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1234787

registered interest
date	16/09/2020
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Economic Situation: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to support Wales’ economic recovery from the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Redcar
tabling member printed	Jacob Young
uin	905969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2020 answer text <p>This Department is focussed on jobs and growth in Wales. We’re ensuring the four City &amp; Growth Deals support the different regions. We are working with partners to improve transport infrastructure and digital connectivity. We are continuing to support our existing industry and looking for opportunities to develop new sectors, particularly on renewable energy.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 16/09/2020 11:50:29 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young

1234788

registered interest
date	16/09/2020
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	City Deals and Local Growth Deals: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress his Department has made on City and Growth deals in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	905970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2020 answer text <p>The City and Growth Deals are progressing well. Cardiff has several exciting projects in the pipeline and I was pleased to approve and visit Swansea Bay’s Pembroke Dock Marine and see the progress on Swansea’s Digital District for myself. North Wales’ Full Deal Agreement and Mid Wales’ Head of Terms are also expected by the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies grouped question UIN 905972 question first answered 16/09/2020 11:49:05 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1234789

registered interest
date	16/09/2020
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the First Minister of Wales on levels of covid-19 in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Caerphilly
tabling member printed	Wayne David
uin	905971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2020 answer text <p>We are supporting the Welsh Government as they manage localised lockdowns in Wales, including the current lockdown in the honourable Member’s constituency of Caerphilly.</p><p>We are working more closely than ever before with the Welsh Government. We are meeting regularly to ensure a consistent response in tackling the outbreak, including meetings last week between the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the First Minister and myself.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 16/09/2020 11:46:37 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	1398 label Biography information for Wayne David

1234790

registered interest
date	16/09/2020
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	City Deals and Local Growth Deals: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress his Department has made on City and Growth deals in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
uin	905972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2020 answer text <p>The City and Growth Deals are progressing well. Cardiff has several exciting projects in the pipeline and I was pleased to approve and visit Swansea Bay’s Pembroke Dock Marine and see the progress on Swansea’s Digital District for myself. North Wales’ Full Deal Agreement and Mid Wales’ Head of Terms are also expected by the end of the year.</p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies grouped question UIN 905970 question first answered 16/09/2020 11:49:05 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1233933

registered interest
date	14/09/2020
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Church of England: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England is taking to meet the needs of parishioners during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	89698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2020 answer text <p>At parish, diocesan and national level, the Church of England has been producing resources and delivering support to meet the spiritual and practical needs of those in its parishes throughout the covid-19 outbreak. This has included live and pre-recorded services, both local and national, pastoral support, children and youth work, bereavement care, support for foodbanks and other local charitable activities too numerous to list here, often assisted with resources provided centrally or at a diocesan level. The Daily Hope phoneline has also offered hope and prayerful support to those who are without access to online resources. Church schools have also been involved in supporting pupils and families with home learning during lockdown, as well as continuing to host children of key workers and vulnerable children on site. There is a dedicated coronavirus section of the Church of England website which provides further information: <a href="https://www.churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-churches" target="_blank">https://www.churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/coronavirus-covid-19-guidance-churches</a> , and examples of the work that churches have undertaken during the outbreak can also be seen here: <a href="https://www.churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/stories-and-features" target="_blank">https://www.churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/stories-and-features</a></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 16/09/2020 09:17:30 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1233670

registered interest
date	11/09/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that pupils who are eligible for free school meals are still able to receive that support if they are required to self isolate at home as a result of covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	88920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2020 answer text <p>School kitchens have reopened and normal free school meal provision has resumed for the autumn term. Schools should provide meal options for all pupils who are in school. Meals should be available free of charge to all infant pupils and all pupils who meet the benefits-related free school meals eligibility criteria. We expect catering providers to support pupils eligible for benefits-related free school meals who are unable to attend school because they are self-isolating due to COVID-19 by providing food parcels should the need arise.</p><p>Our latest guidance for on providing school meals during the COVID-19 outbreak is available here:<br> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-free-school-meals-guidance/covid-19-free-school-meals-guidance-for-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-free-school-meals-guidance/covid-19-free-school-meals-guidance-for-schools</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 16/09/2020 10:40:41 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1233672

registered interest
date	11/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Revenue and Customs: Cumbernauld
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when HMRC's lease on its office in Cumbernauld will expire.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	88885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2020 answer text <p>The lease for the HMRC office in Cumbernauld (Accounts Office) expires on 1 April 2021. Under the exit provisions of the STEPS PFI contract, HMRC have the option to extend the lease. In line with their locations strategy and to allow them to remain in the property until the Glasgow Regional Centre opens, HMRC are actively working on an extension and expect to issue an update soon.</p><p>HMRC will undertake to inform the Honourable Member of the outcome.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/09/2020 12:44:20 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1233673

registered interest
date	11/09/2020
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	Support for Mortgage Interest: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what changes she has made to the qualifying period for support for mortgage interest in response to the covid-19 outbreak; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	88896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department has no plans to amend the qualifying period for Support for Mortgage Interest.</p><p> </p><p>Home owners experiencing difficulties with mortgage repayments because of COVID-19 should contact their lender as soon as possible to discuss what support might be available.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 16/09/2020 12:20:32 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1233676

registered interest
date	11/09/2020
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	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2020 to Question 83963 on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), if he will publish (a) the number of organisations that have used the CJRS who are also in receipt of other funding from the public purse, and (b) the total value of CJRS support received by those organisations.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	88931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2020 answer text <p>HMRC do not hold full data on which organisations have been supported by the public purse and are therefore unable to answer the questions submitted.</p><p>The latest published figures for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme are set out below for information.</p><p>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme launched on 20 April 2020. <br>By midnight on 9 August :</p><p>• £34,700,000,000 has been claimed. <br>• 1,200,000* of employers are furloughing. <br>• 9,600,000** jobs furloughed.</p><p>*This is calculated by counting the number of CJRS claims from distinct PAYE schemes on employer reference (where the PAYE scheme reference is a proxy for a single employer)</p><p>**This is calculated as the sum of the maximum number of employments furloughed by any PAYE scheme across all claims by that scheme.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/09/2020 12:42:23 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1233697

registered interest
date	11/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he intends to publish an updated Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline list, which was last updated on 21 October 2019.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	88859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2020 answer text <p>The Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline showing the status of rail enhancement schemes at different stages of development will be published on an annual basis. An update of this will be published following the Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 16/09/2020 14:20:35 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood