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1242844

registered interest
date	13/10/2020
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, how many loan charge settlements were (a) offered and (b) agreed during July, August and September 2020.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	102774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>HMRC do not hold aggregate data on when individual taxpayers were issued with settlement offers.</p><p>HMRC are currently compiling, analysing and assuring settlement data up to 30 September 2020. HMRC plan to report the number of agreed settlements when they publish their report on how they have implemented the Loan Charge changes following the Independent Loan Charge Review, later this year.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/10/2020 12:47:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1242851

registered interest
date	13/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Stamp Duty Land Tax: 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 8 October 2020 to Question 97543 on Housing: Insulation, if he will make it his policy to extend the temporary reduced rate of Stamp Duty Land Tax for home buyers.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	102883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>To boost the housing market, the Government decided to cut Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) by temporarily increasing the nil rate band of SDLT to £500,000. This applies from 8 July 2020 to 31 March 2021. The Government keeps all taxes under review, including SDLT, but has no plans to extend the relief.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/10/2020 12:42:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1242931

registered interest
date	13/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Amusement Arcades: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to provide support to (a) seaside and (b) high street arcades; and if he will extend the reduction in the rate of VAT to 5 per cent to include that sector.
tabling member constituency	Sittingbourne and Sheppey
tabling member printed	Gordon Henderson
uin	102770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government initially cut the rate of VAT applied to hospitality, accommodation and attractions, from 20 per cent to 5 per cent, for a period of six months to 12 January 2021. The Government has extended this relief, and it will now end on 31 March 2021. The reduced rate aims to support the cash flow and viability of over 150,000 businesses in the affected sectors and will help protect 2.4 million jobs.</p><p> </p><p>Any business providing relevant hospitality, accommodation or attractions is able to benefit from the relief, wherever the business is located in the UK. Further information on this is available on GOV.UK. This policy will cost over £3 billion, and while some businesses in some sectors are disappointed, a boundary for eligibility had to be drawn.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/10/2020 16:05:32 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4050 label Biography information for Gordon Henderson

1242933

registered interest
date	13/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Quarantine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support is available to employers whose staff need to self-isolate for a period during which time statutory sick pay would exceed the amount of state aid received by the employer.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	102696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting businesses through this time and has announced an unprecedented level of financial support. This includes but is not limited to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, the Job Support Scheme, business loans, tax deferrals, the Future Fund, and a year-long business rates holiday for all eligible businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors.</p><p> </p><p>Some of these schemes will constitute State Aid, such as the Small Business Grant Scheme and Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) Rebate Scheme. Businesses eligible for the SSP rebate may claim grants up to a total of €800,000, as provided for under the EU Commission’s COVID-19 State Aid Temporary Framework. This is a cumulative amount that must consider other forms of aid received as grants under the Framework. There is a lower grant allowance for agriculture at €100,000 and aquaculture and fisheries at €120,000.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses may also be eligible for business support loans such as the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), the Coronavirus Corporate Financing Facility (CCFF) and the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS). Under the Temporary Framework, loan schemes are not subject to the €800,000 allowance for grants.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, some support schemes do not constitute State Aid. For example, businesses may be eligible for the CJRS, VAT Deferral, and Time to Pay, among others.</p><p> </p><p>The combination of these and other measures constitutes an unprecedented programme of Government support for businesses to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/10/2020 09:49:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1242988

registered interest
date	13/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Social Enterprises: Tax Allowances
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 the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the potential contribution that continuing Social Investment Tax Relief beyond April 2021 could make to promoting local economic growth in the most disadvantaged communities.
tabling member constituency	Chatham and Aylesford
tabling member printed	Tracey Crouch
uin	102755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>The Social Investment Tax Relief (SITR) is intended to address a specific access to finance market failure for social enterprises by incentivising individuals to invest in these ventures.</p><p> </p><p>The scheme is intended to support a broad range of social enterprises, with a variety of social missions and community benefits. SITR is not designed directly to encourage employment or to support particular geographical areas: qualifying social enterprises are free to use SITR wherever they are in the country in whatever way they determine is best for their growth and development.</p><p> </p><p>The Government committed to a full review of SITR within two years of its expansion, and published a Call for Evidence last year on the use of the scheme to date. A Summary of Responses will be published in due course alongside a decision on the policy’s future.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 102028 102029 question first answered 16/10/2020 14:01:42 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch

1243003

registered interest
date	13/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether GB issued EORI numbers will be valid in Europe after 31 December 2020.
tabling member constituency	North Thanet
tabling member printed	Sir Roger Gale
uin	102652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>After 31 December 2020 when the transition period ends, GB prefixed EORI numbers will no longer be valid in Europe.</p><p>Businesses exporting goods from, or importing goods into, the UK will need an EORI number from the UK in order to submit a customs declaration to UK customs.</p><p>UK businesses which currently trade with non-EU countries will already have an EORI number. If this number starts with “GB” then it was issued by the UK and will continue to be valid for the purposes of submitting customs declarations in the UK from January 2021.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/10/2020 13:13:46 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	87 label Biography information for Sir Roger Gale

1243023

registered interest
date	13/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Eat Out to Help Out Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total value was of claims made by registered businesses with more than 25 outlets under the Eat Out to Help Out scheme up to 27 August 2020.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	102855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>HMRC have published data about the number of registered establishments and claims totals and will publish a detailed analysis of the scheme. This will include breakdowns of claims values between small and larger businesses (those with more than 25 establishments).</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 102856 question first answered 16/10/2020 13:15:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1243030

registered interest
date	13/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Eat Out to Help Out Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses with more than 25 outlets registered to participate in the Eat Out to Help Out scheme; and how many outlets were registered by those businesses.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	102856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>HMRC have published data about the number of registered establishments and claims totals and will publish a detailed analysis of the scheme. This will include breakdowns of claims values between small and larger businesses (those with more than 25 establishments).</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 102855 question first answered 16/10/2020 13:15:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1243049

registered interest
date	13/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the expected number of returns to the Exchequer of the level of deferred VAT payments under the Deferral Scheme for VAT.
tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
tabling member printed	Bim Afolami
uin	102910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>As part of the Government’s support for businesses during COVID-19, businesses were given the option to defer their VAT payments between 20 March and 30 June in order to manage their cash flow through the initial stages of the pandemic. Approximately 500,000 businesses deferred £30 billion in VAT. Approximately £16 billion of VAT was received into the Exchequer covering the deferral period, as some businesses continued to pay VAT as normal.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/10/2020 16:03:06 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami

1243050

registered interest
date	13/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the likely combined effect on lending to UK businesses of the partial reintroduction of crown preference (secondary preferential creditor status) from 1 December 2020 and the amount of deferred VAT under the Deferral Scheme for VAT.
tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
tabling member printed	Bim Afolami
uin	102911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>The recent legislative change gives HMRC second preferential creditor status for certain taxes. This change is designed to ensure that when a business enters insolvency, more of the taxes paid in good faith by its employees and customers, but held temporarily by the business, go to fund public services as intended, rather than be distributed to other creditors.</p><p> </p><p>This change is not expected to have a significant impact on financial institutions, the lending market or wider economy. This measure is forecast to raise up to £220 million a year. To put this into perspective, bank lending to small and medium-sized businesses alone in 2019 was £57 billion.</p><p> </p><p>This reform will have no direct impact on VAT deferral as it only applies to businesses that become insolvent. Like HMRC’s Time to Pay scheme, the VAT deferral supports businesses with their cashflow pressures, making them less likely to be insolvent.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 102912 102913 question first answered 20/10/2020 15:58:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami