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1244778

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Food Supply: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What fiscal steps he is taking to support food supply chains during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	907786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>The government has provided unprecedented levels of support for workers and businesses across the food supply chain to protect against the current economic emergency.</p><p> </p><p>This includes the Dairy and Fisheries Response Funds provided to support our farmers and fisherman, the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme to back our pubs and restaurants, and the Job Support Scheme to protect jobs and livelihoods right across the hospitality sector.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 20/10/2020 14:49:06 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1244779

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fraud: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to help prevent the fraudulent use of Government schemes to provide financial support for people and businesses during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Bethnal Green and Bow
tabling member printed	Rushanara Ali
uin	907787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>HMRC, and the Government more generally, take the risk of fraud arising from the use of COVID-19 support schemes very seriously. Accordingly the Government has established a ministerial board, chaired jointly by ministers from the Cabinet Office and Home Office. This board has set direction on the fraud response, with work coordinated by the Government's Counter-Fraud Function. COVID-19 schemes have been assessed for fraud risk and appropriate controls have been designed and implemented. Departments are working together to share intelligence, and to identify and investigate cases of suspected fraud.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 20/10/2020 15:44:30 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4138 label Biography information for Rushanara Ali

1244780

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Education: Disadvantaged
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on additional financial support in helping to close the disadvantage attainment gap.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	907789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with the Secretary of State on Education policy. We are committed to ensuring no child, whatever their background, falls behind as a result of this pandemic. Our £1 billion catch-up plan includes £350 million for a National Tutoring Programme targeted at disadvantaged children. We have also provided over £2.4 billion of Pupil Premium funding this year for the most disadvantaged.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 20/10/2020 14:55:10 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1244781

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Families: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to provide additional fiscal support to families during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Dame Cheryl Gillan
uin	907790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>This Government is committed to doing whatever it takes to support families through the Covid-19 pandemic. That is why we have put in place an unprecedented package of support – including the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, and the Job Support Scheme. In addition to these measures, the Government has introduced over £9bn of temporary welfare support – all helping to protect incomes, jobs, and support those most in need.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 20/10/2020 14:57:20 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

1244824

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Protocol: Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the The UK’s Approach to the Northern Ireland Protocol, CP226, whether point of entry facilities resulting from requirements under that protocol have been purchased.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	106397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to implementing the Northern Ireland Protocol. Work is being progressed right across Government and in partnership with the devolved administrations, with ongoing oversight and scrutiny in the usual way. The tender process for the construction of expanded point of entry facilities is being led by DAERA, with UK Government support. The contract has been awarded. We continue to work closely with the Northern Ireland Executive to progress this work.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 02/11/2020 17:48:32 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1244825

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Protocol: Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he was made aware that the checking facilities at ports required under the Northern Ireland Protocol had received a delivery confidence assessment rating of red for unachievable.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	106398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to implementing the Northern Ireland Protocol. Work is being progressed right across Government and in partnership with the devolved administrations, with ongoing oversight and scrutiny in the usual way. The tender process for the construction of expanded point of entry facilities is being led by DAERA, with UK Government support. The contract has been awarded. We continue to work closely with the Northern Ireland Executive to progress this work.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 03/11/2020 17:24:54 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1244826

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the average daily volume of (a) goods and (b) goods requiring documentary paperwork for SPS checks travelling between Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the event that the UK and EU do not reach an agreement on those checks.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	106399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2020 answer text <p>Defra and Daera are working together to ensure that both trade and the movement of goods will continue at the end of the Transition Period. Outcomes from this work, including the process by which controls are conducted, and their frequency (including the level of physical checks required) are being discussed with the EU in the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee. Discussions are based on the context of the provision in the Protocol that both parties must use their &quot;best endeavours&quot; to avoid controls at Northern Ireland ports.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 27/10/2020 16:26:56 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1244827

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
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	Arthritis: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children have been diagnosed with arthritis in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	106344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2020 answer text <p>This data is not held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 10/11/2020 14:47:52 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1244828

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
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	Social Services: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that overseas applications for jobs in social care are processed without delay.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	106345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government introduced the Health and Care Visa on 4 August 2020, giving eligible overseas recruits quicker and cheaper access to a visa. Applicants for this visa are exempt from paying the Immigration Health Surcharge, pay 50% of visa fees and are guaranteed a decision within three weeks of biometric enrolment.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 23/11/2020 23:03:01 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1244829

registered interest
date	20/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Money Lenders: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to prevent people made vulnerable as a result of the covid-19 outbreak from becoming victims of loan sharks.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	106346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government funds the Illegal Money Lending Teams (IMLTs) of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to tackle illegal money lenders, or ‘loan sharks’, via a Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) levy on industry. The IMLTs also have powers to deal with wider criminality associated with loan sharks, such as violence and blackmail, and can seize the assets of convicted loan sharks to fund support for victims and raise awareness of the dangers of illegal lending in affected communities.</p><p> </p><p>The Government and IMLTs are alert to the particular challenges faced by vulnerable consumers as a result of COVID-19 and continue to work together to ensure that this dangerous and illegal activity is stopped.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also recognises that some people who are struggling with their finances at this challenging time may turn to loan sharks.</p><p> </p><p>That is one of the reasons why the Government has delivered unprecedented support for living standards, protecting livelihoods with the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, and temporary welfare measures amongst other support.</p><p> </p><p>To help people in problem debt get their finances back on track, an extra £37.8 million support package is being made available to debt advice providers this financial year, bringing this year’s budget for free debt advice in England to over £100 million.</p><p> </p><p>In May, the Government also announced the immediate release of £65 million dormant assets funding to Fair4All Finance, an independent organisation that has been founded to support the financial wellbeing of people in vulnerable circumstances. The funding is used to increase access to fair, affordable and appropriate financial products and services, including credit, for those in financial difficulties.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 23/10/2020 08:16:28 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon