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date	20/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to change the earnings threshold for businesses based in London to enable more self-employed people to access the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	49783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>The new Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) helps those adversely affected by COVID-19, and some 95 per cent of people who receive the majority of their income from self-employment could benefit from this scheme. The SEISS, including the £50,000 threshold, is designed to ensure it is targeted at those who most need it, and who are most reliant on their self-employment income.</p><p> </p><p>The self-employed are a very diverse population. They have a wide mix of turnover and profits, with monthly and annual variations even in normal times. Some may see their profits unaffected by the current situation, while others have substantial alternative forms of income: for example, those who had more than £50,000 from self-employment profits in 2017-18 had an average total income of more than £200,000. The self-employed can also offset losses against profits in other years and other forms of income.</p><p> </p><p>Those with average 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, and the SEISS supplements the significant support already announced for UK businesses, including 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><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/06/2020 06:59:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1182399

registered interest
date	03/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Renewable Energy: Climate Change Levy
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 environmental merits of removing the Climate Change Levy from commercially purchased renewable energy.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	24386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to meeting its climate change objectives in a cost-effective way.</p><p>Renewable electricity was exempt under the Climate Change Levy (CCL) from 2001-2015. The exemption was removed because, since the exemption was introduced, more targeted policies were introduced to support renewable electricity generation. In 2015-16 alone, the cost of all support measures for low carbon generation was about £4.3billion.</p><p>Without action, the exemption for renewable electricity under the CCL would have cost UK taxpayers £3.9bn from 2015/16-2020/21. One third of this value would have gone to supporting renewable electricity generated overseas. This electricity would not have contributed to the UK's climate change or renewable energy targets and therefore would not have represented good value for money for the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/03/2020 16:33:54 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1177433

registered interest
date	10/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many children born in the UK have not been issued with a National Insurance number since 2013.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	14794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2020 answer text <p>The requested information is not available.</p><p> </p><p>In order for a child to be issued a National Insurance Number (NINO) automatically, the child must be part of a live Child Benefit claim when they are 15 years, 9 months old.</p><p> </p><p>If a child has been part of a claim, but is not part of a claim when they are 15 years, 9 months old, HMRC can be contacted to request a NINO.</p><p> </p><p>If a child has never been part of a Child Benefit claim (or a claim for a childcare service administered by HMRC) HMRC will have no record of them. An application can be made to DWP to obtain a NINO.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 17/02/2020 14:03:47 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1141712

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Energy: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of reinstating tax relief for investors in community energy schemes.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	281785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The venture capital tax reliefs are intended to incentivise investment in higher risk companies who struggle to access finance. Energy generation was excluded from these schemes in 2016 in response to evidence of such investments being used for tax planning purposes. The Government has no current plans to reinstate eligibility for community energy schemes.</p><p> </p><p>The Government offers other forms of support to community energy projects, including through five new regional Local Energy Hubs, the new Smart Export Guarantee and the £10m Rural Community Energy Fund.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/09/2019 13:02:16 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1005759

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Horse Riding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will change section 215 of the Highway Code to incorporate greater protections for horse riders.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	190535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>Several sections of the Highway Code already cover horse riders. The Government announced on 18 October 2018 that, as part of the Cycling</p><p>and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS) Safety Review, the Highway Code would be reviewed to help keep cyclists and pedestrians safe on the roads.</p><p> </p><p>The full scope of the review has yet to be determined but in accordance with normal practice it will be conducted in consultation with all of our stakeholders, including those representing equestrians such as the British Horse Society.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/11/2018 12:05:07 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq