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1196394

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Charities
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 effect on charities of extending the length of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	48469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2020 answer text <p>On 12 May the Government announced a major extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme which will continue to the end of October, including more flexibility and employer contributions from August as people return to work. This will provide clarity for the coming months for all businesses, including charities. The flexibilities introduced will allow businesses and charities to move out of the scheme in a measured way that protects people’s incomes and helps support furloughed employees as they return to work. The Government has announced a £750 million support package for charities. £360m will be allocated directly to charities providing essential services and supporting vulnerable people. £310m will support smaller, local charities including through grants distributed by the National Lottery Community Fund. £60m will be allocated to the Devolved Administrations through the Barnett formula. The Government pledged to match whatever the public donated to the BBC Big Night In fundraiser on 23 April, with a minimum of £20m going to the National Emergencies Trust.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 22/05/2020 08:54:31 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1196471

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
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 he is taking to ensure that employees who have been furloughed due to the covid-19 outbreak are paid the money claimed for by their employer in a timely manner.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	48571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2020 answer text <p>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme forms part of a collective effort by the Government to protect people’s jobs. All employers participating in the scheme will be required to pay furloughed staff 80% of their wages, up to a cap of £2,500 per month. Once an employer has made a claim, HMRC expect payment to be made to the employer within six working days.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC will check claims made through the scheme. Payments may be withheld or need to be repaid in full to HMRC if the claim is based on dishonest or inaccurate information or found to be fraudulent. If an employee is concerned that their employer is abusing the scheme they should report them using the portal available on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/05/2020 15:15:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1196489

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to resume the processing of routine applications to apply for, renew, replace or update a passport.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	48294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2020 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Passport Office has continued to process standard passport applications throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, but with limited capacity due to implementing social distancing measures within its offices.</p><p> </p><p>Due to this limited capacity, passport applications are taking longer than usual. However, to support those who need passport services the most at this time, an Urgent and Compassionate service is also being provided, and the details of how to apply are available on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 22/05/2020 15:34:41 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1196508

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will extend the Coronavirus Self-Employment Income Support Scheme to cover people who became self-employed in August 2018 and are not permitted to claim as a result of employed income having comprised the majority of their income during that financial year.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	48339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2020 answer text <p>The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) is designed to provide financial support to those who rely on self-employment as their main source of income. This aims to ensure the SEISS is targeted at those who need it the most. Many individuals earn small amounts of income from self-employment in addition to income from employment and other sources.</p><p>Self-employed individuals, including members of partnerships, are eligible for the SEISS if they have submitted their Income Tax Self Assessment tax return for the tax year 2018-19, continued to trade, and have been adversely affected by COVID-19. To qualify, their self-employed trading profits must be less than £50,000, with more than half of their income coming from self-employment. Some 95 per cent of people who receive the majority of their income from self-employment could benefit from this scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Those with trading profits less than 50% of their total income may still benefit from other support, including the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. 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, Bounce Back Loans Scheme, and the deferral of tax payments.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/05/2020 14:46:46 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1196531

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
answering body	Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
answering dept id	207
answering dept short name	Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
answering dept sort name	Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for East Hampshire, representing the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of moving freight to and from the Restoration and Renewal construction site at the Palace of Westminster by river.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	48275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2020 answer text <p>The Sponsor Body has agreed a strategic objective to mitigate the environmental impact of the Restoration and Renewal Programme during the construction phase and to minimise the impact in relation to the Palace's future operation. This objective has been endorsed by the Commissions of both Houses and will be kept under review as the Programme progresses. An Environment Impact Assessment will be conducted in due course once the preferred approach to the works has been determined as part of the business case process, which will consider the impact on air quality and river ecology. The Programme is also expected to agree a series of controls and mitigations, as well as monitoring arrangements, for air quality during the construction phase as part of the planning process. The merits of using the river for moving materials to and from the construction site, to minimise the effects of construction on road traffic emissions, will also be considered by the Programme.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 48279 48280 question first answered 22/05/2020 13:02:09 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1196535

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
answering body	Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
answering dept id	207
answering dept short name	Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
answering dept sort name	Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for East Hampshire, representing the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body, whether an environmental impact assessment has been carried out for the Restoration and Renewal project on the Palace of Westminster.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	48279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2020 answer text <p>The Sponsor Body has agreed a strategic objective to mitigate the environmental impact of the Restoration and Renewal Programme during the construction phase and to minimise the impact in relation to the Palace's future operation. This objective has been endorsed by the Commissions of both Houses and will be kept under review as the Programme progresses. An Environment Impact Assessment will be conducted in due course once the preferred approach to the works has been determined as part of the business case process, which will consider the impact on air quality and river ecology. The Programme is also expected to agree a series of controls and mitigations, as well as monitoring arrangements, for air quality during the construction phase as part of the planning process. The merits of using the river for moving materials to and from the construction site, to minimise the effects of construction on road traffic emissions, will also be considered by the Programme.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 48275 48280 question first answered 22/05/2020 13:02:09 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1196536

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
answering body	Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
answering dept id	207
answering dept short name	Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
answering dept sort name	Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body
hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Air Pollution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for East Hampshire, representing the Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body, what steps he will take to minimise air pollution in central London from the Restoration and Renewal project on the Palace of Westminster.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	48280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2020 answer text <p>The Sponsor Body has agreed a strategic objective to mitigate the environmental impact of the Restoration and Renewal Programme during the construction phase and to minimise the impact in relation to the Palace's future operation. This objective has been endorsed by the Commissions of both Houses and will be kept under review as the Programme progresses. An Environment Impact Assessment will be conducted in due course once the preferred approach to the works has been determined as part of the business case process, which will consider the impact on air quality and river ecology. The Programme is also expected to agree a series of controls and mitigations, as well as monitoring arrangements, for air quality during the construction phase as part of the planning process. The merits of using the river for moving materials to and from the construction site, to minimise the effects of construction on road traffic emissions, will also be considered by the Programme.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 48275 48279 question first answered 22/05/2020 13:02:09 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1196542

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans the Government has for the tobacco track and trace system in the UK at the end of the transition period; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	48391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2020 answer text <p>At the end of the transition period, HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) will need to make some changes to the tobacco track and trace system for it to continue to operate. The changes will be kept to the minimum necessary to enable the UK to have full regulatory control.</p><p> </p><p>The government has not made an assessment of the potential effect on levels of counterfeit goods of a suspension of the track and trace system as it remains committed to having a system in place at the end of the transition period.</p><p> </p><p>The government has no plans to make any changes to the end of the sell through period. From 20 May 2020, all cigarettes and hand-rolling tobacco manufactured in or imported into the UK must be marked with a unique identifier code and security label. Businesses with any unmarked stock after this date should return it in accordance with the existing procedures they have in place with their suppliers.</p><p> </p><p>Product which fails to comply with the requirements after the sell through period will be liable to forfeiture. Where HMRC is satisfied that a business is not complying with the requirements it may issue a notice for the business to remedy any non-compliance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To promote and assess compliance across the tobacco supply chain, HMRC has been working with tobacco manufacturers, retailers and relevant trade bodies to make them aware of their requirements and the sell through period. A key indicator of industry compliance is the high volume of businesses registered to use the system. As of the end of April, over 42,000 economic operators and approximately 65,000 premises were registered on the system.</p><p> </p><p>It would not be appropriate for HMRC to publish detailed information about their operational response during the COVID-19 outbreak. However, the public can be assured that HMRC will support legitimate businesses and individuals while taking tough action against serious criminal activity and those evading and avoiding paying tax.</p><p> </p><p>It is right that HMRC does everything possible to protect individuals, businesses and the economy during this extremely difficult time.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 48392 48393 48394 48395 48396 question first answered 22/05/2020 09:00:40 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1196543

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government will take to enforce the deadline of 20 May 2020 whereby cigarettes and hand-rolling tobacco products that are not sold through cannot be sold.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	48392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2020 answer text <p>At the end of the transition period, HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) will need to make some changes to the tobacco track and trace system for it to continue to operate. The changes will be kept to the minimum necessary to enable the UK to have full regulatory control.</p><p> </p><p>The government has not made an assessment of the potential effect on levels of counterfeit goods of a suspension of the track and trace system as it remains committed to having a system in place at the end of the transition period.</p><p> </p><p>The government has no plans to make any changes to the end of the sell through period. From 20 May 2020, all cigarettes and hand-rolling tobacco manufactured in or imported into the UK must be marked with a unique identifier code and security label. Businesses with any unmarked stock after this date should return it in accordance with the existing procedures they have in place with their suppliers.</p><p> </p><p>Product which fails to comply with the requirements after the sell through period will be liable to forfeiture. Where HMRC is satisfied that a business is not complying with the requirements it may issue a notice for the business to remedy any non-compliance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To promote and assess compliance across the tobacco supply chain, HMRC has been working with tobacco manufacturers, retailers and relevant trade bodies to make them aware of their requirements and the sell through period. A key indicator of industry compliance is the high volume of businesses registered to use the system. As of the end of April, over 42,000 economic operators and approximately 65,000 premises were registered on the system.</p><p> </p><p>It would not be appropriate for HMRC to publish detailed information about their operational response during the COVID-19 outbreak. However, the public can be assured that HMRC will support legitimate businesses and individuals while taking tough action against serious criminal activity and those evading and avoiding paying tax.</p><p> </p><p>It is right that HMRC does everything possible to protect individuals, businesses and the economy during this extremely difficult time.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 48391 48393 48394 48395 48396 question first answered 22/05/2020 09:00:40 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1196544

registered interest
date	18/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans the Government has for the tobacco track and trace system at the end of the sell-through period on 20 May 2020.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	48393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2020 answer text <p>At the end of the transition period, HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) will need to make some changes to the tobacco track and trace system for it to continue to operate. The changes will be kept to the minimum necessary to enable the UK to have full regulatory control.</p><p> </p><p>The government has not made an assessment of the potential effect on levels of counterfeit goods of a suspension of the track and trace system as it remains committed to having a system in place at the end of the transition period.</p><p> </p><p>The government has no plans to make any changes to the end of the sell through period. From 20 May 2020, all cigarettes and hand-rolling tobacco manufactured in or imported into the UK must be marked with a unique identifier code and security label. Businesses with any unmarked stock after this date should return it in accordance with the existing procedures they have in place with their suppliers.</p><p> </p><p>Product which fails to comply with the requirements after the sell through period will be liable to forfeiture. Where HMRC is satisfied that a business is not complying with the requirements it may issue a notice for the business to remedy any non-compliance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To promote and assess compliance across the tobacco supply chain, HMRC has been working with tobacco manufacturers, retailers and relevant trade bodies to make them aware of their requirements and the sell through period. A key indicator of industry compliance is the high volume of businesses registered to use the system. As of the end of April, over 42,000 economic operators and approximately 65,000 premises were registered on the system.</p><p> </p><p>It would not be appropriate for HMRC to publish detailed information about their operational response during the COVID-19 outbreak. However, the public can be assured that HMRC will support legitimate businesses and individuals while taking tough action against serious criminal activity and those evading and avoiding paying tax.</p><p> </p><p>It is right that HMRC does everything possible to protect individuals, businesses and the economy during this extremely difficult time.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 48391 48392 48394 48395 48396 question first answered 22/05/2020 09:00:40 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman