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1310099

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Stamp Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to allow people to reclaim the additional stamp duty charge where those people have (a) purchased a second home with the intention of selling the first, (b) been unable to sell that home as a result of cladding-related issues and (c) been unable to reclaim the three per cent additional property stamp duty charge paid on the purchase of the second property.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Olivia Blake
uin	183317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2021 answer text <p>A refund of the higher rate of SDLT paid can be claimed if an old main residence is sold within three years of the purchase of the new main residence. For most people, three years is enough time to sell a previous main residence. However someone who purchases a new main residence on or after 1 January 2017 will still be eligible to apply for a refund if exceptional circumstances meant they were unable to sell their previous main residence in three years and they sold the property as soon as possible after those exceptional circumstances ended.</p><p> </p><p>Where a person is not permitted to sell a previous main residence, such as due to fire safety issues, the circumstances are likely to be considered exceptional. HMRC will consider each case on its own merits.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/04/2021 14:17:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4864 label Biography information for Olivia Blake

1310103

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
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, how many businesses HMRC has taken action against for not passing on Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme support to employees.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	183245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) is a grant paid to employers so they can pay employees while they are furloughed.</p><p>HMRC have over 6,000 employers under investigation, for a range of reasons, including not paying employees, making inflated claims, or making claims even though employees are still working. Within a single case there is often a number of reasons why HMRC are taking action.</p><p>However, apart from the enforcement of National Minimum Wage, HMRC do not have a role in regulating the relationship between employers and employees. If the CJRS grant has not been passed on to employees, HMRC have no legal authority to enforce payment but take action to recover the grant for which the employer is not eligible.</p><p> </p><p>Employees can contact ACAS if they have concerns that they have not been able to resolve with their employer. Since February, HMRC have been publishing details of employers who have claimed a CJRS grant and have been informing employees of that claim via their personal tax account.</p><p> </p><p>Employees who have concerns that they have been furloughed but have not been paid (or have been asked to work) can contact HMRC. Details can be found on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/04/2021 07:47:09 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1310107

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance his Department published before the Budget on 3 March 2021 on the requirement to have filed a 2019-20 self-assessment tax return by 2 March 2021 in order to be eligible for the fourth Self-Employment Income Support Scheme grant.
tabling member constituency	Newton Abbot
tabling member printed	Anne Marie Morris
uin	183152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government announced at Budget on 3 March that the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) will continue until September, with a fourth and a final fifth grant. This provides certainty to business as the economy reopens and means the SEISS continues to be one of the most generous schemes for the self-employed in the world.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor also announced that the fourth and fifth SEISS grants would be based on 2019-20 Self-Assessment tax returns and individuals must have submitted their 2019-20 tax return by 2 March 2021. This date balances access for the vast majority of eligible self-employed individuals, with the duty to protect the taxpayer against fraud as the details of the SEISS grants became public.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs waived the late filing penalty for Self-Assessment tax returns filed online by 28 February to provide relief to all self-assessment taxpayers and agents at a time of unprecedented pressure. The statutory filing deadline of 31 January did not change.</p><p> </p><p>Further information about the fourth grant is available in recently published guidance: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-a-grant-through-the-coronavirus-covid-19-self-employment-income-support-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-a-grant-through-the-coronavirus-covid-19-self-employment-income-support-scheme</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/04/2021 14:20:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4249 label Biography information for Anne Marie Morris

1310108

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme
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 ensure that the fourth instalment of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme is accessible to people who have drawn a lump sum from their pension.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	183252
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises that many self-employed people have encountered immense challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it has not been possible to support everyone as they would want.</p><p> </p><p>The design of the SEISS, including the requirement that trading profits must be at least equal to non-trading income, means it is targeted at those who need it the most and who rely most on their self-employed trade. Non-trading income includes income from pensions. The scheme provides value for money to the taxpayer while reaching as many people as possible.</p><p> </p><p>People ineligible for the SEISS on the basis of these criteria may be eligible for other elements of the package of support available, including Restart Grants, the Recovery Loan scheme, business rates relief, and other business support schemes.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 183253 question first answered 27/04/2021 07:41:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1310109

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason pension income, including taxable elements of any lump sum drawdowns, is included within non-trading income calculations for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	183253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises that many self-employed people have encountered immense challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it has not been possible to support everyone as they would want.</p><p> </p><p>The design of the SEISS, including the requirement that trading profits must be at least equal to non-trading income, means it is targeted at those who need it the most and who rely most on their self-employed trade. Non-trading income includes income from pensions. The scheme provides value for money to the taxpayer while reaching as many people as possible.</p><p> </p><p>People ineligible for the SEISS on the basis of these criteria may be eligible for other elements of the package of support available, including Restart Grants, the Recovery Loan scheme, business rates relief, and other business support schemes.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 183252 question first answered 27/04/2021 07:41:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1310118

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
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, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of amending the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme so that disabled workers who are concerned about returning to work due to their impairment have the right to be put on furlough if they cannot work from home.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	183261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) has been available since the start of the pandemic. Shielding guidance is no longer in place, but Clinically Extremely Vulnerable (CEV) individuals can continue to be claimed for like everyone else, subject to the CJRS eligibility criteria.</p><p> </p><p>It is not for the Government to decide whether an individual firm should put its staff on furlough; that is a decision for the employer, in consultation with the employee. CEV individuals and those who are disabled should talk to their employer to discuss and agree options in relation to work, such as working from home, or returning to the workplace in a different role if their previous position cannot be fulfilled in a COVID-secure manner.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/04/2021 07:48:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1310124

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Valuation Office Agency
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 ensure that the time taken for Valuation Office Agency assessments is not affected when large units are split into multiple small units to assist with the economic recovery of city centres.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	183198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2021 answer text <p>The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) actively monitors work volumes and prioritises any hardship cases. The VOA also flexes its resources to meet any changing demand.</p><p> </p><p>Ratepayers can request changes to their rating assessment, such as splits into multiple units, by using the VOA’s Check and Challenge service. The system is designed to provide resolution as early as possible in the process.</p><p> </p><p>At “Check” ratepayers should provide the revised facts about the property. Once validated or agreed, an assessment can be changed at that stage. If the facts are not agreed, or the ratepayer believes the valuation is incorrect, they can move on to Challenge.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of cases are settled at Check, without the need for ratepayers to Challenge. About 70% are settled at Check and the VOA aims to clear Check cases within three months.</p><p> </p><p>The VOA publishes statistics on Checks, Challenges and assessment reviews (for England) against the 2017 Rating List. The figures at 31 December 2020 can be found at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/non-domestic-rating-challenges-and-changes-2017-and-2010-rating-lists-december-2020" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/non-domestic-rating-challenges-and-changes-2017-and-2010-rating-lists-december-2020</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/04/2021 14:01:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1310171

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Corporation Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he supports the US administration's recent proposal for a global minimum corporate tax rate.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	183223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2021 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answer given on 20 April to UIN 178895.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/04/2021 14:02:48 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1310221

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Ice Cream: VAT
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 include ice cream products sold in ice cream parlours in the temporary VAT reduction for the hospitality sector.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	183311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2021 answer text <p>The temporary reduced rate of VAT (5 per cent) was introduced on 15 July 2020 to support the cash flow and viability of about 150,000 businesses and protect over 2.4 million jobs in the hospitality and tourism sectors. Ice cream served for consumption on the premises in ice cream parlours or other food establishments will benefit from the reduced rate.</p><p> </p><p>The reduced rate has been extended until 30 September 2021, after which a reduced rate of 12.5 per cent will apply for a further six months, until 31 March 2022.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/04/2021 14:19:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1310260

registered interest
date	19/04/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Employment: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support will be available to employees when the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is scaled back.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	183074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>The changes to the level of employer contributions under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme align with the Government’s plan for lifting restrictions over the coming months. As the economy reopens, it is right that the Government asks employers to contribute more in order to strike the right balance between supporting the economic recovery past the end of the roadmap, to allow businesses time to plan and adjust, and ensuring incentives are in place to get people back to work as demand returns.</p><p> </p><p>The Government remains committed to ensuring it takes the right action at the right time to support individuals and businesses in every region and nation of the UK. The Plan for Jobs, reinforced by the 2020 Spending Review, launched immediate action to support individuals to get into work, including through the £2 billion Kickstart and £2.9 billion Restart schemes, and by doubling the number of DWP work coaches to 27,000. At Budget 2021, in order to provide further support to employment, the Government announced an additional £126 million for traineeships in England and set up a new £7 million fund to enable apprentices to work across different employers.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 183075 question first answered 27/04/2021 07:34:48 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick