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1191818

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	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, if he will add an exemption to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme guidance allowing furloughed workers employed by faith-based organisations to participate in activities usually undertaken by volunteers in their faith community.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	41576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>The purpose of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is to support people who would otherwise have been made redundant. To prevent fraudulent claims, the Government made clear that individuals cannot work or volunteer for their organisation. This aims to protect individuals too; if workers were allowed to volunteer for their employer, the employer could ask them to effectively work full time while only paying them 80% of their wages. DCMS is working with other Government departments and the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector to identify areas where volunteers can contribute to the COVID-19 response.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/05/2020 13:38:10 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1191820

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	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 make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to support small businesses by relaxing the three-week furlough period requirement for small businesses with small workforces to provide flexibility.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	41577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>Employees must remain on furlough for a minimum of three weeks. This was a difficult decision but it is important that the scheme is consistent with public health guidance seeking to minimise the number of people outside their homes on a regular basis. It also protects employees by providing some certainty over their working arrangement. However, employees can be placed on furlough more than once while the scheme is open, and employers may rotate staff on furlough (for the minimum of three weeks each) if they choose.</p><p> </p><p>This scheme supplements the other significant support announced for UK businesses, including the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme and the deferral of tax payments.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/05/2020 14:25:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1191088

registered interest
date	28/04/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Dental Services
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 dentists are not adversely affected by the £50,000 threshold for the Self-employed Income Support Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	41140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>The new Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) will help those adversely affected by COVID-19. Some 95% of people who are mainly self-employed could benefit from this scheme, based on 2017-18 data.</p><p> </p><p>The design of the SEISS, including the £50,000 threshold, means it is targeted at those who need it the most, and who are most reliant on their self-employment income. Those who had more than £50,000 from self-employment profits in 2017-18 had an average total income of more than £200,000.</p><p> </p><p>Those with average trading profits above £50,000 could still benefit from other support. Individuals may have access to a range of grants and loans depending on their circumstances, including the Bounce Back Loans Scheme for small businesses, the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, and the deferral of tax payments.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 39793 40735 41409 question first answered 04/05/2020 14:16:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1190816

registered interest
date	27/04/2020
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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of adapting the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to provide further support for businesses who are unable to furlough staff due to the critical nature of their work yet are facing severe financial difficulties as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	40732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text The purpose of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is to support people who would otherwise have been made redundant. Furloughed employees cannot work for their employer and must remain on furlough for a minimum of three weeks. This is consistent with public health guidance seeking to minimise the number of people outside their homes on a regular basis.<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 04/05/2020 14:12:00 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1190819

registered interest
date	27/04/2020
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 publish the evidential basis for his decision to set £50,000 as the threshold for the Self-employed Income Support Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	40735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>The new Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) will help those adversely affected by COVID-19. Some 95% of people who are mainly self-employed could benefit from this scheme, based on 2017-18 data.</p><p> </p><p>The design of the SEISS, including the £50,000 threshold, means it is targeted at those who need it the most, and who are most reliant on their self-employment income. Those who had more than £50,000 from self-employment profits in 2017-18 had an average total income of more than £200,000.</p><p> </p><p>Those with average trading profits above £50,000 could still benefit from other support. Individuals may have access to a range of grants and loans depending on their circumstances, including the Bounce Back Loans Scheme for small businesses, the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, and the deferral of tax payments.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 39793 41140 41409 question first answered 04/05/2020 14:16:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1190820

registered interest
date	27/04/2020
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, whether a regional impact assessment was conducted to inform the Self-employed Income Support scheme.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	40736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) applies to eligible self-employed individuals across the UK. The scale of the support in different regions and nations of the UK will be dependent on the number of eligible individuals applying for the SEISS because they have been adversely affected by COVID-19.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/05/2020 13:58:40 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1185785

registered interest
date	17/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fuels: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what impact assessment his Department has undertaken of the potential effect of maintaining different duty rates for (a) alternative fuel, including compressed natural gas, and (b) road fuels.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	30836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>To support the decarbonisation of the UK transport sector, fuel duty rates for alternative fuels (e.g. LPG, CNG etc.) are lower than the main duty rate. Budget 2018 confirmed that the differential between the main rate of fuel and alternative fuel rates would continue until 2032, subject to a review in 2024 to give individuals and industry greater certainty.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/03/2020 16:39:53 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1185492

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Climate Change Levy: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his department has made of the potential merits of devolving the Climate Change Levy to the Welsh Government.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	30150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2020 answer text <p>The Treasury keeps all taxes under review. As part of this process, it considers the advice and recommendations of experts. In 2012, the Silk Commission recommended that the Climate Change Levy should not be devolved.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/03/2020 16:37:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1184761

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Freeports
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 effect on proposals for freeports of the UK trading with the EU under WTO rules after the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	28713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government is seeking a friendly relationship with the EU, based on free trade and as sovereign equals. That relationship will be established on 1 January next year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will also strike trade deals with old and new friends and partners across the globe.</p><p> </p><p>Aside from the UK’s future trading relationships, the Government is consulting on creating up to 10 freeports to level up communities across the UK. The Government are currently consulting publicly on freeports policy, including on a new, ambitious customs model.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 28714 28715 question first answered 17/03/2020 15:53:51 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1184762

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Freeports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department have made of the effect on proposals for freeports of the UK trading with the EU under CETA rules after the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	28714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government is seeking a friendly relationship with the EU, based on free trade and as sovereign equals. That relationship will be established on 1 January next year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will also strike trade deals with old and new friends and partners across the globe.</p><p> </p><p>Aside from the UK’s future trading relationships, the Government is consulting on creating up to 10 freeports to level up communities across the UK. The Government are currently consulting publicly on freeports policy, including on a new, ambitious customs model.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 28713 28715 question first answered 17/03/2020 15:53:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake