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1204837

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date	17/06/2020
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, whether lenders accredited under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan scheme are offering interest rates of 10 per cent or more.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	60827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) is being delivered by a network of more than 90 accredited lenders operating across the market. Individual lending decisions are at the discretion of these lenders.</p><p> </p><p>The Government pays the interest and any lender-levied fees in the first 12 months of any CBILS facility. Interest rates after 12 months will vary between lenders and will depend on the specific lending proposal. The Government also guarantees 80% of a CBILS facility and lenders must pass the economic benefit of the existence of this guarantee to the borrower through lower pricing than it may otherwise have had.</p><p> </p><p>For further information about interest rates after the initial 12 month period, businesses should speak to their lender on what interest rates they will charge after this time.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 22/06/2020 15:50:58 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1204839

registered interest
date	17/06/2020
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, whether the interest rates that a lender sets for CBILS loans is a factor in determining whether that company is accredited as a CBILS lender.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	60828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>Interest rates are one of a range of factors taken into consideration when the British Business Bank reviews a lender’s application to become a Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) delivery partner.</p><p> </p><p>The 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.</p><p> </p><p>The Government expects that the benefit of the CBILS guarantee is passed through to the borrower. This should be reflected in the interest rate and lender-levied fees that are charged on each CBILS facility, both during the period of the Business Interruption Payment and for the remainder of the facility.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 22/06/2020 15:55:16 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1204869

registered interest
date	17/06/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Dominic Cummings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2020 to Question 52215, in what respect the conduct of Special Adviser Mr Dominic Cummings was in his official role during his trips to (a) Durham from March 27 2020 and (b) Barnard Castle on April 12 2020.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	60829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>On 24 May, the Prime Minister explained that Dominic Cummings had given him a full account of his actions and the reasons for his decisions.</p><p>The Prime Minister asked Mr Cummings to repeat his account to the public on 25 May.</p><p>This was in the context of allegations surrounding Mr Cummings’ conduct in his role as special adviser to the Prime Minister.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 07/07/2020 09:51:11 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1204463

registered interest
date	16/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Corporation Tax: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to suspend interest on outstanding corporation tax bills for those who have had to defer payment due to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	59835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government has announced an unprecedented package of support for businesses and individuals during the Covid-19 outbreak.</p><p> </p><p>This includes the deferral of certain VAT and Self-Assessment payments in 2020-21, and the waiving of associated interest and penalties.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC have scaled up their Time to Pay (TTP) service, where individual and business taxpayers can agree tailored plans to defer certain tax payments due and repay them over an agreed period of time. These arrangements can include any tax or duty administered by HMRC, including Corporation Tax (CT). Interest will continue to accrue on TTP arrangements including those for CT, in the usual way, to cover the costs to Government of late payment.</p><p> </p><p>Incorporated businesses may have access to a wide range of Government support to help with finances and cashflow, including the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, and the Small Business Grant Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 22/06/2020 06:15:00 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1203640

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Barristers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the outcomes were of his discussions with the leaders of the Bar and the Bar Council on extending the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme to members of the Bar.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	59515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of the work of the legal professions in enabling access to justice across the country, and HM Treasury has worked closely with the Ministry of Justice and the Legal Aid Agency to understand and mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on the sector.</p><p> </p><p>The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) helps those adversely affected by COVID-19 and is one of the most generous self-employed COVID-19 support schemes in the world. Self-employed individuals, including members of partnerships, are eligible if they have submitted their Income Tax Self Assessment tax return for the tax year 2018-19, continued to trade, and have been adversely affected by COVID-19. To qualify, their self-employed trading profits must be no more than £50,000 and at least equal to their non-trading income.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer has said there will be no further extension or changes to the SEISS. However, other support is available and the SEISS continues to be one element of a comprehensive package of Government support for individuals and businesses. This package includes Bounce Back loans, tax deferrals, rental support, increased levels of Universal Credit, mortgage holidays, and other business support grants.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 59516 question first answered 18/06/2020 16:17:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1203643

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme: Barristers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme to members of the Bar who require payments to maintain practice but who are excluded from the support by the three year average earnings rule.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	59516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of the work of the legal professions in enabling access to justice across the country, and HM Treasury has worked closely with the Ministry of Justice and the Legal Aid Agency to understand and mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on the sector.</p><p> </p><p>The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) helps those adversely affected by COVID-19 and is one of the most generous self-employed COVID-19 support schemes in the world. Self-employed individuals, including members of partnerships, are eligible if they have submitted their Income Tax Self Assessment tax return for the tax year 2018-19, continued to trade, and have been adversely affected by COVID-19. To qualify, their self-employed trading profits must be no more than £50,000 and at least equal to their non-trading income.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer has said there will be no further extension or changes to the SEISS. However, other support is available and the SEISS continues to be one element of a comprehensive package of Government support for individuals and businesses. This package includes Bounce Back loans, tax deferrals, rental support, increased levels of Universal Credit, mortgage holidays, and other business support grants.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 59515 question first answered 18/06/2020 16:17:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1202812

registered interest
date	11/06/2020
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	Chile: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to recent UN reports of human rights violations by Chilean state agents, if he will make an assessment of the correlation between UK training of Chilean police and trends in the level of human rights violations by state agents in that country.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	58747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government shares the concerns of the UN about events that have occurred in Chile. Our Ambassador in Chile has talked with representatives of the Chilean Government to express our concerns about the violence witnessed during protests and about reports of human rights abuses by state agents. We welcome the Chilean Government's acceptance of the report and its recommendations and the Chilean Government's assurances, in public and to our Ambassador, that allegations of human rights abuses will be investigated fully and that, if appropriate, perpetrators will be prosecuted. In this context, the UK is considering what assistance it might be able to offer to help the Chilean Police improve compliance with international human rights standards following recommendations by the UN and others.</p><p>The British Government undertakes extensive risk assessments when designing projects in Chile and other countries, including of any potential negative impact on human rights. This includes the Overseas Security and Justice Assistance (OSJA) process, which is intended give assurance that UK funded OSJA work meets our human rights obligations and accords with our values. We regularly monitor the effects of our programme work in consultation with colleagues working in Chile, making a thorough assessment of the impact of all of our projects. Our Embassy in Santiago remains in contact with the Chilean authorities and will continue to monitor the situation.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 16/06/2020 12:07:25 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1202256

registered interest
date	10/06/2020
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	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the benefit cap has not been raised in line with recent increases in universal credit payments.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	58017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to change the benefit cap. The Benefit Cap restores fairness between those receiving out-of-work benefits and taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 57279 question first answered 15/06/2020 17:00:54 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1202421

registered interest
date	10/06/2020
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	Chile: Human Rights and Torture
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Chilean counterpart on UN reports of (a) torture and (b) other human rights violations by Chilean state agents.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	58018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government shares the concerns of the UN about events that have occurred in Chile. Our Ambassador in Chile has talked with representatives of the Chilean Government to express our concerns about the violence witnessed during protests and about reports of human rights abuses by state agents. We welcome the Chilean Government's acceptance of the report and its recommendations and the Chilean Government's assurances, in public and to our Ambassador, that allegations of human rights abuses will be investigated fully, and that, if appropriate, perpetrators will be prosecuted. Our Embassy in Santiago remains in close contact with the Chilean authorities and will continue to monitor the situation.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 15/06/2020 10:57:45 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1202432

registered interest
date	10/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Chile: Arms Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the Government invited representatives of the Republic of Chile to an arms and surveillance fair in Farnborough in March 2020.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	58019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>Representatives of the Republic of Chile were invited to the Home Office Security and Policing 2020 event, at Farnborough in March 2020, by the Department for International Trade’s Defence and Security Organisation. They did not attend.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 15/06/2020 08:39:25 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson