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1218734

registered interest
date	29/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Customs: Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason he decided to develop a bespoke customs management software instead of using UNCTAD's ASYCUDA system.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	66077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2020 answer text <p>HMRC are not developing a bespoke Customs Management software. They have selected a commercial package called Declaration Management System (DMS) as part of the CDS programme. DMS has been deployed into HMRC’s live environment and traders are already making transitions onto the new platform.</p><p> </p><p>UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) offer the ASYCUDA system to developing countries as an alternative to DMS. There are about 90 countries with relatively small Customs functions (e.g. Albania, Palestine, and Somoa) using ASYCUDA worldwide. ASYCUDA is not used by any G7 or G20 countries.</p><p> </p><p>ASYCUDA was considered alongside DMS as one of the options for CHIEF replacement. It was not selected as the preferred option because (a) it did not meet all of the Union Customs Code functional requirements and (b) there were no reference countries processing anything like (pre EU Exit) UK declaration volumes, and no guarantees that ASYCUDA could meet UK volumes. With an expected five-fold increase in declaration volumes resulting from our departure from the EU, ASYCUDA looked less well suited to UK requirements.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 02/07/2020 11:22:08 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1218236

registered interest
date	26/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Quarantine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to cover in full the potential loss of earnings for people notified via the NHS Test and Trace service as needing to self-isolate due to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	65112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government has announced an unprecedented package to support individuals through this difficult time. This includes the introduction of the Coronavirus Job Retention and Self-Employment Income Support Schemes, as well as injecting an additional £8bn into the welfare system.</p><p> </p><p>DWP has laid new regulations to ensure that people asked to isolate by the Test and Trace service will be eligible for Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) if they are unable to work from home. This is in addition to changes already made, which make SSP payable from day one rather than day four of absence from work. Employees will still be entitled to claim SSP from their employers even if they are asked to self-isolate several times. The SSP Rebate Scheme was announced at Budget to support SMEs which may face a financial strain due to staff absences caused by Covid-19.</p><p> </p><p>Self-employed people are eligible for “new style” Contributory Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) if they are incapable of work due to Covid-19, including all those who are required to self-isolate according to Government guidance. The Government has made it easier for people to claim by removing the seven-day waiting period which means people can get support from day one.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to helping the lowest paid through the coronavirus outbreak, and the welfare system is best placed to provide this support.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 01/07/2020 13:10:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1217856

registered interest
date	25/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Directors: Investment Income
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide support for directors of limited companies who take the majority of their income in dividends.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Olivia Blake
uin	65032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the written answer to Parliamentary Question 54215 given on 9 June 2020: <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-06-03/54215/" target="_blank">www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-06-03/54215/</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 64999 question first answered 30/06/2020 15:36:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4864 label Biography information for Olivia Blake

1217929

registered interest
date	25/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Camberwell and Peckham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people are receiving assistance under the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme in Camberwell and Peckham constituency.
tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
uin	64809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>As of 31 May 2020, 5,000 individuals had claimed for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme in the Camberwell and Peckham parliamentary constituency area.</p><p> </p><p>Self-Employment Income Support Scheme Statistics were published on Thursday 11 June. The statistics referenced can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/self-employment-income-support-scheme-statistics-june-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/self-employment-income-support-scheme-statistics-june-2020</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 30/06/2020 15:27:09 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

1218035

registered interest
date	25/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Directors
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 Directors of micro limited companies in the second payment of the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	64999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the written answer to Parliamentary Question 54215 given on 9 June 2020: <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-06-03/54215/" target="_blank">www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-06-03/54215/</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 65032 question first answered 30/06/2020 15:36:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1218058

registered interest
date	25/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business Rates: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the valuation of properties under the Non-Domestic Rating (Definition of Domestic Property) (Wales) Order 2010, what guidance his Department has issued to the Valuation Office Agency on non-domestic properties that have been let out to key workers during the covid-19 pandemic; and what discussions he has had with representatives from the Welsh Government on that matter.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	64856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>Business rates and ratings are devolved in Wales, and are therefore a matter for the Welsh Government.</p><p> </p><p>In England, to be classed as non-domestic property the owner must have made the property available for commercial short-term letting for at least 140 days in the last year; to have actually let it for a total of at least 70 days; and have arranged for it to be available on the same basis over the next 12 months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 64857 question first answered 30/06/2020 15:24:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1218061

registered interest
date	25/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Key Workers: Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will he take steps to ensure that the Valuation Office Agency classifies accommodation let out to key workers on reduced rates as being commercially let and in fulfilment with the specified time periods for short-term letting availability.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	64857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>Business rates and ratings are devolved in Wales, and are therefore a matter for the Welsh Government.</p><p> </p><p>In England, to be classed as non-domestic property the owner must have made the property available for commercial short-term letting for at least 140 days in the last year; to have actually let it for a total of at least 70 days; and have arranged for it to be available on the same basis over the next 12 months.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 64856 question first answered 30/06/2020 15:24:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1217463

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Maternity Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with his Department on the implications for Government policy of the amount of support through the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme self employed women on maternity leave can claim.
tabling member constituency	Bristol South
tabling member printed	Karin Smyth
uin	64246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>As announced on 17 June, the Government is amending the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) eligibility conditions to support self-employed new parents.</p><p> </p><p>This means self-employed parents will be able to claim grants if they were taking time out of their trade to care for their new-born or newly adopted child and, as a result, did not submit a Self-Assessment tax return for 2018-19 or their trading profits in 2018-19 were less than their non-trading income.</p><p> </p><p>Further details of the change for self-employed parents will be set out at the start of July in published guidance.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/06/2020 15:00:42 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4444 label Biography information for Karin Smyth

1217545

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Basic Income
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on implementing a basic income to support the UK economy’s recovery as the covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	64255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to helping families get through this crisis. The Government has announced a significant package of welfare measures to support those who need it most, including a £20 per week increase to the Universal Credit standard allowance.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s approach to welfare is to recognise the value and importance of work, while protecting the most vulnerable in society. The Government considers that there are fundamental problems with the realities of a Universal Basic Income (UBI) and does not see it as an effective method of advancing social equality.</p><p> </p><p>This is because a flat rate UBI does not take into account the additional needs and costs faced by some individuals. It therefore has the potential to increase inequality markedly. Any practical implementation would also be expensive, and would require a significant increase in taxation.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/06/2020 15:13:03 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1217614

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Video Games: Tax Allowances
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 contribution of the Video Games Tax Relief to the UK's (a) economy and (b) job market.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	64313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text HMRC publish annual statistics on all of the UK’s Creative Sector Tax Reliefs. These statistics show that since Video Games tax relief was introduced in 2014 it has supported almost £2.6bn of expenditure across the UK.<p> </p>A 2018 British Film Institute (BFI) report on the screen sector tax reliefs found that across all parts of the value chain, the Video Games Tax Relief had helped to generate 4,640 direct full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs in 2016. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 30/06/2020 15:36:51 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel