another employer, so long as it does not make money for their employer’s organisation or any linked or associated organisation, or provide services for their employer’s organisation or any linked or associated organisation.</p><p> </p><p>If a furloughed worker’s contract permits it, the worker may undertake other employment while their current employer has placed them on furlough, and this will not affect the grant that can be claimed under the scheme. The worker will need to be able to return to work for the employer that has placed them on furlough if the employer decides to stop furloughing them, and they must be able to undertake any training the employer requires while on furlough.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 43713 question first answered 11/05/2020 16:39:09 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1193107

registered interest
date	05/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Agency Workers: Coronavirus
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 ensure that agency workers employed by umbrella companies can access financial support following the outbreak of covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	43647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is open to any employer providing they have: created and started a PAYE payroll scheme on or before 19 March 2020; enrolled for PAYE online; a UK bank account. Employers can claim for employees on any type of employment contract, providing they were employed on 19 March 2020 and were on the employer’s PAYE payroll on or before 19 March 2020. As well as employees, the grant can be claimed for other groups, such as agency workers employed by umbrella companies, where the workers are paid through PAYE. Full guidance can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wage-costs-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wage-costs-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Those not eligible for this scheme may have access to other support Government is providing, including a package of temporary welfare measures and up to three-month mortgage payment holidays for those in difficulty with mortgage payments.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 43613 question first answered 11/05/2020 16:21:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1193118

registered interest
date	05/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have registered as self-employed with HMRC since 6 April 2019.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	43702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2020 answer text The newly self-employed have until 5 October after the end of the tax year in which they become self-employed to register with HMRC and until the following 31 January to file a return. Reliable data only becomes available after these dates are passed. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/05/2020 14:13:32 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1193162

registered interest
date	05/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Houses: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 4 May 2020 to Question 41174, whether he has entered into correspondence with (a) Star Pubs and Bars (Heineken), (b) Punch Taverns, (c) Greene King, (d) Marston's and (e) EI Group (Stonegate Pubs) on those companies continuing to charge rent to pub tenants during the covid-19 lockdown.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	43757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>HM Treasury has received representations from a wide range of businesses and business representative organisations, including those in the beer and pub sector, on the Government’s coronavirus financial support package. Building on these measures, the Government has taken steps to protect commercial tenants from eviction as well as to safeguard UK high streets against aggressive debt recovery actions during the coronavirus pandemic. Commercial rents policy is led by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/05/2020 16:22:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1193164

registered interest
date	05/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide specific guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme for umbrella employers and employees; and whether employees of umbrella companies can be furloughed.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	43613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is open to any employer providing they have: created and started a PAYE payroll scheme on or before 19 March 2020; enrolled for PAYE online; a UK bank account. Employers can claim for employees on any type of employment contract, providing they were employed on 19 March 2020 and were on the employer’s PAYE payroll on or before 19 March 2020. As well as employees, the grant can be claimed for other groups, such as agency workers employed by umbrella companies, where the workers are paid through PAYE. Full guidance can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wage-costs-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wage-costs-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Those not eligible for this scheme may have access to other support Government is providing, including a package of temporary welfare measures and up to three-month mortgage payment holidays for those in difficulty with mortgage payments.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 43647 question first answered 11/05/2020 16:21:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond