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date	13/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Job Support Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the expanded Job Support Scheme announced on 9 October 2020, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending eligibility for that scheme to businesses that have not been forced to close during the covid-19 outbreak but are no longer commercially viable as a result of covid-19 restrictions.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	102936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>Businesses that are open can use the element of the Job Support Scheme aimed at those able to open but at lower levels of demand, available from 1 November. The Government will pay a third of hours not worked, up to a cap, so that employees earn a minimum of 77% of their normal wages.</p><p>In addition to the JSS, the Government has made available a comprehensive package of support for businesses to support their cashflow during the pandemic, including loan schemes and tax deferrals. As of 20 September, the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS), Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CLBILS) and Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) had together provided £57.31bn of finance to businesses in need.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/10/2020 12:48:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1243120

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	Job Support Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the expanded Job Support Scheme announced on 9 October 2020, whether businesses that have not been forced to close but supply businesses that are closed as a result of covid-19 restrictions are eligible for that extended Scheme.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	102937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>The scheme will cover businesses across the UK with premises that are legally required to close as a direct result of government coronavirus restrictions set by one or more of the four governments in the UK, including businesses which have a premise restricted to providing delivery and collection services.</p><p>If and when new local or national sector closures are announced, new businesses will become eligible for support under the scheme if they are affected.</p><p>Businesses that are open can use the other element of the Job Support Scheme aimed at those able to open but facing lower levels of demand, available from 1 November. The Government will pay a third of hours not worked up to a cap, so that employees earn a minimum of 77% of their normal wages.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/10/2020 12:51:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1241782

registered interest
date	08/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Job Support Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 7 October 2020 to Question 98695, on what date HMRC started work on the Job Support Scheme guidance.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	100936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>While unable to provide a specific date, HMRC worked closely with HMT during policy development to enable the publication of an initial factsheet on 24 September 2020 while developing more detailed materials to accompany the start of the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/10/2020 15:24:40 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1240701

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	Job Support Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether employers who have a contractual obligation to pay 100 per cent of employees’ salaries can fulfil this obligation whilst accessing the Job Support Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	99794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>The Job Support Scheme is designed to protect jobs in businesses which are facing lower demand over the winter months due to COVID-19, to help keep their employees attached to the workforce. Further guidance on eligibility will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/10/2020 14:02:42 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins