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date	17/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Quarantine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason his Department did not widely publicise that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme could be used by employees who were self-isolating due to covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Dame Angela Eagle
uin	17690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2021 answer text <p>It has always been clear that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is designed to protect jobs. HMRC guidance has been clear from the start that the scheme is not intended for short term absences from work due to sickness, and self-isolation should not be a consideration for employers when deciding if they should furlough an employee. The Government has specific, separate support in place for those self-isolating and has always been clear that businesses should support staff who are self isolating to work at home where possible.</p><p> </p><p>An extensive support package is in place for those self-isolating due to coronavirus including help for those on low incomes through the Test and Trace Support Payment scheme, where eligible individuals unable to work from home can receive a £500 one off payment, as well as Statutory Sick Pay being payable from Day 1. If an employer wants to furlough an employee for business reasons and they are currently off sick, then they are eligible to do so as with other employees. This has been set out in guidance since April last year.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 17687 17827 question first answered 22/06/2021 10:13:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1337805

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date	17/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Quarantine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what communications he has received as at 17 June 2021 from Ministerial colleagues in (a) the Treasury and (b) other Government departments requesting that guidance be updated to reflect that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme can be used to provide financial support to people who are required to self-isolate as a result of covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	17827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2021 answer text <p>It has always been clear that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is designed to protect jobs. HMRC guidance has been clear from the start that the scheme is not intended for short term absences from work due to sickness, and self-isolation should not be a consideration for employers when deciding if they should furlough an employee. The Government has specific, separate support in place for those self-isolating and has always been clear that businesses should support staff who are self isolating to work at home where possible.</p><p> </p><p>An extensive support package is in place for those self-isolating due to coronavirus including help for those on low incomes through the Test and Trace Support Payment scheme, where eligible individuals unable to work from home can receive a £500 one off payment, as well as Statutory Sick Pay being payable from Day 1. If an employer wants to furlough an employee for business reasons and they are currently off sick, then they are eligible to do so as with other employees. This has been set out in guidance since April last year.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 17687 17690 question first answered 22/06/2021 10:13:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1337789

registered interest
date	17/06/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Quarantine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he had with officials in his Department on the potential merits of expanding the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to include people who are self-isolating.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Dame Angela Eagle
uin	17687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2021 answer text <p>It has always been clear that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is designed to protect jobs. HMRC guidance has been clear from the start that the scheme is not intended for short term absences from work due to sickness, and self-isolation should not be a consideration for employers when deciding if they should furlough an employee. The Government has specific, separate support in place for those self-isolating and has always been clear that businesses should support staff who are self isolating to work at home where possible.</p><p> </p><p>An extensive support package is in place for those self-isolating due to coronavirus including help for those on low incomes through the Test and Trace Support Payment scheme, where eligible individuals unable to work from home can receive a £500 one off payment, as well as Statutory Sick Pay being payable from Day 1. If an employer wants to furlough an employee for business reasons and they are currently off sick, then they are eligible to do so as with other employees. This has been set out in guidance since April last year.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 17690 17827 question first answered 22/06/2021 10:13:22 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle