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1201147

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2020 to Question 48488, on Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, what discussions he has had with with representatives from (a) the Information Commissioner's Office, (b) the National Audit Office and (c) Action Fraud on his decision not to advise holders of National Insurance numbers when payments have been made on their behalf under that scheme and to which employer.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	56025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>HMRC will comply with their obligations under Article 15 of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) to provide information relating to an identified natural person, including information relating to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, upon request. Subject Access Requests are processed on a case by case basis depending on the data requested and applying any relevant exemptions.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC do not routinely issue employees with information about returns or claims made by their employers. Employees can report concerns to HMRC if they suspect their employer is abusing the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 56026 56027 question first answered 11/06/2020 06:52:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1201171

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Local Government: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and which local authorities have furloughed workers to date; and how many workers have been furloughed by each of those local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	55864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>It is not possible to provide an answer in the time available.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/06/2020 06:55:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1201173

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it will be mandatory or voluntary for employers to pay contributions into the furlough scheme when the Government reduces its 80 per cent contribution.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
uin	55866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>Employer contributions will be mandatory from August for those who opt to access the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>In June and July, the Government will pay 80% of wages up to a cap of £2,500 as well as employer National Insurance Contributions (ER NICS) and pension contributions for the hours the employee does not work. Employers will have to pay employees for the hours they work.</p><p> </p><p>In August, the Government will pay 80% of wages up to a cap of £2,500 and employers will pay ER NICs and pension contributions for the hours the employee does not work.</p><p> </p><p>In September, the Government will pay 70% of wages up to a cap of £2,187.50 for the hours the employee does not work. Employers will pay ER NICs and pension contributions and 10% of wages to make up the 80% total, up to a cap of £2,500.</p><p> </p><p>In October, the Government will pay 60% of wages up to a cap of £1,875 for the hours the employee does not work. Employers will pay ER NICs and pension contributions and 20% of wages to make up the 80% total, up to a cap of £2,500.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/06/2020 06:59:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1201190

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
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 steps he will take in cases where a person has successfully claimed through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme but then does not continue to trade after their grant has been awarded.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	55842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>HMRC published for technical consultation draft legislation on the taxation of coronavirus support payments on Friday 29 May 2020. The technical consultation will run for a period of two weeks, closing on 12 June 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The provisions provide HMRC with compliance and enforcement powers in relation to the schemes administered by HMRC. These include powers to check and recover any amount of a grant payment that the recipient is not entitled to. In cases where HMRC can demonstrate there has been deliberate non-compliance they will have the power to issue a penalty.</p><p> </p><p>The technical consultation can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/draft-legislation-taxation-of-coronavirus-covid-19-support-payments" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/draft-legislation-taxation-of-coronavirus-covid-19-support-payments</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/06/2020 07:02:08 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1201312

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May 2020 to Question 43961 on Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, whether HMRC will provide holders of National Insurance numbers with information about payments made to employers on their behalf under that scheme when that information is sought through a subject access request under section 7 of the Data Protection Act 2000.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	56026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>HMRC will comply with their obligations under Article 15 of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) to provide information relating to an identified natural person, including information relating to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, upon request. Subject Access Requests are processed on a case by case basis depending on the data requested and applying any relevant exemptions.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC do not routinely issue employees with information about returns or claims made by their employers. Employees can report concerns to HMRC if they suspect their employer is abusing the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 56025 56027 question first answered 11/06/2020 06:52:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1201313

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May 2020 to Question 43961, whether HMRC is exempt from the obligation to provide people with information in response to subject access requests under section 7 of the Data Protection Act 2000 in relation to payments claimed under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme against their National Insurance number.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	56027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>HMRC will comply with their obligations under Article 15 of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) to provide information relating to an identified natural person, including information relating to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, upon request. Subject Access Requests are processed on a case by case basis depending on the data requested and applying any relevant exemptions.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC do not routinely issue employees with information about returns or claims made by their employers. Employees can report concerns to HMRC if they suspect their employer is abusing the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 56025 56026 question first answered 11/06/2020 06:52:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1201356

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many inspections HMRC has undertaken in relation to potential fraudulent use of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	56116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>It would not be appropriate for HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) to publish detailed information about their operational response during the COVID-19 outbreak.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC will subject Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) claims to scrutiny and use their usual compliance tools to carry out proportionate risk-based compliance checks before and after payment to test the veracity of CJRS claims. HMRC will take robust steps to prevent fraudulent claims being paid, to recover any payments made to those who are not eligible, and to respond to those who make fraudulent claims.</p><p> </p><p>In doing so HMRC will protect essential public services and livelihoods at risk during these challenging times.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/06/2020 07:05:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1201372

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a Real Time Information (RTI) cut-off date for 2018-19 for company directors who have a history of receiving part of their income through a salary paid annually, where the RTI is usually after 19 March in any given year.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Munira Wilson
uin	56176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>For an employee to be eligible they must have been notified to HMRC on a real-time information (RTI) submission on or before 19 March 2020.</p><p>Those paid annually are eligible to claim, as long as they meet the relevant conditions including being notified to HMRC on an RTI submission on or before 19 March 2020, which relates to a payment of earnings in the 2019/20 tax year.</p><p>Anyone paid annually and notified on an RTI submission after that date will not be eligible for the scheme, which puts them in the same position as those who are paid more frequently and were not notified to HMRC on or before 19 March.</p><p>The 19 March date allows as many people as possible to be included by going right up to the day before the announcement and mitigates the risk of fraud that existed as soon as the scheme became public.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/06/2020 07:08:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4776 label Biography information for Munira Wilson

1201545

registered interest
date	05/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether business rate relief has been paid to businesses that are registered in tax havens.
tabling member constituency	Bradford West
tabling member printed	Naz Shah
uin	55698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2020 answer text <p>On 17 March the Chancellor announced a business rates holiday for businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors, irrespective of rateable value, so that all eligible businesses will pay no business rates for 12 months. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has published guidance for local authorities on eligibility. Business rates are administered by local authorities and any information on ratepayers will be collected and held by the relevant local authority.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s current support measures are well-targeted at the businesses and individuals who most need support, including foreign companies with businesses and property who employ people in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 10/06/2020 16:11:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4409 label Biography information for Naz Shah

1201556

registered interest
date	05/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tourism: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received in support of a reduced UK VAT rate of 5 per cent for tourism attractions and accommodation providers; and if he will make an assessment of the potential benefit to the tourism sector of that proposition in advance of his next Budget.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	55663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>Raising £130 billion in 2019/2020, VAT is an important source of revenue for the Exchequer and plays an important part in funding the Government’s spending priorities including hospitals, schools and defence.</p><p> </p><p>Reducing VAT on tourism and hospitality related activities would come at a considerable cost to the Exchequer. However, the Government keeps all taxes under review.</p><p> </p><p>In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Chancellor has pledged a range of measures to help individuals and businesses through the crisis, including grants, loans and relief from business rates worth more than £300 billion.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/06/2020 07:12:34 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight