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1662050

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Active Travel: Leicestershire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to support active travel in (a) Leicestershire and (b) Bosworth during the (i) covid-19 pandemic and (ii) subsequent years to 2023.
tabling member constituency	Bosworth
tabling member printed	Dr Luke Evans
uin	200534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>In 2020, as part of the Emergency Active Travel Fund and Active Travel Fund 2, Leicestershire County Council was awarded £1,235,164 in capital and revenue funding to take forward their active travel schemes.</p><p> </p><p>In January 2023, the Government awarded Leicestershire County Council £191,787 of Capability Funding for 2022-23 to carry out community engagement activities, develop infrastructure plans and designs, undertake public consultation, and collect evidence. This builds on the £168,500 that Leicestershire was awarded in Capability Funding in 2021-22.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>ATE has assigned all authorities in England, excluding London, a Regional Manager and is committed to working closely with local authorities to help support active travel programmes and capability across England.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 16/10/2023 16:29:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4781 label Biography information for Dr Luke Evans

1603546

registered interest
date	13/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Civil Aviation Authority's letter of 9 June 2002 to airlines and airports on standards of provision for disabled and less mobile passengers, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of progress by (a) airlines and (b) airports on improving the accessibility of air travel.
tabling member constituency	Bosworth
tabling member printed	Dr Luke Evans
uin	163945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>Aviation accessibility is a priority for Government, and the Department are working alongside the CAA to ensure that disabled passengers and those with reduced mobility have the assistance they require to travel with ease.</p><p> </p><p>Following the letter on 9 June 2022, the CAA published additional guidance to airports on providing assistance services. Due to the disruption seen during the summer, the CAA published an interim report on the performance of airports against its accessibility framework in December 2022. The report showed improvement or maintenance of good service across a number of the airports assessed, but also highlighted airports requiring further improvement. The CAA will continue to monitor and work with these airports on plans to implement improvements and publish its usual annual report later this year. The CAA will soon publish a consultation on development of an airline accessibility framework, similar to the existing airport framework.<strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 163944 question first answered 21/03/2023 12:45:15 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4781 label Biography information for Dr Luke Evans

1603545

registered interest
date	13/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress the Civil Aviation Authority has made in ensuring that air travel is accessible for all passengers.
tabling member constituency	Bosworth
tabling member printed	Dr Luke Evans
uin	163944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>Aviation accessibility is a priority for Government, and the Department are working alongside the CAA to ensure that disabled passengers and those with reduced mobility have the assistance they require to travel with ease.</p><p> </p><p>Following the letter on 9 June 2022, the CAA published additional guidance to airports on providing assistance services. Due to the disruption seen during the summer, the CAA published an interim report on the performance of airports against its accessibility framework in December 2022. The report showed improvement or maintenance of good service across a number of the airports assessed, but also highlighted airports requiring further improvement. The CAA will continue to monitor and work with these airports on plans to implement improvements and publish its usual annual report later this year. The CAA will soon publish a consultation on development of an airline accessibility framework, similar to the existing airport framework.<strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 163945 question first answered 21/03/2023 12:45:14 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4781 label Biography information for Dr Luke Evans

1205273

registered interest
date	18/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	VAT: Tax Rates and Bands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a time-limited reduction in VAT to support economic recovery as the covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.
tabling member constituency	Bosworth
tabling member printed	Dr Luke Evans
uin	61606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>VAT raised over £130 billion in 2019/2020. It is a vital source of revenue for the Exchequer and plays an important part in funding the Government’s spending priorities including hospitals, schools and defence.</p><p> </p><p>A temporary VAT reduction therefore would come at a considerable cost to the Exchequer.</p><p> </p><p>In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Treasury have implemented a range of measures to help individuals and businesses through the crisis, including grants, loans and relief from business rates worth more than £300 billion.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all taxes under review.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 23/06/2020 10:27:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4781 label Biography information for Dr Luke Evans

1197092

registered interest
date	19/05/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Self-employment Income Support Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of applications for the Self Employed Income Support Scheme which have been unsuccessful; and whether he plans to introduce an appeals process for those applicants.
tabling member constituency	Bosworth
tabling member printed	Dr Luke Evans
uin	49128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2020 answer text <p>The SEISS is a new scheme and HMRC are currently working through the analysis they will be able to provide based on the data available. HMRC will make the timescales for publication and the types of data available in due course.</p><p> </p><p>A self-employed person can check if they are eligible for the SEISS using an online checker and if eligible, the self-employed person can make a claim. HMRC are using information that taxpayers have provided in their tax returns to determine eligibility. If the online checker states that a person is not eligible, they can check the guidance on GOV.UK to understand why that may be. Taxpayers can also contact their accountant or tax agent for advice, if they have one. If the taxpayer considers that they meet the criteria, they can request a review using a simple online form.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/06/2020 09:03:56 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4781 label Biography information for Dr Luke Evans

1187578

registered interest
date	24/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Agriculture: Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what additional fiscal steps he is taking to support agricultural businesses subject to exemption from business rates but experiencing acute financial difficulties during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Bosworth
tabling member printed	Dr Luke Evans
uin	34411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government has set out a package of measures to support businesses, including agricultural businesses, through this period of disruption caused by COVID-19, including those businesses not eligible for business rate relief.</p><p> </p><p>This support for business includes the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan scheme for small and medium-sized businesses, a statutory sick pay relief package, the HMRC Time To Pay Scheme, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to help firms continue to keep people in employment, and a new lending facility from the Bank of England for larger firms.</p><p> </p><p>These measures provide a comprehensive, coordinated and coherent response to what is a serious and evolving economic situation. As the wider economic picture becomes clearer, the Government will continue to act to get the nation through the impacts of COVID-19 and the Government stands ready to announce further action wherever necessary.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/04/2020 14:15:05 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4781 label Biography information for Dr Luke Evans

1186843

registered interest
date	20/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Excise Duties: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the feasibility of cancelling (a) beer duty and (b) VAT payments that are to be paid due at the end of March 2020 for (i) pubs, (ii) restaurants and (iii) other businesses in the hospitality industry.
tabling member constituency	Bosworth
tabling member printed	Dr Luke Evans
uin	32733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2020 answer text <p>The Chancellor has announced an unprecedented package of support for pubs, restaurants and hospitality businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Firms eligible for small business rate relief or rural rate relief will be eligible for cash grants of up to £10,000, and firms in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors with eligible properties with a rateable value below £51,000 will be eligible for cash grants of up to £25,000.</p><p>A business rates holiday has been put in place for all eligible businesses in the retail and hospitality sectors.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, all VAT registered businesses will be able to defer their VAT payments due on VAT returns for the period until the end of June, to be repaid by the end of the financial year, and access support worth up to 80% of their employees’ wages.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/03/2020 10:58:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4781 label Biography information for Dr Luke Evans

1184324

registered interest
date	11/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Emergency Services: Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of provisions of the Finance Act 2017 due to be implemented in 2020 on potential additional costs for emergency service personnel using their own vehicles to attend emergencies.
tabling member constituency	Bosworth
tabling member printed	Dr Luke Evans
uin	28010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2020 answer text <p>New rules for valuing the taxable benefit of the use of assets were introduced in April 2017. As these might have adversely affected a small number of individuals using emergency vehicles for private use, the Government introduced transitional arrangements in 2018 so that the previous basis for valuing any benefit for users of emergency vehicles would apply until April 2020.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government extended the existing tax exemption for users of emergency vehicles to include ordinary commuting. Where the only private use of the vehicle is for ordinary commuting or for journeys made while on call, there is no income tax liability.</p><p> </p><p>Employers and employees have had time to review any contractual arrangements for the provision of an emergency vehicle for private use and have had the option to limit private use of the vehicle so that it is compatible with the extended tax exemption.</p><p> </p><p>This legislation applies where an individual is using an emergency vehicle provided by their employer and not to individuals using their own vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/03/2020 16:41:34 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4781 label Biography information for Dr Luke Evans

1172322

registered interest
date	21/01/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Off-payroll Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the forthcoming changes to IR35 legislation on the willingness of large companies to employ self-employed contractors.
tabling member constituency	Bosworth
tabling member printed	Dr Luke Evans
uin	6178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>The Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) published in July 2019 set out HMRC's assessment that extending the reform to large and medium sized organisations in public and third sectors is not expected to have any significant macro-economic impacts. The TIIN can be found here: <a href="https://bit.ly/2YTbOaA" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2YTbOaA</a>. In addition, independent research conducted by IFF Research and Frontier Economics, following the implementation of the off-payroll reform in the public sector in 2017, showed that the reform had not resulted in significant disruption to the sector, or to its use of contingent labour.</p><p> </p><p>The Government announced a review of changes to off-payroll working rules on 7 January 2020 to determine if any further steps can be taken to ensure the smooth and successful implementation of the reform due to come into force in April 2020. The review will also consider whether any additional support for businesses is needed to ensure that the self-employed, who are not in scope of the rules, are not affected. The review will conclude in mid-February 2020.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/01/2020 14:34:48 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4781 label Biography information for Dr Luke Evans