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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, what assessment he has made of the financial effect on self-employed people of the setting of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme grant extension payments at 20 per cent of average monthly trading profits.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	99089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) Grant Extension provides critical support to the self-employed, by supporting those who are currently eligible for the SEISS and are continuing to trade but are facing reduced demand due to COVID-19. The scheme will be in the form of two grants, and will last for six months, from November 2020 to April 2021. The first grant will cover a three-month period from the start of November until the end of January. This initial grant will cover 20 per cent of average monthly trading profits, paid out in a single instalment covering 3 months’ worth of profits, and capped at £1,875 in total.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has broadly aligned this initial grant with the Government’s contribution to the Job Support Scheme. The extension is not intended to provide a direct income replacement, as people will be continuing to work while claiming the grant. Those who require more support may have access to other elements of the Government’s support package. This package includes Bounce Back loans, tax deferrals, rental support, increased levels of Universal Credit, mortgage holidays, and other business support grants.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/10/2020 16:34:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1239932

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	Working Tax Credit: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families with children received the £20 per week uplift in working tax credit basic element payments, announced on 20 March 2020, in (a) Wirral West constituency and (b) the UK, in each month since that uplift was introduced.
tabling member constituency	Wirral West
tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
uin	98715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text The latest available information on the number of families with children receiving Working Tax Credit at the parliamentary constituency level is for April 2020. In April 2020, the number of families with children receiving Working Tax Credit in the Wirral West constituency was 600: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-provisional-awards-geographical-analyses-december-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-provisional-awards-geographical-analyses-december-2013</a>.<p> </p><p>Information on following months is not readily available. The next update to this publication will provide statistics relating to December 2020 and will be available in January 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Final annual information on families with children receiving Working Tax Credits is published once a year and updated each July: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-finalised-annual-awards-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-finalised-annual-awards-2018-to-2019</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/10/2020 14:51:44 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1239940

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	Self-employed: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to provide self-employed people with the same level of financial support as those in full-time employment.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	98759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The UK continues to have one of the most generous self-employed COVID-19 support schemes in the world. The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) is helping those that have been adversely affected by COVID-19, and has already helped 2.6 million people with over £7.6bn of support. Furthermore, as set out in the Winter Economy Plan, the Government is extending the SEISS Grant; an initial taxable grant will be provided to cover three months’ worth of profits for the period from November to the end of January 2021. The second grant will cover a three-month period from the start of February until the end of April. The Government will review the level of the second grant and set this in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The SEISS Grant Extension is a top-up to support self-employed people who are currently actively trading and facing reduced demand due to COVID-19. The Government has broadly aligned the grant with the Government’s contribution to the Job Support Scheme which has been introduced to support employers who may be facing continued reduced demand over this winter as a result of COVID-19. It is also worth noting that unlike under the Job Support Scheme, there is no requirement for the self-employed to reduce their hours by 66% to get the maximum Government contribution. In addition, the Job Support Scheme grant is scalable, and the SEISS Grant Extension is broadly equivalent to the maximum contribution.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 12/10/2020 16:41:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1239950

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	Food: Wholesale Trade
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 food and drink wholesalers to help prevent (a) site closures and (b) job losses in that sector.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	98720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government has provided enhanced support through business rates relief to eligible businesses occupying properties used for retail, hospitality and leisure. Business rates are devolved in Wales, and so are a matter for the Welsh Government.</p><p> </p><p>A range of other measures to support all business, including wholesalers, 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 provide further support for jobs.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 98700 question first answered 12/10/2020 16:44:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1239282

registered interest
date	30/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Ellesmere Port and Neston
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in Ellesmere Port and Neston constituency have received a payment via the self-employed income support scheme.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	97599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2020 answer text <p>By 31 July 2020, 2,600 individuals in the Ellesmere Port and Neston constituency had claimed the first grant for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>By 31 August 2020, 2,100 individuals in the Ellesmere Port and Neston constituency had claimed the second grant for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>This information is available from statistical publications released on 21 August and 18 September 2020 respectively.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/10/2020 09:38:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1239320

registered interest
date	30/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Roads: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of haulage and logistics companies who will be unable to find a customs brokerage service by 1 January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	97561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>The UK has a well-established customs intermediaries sector which serves British businesses trading outside the EU. The sector is varied and consists of a number of different business models, including specific customs agents, freight forwarders and fast parcel operators; all of which will require differing numbers of staff.</p><p> </p><p>The sector is responding to the increased demand from traders. Government support of up to £84m has been designed to meet the needs of the sector to build capacity flexibly by covering training and IT, as well as recruitment.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to monitor progress carefully and keeps support under review.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 05/10/2020 17:19:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

1238296

registered interest
date	28/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	United Nations: Taxation
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 establishing an intergovernmental tax body at the United Nations.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	96184
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government welcomes the current United Nations tax committee’s efforts to foster universal participation in international legal instruments on tax matters and its work on capacity building.</p><p> </p><p>The UK's priority is to maintain effective and representative arrangements for international cooperation in tax matters that respects member states' sovereignty and avoids duplication with the work of other international organisations. Therefore, the Government would not support an upgrade of the committee to an intergovernmental body at this time.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/10/2020 14:22:17 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1238384

registered interest
date	28/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Working Tax Credit: Birmingham Selly Oak
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many families with children received the £20 per week uplift in working tax credit basic element payments, announced on 20 March 2020, in Birmingham, Selly Oak constituency in each month since its introduction.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	95981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2020 answer text <p>The latest available information on the number of families with children receiving Working Tax Credit at the parliamentary constituency level is for April 2020. In April 2020, the number of families with children receiving Working Tax Credit in Birmingham, Selly Oak constituency was 1,700.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-provisional-awards-geographical-analyses-december-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-provisional-awards-geographical-analyses-december-2013</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Information on following months is not readily available. The next update to this publication will provide statistics relating to December 2020 and will be available in January 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Final annual information on families with children receiving Working Tax Credits is published once a year and updated each July</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-finalised-annual-awards-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-and-working-tax-credits-statistics-finalised-annual-awards-2018-to-2019</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/10/2020 14:06:52 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1238440

registered interest
date	28/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Trader Support Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Trusted Support Service will be operational for all eligible declarations between Great Britain and Northern Ireland on 1 January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	96116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>The Trader Support Service (TSS) was launched on 28 September and will operate on behalf of traders from 1 January.</p><p> </p><p>The Trader Support Service will be able to help all traders, regardless of size and at no additional cost, to move their goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and to import goods into Northern Ireland from the Rest of the World.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/10/2020 15:10:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1237548

registered interest
date	24/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Goods Vehicle Movement Service: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what tests he has carried out on the application of the Goods Vehicle Movement Service for goods moving through Welsh ports; and what the outcome of those tests was.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	95014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>HMRC will work with carriers and operators to develop delivery plans, provide technical support and guidance on their key milestones of development, IT build and test, and will monitor progress against their plans.</p><p> </p><p>The Goods Vehicle Movement Service technical specifications have been available since mid-July and provide carriers and operators with the specifications and understanding of the technical requirement.</p><p> </p><p>A new Virtualised Test Service has been available since 3 August 2020 which allows carriers and operators to test their software against the HMRC specification to ensure alignment and compliance.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/09/2020 11:46:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams