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1352284

registered interest
date	07/09/2021
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Discretionary Housing Payments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with local authorities on the link between the Local Housing Allowance rates and Discretionary Housing Payment applications.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	41927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>We regularly engage with local authorities in relation to Discretionary Housing Payments (DHPs), this includes discussions on Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates.</p><p> </p><p>DHPs can be paid to those entitled to Housing Benefit or the housing element of Universal Credit who face a shortfall in meeting their housing costs, including those in the private rented sector whose LHA maximum rate does not cover the full amount of their rent. Local authorities have broad discretion to spend in line with their local priorities, supported by non-statutory guidance, which provides a list of priority groups to assist with their decision making.</p><p> </p><p>Funding for LHA rates was boosted by almost £1bn in 2020/21 and rates have been maintained in cash terms at their increased levels for 2021/22.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities are notified annually of the total amount allocated to each authority. For 2021-22 the Government has made available £140m in DHP funding for local authorities in England and Wales to distribute to help support vulnerable people with housing costs.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 13/09/2021 16:44:23 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1353051

registered interest
date	07/09/2021
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Disability: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress she has made on establishing an Extra Costs Taskforce.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	43672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2021 answer text <p>As set out in the National Disability Strategy, published on 28 July, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the Cabinet Office will set up an Extra Costs Taskforce, bringing together disabled people, regulators and businesses, to better understand the extra costs faced by disabled people, including how this breaks down for different impairments – by summer 2022.</p><p> </p><p>Officials are currently developing proposals for the taskforce and its terms of reference and membership. Insight from disabled people and organisations will inform the development of the Taskforce.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 09/09/2021 14:23:16 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1353102

registered interest
date	07/09/2021
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	Business: Coronavirus
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 recent assessment he has made of the economic impact on businesses of closures resulting from staff required to self-isolate during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	43708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2021 answer text <p>The Test, Trace and Isolate system has been a core element of the Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NHS app has been proven to work, breaking chains of transmission and saving lives. Whilst the requirement to isolate presents challenges to some businesses, isolation following contact with a person with COVID-19 remains an important action people can take to stop the spread of the virus. This will help to protect businesses, their employees, and their customers.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 15/09/2021 15:50:21 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1353103

registered interest
date	07/09/2021
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	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of waiving the fee for hotel quarantine for people arriving from Afghanistan (a) who worked for the UK's military and (b) as part of the Afghan Citizens' Resettlement Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
uin	43709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2021 answer text <p>There is a cross-Government effort to design a package for arrivals from Afghanistan, including the support that is needed to help these families relocate to the United Kingdom. The cost of managed quarantine is being considered in these discussions and we are actively looking to provide support where the need is greatest.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 22/09/2021 13:48:43 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup previous answer version 19930 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380
tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen

1353104

registered interest
date	07/09/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	British Virgin Islands: Travel Restrictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if the Government will ease the restrictions on travel from the UK to the British Virgin Islands in response to the improving covid-19 situation and to support the recovery of the tourism industry in that country.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	43710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2021 answer text <p>Currently there are no restrictions on travelling to the British Virgin Islands. Current entry requirements for entering are for the BVI authorities to decide. Those returning to the UK from BVI are subject to current Amber border restrictions as part of the current border measures. The UK Traffic Light System is led by the Department for Transport, as part of a cross-government effort, and reflects measures at the UK border that aim to mitigate the overall risk to UK public health relating to inbound travel to the UK. This operates separately from FCDO Travel Advice. Decisions on Red, Amber or Green (RAG) List and associated border measures are taken by Ministers, who take into account the JBC risk assessments, alongside wider public health factors. A summary of the JBC methodology is published on gov.uk, alongside key data that supports Ministers' decisions.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 15/09/2021 16:16:02 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1353105

registered interest
date	07/09/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ajax Vehicles: Testing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Written Ministerial Statement of 6 September 2021, HCWS260, on the Armoured Cavalry (Ajax) Programme, how many of the 310 MoD personnel who (a) have been assessed or (b) are awaiting assessments for potentially having suffered hearing damage as a result of participating in the Ajax trials programme have been administered with steroid injections to date.
tabling member constituency	Rayleigh and Wickford
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Francois
uin	43711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>As I stated in my update to the House on AJAX (HCWS260), I will update the House on the number of personnel affected by noise and vibration in due course and provide further details.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 10/09/2021 13:40:59 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois

1353196

registered interest
date	07/09/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the potential effect of the end of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme on the number of jobs that will be retained.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	903248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2021 answer text <p>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme was designed as a temporary measure. Closing the scheme at the end of September strikes the right balance between supporting the economy, protecting incomes, and getting people back to work.</p><p> </p><p>This is working; at the start of this crisis, unemployment was expected to reach 12 per cent or more. It is now forecast to peak at about half of that level, meaning almost 2 million fewer people losing their jobs than previously feared.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/09/2021 13:54:34 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1353197

registered interest
date	07/09/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What fiscal steps his Department is taking to help small and medium-sized businesses recover from the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Bolsover
tabling member printed	Mark Fletcher
uin	903249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2021 answer text <p>Throughout the pandemic, the Government has sought to protect people’s jobs and livelihoods while also supporting businesses of all sizes across the UK. We put in place an economic support package totaling £352 billion through the furlough and self-employed income support schemes, as well as support for businesses of all sizes through grants and loans, business rates and VAT relief, and a commercial rents moratorium.</p><p> </p><p>We want to help small businesses across the UK to scale and grow as they recover from the pandemic. At Budget, we announced Help to Grow: Digital and Management. Help to Grow: Digital provides a new online platform and voucher to support SMEs to adopt software which could help them save time and money and grow faster. Help to Grow: Management offers a new, world-leading management skills training programme to upskill 30,000 small businesses across the UK over three years, to help boost their business’s performance, resilience, and long-term growth through practical leadership and management training.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 903257 question first answered 07/09/2021 15:19:10 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4774 label Biography information for Mark Fletcher

1353198

registered interest
date	07/09/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Employment Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What fiscal steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support people who are out of work to gain skills to find new, well-paid jobs.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	Simon Fell
uin	903254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2021 answer text <p>The Plan for Jobs supports people to gain the skills needed to access high quality jobs. The Chancellor provided £111 million to triple traineeships, £17 million to expand sector-based work academies, and £32 million to boost the National Careers Service’s capacity.</p><p> </p><p>At the Spending Review, the Government announced £95 million to fund free courses for adults in subjects with strong employment prospects and £43 million to provide 16,000 places on employer-led skills bootcamps.</p><p> </p><p>At Budget, the Chancellor announced £126 million more for traineeships, and increased incentives for hiring apprentices to £3,000.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 903259 question first answered 07/09/2021 14:01:18 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4744 label Biography information for Simon Fell

1353199

registered interest
date	07/09/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What fiscal steps his Department is taking to help small and medium-sized businesses recover from the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Eastleigh
tabling member printed	Paul Holmes
uin	903257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2021 answer text <p>Throughout the pandemic, the Government has sought to protect people’s jobs and livelihoods while also supporting businesses of all sizes across the UK. We put in place an economic support package totaling £352 billion through the furlough and self-employed income support schemes, as well as support for businesses of all sizes through grants and loans, business rates and VAT relief, and a commercial rents moratorium.</p><p> </p><p>We want to help small businesses across the UK to scale and grow as they recover from the pandemic. At Budget, we announced Help to Grow: Digital and Management. Help to Grow: Digital provides a new online platform and voucher to support SMEs to adopt software which could help them save time and money and grow faster. Help to Grow: Management offers a new, world-leading management skills training programme to upskill 30,000 small businesses across the UK over three years, to help boost their business’s performance, resilience, and long-term growth through practical leadership and management training.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 903249 question first answered 07/09/2021 15:19:10 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4803 label Biography information for Paul Holmes