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1240361

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date	05/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Events Industry: Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will extend business rates relief to the events and exhibitions sector during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	99124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government has provided enhanced support through business rates relief to eligible businesses occupying properties used for retail, hospitality and leisure.</p><p> </p><p>A range of other measures to support all businesses, including the events and exhibitions sector, have also been made available. On 8 July the Chancellor set out a package of measures to support jobs across the UK, including a Job Retention Bonus to help firms keep furloughed workers. On 24 September the Chancellor went further and announced the Job Support Scheme to further protect jobs.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/10/2020 15:28:25 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1233676

registered interest
date	11/09/2020
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, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2020 to Question 83963 on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), if he will publish (a) the number of organisations that have used the CJRS who are also in receipt of other funding from the public purse, and (b) the total value of CJRS support received by those organisations.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	88931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2020 answer text <p>HMRC do not hold full data on which organisations have been supported by the public purse and are therefore unable to answer the questions submitted.</p><p>The latest published figures for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme are set out below for information.</p><p>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme launched on 20 April 2020. <br>By midnight on 9 August :</p><p>• £34,700,000,000 has been claimed. <br>• 1,200,000* of employers are furloughing. <br>• 9,600,000** jobs furloughed.</p><p>*This is calculated by counting the number of CJRS claims from distinct PAYE schemes on employer reference (where the PAYE scheme reference is a proxy for a single employer)</p><p>**This is calculated as the sum of the maximum number of employments furloughed by any PAYE scheme across all claims by that scheme.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/09/2020 12:42:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1230078

registered interest
date	01/09/2020
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 publish a list of those organisations who have used the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to furlough staff during the covid-19 lockdown and who are also in receipt of other funding from the public purse.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	83963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government is not able to publish a list of organisations who have used the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and who are also in receipt of other funding from the public purse.</p><p> </p><p>Under HMRC’s duty of confidentiality, HMRC cannot publish identifying information that relates to one of their functions.</p><p> </p><p>The CJRS is one of HMRC’s functions and publishing a list of organisations would provide identifying information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/09/2020 15:21:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1230096

registered interest
date	01/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will include sole directors of limited companies in the Self-employment Income Support Scheme by matching Companies House officer records to dividend payments declared on limited company annual accounts.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	83965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer has said there will be no further changes or extensions to the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS). However, other forms of support are available for directors of limited companies.</p><p> </p><p>Those who pay themselves a salary may be eligible for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). The CJRS is available to employers, including owner-managers; individuals paying themselves a salary through a PAYE scheme are eligible.</p><p> </p><p>The CJRS and SEISS continue to be just two elements of a comprehensive package of support for individuals and businesses. This package includes Bounce Back loans, tax deferrals, rental support, increased levels of Universal Credit, mortgage holidays, and other business support grants.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/09/2020 15:26:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1220966

registered interest
date	06/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Press: Subscriptions
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 introducing tax credits for (a) print and (b) online subscriptions to (i) newspapers and (ii) magazines.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	69713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the important role that media organisations, including newspapers and magazines, play at a national and local level in our democracy and the life of our communities.</p><p> </p><p>In light of this, the Cabinet Office has spent up to £35m from April to June to place Covid-19 public health messages in local and national newspapers. This advertising partnership with UK media titles has been supporting the familiar voices of over 600 national, regional and local titles across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, as announced at Budget on 11 March, the Government legislated to apply a permanent zero rate of VAT to supplies of e-publications from 1 December 2020 to support literacy and reading in all its forms. Following the outbreak of Covid-19, the Government then legislated to bring forward the implementation date to 1 May 2020, helping to reduce the cost of access to online publications while many people are confined to their homes and schools are closed.</p><p> </p><p>There are a wide range of factors to consider before introducing a new income tax relief. The Government is committed to managing the public finances in a disciplined and responsible way, targeting support where it is most needed. New tax reliefs are difficult to target in this way. They are of greatest benefit to those paying higher rates of tax and do not benefit low-income individuals whose income is already below the personal allowance.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/07/2020 13:41:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1202824

registered interest
date	11/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Arts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make available support provided by the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme for workers, such as those employed in post-production in the creative industries, whose employment will not be impacted by the covid-19 outbreak until later in the year once their pre-existing projects have been completed.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	58800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government is aware that different employers and sectors will face different challenges in getting up and running again. However, it would be challenging to target the CJRS to specific sectors in a fair and deliverable way, and it may not be the case that this is the most effective or sensible way to provide longer term support for those sectors most affected by coronavirus. It is the case that some firms will be affected by coronavirus for longer than others, and the Government will seek to support these firms, and their workers, appropriately.</p><p>The CJRS is just one form of support on offer to employers and employees during this difficult period. The Government will continue to engage with businesses and representative groups with the aim of ensuring that the support provided is right for individual sectors and for the economy as a whole.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/06/2020 11:24:02 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1201791

registered interest
date	09/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Music: Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of including recording, mixing and mastering studios which require musicians to perform together in the business rates deferral scheme that has been extended to live music venues.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	57378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government has provided enhanced support to the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors through business rates relief given the direct and acute impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on those sectors.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the guidance, support is targeted at premises that are wholly or mainly being used as shops, restaurants, cafes, drinking establishments, cinemas and live music venues; for assembly and leisure; or as hotels, guest and boarding premises, and self-catering accommodation. It is for local authorities to determine eligibility for reliefs, having regard to guidance issued by the Government.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses not eligible for business rates relief may benefit from the Government’s wider COVID-19 business and employment support package.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/06/2020 13:12:51 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1201897

registered interest
date	09/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Hospitality Industry: 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 potential merits of (a) reducing the rate of VAT on food and drinks, (b) reducing the rate of duty on beer and (c) extending business rates relief to support the re-opening of (i) pubs and (ii) the hospitality industry following the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	57382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government has announced unprecedented support for businesses to protect against the current economic emergency. The support available to individuals and businesses includes a business rates holiday, grants to smaller businesses and a package of Government-backed and guaranteed loans, which make over £20 billion of additional support available above an initial £300 billion of guarantees.</p><p> </p><p>VAT is an important source of revenue for the Exchequer, raising £130 billion in 2019/2020, and plays an important part in funding the Government’s spending priorities including hospitals, schools and defence. While all taxes are kept under review, there are currently no plans to extend VAT reliefs further. However, to support brewers and drinkers, at the Budget the Government froze beer duty for the third consecutive Budget.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/06/2020 13:17:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1201936

registered interest
date	09/06/2020
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, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of ending the levying of VAT on audio books.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	57384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>An extension of the zero rate of VAT has been introduced to provide consistency in approach between certain physical and digital publications.</p><p> </p><p>Audiobooks are already taxed consistently at the standard rate in both physical and digital format.</p><p> </p><p>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 17/06/2020 13:18:46 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1199823

registered interest
date	02/06/2020
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, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of removing the £50,000 income cap on the Self-employment Income Support Scheme, while retaining the £2,190 limit on support for the second half of the scheme.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	53631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) helps those adversely affected by COVID-19. Individuals can at present claim a taxable grant under the SEISS worth 80 per cent of their average monthly trading profits, paid out in a single instalment covering three months’ worth of profits, and capped at £7,500 in total.</p><p> </p><p>The extension of the SEISS announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer on 29 May 2020 means that eligible individuals whose businesses are adversely affected by COVID-19 will be able to claim a second and final grant when the scheme reopens for applications in August. This will be a taxable grant worth 70 per cent of their average monthly trading profits, paid out in a single instalment covering three months’ worth of profits, and capped at £6,570 in total.</p><p> </p><p>The SEISS, including the £50,000 threshold for average trading profits, is designed to target those who most need it, and who are most reliant on their self-employment income. The self-employed are very diverse and have a wide mix of turnover and profits, with monthly and annual variations even in normal times, and in some cases with substantial alternative forms of income too: for example, those who had more than £50,000 from trading profits in 2017-18 had an average total income of more than £200,000. Some 95 per cent of those with more than half their income from self-employment in 2018-19 could be eligible for this scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Those with average trading profits above £50,000 may still be eligible for other elements of the unprecedented financial support package made available by the Government. These measures include Bounce Back Loans, tax deferrals, rental support, increased levels of Universal Credit, mortgage holidays, and other business support grants.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 53286 question first answered 08/06/2020 15:04:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper