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1192605

registered interest
date	04/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Legal Profession
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) barristers and (b) solicitors have made applications to the Self-employment Income Support Scheme during the covid-19 outbreak; and how many of those applications have been accepted.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	42888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2020 answer text <p>The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme claims service opened on 13 May 2020, ahead of schedule. At this time no such information is available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/05/2020 11:55:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

1192607

registered interest
date	04/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Legal Profession
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been received by (a) barristers and (b) solicitors through the self-employment Income Support Scheme due to the covid-19 outbreak to date.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	42889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2020 answer text <p>The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme claims service opened on 13 May 2020, ahead of schedule. At this time there have been no payments made.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/05/2020 11:53:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

1192775

registered interest
date	04/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Off-payroll Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to delay his Department's policy of extending the roll-out of off-payroll rules.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	42972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government recently announced that the reform to the off-payroll working rules for people contracting their services to large or medium-sized organisations outside the public sector will be delayed for one year, from 6 April 2020 until 6 April 2021.</p><p> </p><p>This is part of the additional support which the Government is providing for businesses and individuals to deal with the economic impacts of COVID-19. It is right for the Government to do what it can to support all parts of the labour market at this time.</p><p> </p><p>This is a deferral of the introduction of the reform, not a cancellation. The Government remains committed to introducing this policy in order to address the unfairness of non-compliance with the existing off-payroll working rules. The Government will reintroduce the off-payroll working rules provisions by amending the Finance Bill, with a ​commencement date of 6 April 2021.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/05/2020 09:01:34 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

1192036

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
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, what estimate he has made of the number of people who are (a) clinically extremely vulnerable and (b) shielding other members of their household who are clinically extremely vulnerable who are in receipt of support through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	42222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2020 answer text <p>Applications for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) opened on Monday 20<sup>th</sup> April. By close 3 May 2020, HMRC had received 800,000 claims representing 6.3m furloughed employments and £8bn in support.</p><p> </p><p>This is a new scheme and HMRC are currently working through the analysis they will be able to provide based on the data available. HMRC will make the timescales for publication and the types of data available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/05/2020 15:57:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1192067

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Arts: 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 27 April 2020 to Question 901881 on Arts: Coronavirus, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the proposal from Directors UK to the Treasury on 6 April 2020 on the issue of dividend certificates to (a) limited company directors and (b) freelancers that could be (i) uploaded to a portal linked to HMRC online self-assessments and (b) independently verified by accountants.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	42192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government is reviewing this proposal. 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, in order that the schemes could be delivered in a timely way and that the risk of fraud could be minimised.</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 manually verify 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 06/05/2020 15:40:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1192343

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
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, how many workers are receiving support from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, by region.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	41906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>Applications for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme opened on Monday 20 April. By close 3 May, HMRC had received 800,000 claims representing 6.3m furloughed employments and £8bn.</p><p> </p><p>This is a new scheme and HMRC are currently working through the analysis they will be able to provide based on the data available. HMRC will make the timescales for publication and the types of data available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/05/2020 13:30:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1192394

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Migrant Workers
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 Business. Energy and Industrial Strategy on ensuring that business owners with a UK payroll but have an immigration status condition of no recourse to public funds are not automatically excluded from accessing the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	42142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2020 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; and have a UK bank account. Individuals on any type of employment contract can be furloughed providing they were employed on 19 March 2020 and were on the employer’s payroll on or before 19 March 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The assistance being given under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is not classed as public funds and is available to all those in work, including those with No Recourse to Public Funds status.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/05/2020 08:34:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1192397

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
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 extend the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to new employees that started work before 19 March 2020 but whose Real Time Information submission was made after that date.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	42204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is open to any individual who was on an employer’s PAYE payroll on or before 19 March 2020 and for whom HMRC received an RTI submission notifying payment in respect of that employee on or before the 19 March 2020. Processing claims for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme where HMRC did not have RTI data by 19 March would significantly slow down the system while risking substantial levels of fraud. It would also require greater resource for HMRC when they are already under significant pressure to deliver the system designed.</p><p> </p><p>Those not eligible for the scheme may be able to access other support the Government is providing, including a package of temporary welfare measures and up to three months’ mortgage payment holidays for those struggling with their mortgage payments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/05/2020 14:18:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1191622

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Events Industry and Leisure: Coronavirus
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 provide financial support to casual workers and freelancers in the creative, entertainment, event and performance industries during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	41607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government has announced unprecedented support for businesses and workers to protect them against the current economic emergency. The Government has made significant changes to the operation of Statutory Sick Pay, Universal Credit, and Employment and Support Allowance, in order that people have quicker and more generous access to a support system.</p><p> </p><p>For casual workers and freelancers, the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) will provide grants to those who are self-employed, or members of partnerships, worth 80% of their trading profits/partnership trading profits, up to a maximum of £2,500 per month. The value of the grant is based on a three-year average of trading/partnership trading profits, from the tax years 2016-17 to 2018-19. SEISS is available to those who generate majority of their income from self -employment and who earn less than £50,000. Some 95% of people who receive the majority of their income from self-employment could benefit from this scheme.</p><p>To support those on low incomes, the Government has announced a package of temporary welfare measures, including:</p><ul><li>A £20 per week increase to the Universal Credit (UC) standard allowance and Working Tax Credit basic element.</li><li>An increase in the Local Housing Allowance rates for UC and Housing Benefit claimants.</li><li>A relaxation of the UC minimum income floor for all self-employed UC claimants affected by the economic impacts of COVID-19.</li><li>Advances for all new UC claimants are now available online or via telephone.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Details of the range of support for individuals affected by COVID-19 is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/support-for-those-affected-by-covid-19/support-for-those-affected-by-covid-19" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/support-for-those-affected-by-covid-19/support-for-those-affected-by-covid-19</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/05/2020 16:40:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1191671

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business Rates: Coronavirus
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 the small business rates relief for covid-19 to (a) independent mortgage advisors (b) private dental practices and (c) small veterinary practices; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	41377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government is providing funding for Local Authorities to support small businesses that benefit from small business rates relief (SBRR), rural rate relief (RRR) and tapered relief. This will provide a one-off grant of £10,000 per property in receipt of these reliefs, to help meet their continuing business costs. There is no restriction on the type of small business which may be eligible.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to these grants, small businesses may also be able to benefit from the new Discretionary Grant Fund announced by the Government on 1 May. The Government has provided up to an additional £617m for Local Authorities in England to enable them to make grants payments to businesses which are facing high fixed property-related costs, but have been excluded from the existing grants schemes because of the way they are treated by the business rates system. Local Authorities are responsible for defining precise eligibility for these funds, and businesses will need to apply to their Local Authority in order to receive grants. Businesses which think they may be eligible for a discretionary grant should contact their Local Authority.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses not eligible for grant funding have access to other support measures which the Government has introduced, including:</p><p> </p><ul><li>The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS)</li><li>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS)</li><li>The Bounce Back Loan Scheme for SMEs</li><li>VAT deferral for up to 12 months</li><li>The Time To Pay scheme, through which businesses and self-employed individuals in financial distress, and with outstanding tax liabilities, can receive support with their tax affairs</li><li>Protection for commercial leaseholders against automatic forfeiture for non-payment until 30 June 2020</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Business Support website provides further information about how businesses can access the support that has been made available, who is eligible, when the schemes open and how to apply: <a href="https://www.businesssupport.gov.uk/coronavirus-business-support" target="_blank">https://www.businesssupport.gov.uk/coronavirus-business-support</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 41602 question first answered 04/05/2020 15:55:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope