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date	03/06/2020
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	Retail Trade: 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, with reference to paragraph 5.5 of the Government's guidance, Working safely during COVID-19 in shops and branches, last updated on 25 May 2020, what reason it is advised that clothes and shoes that have been handled should be placed in a container or separate room for storage for 72 hours or cleaned prior to be returned for display on the shop floor whereas other products in essential retail stores are not subject to such advice.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	54265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>The guidance is designed to help employers, workers and the self-employed understand how to work safely, including what employers need to think about to adapt a workplace to manage risk in the context of the coronavirus pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>We worked closely with Public Health England and the Health and Safety Executive to develop this guidance and continue to be guided by the science, so we do not put lives at risk.</p><p> </p><p>We will keep the guidance under review and will consider updating it as circumstances change. We are being led by the science and we will make changes to the guidance when they are needed as determined by the science and as we learn best practices from businesses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 08/06/2020 14:15:56 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1194731

registered interest
date	11/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business Rates: Valuation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on what date case reference CHK100156838 will be determined by the Valuation Office Agency.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	45489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) completed case reference CHK100156838 on 4 March 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 18/05/2020 16:07:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1191607

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Business Rates: Valuation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many appeals against the rateable value of premises the Valuation Office Agency is considering.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	41600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text The appeals process consists of three stages designed to ensure queries are dealt with at the earliest possible point: Check, Challenge and Appeal. The VOA deals with the Check and Challenge stages. Appeals are the responsibility of the independent Valuation Tribunal Service. Statistics on Appeals can be found on their website at <a href="https://www.valuationtribunal.gov.uk/about-us/publications-policies/vts-statistics/" target="_blank">https://www.valuationtribunal.gov.uk/about-us/publications-policies/vts-statistics/</a>. answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/05/2020 15:59:58 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild

1191608

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund and Small Business Grants Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will amend the Small Business Grant and Leisure, Hospitality and Retail Grant rules to allow local authorities greater discretion in supporting local businesses consistent with the purpose of those grant schemes.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	James Wild
uin	41601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>As of 1<sup>st</sup> May, Government has provided up to an additional £617m for Local Authorities in England to create a Discretionary Grants Fund, in order to help those small businesses which are excluded from the current grants schemes due to the way they interact with the business rates system.</p><p> </p><p>Local Authorities are responsible for defining precise eligibility for this funding in their areas. And businesses will need to apply to their Local Authority in order to receive grants – each LA will need time to create their own process.</p><p> </p><p>However, it is our intention that the following businesses should be considered as a priority for these funds:</p><ul><li>Businesses in shared offices;</li><li>Regular market traders who do not have their own business rates assessment;</li><li>B&amp;Bs which pay Council Tax instead of business rates; and</li><li>Charity properties in receipt of charitable business rates relief which would otherwise have been eligible for Small Business Rates Relief or Rural Rate Relief.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 04/05/2020 14:20:09 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4787 label Biography information for James Wild