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date	28/01/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Charities: Shops
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the support available to charity retailers while they are shut during covid-19 lockdowns.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
uin	145153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government has made available an unprecedented £750 million package of support, specifically for charities, social enterprises and the voluntary sector. This will ensure charities at risk of financial hardship can continue their vital work supporting the country during the coronavirus outbreak.</p><p>The Government has also made available a package of support across the economy, designed to enable organisations to get through the months ahead. Businesses that are mandated to close by law due to the current national restrictions can access grants of up to £4,500 per 6 weeks of closure through the Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed) Addendum.</p><p>In addition, closed businesses may be eligible for a one-off payment of up to £9,000 to help them through spring, through the Closed Business Lockdown Payment. Where the business in question, e.g. a charity shop, is mandated to close in the regulations and they meet the other eligibility criteria laid out in scheme guidance, then they would be eligible for the Local Restrictions Support Grant (Closed) and variations of that scheme. Local authorities are responsible for determining eligibility for this grant funding on the basis of legislation, guidance and other information submitted by applicants.</p><p>We will continue to work with the sector to assess their emerging needs and understand how we can best support them during the current period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 05/02/2021 16:10:34 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson

1281654

registered interest
date	28/01/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Gift Aid: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of proposals to temporarily increase Gift Aid to support charities impacted by the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Lee Anderson
uin	145154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the invaluable work of the charity sector for communities across the UK.</p><p>There are generous tax reliefs already available for the whole charity sector, including more than £1.3 billion a year in respect of Gift Aid on donations. Increasing the value of Gift Aid would break the link with tax that has been paid; this means it would no longer be a tax relief, but a grant to charities which is based solely on the amount of Gift Aid that they claim. The Government is not convinced this is the most appropriate or practical way to provide support to charities at this time.</p><p>We will continue to work with the sector to assess their emerging needs and understand how we can best support them during the current period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 05/02/2021 16:12:01 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4743 label Biography information for Lee Anderson