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1204523

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business: Tax Allowances
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 providing tax relief for businesses which have enhanced safety measures due to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	59830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>Businesses should make every effort to ensure their workplace is COVID-19 secure to protect their customers and workers before they open.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises this challenge and therefore set up ministerial-led taskforces last month to work with sectors to develop safe ways for them to reopen at the earliest point when safe to do so, as well as pilot re-openings to test businesses’ ability to adopt the guidelines.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government is providing an unprecedented package of support to help businesses through this period. Fiscal support worth £20bn has been directed to businesses in England through tax relief and cash grants to help them manage cash flow.</p><p> </p><p>This package includes cash grants of up to £25,000 for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses with a rateable value of between £15,000 and £51,000 and further grants of £10,000 for several hundred thousand businesses eligible for business rate relief and rural rate relief. Further, the Government also removed all eligible properties in the retail, hospitality and leisure sector from business rates, so that no pub, hotel, or high street shop will pay business rates for 12 months.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to consider appropriate measures to protect lives and livelihoods during this period.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/06/2020 07:20:09 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1200642

registered interest
date	04/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Riot Control Weapons: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor for the Exchequer, what the value was of exports of (a) rubber bullets, (b) riot shields and (c) tear gas to (i) the US and (ii) other countries in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	54948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) are responsible for the collection and publication of data on UK imports and exports of goods to and from the UK. HMRC release this information monthly as a National Statistic: the Overseas Trade in Goods Statistics.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The trade data collected does not enable HMRC to distinguish exports of rubber bullets from other ammunition and projectiles. The trade data collected also does not enable HMRC to distinguish exports of tear gas from other spring, air or gas guns and pistols or truncheons, or riot shields from other plastic articles.</p><p> </p><p>However, there is aggregated trade data available for the goods and periods requested on the uktradeinfo website, under ‘Build your own data tables’. The site also contains a ‘Help’ function for information on how to extract trade data.</p><p> </p><p>Trade data relating to the value of all ammunition and projectiles can be searched for using commodity code 9306909000. Trade data relating to all spring, air and gas guns and pistols and truncheons can be found using commodity code 9304000000. Trade data relating to riot shields and other plastic articles can be found using commodity code 3926909790.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/06/2020 07:39:17 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1198892

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
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, whether he plans to extend the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to employees that cannot work as a result of grandparents being unable to provide their usual childcare during the covid-19 lockdown.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	52184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>Furloughing is a decision for employers, requiring the consent of the employee. If employees are unable to work (including from home), due to caring responsibilities arising from coronavirus, then they should speak to their employer about whether they plan to place staff on furlough.</p><p> </p><p>From the week commencing 1 June, the Government is asking nurseries and other early year providers, including childminders, to begin welcoming back all children, and asking primary schools and alternative provision to welcome back children in nursery, reception, year 1 and year 6.</p><p> </p><p>Temporary measures to support parents with childcare costs in response to COVID-19 have been put in place, to restore entitlement to parents who would normally be eligible for Tax-Free Childcare and/or 30 hours free childcare, but whose circumstances have changed during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/06/2020 16:12:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1198977

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Voluntary Work
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether an employee of a business who volunteers for a charity as part of that company's corporate social responsibility scheme can continue to undertake that voluntary work while furloughed.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	52186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>Employees can volunteer when on furlough, subject to public health guidance, so long as they are not making money for their employer or any organisation linked or associated with their association; or providing services to their employer or any organisation linked or associated with their association. Further guidance for employees can be found online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-could-be-covered-by-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-could-be-covered-by-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/06/2020 15:41:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1195469

registered interest
date	13/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	PAYE
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answers of 11 May 2020 to Questions 41104 and 41109, when HMRC will make that data available on PAYE in relation to employees that started work with an employer between 28 February 2020 and 19 March 2020.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	46721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2020 answer text <p>Figures based on complete data are not yet available. The data submitted by employers omits start and leaving dates for a proportion of employments, and to provide complete and full figures it would be necessary to estimate these dates. This has not been possible in the time available to answer this question.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/05/2020 19:37:46 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1194745

registered interest
date	11/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Short Time Working: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial support workers receive if their employer places them on short time working as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	45324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>Workers whose earnings fall due to a reduction in their work hours may become eligible for support through the welfare system, in particular through Universal Credit (UC). Existing UC claimants will normally receive a higher award as a result of a fall in earnings. For employed claimants this will be updated automatically using information from the PAYE system. The Government has announced a package of temporary measures to support those on low incomes through the outbreak, including increasing the UC standard allowance by £20 per week.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor has also recently announced that he will introduce more flexibility into the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to support the transition back to work, with employers able to bring furloughed employees back part-time from August. The scheme has been extended until the end of October, and will continue to provide the same level of overall support to employees as now, at 80% of their current salary, up to £2,500 a month. The Government will set out the full details by the end of this month.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/05/2020 15:37:57 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1194746

registered interest
date	11/05/2020
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 steps he is taking to provide financial support for workers who are ineligible for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme as a result of their start date.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	45325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government is supporting people on low incomes who need to rely on the welfare system through a significant package of temporary measures. These include a £20 per week increase to the Universal Credit standard allowance and Working Tax Credit basic element, and an almost £1 billion increase in support for renters through increases to the Local Housing Allowance rates for Universal Credit and Housing Benefit claimants. These changes will benefit all new and existing claimants. Anyone can check their eligibility and apply for Universal Credit by visiting <a href="https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/universal-credit</a>.</p><p>Mortgage lenders are also offering a three-month mortgage holiday for borrowers who are unable to make their repayments as a result of COVID-19.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/05/2020 15:56:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1194747

registered interest
date	11/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Sole Traders: 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 people who are sole directors of a limited company during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	45326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>Sole directors who pay themselves a salary through their own company may be eligible for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). The CJRS is available to employers, including personal service companies, and individuals paying themselves a salary through a PAYE scheme are eligible.</p><p>Employers can use a portal to claim for 80% of the usual monthly wage costs of furloughed employees (employees on a leave of absence) up to £2,500 a month, plus the associated Employer National Insurance contributions and minimum automatic enrolment employer pension contributions for that wage.</p><p> </p><p>This scheme supplements the other significant support announced for UK businesses, including 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.businesssupport.gov.uk/coronavirus-business-support/" target="_blank">www.businesssupport.gov.uk/coronavirus-business-support/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/05/2020 15:34:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1193641

registered interest
date	06/05/2020
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 enable employers to notify HMRC of employees that started work in (a) February and (b) March 2020 but were not included in a real time information submission to HMRC before 19 March 2020 to enable employers to add their employees to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	43970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2020 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 have access to other support which the Government is providing, including a package of temporary welfare measures and up to three months’ mortgage payment holidays for those who may be in difficulty with mortgage payments.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 43879 question first answered 15/05/2020 12:16:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1193642

registered interest
date	06/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will amend the terms of the Self-Employed Income Support scheme to enable people that registered as self-employed with HMRC after 6 April 2019 to access that scheme.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	43971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2020 answer text <p>It has not been possible to include those who began trading after the 2018-19 tax year in the Self Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). This was a very difficult decision and it was taken for practical reasons.</p><p> </p><p>Unlike employee income, self-employed income is not reported monthly, but at the end of each tax year on the individual’s Income Tax Self Assessment return. This means that the most reliable and up-to-date record of self-employed income is from 2018-19 tax returns, which were due at the end of January 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that those who started trading more recently will not have submitted a tax return for the 2018-19 tax year, and it considered alternative approaches. However, HMRC would not be able to distinguish genuine self-employed individuals who started trading in 2019-20 from fake applications by fraudulent operators and organised criminal gangs seeking to exploit the SEISS.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 15/05/2020 11:59:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell