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1247007

registered interest
date	30/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Sunscreens: VAT
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 potential merits of re-classifying sun cream from a cosmetic product to an essential product for the purposes of VAT.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich West
tabling member printed	Shaun Bailey
uin	109669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text VAT is a broad-based tax on supplies of goods and services, and exceptions are limited and set out in legislation. High-factor sunscreen is on the NHS prescription list for certain conditions and qualifies for a VAT zero rate when prescribed and dispensed by a pharmacist.<p> </p><p>Making all sunscreen VAT-free would come at a considerable cost to the Exchequer. While all taxes are kept under review, there are currently no plans to reduce VAT on sunscreen products.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/11/2020 16:13:17 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4757 label Biography information for Shaun Bailey

1247030

registered interest
date	30/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Aviation: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has bring the UK's application of VAT on professional pilot training programmes into line with the VAT applied to (a) those programmes in the EU and (b) other vocational educational courses in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	109294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>Under the current VAT rules, education and vocational training can be VAT exempt where it is provided by a government institution or certain regulated organisations. Providing an exemption to all pilot training would come at a cost to the Exchequer. Although the Government keeps all taxes under review, there are no current plans to change the VAT treatment of pilot training programmes.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/11/2020 16:10:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1247076

registered interest
date	30/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Beer: Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what financial support is available for small brewers experiencing financial hardship as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
uin	109661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises that breweries have been acutely disrupted by recent necessary restrictions to the hospitality businesses they supply. That is why the Government has extended the unprecedented package of support measures, to protect businesses and jobs. This includes:</p><p> </p><ul><li>An extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme until 2 December</li><li>Cash grants of up to £3,000 per month to help businesses that are closed with their costs, including paying their supply chains</li><li>£1.1 billion of Discretionary Grant funding for local authorities to target support to the businesses that are most important to their local economy</li><li>Plans to extend existing loan schemes to the end of January and an option to top-up Bounce Back Loans</li><li>A 12-month business rates holiday for all eligible retail, leisure and hospitality businesses in England until the end of March, worth £10 billion in tax foregone.</li></ul><p> </p><p>Small breweries have and will continue to benefit directly from Government support schemes, and indirectly from the support offered to the pubs and restaurants they supply, protecting jobs in the industry. The Government is continuing to collect evidence on the impact of the pandemic on the sector and to work with businesses and representative groups to inform our efforts to support this sector.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 109526 question first answered 04/11/2020 13:59:46 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1247116

registered interest
date	30/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Credit: Interest Rates
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 of the covid-19 outbreak on the door-to-door and payday loans market.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	109730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government has fundamentally reformed regulation of the consumer credit market, including door-to-door and payday lending, giving regulatory responsibility of this area to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in 2014.</p><p> </p><p>This more robust regulatory system is helping to deliver the Government’s vision for a well-functioning and sustainable consumer credit market which works effectively for both firms and consumers.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA proactively monitors the market to understand the pressures that firms face, as well as any risks that may arise for consumers. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the FCA and the Treasury have continued to engage with the sector to understand the effect of COVID-19 on the market.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 09/11/2020 08:19:26 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1247119

registered interest
date	30/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Food: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what Barnett consequentials have arisen as a result of the £63 million that the Government allocated in June 2020 to be distributed by local authorities in England to help people struggling to afford food and other essentials as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
tabling member printed	Bim Afolami
uin	109581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>To give the devolved administrations the upfront certainty to plan and deliver their coronavirus response, the UK Government have guaranteed they will receive at least £14bn in additional funding this year on top of their Spring Budget funding.</p><p>The Barnett consequentials associated with the funding the UK Government allocated to English local authorities in June 2020 will contribute towards this guarantee.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 09/11/2020 17:44:02 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami

1247135

registered interest
date	30/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Listed Buildings: VAT
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 potential merits of extending the provisions of Building and Construction VAT Notice 708 to include zero-rating for restorative construction works on listed buildings.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	109690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The zero rate of VAT on restorative work to listed buildings was removed in October 2012 following a consultation, which asked for views of individuals and businesses affected by the change. Evidence showed that at the time, the relief was mainly being used to carry out extension work which was contrary to the intent of the legislation to preserve heritage.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no current plans to change the VAT treatment of restorative construction work on listed buildings.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 09/11/2020 16:07:29 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1247157

registered interest
date	30/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coinage: Forgery
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 tackle the (a) use and (b) distribution of counterfeit currency.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North East
tabling member printed	Colleen Fletcher
uin	109409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>Maintaining a coinage that is robust against the threat of counterfeiting is an important objective for HM Treasury as the issuing authority for UK coins.</p><p> </p><p>Maintaining banknotes that are robust against the threat of counterfeiting is the responsibility of the Bank of England.</p><p> </p><p>The Bank of England develop and issue new state-of-the-art counterfeit resilient notes. This was one of the primary reasons for moving from cotton-paper to polymer banknotes. Furthermore, HM Treasury worked with the Royal Mint to introduce a new 12-sided £1 coin to combat high levels of counterfeiting of the current £1 coin, in 2017.</p><p> </p><p>It is important to have a currency in which there is widespread confidence as well as protecting taxpayers and businesses from the cost of counterfeiting.</p><p> </p><p>The Bank of England, the Royal Mint and HM Treasury have worked together to modernise the currency through the transition to polymer banknotes and the introduction of new coinage.</p><p> </p><p>The Bank of England and the Royal Mint work with law enforcement and educate retailers, banks and the public on identifying counterfeit banknotes and coins. These are important steps in disrupting the use and distribution of counterfeit currency.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 09/11/2020 08:54:23 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4378 label Biography information for Colleen Fletcher

1247175

registered interest
date	30/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Aviation: Coronavirus
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 potential merits of enforcing aviation companies to sign up to binding commitments to help deliver the Government's target of net zero emissions by 2050 when disbursing Government funding to support aviation companies during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	109609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government continues to take its environmental responsibilities very seriously and is committed to meeting its climate change targets.</p><p> </p><p>In the Chancellor’s letter to the aviation sector at the start of the pandemic, he made it clear that the government would consider bespoke financial support for firms as a last resort, once all other options had been exhausted. This means firms must have exhausted the comprehensive package of economy-wide measures we have put in place and all other funding options, including with shareholders and commercial debt providers. In order to protect the interests of taxpayers, any support would need to represent value for money. Companies receiving such support would also need to agree to appropriate conditions, including conditions relating to climate change, as well as tax, supplier payment terms, and corporate governance.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 09/11/2020 10:32:17 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1247176

registered interest
date	30/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cash Dispensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the March 2020 Budget, when the Government plans to bring forward legislative proposals to protect access to cash.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	109752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises that cash remains important to millions of people across the UK, which is why it has committed to legislate to protect access to cash and to ensure that the UK’s cash infrastructure is sustainable in the long term. The Government is working at pace, engaging with industry and the regulators – the Financial Conduct Authority, Payment Systems Regulator, and Bank of England – whilst designing legislation.</p><p> </p><p>To inform the development of this legislation, the Government published a Call for Evidence on 15 October seeking views on the key considerations associated with cash access, including deposit and withdrawal facilities, cash acceptance, and regulatory oversight of the cash system.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 09/11/2020 08:17:20 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1247177

registered interest
date	30/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Retail Trade: Money
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 reduce the number of cash only proprietors in the retail sector in order to increase revenues for the public purse.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	109244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s view is that it remains the choice of individual retailers as to whether to accept any form of payment method, including cash, card or other digital payments.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises the importance of cash to the daily lives of millions of people across the UK. That is why Government committed at March Budget 2020 to bring forward legislation to protect access to cash for those who need it. To inform the development of this legislation, the Government published a Call for Evidence on 15 October seeking views on the key considerations associated with cash access, including deposit and withdrawal facilities, cash acceptance, and regulatory oversight of the cash system.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 09/11/2020 08:56:27 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard