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1224910

registered interest
date	15/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Import Duties: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate HMRC has made of the potential total cost to UK businesses of EU tariffs being applied on goods entering Northern Ireland from Great Britain by default.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	74668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2020 answer text <p>As stated in “The UK’s Approach to the Northern Ireland Protocol” paper published in May, Great Britain and Northern Ireland form one customs territory. The Government will ensure that no tariffs will be paid on any goods that move and remain within the UK’s customs territory.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure that trade flows freely, the Government will make full use of the provisions in the Protocol giving it powers to waive and/or reimburse tariffs on goods moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, even where they are classified as ‘at risk’ of entering the EU market. Only those goods ultimately entering Ireland or the rest of the EU, or at clear and substantial risk of doing so, will face tariffs.</p><p> </p><p>This principle needs to be formalised with the EU within the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/07/2020 08:47:37 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1224961

registered interest
date	15/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Employment: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support he plans to make available to people who are (a) shielding and (b) living in multigenerational households in the event that they are unable to safely return to work once the shielding programme is paused, notwithstanding statutory sick pay.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	74484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2020 answer text <p>On 22 June, the Prime Minister announced that the Government will relax the current public health guidance for those identified as Clinically Extremely Vulnerable (CEV) to shield at home. This means from 1 August they will be able to return to work if they are unable to work from home, provided their workplace is COVID-safe.</p><p> </p><p>It is important that this group continue to take careful precautions, and employers should do all they can to enable them to work from home where this is possible, including moving them to another role if required. Where this is not possible, the CEV should be provided with the safest on-site roles that enable them to maintain social distancing from others.</p><p> </p><p>If employers cannot provide a safe working environment, the CEV will continue to have access to an unprecedented package of financial support. This is not limited to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, but also includes the introduction of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, and an increase in the generosity of welfare payments worth a further £8bn.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Current guidance for those who live with the shielded, including those in multi-generational households, is that they do not need to shield themselves but must carefully follow guidance on social distancing.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 74691 question first answered 20/07/2020 16:25:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1224970

registered interest
date	15/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Employment: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to maintain the current level of employment support for people who are shielding and whose workplaces cannot be made covid-safe when the shielding scheme comes to an end on 1 August 2020.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	74691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2020 answer text <p>On 22 June, the Prime Minister announced that the Government will relax the current public health guidance for those identified as Clinically Extremely Vulnerable (CEV) to shield at home. This means from 1 August they will be able to return to work if they are unable to work from home, provided their workplace is COVID-safe.</p><p> </p><p>It is important that this group continue to take careful precautions, and employers should do all they can to enable them to work from home where this is possible, including moving them to another role if required. Where this is not possible, the CEV should be provided with the safest on-site roles that enable them to maintain social distancing from others.</p><p> </p><p>If employers cannot provide a safe working environment, the CEV will continue to have access to an unprecedented package of financial support. This is not limited to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, but also includes the introduction of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, and an increase in the generosity of welfare payments worth a further £8bn.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Current guidance for those who live with the shielded, including those in multi-generational households, is that they do not need to shield themselves but must carefully follow guidance on social distancing.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 74484 question first answered 20/07/2020 16:25:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1225091

registered interest
date	15/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Audiobooks: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of adding audiobooks to the list of zero-rated electronic publications.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	74780
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2020 answer text <p>The extension of the zero rate of VAT has been introduced to provide consistency in approach between certain physical and digital publications to support reading and literacy in all its forms. Audiobooks are already taxed consistently at the standard rate in both physical and digital format.</p><p> </p><p>In UK law, a book is deemed to be something that is read or looked at; this definition does not include audio content in either digital or physical form.</p><p> </p><p>There are no current plans to extend the VAT zero rate to audiobooks. However, the Government keeps all taxes under review, including VAT.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/07/2020 08:49:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1225092

registered interest
date	15/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Blood Cancer: 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 with blood cancer that are advised to continue shielding by their treating team.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	74722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2020 answer text <p>From 1 August the Government will relax national advice to those shielding, bringing it in line with the advice to those who are clinically vulnerable. The advice for those shielding is still to stay at home as much as possible. However, if they are unable to work from home, they will be able to return to their workplace, provided their workplace is COVID-safe.</p><p>The Government has announced an unprecedented package of financial support through this period, all of which is available to those who have been asked to shield. This is not limited to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, but also includes the introduction of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme and an increase in the generosity of welfare payments worth a further £9.3bn according to Office for Budget Responsibility estimates.</p><p>In addition to this, those required to shield and who are in receipt of a letter or notification advising them so, will have access to Statutory Sick Pay for the duration of their shielding period. The Government has made Statutory Sick Pay easier to access for these individuals, making it payable from day 1 rather than day 4.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/07/2020 16:14:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1225101

registered interest
date	15/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Ice Cream: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason ice cream parlours were not included in the list of businesses that are able to reduce the VAT levied on their products to 5 per cent.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	74759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2020 answer text <p>In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Chancellor has introduced a range of measures to help individuals and businesses through the crisis, including grants, loans and relief from business rates at a cost of more than £300 billion.</p><p> </p><p>The temporary reduced rate of VAT will support the tourism and hospitality sectors and will help over 150,000 businesses and protect over 2.4 million jobs. Ice cream served for consumption on the premises in ice cream parlours or other food establishments will benefit from the reduced rate.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 74760 question first answered 23/07/2020 08:42:48 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1225102

registered interest
date	15/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Ice Cream: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will reconsider the decision not to include ice cream parlours and their products within the scope of the VAT reduction to 5 per cent for businesses in the leisure and hospitality industry.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	74760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2020 answer text <p>In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Chancellor has introduced a range of measures to help individuals and businesses through the crisis, including grants, loans and relief from business rates at a cost of more than £300 billion.</p><p> </p><p>The temporary reduced rate of VAT will support the tourism and hospitality sectors and will help over 150,000 businesses and protect over 2.4 million jobs. Ice cream served for consumption on the premises in ice cream parlours or other food establishments will benefit from the reduced rate.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 74759 question first answered 23/07/2020 08:42:48 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1225167

registered interest
date	15/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Job Retention Bonus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether firms who (a) have and (b) are in the process of carrying out compulsory redundancies will receive payments under the job retention bonus.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	74635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2020 answer text <p>To ensure that the firms are encouraged to keep employees as demand returns, the Chancellor announced the Job Retention Bonus in the Plan for Jobs on 8 July.</p><p> </p><p>To be eligible, the employees for which the employer will receive the grant will need to:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Earn above the Lower Earnings Limit (£520 per month) on average in November, December and January and be paid in each month; and</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Have been furloughed at any point and successfully claimed for under the CJRS; have been continuously employed until 31 January 2021 and still be employed by the same employer as of 31 January 2021</li></ul><p> </p><p>Further detail on the Job Retention Bonus will be available at the end of the month and full guidance will be available in the Autumn.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 74636 question first answered 23/07/2020 08:45:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1225168

registered interest
date	15/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Job Retention Bonus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether employers who have carried out compulsory redundancies and then re-hired former workers will receive payments under the job retention bonus.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	74636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2020 answer text <p>To ensure that the firms are encouraged to keep employees as demand returns, the Chancellor announced the Job Retention Bonus in the Plan for Jobs on 8 July.</p><p> </p><p>To be eligible, the employees for which the employer will receive the grant will need to:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Earn above the Lower Earnings Limit (£520 per month) on average in November, December and January and be paid in each month; and</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Have been furloughed at any point and successfully claimed for under the CJRS; have been continuously employed until 31 January 2021 and still be employed by the same employer as of 31 January 2021</li></ul><p> </p><p>Further detail on the Job Retention Bonus will be available at the end of the month and full guidance will be available in the Autumn.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 74635 question first answered 23/07/2020 08:45:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1225242

registered interest
date	15/07/2020
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, for what reason his 10 July 2020 guidance to employers on individuals for whom they can claim wages who are not employees was not issued before that date; and what estimate he has made of the number of new eligible claimants.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	74428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2020 answer text <p>On 10 July 2020, the guidance to employers on individuals they could claim for under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme was relocated within GOV.UK and the structure was updated to improve clarity.</p><p> </p><p>There were no substantive content changes and therefore there has been no change in eligibility.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/07/2020 16:09:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope