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1192793

registered interest
date	04/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance: Rother Valley
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 people that will be made bankrupt in Rother Valley constituency as a result of accelerated payment notices in respect of the 2019 Loan Charge.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	43209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2020 answer text I refer the Honourable Member to the responses of 18 March 2020 to UIN 27532 and 27533. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 43210 question first answered 13/05/2020 08:38:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1192794

registered interest
date	04/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance: Rother Valley
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 people in Rother Valley constituency that will be affected by the 2019 Loan Charge after the Government has implemented recommendations of Sir Amyas Morse's review of that charge.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	43210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2020 answer text I refer the Honourable Member to the responses of 18 March 2020 to UIN 27532 and 27533. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 43209 question first answered 13/05/2020 08:38:36 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1192799

registered interest
date	04/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge: Rother Valley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many children there are in households to which the high income child benefit charge applies in Rother Valley constituency.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	43214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 13/05/2020 08:43:38 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1191078

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	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 his Department is taking to ensure that people with or living with household members with pre-existing health conditions are furloughed by their employers.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	41202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>All firms affected by coronavirus are encouraged to treat their employees fairly. The scheme is already helping firms to keep millions of people in employment by covering the majority of employers’ wage costs. Firms should receive their grant within six working days of submitting claims. While there is no obligation for employers to take up the scheme, the scheme is open to all UK employers provided they have created and started a PAYE payroll scheme; enrolled for PAYE online; have a UK bank account; and that HMRC have received an RTI submission notifying payment in respect of the employee on or before 19 March 2020: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wage-costs-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wage-costs-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme</a>.</p><p>If someone is shielding in line with public health guidance or required to stay home due to an individual in their household shielding and is unable to work from home, then the employee should speak to their employer about whether they plan to place staff on furlough.</p><p>If a firm chooses not to furlough these staff, the staff are entitled to Statutory Sick Pay as a statutory minimum, although many employers will pay more than that in occupational sick pay.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/05/2020 14:16:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1187123

registered interest
date	23/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Construction: 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 support construction workers during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	33649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2020 answer text <p>The Chancellor has announced a range of measures to support the economy, including more than £330 billion of loans and guarantees to help firms continue operating.</p><p>Many of these measures will benefit the construction sector and construction workers affected by Covid-19. Crucially, in a sector in which many are contractors and self-employed, the range of measures available includes the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, self-assessment payments deferred until 2021 and the self-employed being able to access, in full, Universal Credit at the same rate as Statutory Sick Pay for employees.</p><p>The Government is clear that construction activity should continue where it can take place in line with public health advice. To support this, the Construction Leadership Council has published guidance for on-site construction. Construction sites should ensure they are following this guidance, as well as Health and Safety rules and other established safety procedures. The Government expects employers and site managers to be proactive and responsible in implementing guidance and communicating the importance of social distancing and other key measures to workers on site.</p><p>The Government is in close contact with the construction industry to understand the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, and will provide further guidance and updates as required.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 31/03/2020 14:33:09 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1187243

registered interest
date	23/03/2020
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, what steps he is taking to support (a) childminders and (b) other self-employed people during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	33715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2020 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced new support for the self-employed on 26 March 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The new Self-Employed Income Support Scheme will help those with lost trading profits due to COVID-19. It will allow eligible individuals to claim a taxable grant worth 80% of their trading profits up to a maximum of £2,500 per month for the next 3 months. This may be extended if needed and is one of the most generous self-employed support schemes in the world.</p><p> </p><p>To qualify, an individual’s self-employed trading profits must be less than £50,000 and more than half of their income comes from self-employment. 95% of people who receive the majority of their income from self-employment will be eligible for this scheme.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs will contact individuals if they are eligible for the scheme, and will invite them to apply online using a simple form. HMRC are working on this urgently and expect people to be able to access the Scheme no later than the beginning of June.</p><p> </p><p>More information about the Scheme, including the full eligibility criteria and how to claim, is available at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-a-grant-through-the-coronavirus-covid-19-self-employment-income-support-scheme" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-a-grant-through-the-coronavirus-covid-19-self-employment-income-support-scheme</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Scheme supplements the significant support already announced for UK businesses and employees, including the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, and deferral of tax payments.</p><p> </p><p>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 31/03/2020 15:00:01 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1185840

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	Low Pay
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 increase wages for low-paid workers.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	30870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2020 answer text <p>Low paid workers will continue to benefit from above-average pay rises, with the National Living Wage (NLW) set to reach two-thirds of median earnings and to be extended to workers aged 21 and over by 2024, providing economic conditions allow. This is projected to benefit nearly four million low-paid workers. The expert and independent Low Pay Commission (LPC) has been tasked with recommending the NLW rates in order to reach these targets.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also announced at the end of 2019, following the recommendations of the LPC, that it will increase the NLW by 6.2% to £8.72 an hour on 1 April 2020. The 2020 rate will mean a full-time NLW worker’s annual gross earnings will rise by over £930. Compared to the current NLW rate (£8.21), full-time NLW workers are projected to see a pay rise of over £4,000 by 2024.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/03/2020 12:55:46 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1185843

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	Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps he is taking to encourage small businesses to expand.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	30873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government is working to make Britain the best place to start and grow a business. The Government is supporting small businesses to access advice and guidance that will help them to expand, through the network of 38 Growth Hubs and the Business Support Helpline. At Spring Budget, the Government announced £10m in additional funding for the network so that businesses in every region can access high quality support.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also supporting small businesses to improve their productivity through industry-led initiatives such as Be the Business and innovative programmes such as Business Basics. Building on the findings of the Business Productivity Review, the Government also announced £56m for a set of programmes to improve business management and leadership capabilities, and to increase technology adoption.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that this is a turbulent time for business due to the impacts of Covid-19. The Prime Minister has said that the Government will take every step it can to ensure that businesses and workers are protected and the Government has announced an unprecedented package of measures to support them through this crisis.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/03/2020 12:52:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1185845

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	Off-payroll Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to help businesses with off-payroll working rules.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	30875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2020 answer text <p>On 17 March 2020, the Government announced that the reform to the off-payroll working rules that would have applied for people contracting their services to large or medium-sized organisations outside the public sector will be delayed for one year from 6 April 2020 until 6 April 2021.</p><p> </p><p>This is part of the additional support for businesses and individuals to deal with the economic impacts of Covid-19. This means that the different rules that exist for inside and outside the public sector will continue to apply until 6 April 2021.</p><p> </p><p>This announcement is a deferral of the introduction of the reforms, not a cancellation. The Government remains committed to introducing this policy to ensure that people working like employees, but through their own limited company, pay broadly the same tax as individuals who are employed directly.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC will continue to work to ensure businesses have the right support to deliver the changes to the off-payroll working rules over the next 12 months.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 25/03/2020 12:49:11 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford