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registered interest
date	03/02/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Debts: Developing Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the amount of (a) interest and (b) principal on debt paid by low income countries to private creditors in 2020.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	145837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2021 answer text <p>The UK, alongside the G20 and the Paris Club of official creditors has committed to a temporary suspension of debt payments for any country that is IDA-eligible or on the UN’s list of Least Developed Countries. As of 13 November 2020, 46 countries have requested to benefit from the Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI), amounting to an estimated USD 5.7bn of 2020 debt service deferral.</p><p> </p><p>Beneficiary countries commit to use the freed-up resources to increase social, health or economic spending in response to the Covid-19 crisis. This will be monitored by the IMF and World Bank.</p><p> </p><p>Where requested by the borrowing government, we strongly encourage private creditors to suspend debt service payments, in line with the Terms of Reference for Voluntary Private Sector Participation developed by the Institute of International Finance (IIF).</p><p> </p><p>Beyond the DSSI, the UK is strongly supportive of the implementation of the Common Framework for future debt treatments which will facilitate quicker and simpler restructurings where required, with fair burden sharing between all official and private sector creditors.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 145838 question first answered 03/02/2021 14:40:19 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1282045

registered interest
date	03/02/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Debts: Developing Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2021 to Question 133105, whether it is his policy that paying interest or principal on debt to private creditors represents funds being spent responsibly.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	145838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2021 answer text <p>The UK, alongside the G20 and the Paris Club of official creditors has committed to a temporary suspension of debt payments for any country that is IDA-eligible or on the UN’s list of Least Developed Countries. As of 13 November 2020, 46 countries have requested to benefit from the Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI), amounting to an estimated USD 5.7bn of 2020 debt service deferral.</p><p> </p><p>Beneficiary countries commit to use the freed-up resources to increase social, health or economic spending in response to the Covid-19 crisis. This will be monitored by the IMF and World Bank.</p><p> </p><p>Where requested by the borrowing government, we strongly encourage private creditors to suspend debt service payments, in line with the Terms of Reference for Voluntary Private Sector Participation developed by the Institute of International Finance (IIF).</p><p> </p><p>Beyond the DSSI, the UK is strongly supportive of the implementation of the Common Framework for future debt treatments which will facilitate quicker and simpler restructurings where required, with fair burden sharing between all official and private sector creditors.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 145837 question first answered 03/02/2021 14:40:20 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1282109

registered interest
date	03/02/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Termination of Employment: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that people who have been refused furlough by their employer during the covid-19 outbreak have been issued with a P45.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
uin	145857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2021 answer text <p>It is for an employer to decide whether to offer furlough to their employees; employers are under no obligation to participate in the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003, employers must issue a P45 when an employee stops working for them.</p><p> </p><p>If HMRC were made aware that a P45 had not been provided, HMRC may attempt to contact the employer. Consideration could also be given as to whether HMRC’s Employer Compliance staff should intervene to obtain the P45.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/02/2021 12:51:06 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1283271

registered interest
date	03/02/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Manufacturing Industries: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to support the manufacturing industry in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Tony Lloyd
uin	911554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2021 answer text <p>We have provided over 2.7 billion pounds in direct support to businesses in Wales, and our Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution will mobilise 12 billion pounds of government investment to stimulate manufacturing across the UK. We have also extended the 1 million pounds annual investment allowance to stimulate investment in UK manufacturing.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 03/02/2021 14:01:49 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	450 label Biography information for Tony Lloyd

1283272

registered interest
date	03/02/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Local Growth Deals: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress his Department has made on signing new Growth Deals in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Marco Longhi
uin	911557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2021 answer text <p>It gives me great pleasure to announce that we signed a Final Deal Agreement for the North Wales Growth Deal on 17 December 2020.</p><p>We also successfully agreed Heads of Terms for a Mid Wales Growth Deal on 22 December with a view to negotiating a Final Deal Agreement at pace.</p><p>When this is signed, it will mean that the whole of Wales will be covered by £790m of UK Government City and Growth Deal funding.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies grouped question UIN 911559 question first answered 03/02/2021 14:03:38 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4789 label Biography information for Marco Longhi

1283273

registered interest
date	03/02/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Local Growth Deals: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress his Department has made on signing new Growth Deals in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Rob Roberts
uin	911559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2021 answer text <p>It gives me great pleasure to announce that we signed a Final Deal Agreement for the North Wales Growth Deal on 17 December 2020.</p><p>We also successfully agreed Heads of Terms for a Mid Wales Growth Deal on 22 December with a view to negotiating a Final Deal Agreement at pace.</p><p>When this is signed, it will mean that the whole of Wales will be covered by £790m of UK Government City and Growth Deal funding.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies grouped question UIN 911557 question first answered 03/02/2021 14:03:38 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4810 label Biography information for Mr Rob Roberts

1283274

registered interest
date	03/02/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on financial support for people in Wales affected by the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	911558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2021 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with my Rt. Hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer on our financial support to people affected by the Covid-19 outbreak. The Government has provided £9.3bn of additional support UK-wide through the welfare system for people affected by COVID-19 including a £20 per week increase to Universal Credit.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 03/02/2021 16:12:30 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1283275

registered interest
date	03/02/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Businesses: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on support for Welsh businesses affected by the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	911560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2021 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on support for Welsh businesses. Wales is benefitting directly from UK Government support to enable businesses and employees to get through Covid. This support already amounts to over two billion pounds for businesses across Wales.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 03/02/2021 16:11:33 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1282732

registered interest
date	02/02/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What support his Department is providing to HM Courts and Tribunals Service in response to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	911696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2021 answer text <p>To ensure the safety of the physical estate and continue our efforts to tackle demand on the system we invested £142m in court buildings and facilities, and a further £110m to make the estate Covid-secure, recruit 1,600 additional staff, and create more Nightingale Courts.</p><p> </p><p>This funding – the largest investment in justice for decades – helped the system to turn a corner in December 2020 so that we were closing the same number of cases as before the pandemic in almost all jurisdictions, including Crown Courts.</p><p> </p><p>There is further to go, and through our Spending Review settlement, we have secured significant additional funding next financial year to recover our courts and tribunals system.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 02/02/2021 17:56:07 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1282733

registered interest
date	02/02/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to reduce crime in prisons.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	911699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2021 answer text <p>Reducing crime in prisons remains a key priority. HMPPS works closely with law enforcement agencies so that crimes committed in prison are dealt with effectively. We are delivering on our commitment to invest £100m in prison security.</p><p> </p><p>This includes X-ray body scanners that have been installed at 40 prisons across England and Wales. These detect drugs and contraband that fuel crime in prisons, with over 2,300 illegal items observed and prevented from entering our estate.</p><p> </p><p>This investment will also strengthen staff resilience to corruption and target organised criminals who exploit prisons as a lucrative market.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 02/02/2021 18:21:04 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford