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1547442

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date	01/12/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Chief Scientific Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many meetings (a) they and (b) other Ministers in their Department have had with the Department's Chief Scientific Adviser from (i) 1 December 2021 to 28 February 2022, (ii) 1 March to 31 May 2022 and (iii) 1 June to 31 August 2022.
tabling member constituency	Tunbridge Wells
tabling member printed	Greg Clark
uin	100922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>(i) 1 December 2021 to 28 February 2022</p><p>(a) The Secretary of State for Transport had no meetings with his Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser from 1 December 2021 to 28 February 2022.</p><p> </p><p>(b) The Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser met with Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister Harrison) on two occasions and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Baroness Vere of Norbiton) on one occasion during this time.</p><p> </p><p>ii) 1 March to 31 May 2022</p><p>a) The Secretary of State for Transport had no meetings with his Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser from 1 March to 31 May 2022 and (iii) 1 June to 31 August 2022.</p><p> </p><p>b) The Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser met with Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister Harrison) on three occasions and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Baroness Vere of Norbiton) on 2 occasions during this time.</p><p> </p><p>iii) 1 June to 31 August 2022</p><p>a) The Secretary of State for Transport had no meetings with his Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser from 1 June to 31 August 2022.</p><p> </p><p>b) The Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser met with Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Baroness Vere of Norbiton) on one occasion, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister Harrison) on two occasions and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Karl McCartney) on one occasion during this time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 08/12/2022 16:49:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark

1257196

registered interest
date	01/12/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Seasonal Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to ensure that seasonal workers are not disadvantaged under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Tunbridge Wells
tabling member printed	Greg Clark
uin	123552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government has ensured that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) is available for as many people as possible. Hence, employees can be on any type of contract and be eligible to be furloughed under the CJRS.</p><p> </p><p>The CJRS has been available to all employers with a PAYE system and all employees on PAYE regardless of their employment contract, enabling millions of people to remain employed.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on eligibility for the CJRS can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-which-employees-you-can-put-on-furlough-to-use-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-which-employees-you-can-put-on-furlough-to-use-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/12/2020 15:04:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark

1230600

registered interest
date	02/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Empty Property: Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to further support landlords of commercial properties by extending the Business Rates Expanded Retail Discount to owners of vacant retail premises.
tabling member constituency	Tunbridge Wells
tabling member printed	Greg Clark
uin	84178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>Properties which were closed temporarily due to the Government’s advice on COVID-19 should be treated as occupied for the purposes of the business rates holiday for retail, hospitality and leisure properties.</p><p> </p><p>The Government maintains an Empty Property Relief (EPR) to support property owners between the reoccupation of vacated premises.   Under EPR, owners of retail properties do not normally have to pay business rates on newly vacated buildings for three months.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/09/2020 15:19:46 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark

1184764

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cemeteries: Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cemeteries are exempt from paying business rates in England.
tabling member constituency	Tunbridge Wells
tabling member printed	Greg Clark
uin	28580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government does not hold this information.</p><p> </p><p>Properties which are exempt from business rates, including some cemeteries, are not assessed by the Valuation Office Agency.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 28581 28582 question first answered 17/03/2020 16:22:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark

1184765

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cemeteries: Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cemeteries pay business rates in England; and how much revenue was raised from business rates paid by cemeteries in the last two financial years.
tabling member constituency	Tunbridge Wells
tabling member printed	Greg Clark
uin	28581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government does not hold this information.</p><p> </p><p>Properties which are exempt from business rates, including some cemeteries, are not assessed by the Valuation Office Agency.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 28580 28582 question first answered 17/03/2020 16:22:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark

1184766

registered interest
date	12/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cemeteries: Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cemeteries operated by parish councils pay business rates in England; and how much revenue was raised from business rates from such cemeteries in the last two financial years.
tabling member constituency	Tunbridge Wells
tabling member printed	Greg Clark
uin	28582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government does not hold this information.</p><p> </p><p>Properties which are exempt from business rates, including some cemeteries, are not assessed by the Valuation Office Agency.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 28580 28581 question first answered 17/03/2020 16:22:28 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1578 label Biography information for Greg Clark