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1219167

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date	01/07/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will (a) issue guidance to the general public and (b) make a public announcement advising people living in England not to enter Scotland in order to help contain the spread of covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	66932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government will not be issuing such guidance. It is important that people travelling to Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland adhere to the laws and guidelines of the relevant devolved administrations at all times.</p><p>We will continue to confront the virus as one United Kingdom, but as the virus may be spreading at different speeds across the UK, measures may need to change in different ways and on different timetables.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 22/07/2020 16:02:48 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1219776

registered interest
date	01/07/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Construction: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he plans for the Construction Leadership Council to produce advice on JCT and NEC contracts and include them as part of the industry recovery plan.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	67694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2020 answer text <p>On 7 May, the Government issued guidance on responsible contractual behaviours, which was then updated on 30 June. This guidance applies to all organisations in the public and private sectors that operate under any form of contract, including the New Engineering Contract (NEC) and Joint Contracts Tribunal contracts, which are used in relation to construction projects. The guidance urges all parties to contracts to work collaboratively to avoid disputes, or if this is not possible, to seek to resolve these as quickly and cost-efficiently as possible. This guidance has been endorsed by the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) and forms the basis of further advice on contractual issues provided to small businesses.</p><p> </p><p>The Government welcomes the recovery plan produced by the CLC’s Coronavirus Task Force, which sets out a plan to ensure that all parts of the sector can increase activity, work safely, and maximise their contribution to our economic recovery. We will continue to work with the Task Force, which includes firms, business representative organisations, and representatives of the professional institutions, to support the recovery of the construction sector.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 67695 question first answered 10/07/2020 11:50:36 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1219777

registered interest
date	01/07/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Construction: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has carried out on the potential effect of the use JCT and NEC contracts on the construction industry's post-covid-19 recovery.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	67695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2020 answer text <p>On 7 May, the Government issued guidance on responsible contractual behaviours, which was then updated on 30 June. This guidance applies to all organisations in the public and private sectors that operate under any form of contract, including the New Engineering Contract (NEC) and Joint Contracts Tribunal contracts, which are used in relation to construction projects. The guidance urges all parties to contracts to work collaboratively to avoid disputes, or if this is not possible, to seek to resolve these as quickly and cost-efficiently as possible. This guidance has been endorsed by the Construction Leadership Council (CLC) and forms the basis of further advice on contractual issues provided to small businesses.</p><p> </p><p>The Government welcomes the recovery plan produced by the CLC’s Coronavirus Task Force, which sets out a plan to ensure that all parts of the sector can increase activity, work safely, and maximise their contribution to our economic recovery. We will continue to work with the Task Force, which includes firms, business representative organisations, and representatives of the professional institutions, to support the recovery of the construction sector.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 67694 question first answered 10/07/2020 11:50:36 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1219781

registered interest
date	01/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Beer: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department's response to the consultation on the review of Small Brewers' Relief, which closed on 17 March 2019, will be published.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	67696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2020 answer text <p>The conclusions of the Treasury review of Small Brewers Relief will be published by the Autumn.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 10/07/2020 09:33:08 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1219828

registered interest
date	01/07/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2020 to Question 64970 on Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the benefit of the CBILS guarantee is passed through to the borrower.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	67697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), accreditation agreement makes clear that the interest rate at which the Lender is prepared to lend at, and any associated fees, should be based on a Lender’s normal pricing framework. The agreement also makes clear that lenders must pass the economic benefit of the Government guarantee to the borrower.</p><p>Lenders undergo periodic audits. Samples of transactions will be analysed during the audit to check that scheme eligibility rules and processes have been followed, including whether the economic benefits of the CBILS Guarantee has been passed on to borrowers in the form of lower borrowing costs.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 67698 question first answered 06/07/2020 14:45:09 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1219829

registered interest
date	01/07/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2020 to Question 64971 on Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), what steps the Government is taking to ensure that lenders pass the economic benefit of the existence of the Government's 80 per cent guarantee of a CBILS facility to the borrower through lower pricing than that borrower may otherwise have had.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	67698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), accreditation agreement makes clear that the interest rate at which the Lender is prepared to lend at, and any associated fees, should be based on a Lender’s normal pricing framework. The agreement also makes clear that lenders must pass the economic benefit of the Government guarantee to the borrower.</p><p>Lenders undergo periodic audits. Samples of transactions will be analysed during the audit to check that scheme eligibility rules and processes have been followed, including whether the economic benefits of the CBILS Guarantee has been passed on to borrowers in the form of lower borrowing costs.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully grouped question UIN 67697 question first answered 06/07/2020 14:45:09 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1219831

registered interest
date	01/07/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answers of 30 June 2020 to Questions 64970 and 64971 on Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), whether interest rates of Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme loans are required to remain in line with the lender’s normal pricing framework after the initial 12 month period of the loan.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	67699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>The accreditation agreement for CBILS lenders makes clear that the interest rate at which the lender is prepared to lend at, and any associated fees, should be based on a lender’s normal pricing framework throughout the duration of the facility, taking into account the benefits and costs of the guarantee.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 06/07/2020 14:49:03 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1219843

registered interest
date	01/07/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, (a) how many businesses have received Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme loans and (b) how many of those loans have had interest rates of 10 per cent or more.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	67700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>As of 28 June, a total of 52,257 loans have been issued under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), with a value of £10.53 billion.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently unable to provide a breakdown of lending by interest rate. We are considering what more detailed data on CBILS and other schemes can be published going forward.</p><p> </p><p>The interest rate charged on a CBILS facility varies in line with the lender’s own policies, as would be the case with any commercial facility. However, under the terms of the State aid framework, the Government fully expects that the benefit of the guarantee under the CBILS will be passed through to the borrower.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 06/07/2020 14:51:08 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1219951

registered interest
date	01/07/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Hong Kong: National Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the Government will issue a response to Article 38 of China's new National Security Law's statement that the law applies to persons who do not have permanent resident status in Hong Kong and commit crimes under this law outside Hong Kong.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	67701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2020 answer text <p>We are deeply concerned that China has imposed national security legislation on Hong Kong. As the Foreign Secretary said in Parliament on 1 July, the enactment of this legislation, imposed by the authorities in Beijing on the people of Hong Kong, constitutes a clear and serious breach of the Joint Declaration. The Foreign Secretary expressed concern about Article 38 of the legislation, noting that it is not entirely clear how the provision will be applied. He further noted that this is something that tourists and visitors from all around the world would be concerned about.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 06/07/2020 16:50:02 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1219168

registered interest
date	30/06/2020
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	Coronavirus: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it is his policy to implement an elimination strategy in respect of covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	66933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>Total eradication of SARS-CoV-2 globally is unlikely (unless there is some unexpected biological change in the virus). Elimination nationally (i.e. bringing the number of locally acquired cases to zero) may be possible transiently but is highly unlikely to be possible permanently. Though other countries appear to have eliminated the virus locally, it is still early in the pandemic and the virus is very likely to reappear in these countries. Instead of eradication/elimination, a realistic public health goal would be to have very good control of transmission so that the number of new cases, and therefore the disease burden, is very low.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 13/07/2020 14:06:54 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 35081 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson