Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label previous answer version answering member constituency answering member printed answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1187019

registered interest
date	23/03/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Protective Clothing and Ventilators: EU Action
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the European Commission on UK participation in the EU scheme for joint procurement of ventilators and protective equipment for medical staff.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	33588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government is working with industry, the National Health Service, social care providers and the army to ensure the supply of key medical equipment for the duration of the COVID-19 outbreak. Royal Mail and Amazon have also pledged to support with logistics. In addition, ministers and the Chief Medical Officer are working closely with counterparts in the devolved administrations to ensure an approach that works for the whole of the UK. We are in active discussions with the European Commission on future shared procurement opportunities and we will decide whether to participate in each on the basis of public health requirements at the time. We are exploring all procurement options for medical equipment and will give the NHS and the social care sector everything they need to tackle this outbreak.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 19/05/2020 16:42:14 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 16449 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1187057

registered interest
date	23/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will suspend the tax credit income disregard for reductions in earnings for the financial year 2020-21 to ensure that where earnings fall households' tax credit entitlement takes full account of that loss.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	33615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>This Government is doing whatever it can to ensure that individuals, families and businesses are supported during the Covid-19 outbreak.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises that Tax Credits were introduced in the early 2000s and no longer fully reflect the world of work for many people. That is one of the reasons why we are introducing Universal Credit. Universal Credit replaces Tax Credits and several other legacy benefits, to provide a single system of means-tested support for working age people. Universal Credit is assessed and paid monthly and is based on claimants’ actual earnings in the month, rather than their annual income. As HMRC and DWP are experiencing significant increased demand, the Government has chosen to prioritise the safety and stability of the benefits system overall. That is why we have introduced measures that can be operationalised as quickly and safely as possible in order to provide support to those who need it most.</p><p> </p><p>Suspending the income disregard in Working Tax Credit (WTC) would not benefit claimants on the lowest incomes who are already in receipt of the maximum support available through WTC.</p><p> </p><p>This Government has taken additional steps to support those affected by Covid-19 and has announced a wide-ranging package of measures to support individuals, families and businesses affected by Covid-19. These measures include:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Making Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) available for individuals diagnosed with Covid-19 or those unable to work because they are self-isolating in line with Government guidance. This is in addition to the change announced by the Prime Minister that SSP will be payable from day 1 instead of day 4 for affected individuals.</li><li>Increasing the standard allowance in Universal Credit and the basic element of Working Tax Credit by up to £20 per week</li><li>A further temporary relaxation of earnings rules for self-employed Universal Credit claimants</li><li>Increasing the Local Housing Allowance for Universal Credit and Housing Benefit claimants to the 30<sup>th</sup> percentile of market rents.</li><li>Introducing the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to help firms continue to keep people in employment. Businesses can put workers on temporary leave and the Government will pay them cash grants to cover 80% of their wages up to a cap of £2,500, providing they keep the worker employed.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 21/04/2020 06:54:27 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1187393

registered interest
date	23/03/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cleaning Services: Key Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will make an assessment of the potential merits of classifying cleaning staff as key workers.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	33763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>Our message to the British public is clear: stay at home, in order to protect the NHS and save lives. The position remains, as outlined on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>, that everyone who can work from home should do so.</p><p>Where that is not possible, people should go into work where it is safe and they are not symptomatic, isolating or shielding. Relevant guidance including from Public Health England should be followed.</p><p>In terms of the provision of education for certain workers, it is already the case that cleaners working in, for example, hospitals and social care could be eligible as long as &quot;their specific role is necessary for the continuation of this essential public service&quot;. This is set out here - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-educational-provision/guidance-for-schools-colleges-and-local-authorities-on-maintaining-educational-provision" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-educational-provision/guidance-for-schools-colleges-and-local-authorities-on-maintaining-educational-provision</a>.</p><p>The Government has placed restrictions on the operations of certain businesses as part of the strategy to ensure people stay at home and away from others. Separate guidance has been published on this and is also available on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>. Scientific evidence supporting the government’s response is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/scientific-advisory-group-for-emergencies-sage-coronavirus-covid-19-response" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/scientific-advisory-group-for-emergencies-sage-coronavirus-covid-19-response</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 34926 question first answered 21/04/2020 08:30:36 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds