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1240739

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date	06/10/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Remembrance Day: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with (a) local authorities and (b) the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on safety guidelines for Remembrance services.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	99721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence continues to work with local authorities and the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on safety guidelines for Remembrance services. Every effort will be made to ensure we pay our usual due respect to the fallen and to our veterans.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 13/10/2020 07:28:48 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1240740

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date	06/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Insurance: Coronavirus
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 introducing a Government-backed covid-19 insurance scheme for the events industry.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	99722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government is in continual dialogue with the insurance sector on its response to this unprecedented situation. We are working closely with the insurers, the trade bodies and regulators to understand what more the industry can do to help individuals and businesses in time of need, and how the insurance market delivers the support firms need as the economy reopens.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is exploring all options to ensure businesses can build resilience following the outbreak of COVID-19. We encourage businesses encountering financial difficulty as a result of this unprecedented situation to review the initiatives in the Government’s support package, such as Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, for which the application window has been extended to 30 November, and businesses rates holidays. We have taken steps to make our schemes deliverable, fair and targeted at those who need it the most. We continue to keep the Government support package under close review.</p><p>Any potential further insurance interventions will be assessed on a case by case basis; officials continue to gather and monitor information on how event providers are being affected by the current crisis and the availability of cover.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 13/10/2020 11:32:02 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1240741

registered interest
date	06/10/2020
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	Events Industry: 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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of a specific job support scheme for the live events supply chain for the duration of the lockdown restrictions affecting that sector.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	99723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>We appreciate the important role that the events and music industries play in the UK’s economy, and that the Covid-19 pandemic presents a significant challenge to these sectors.</p><p>We have not made any assessments around the development of a specific job support scheme for the live events supply chain. As you are aware, the Chancellor has announced the Winter Economy Plan to protect jobs and support businesses over the coming months, once the existing Self-Employment Income Support Scheme and Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme come to end. From November, the Jobs Support Scheme will provide further support to returning workers, while the extended Self-Employed Income Support Scheme will aid the self-employed who are currently actively trading but are facing reduced demand.</p><p>We are also offering businesses who face a drop in demand for their services and possible cash flow issues generous terms for the repayment of deferred taxes and government-backed loans. We will give all businesses that borrowed under the Bounce Back Loan Scheme the option to repay their loan over a period of up to ten years. This will reduce their average monthly repayments on the loan by almost half. We also intend to allow CBILS lenders to extend the term of a loan up to ten years, providing additional flexibility for UK-based SMEs who may otherwise be unable to repay their loans.</p><p>In addition, the Secretary of State announced an unprecedented £1.57 billion support package for the cultural sector which will benefit the live music sector by providing support to music venues and many other cultural organisations to stay open and continue operating.</p><p>We continue to engage with the sector to discuss the on-going challenges facing the industry.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 12/10/2020 12:29:06 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1240742

registered interest
date	06/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tourist Attractions: 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 a 3-year extension to the reduced VAT rate on admission charges for attractions.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	99724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>The reduced rate is intended to support the cash flow and viability of over 150,000 businesses affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. The Institute for Fiscal Studies and other commentators have suggested that the expiry of any temporary cut should be carefully timed if possible so as not to affect progress as the economy begins to pick up again.</p><p>The Chancellor announced on 24 September that the VAT reduced rate is to continue until 31 March 2021, providing continued support to over 150,000 businesses and protecting 2.4 million jobs.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/10/2020 14:04:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan