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1280336

registered interest
date	26/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cultural Heritage: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What financial support he is providing to the cultural and arts sector during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Bracknell
tabling member printed	James Sunderland
uin	911369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government has announced a £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to protect the cultural sectors through the pandemic.</p><p>To date, more than £790m of grants and loans have been allocated to over 3,000 cultural organisations in England. In addition, £100 million has been allocated in direct support to our national cultural institutions and the English Heritage Trust.</p><p>This unprecedented investment will help to protect jobs and organisations across the country.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 26/01/2021 15:14:24 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4767 label Biography information for James Sunderland

1280337

registered interest
date	26/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What estimate he has made of the level of infrastructure investment required to support the potential contribution of the (a) North and (b) Midlands to post covid-19 economic recovery.
tabling member constituency	Gateshead
tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
uin	911370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2021 answer text <p>In November, the government published the first ever National Infrastructure Strategy, setting out our comprehensive plan to transform infrastructure across the UK. The NIS announced a number of measures which will support the North and Midlands in their economic recovery from COVID 19, including: a new £4bn Levelling Up Fund to invest in local infrastructure priorities; £5bn to support UK-wide gigabit broadband roll-out; and a share of £4.2bn for intra-city transport settlements.</p><p> </p><p>The NIS also announced that the government will set up a new UK infrastructure bank, which will be headquartered in the North and will support the UK’s economic recovery from the COVID 19 pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 26/01/2021 14:59:18 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1280338

registered interest
date	26/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Transport: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What fiscal steps his Department is taking to improve transport connectivity throughout the UK.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Gary Sambrook
uin	911380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2021 answer text <p>Improving transport connectivity throughout the UK is vital to the Government’s levelling up agenda. That is why at the Spending Review, the Government announced a new £4 billion Levelling Up Fund to invest in local infrastructure that has a visible impact on people and their communities. This is in addition to already announced transport investment through intra-city transport settlements, the Transforming Cities Fund and RIS2.</p><p> </p><p>Throughout the pandemic, the Government has also made over £12 billion available to transport services across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/01/2021 15:55:09 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4760 label Biography information for Gary Sambrook

1280339

registered interest
date	26/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What fiscal steps he is taking to encourage self-build and custom housebuilding.
tabling member constituency	South Norfolk
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Bacon
uin	911382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that self- and custom-build provision expands across the country – giving more people a greater say over their homes and communities.</p><p> </p><p>At the Spending Review, we announced £2.2 billion of new loan finance to support SME housebuilders. This includes delivering ‘Help to Build’ for custom and self-builders.</p><p> </p><p>Custom-builders can also access development finance through the Home Building Fund.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 26/01/2021 13:11:59 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	1451 label Biography information for Mr Richard Bacon

1280340

registered interest
date	26/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pensions: Age
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to introduce changes to the minimum age for withdrawing a private pension.
tabling member constituency	Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
tabling member printed	Jonathan Edwards
uin	911389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2021 answer text <p>In 2014 the government announced it would increase the minimum pension age from age 55 to age 57 from 2028.</p><p> </p><p>This increase reflects trends in longevity and encourages individuals to remain in work, while also helping to ensure pension savings provide for later life.</p><p> </p><p>The 2014 announcement set out the timetable for this change well in advance to enable people to make financial plans and will be legislated for in due course.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 26/01/2021 13:25:00 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	3943 label Biography information for Jonathan Edwards

1280341

registered interest
date	26/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Federation of Small Businesses January 2021 finding that 250,000 small businesses may go out of business in the next 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	911392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government is aware of the FSB’s findings. We are committed to supporting small businesses and have put in place an unprecedented package of support, worth over £280 billion, which includes loans, tax deferrals, Business Rate reliefs, and general and sector-specific grants.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to take a flexible approach to ensure businesses are supported in coming months, even as measures to control the virus change.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 26/01/2021 13:26:28 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1280540

registered interest
date	26/01/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Urban Transport Group and (b) city region transport authorities on funding support during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	143757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2021 answer text <p>Government officials and Ministers are in regular conversation with members of the Urban Transport Group and local transport authorities to understand the challenges faced by city region transport authorities in England in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. This engagement informs a range of Departmental policies, including the development and administration of Covid-19 Bus Services Support Grant (CBSSG) funding and Light Rail support funding. Local transport funding decisions are devolved in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 01/02/2021 15:15:42 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1280541

registered interest
date	26/01/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing financial support for bus services directly to local transport authorities rather than bus operators.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	143758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2021 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Local transport authorities do receive some Covid-19 Bus Services Support Grant (CBSSG) funding for tendered services. However, to ensure consistency with Bus Services Operators Grant (BSOG), the majority of CBSSG funding is paid directly to operators. The Government needs to be confident that the public transport system can restart swiftly as required. We do not believe that now is the right time to change our funding models.</p><p> </p><p>We are also keen to avoid a situation where different funding models are operating in different parts of the country, which would cause additional challenges for cross-border services or operators whose businesses span multiple urban areas.</p><p> </p><p>The allocation of CBSSG funding reflects the structure of the bus market and ensures that both Local Transport Authorities and operators have the funding they need to support up to 100% of pre-pandemic service levels, where it is safe and appropriate to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Local transport funding decisions are devolved in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 01/02/2021 15:18:03 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1280542

registered interest
date	26/01/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans he has to (a) provide long term funding support to and (b) extend the powers of city region transport authorities after the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	143759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government has committed up to £27.3 million per week to support the bus sector in England, through the Covid-19 Bus Services Support Grant (CBSSG) Restart scheme. This funding - some of which is allocated to Local Transport Authorities, for tendered services - has no pre-agreed end date. The Government will work with bus operators and local authorities to review when it is appropriate to end the funding. We are also providing up to £67.8 million of funding for light rail services in Manchester, Tyne and Wear, Sheffield, West Midlands, Nottingham and Blackpool for the period from 27 October to the end of the 20/21 financial year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also investing in city regions for the longer term. As announced at Budget and confirmed in the Spending Review, the Government is investing £4.2 billion in the transport networks of eight city regions across England from 22/23. This funding will be delivered through multi-year, consolidated transport settlements agreed with central government and based on plans put forward by city regions. The Government is currently engaging with the eligible city regions to understand their ambitions for this fund.</p><p> </p><p>The Government wants to devolve and decentralise to give more power to local communities, providing an opportunity for all places to level up. That is why we intend to bring forward the Devolution and Local Recovery White Paper in due course. This will cover how the UK Government will partner with places across the UK to build a sustainable economic recovery and set out our plans for future devolution arrangements.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 01/02/2021 15:13:19 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1280543

registered interest
date	26/01/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Temporary Accommodation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to provide access to temporary alternative asylum accommodation sites including military barracks for (a) legal representatives, (b) NGOs and (c) health professionals.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	143789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2021 answer text <p>Our accommodation providers will accommodate visits from legal representatives, NGOs and health professions wherever possible and appropriate provided they have prior notice (except for in the event of an emergency) and social distance guidelines are followed.</p><p>We do not hold information on the number of visits made to alternative accommodation.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 143790 question first answered 01/02/2021 13:02:28 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald