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1241183

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Non-payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employers have been convicted of offences related to under-payment of the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	100302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>HMRC enforce the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) in line with the law and policy set out by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).</p><p> </p><p>Breaches of NMW legislation are normally a civil (non-criminal) matter which attract penalties of up to 200% of the identified wage arrears and public naming.</p><p> </p><p>Prosecutions can be lengthy and cause delays in recovering arrears for workers and do not necessarily guarantee payment. HMRC therefore balance recovering NMW arrears for workers as quickly as possible with the robust enforcement of NMW when deciding whether to pursue prosecution. Prosecution is reserved for the most serious NMW offences involving obstruction, falsifying of documents or wilful failure to pay workers the minimum wage, and such cases are referred to the CPS who decide whether to prosecute.</p><p> </p><p>In the last two years (2018/19 – 2019/20), HMRC have completed nearly 6,400 NMW investigations, identifying over £45 million in arrears for nearly 485,000 workers, issuing over £35.5 million in penalties, and resulting in one conviction.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/10/2020 16:39:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1241259

registered interest
date	07/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Wallasey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in Wallasey have been furloughed through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme in each month since the introduction of that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Ms Angela Eagle
uin	100298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>It is not possible to answer directly the question as data on the number of people furloughed whose jobs have been supported by the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) is not available. However, data is available for the number of employments furloughed with the support of the CJRS (a person may have multiple employments). Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) published statistics about the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme on 21 August 2020, which can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-statistics-august-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-statistics-august-2020</a>.</p><p> </p><p>These statistics are the latest available to include figures for the number of jobs furloughed in local areas, and include the total number of jobs furloughed at any time in the Wallasey constituency. They also include figures for the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. The number of jobs furloughed by Parliamentary constituency is not available for each month. The production of the figures depends on the matching of employment level CJRS data to other data held by HMRC. For records where this has been possible, the release reports that a cumulative total of 11,200 jobs had been furloughed under CJRS for employees living in Wallasey. This figure is based on claims received to 31 July and covers all jobs supported by the CJRS up to the end of June (when the scheme closed to claims for employments not already furloughed).</p><p> </p><p>The next release of these statistics will provide data on the number of jobs furloughed by Parliamentary constituency at 31 August. This is due to be published on 22 October. More information on this release can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-statistics-october-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/coronavirus-job-retention-scheme-statistics-october-2020</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/10/2020 16:23:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1240914

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	Maternity Pay: Coronavirus
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 adequacy of a period of statutory maternity pay being used to calculate a reduced furlough pay entitlement for returning mothers on variable pay; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	99650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>Employees on variable pay who have been on Statutory Maternity Pay or other forms of Parental Leave are eligible to apply for furlough pay under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. Eligible employees will be entitled to 80% of the higher rate of two calculations: either the wages earned in the corresponding calendar period in the tax year 2019 to 2020, or the average wages payable in the tax year 2019 to 2020. These measures have been put in place to cover a wide range of contractual and working arrangements and are designed to mitigate situations where individuals have low pay in a certain month for any reason.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/10/2020 16:25:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1240284

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
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 individuals settled disguised remuneration tax liability by the 30 September 2020 deadline; and how many individuals were in the settlement process for disguised remuneration tax liability at the time the publication of Sir Amyas Morse's Loan Charge review.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	99136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>HMRC are currently compiling, analysing and assuring the relevant settlement data up to 30 September 2020.</p><p> </p><p>At the time of the independent review of the Loan Charge, about 12,000 employers and individuals still had the opportunity to keep clear of the Loan Charge by concluding settlement, having provided all the relevant information to HMRC by 5 April 2019.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/10/2020 14:38:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1240307

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bowling: VAT
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 September 2020 to Question 81908 on Bowling: Coronavirus, whether bowling alleys qualify for the temporary reduced rate of VAT for hospitality, holiday accommodation and attractions; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	98973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>The temporary reduced rate of VAT for hospitality and tourism was introduced on 15 July to support the cash flow and viability of businesses in the hospitality and tourism sectors which have been severely affected by the coronavirus pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>Hospitality for the purposes of this relief includes the supply of food and non-alcoholic beverages from restaurants, cafes and pubs for consumption on those premises. It also includes the supply of hot food and non-alcoholic hot beverages to take away. Where a bowling alley provides such hospitality, it will benefit from the reduced rate, although admission to a bowling alley itself is not eligible. Further information on this can be found in VAT Guidance: reduced rate for hospitality, holiday accommodation and attractions on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/catering-takeaway-food-and-vat-notice-7091" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/catering-takeaway-food-and-vat-notice-7091</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced on 24 September that the temporary reduced rate for tourism and hospitality will be extended to 31 March 2021.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/10/2020 13:20:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1240310

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Treaties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 1 October 2020 to Question 96180 on Taxation, whether the publication of aggregate statistics received by HMRC from countries participating in information exchange on financial accounts is prohibited by treaty.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	99098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>Statistical information in respect of information received from an identifiable jurisdiction is subject to treaty confidentiality provisions.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/10/2020 13:16:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1240333

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are receiving funding from the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme in Yorkshire and the Humber.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	99066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>By 31 July 2020, 187,000 individuals from Yorkshire and the Humber had claimed the first SEISS grant. This is seven per cent of all claims made for the first SEISS grant.</p><p> </p><p>By 31 August 2020, 147,000 individuals from Yorkshire and the Humber had claimed the second SEISS grant. This is seven per cent of all claims made for the second SEISS grant.</p><p> </p><p>These figures were taken from the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme statistics published on 21 August and 18 September respectively.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 99067 question first answered 08/10/2020 13:12:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

1240334

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of successful applications to the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme are from people in Yorkshire and the Humber.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	99067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>By 31 July 2020, 187,000 individuals from Yorkshire and the Humber had claimed the first SEISS grant. This is seven per cent of all claims made for the first SEISS grant.</p><p> </p><p>By 31 August 2020, 147,000 individuals from Yorkshire and the Humber had claimed the second SEISS grant. This is seven per cent of all claims made for the second SEISS grant.</p><p> </p><p>These figures were taken from the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme statistics published on 21 August and 18 September respectively.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 99066 question first answered 08/10/2020 13:12:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

1240335

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in receipt of support from the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme live in (a) areas of intervention and (b) areas of enhanced support or concern.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	99068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>HMRC have published tables showing the geographical distribution of the numbers of individuals claiming the first SEISS grant by 31 July 2020 and the second SEISS grant by 31 August 2020. The tables include claims by parliamentary constituency and local authority: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/self-employment-income-support-scheme-statistics-august-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/self-employment-income-support-scheme-statistics-august-2020</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/self-employment-income-support-scheme-statistics-september-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/self-employment-income-support-scheme-statistics-september-2020</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/10/2020 13:14:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

1239905

registered interest
date	02/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Sharing Economy: Employee Ownership and Save as You Earn
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 merits of widening the scope of eligibility for (a) Share Incentive Plans and (b) Save As You Earn schemes to include gig economy workers.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	98738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>The Save As You Earn (SAYE) scheme and Share Incentive Plans (SIPs) are tax-advantaged employee share schemes.</p><p> </p><p>SIPs are intended to encourage businesses to share financial rewards with their employees, in order to motivate their workforces better, support productivity and help recruit and retain staff. The SAYE scheme is intended to support staff retention and engagement, by encouraging employees to save a regular amount towards a financial reward offered by their employer.</p><p> </p><p>Both schemes must be open to all employees in a participating firm. Whether a ‘gig economy’ worker is employed or self-employed is determined by the terms and conditions under which they work.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes that the current eligibility rules for these schemes are an appropriate way to support their policy objectives of staff retention and engagement, as well as helping align company and employee interests. The Government keeps all taxes and reliefs under review.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/10/2020 14:53:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney