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1243929

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2020
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps the Government is taking to support the steel industry in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	104159
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>We recognise that global economic conditions continue to be challenging for the steel industry and are committed to supporting a productive, vibrant and modern steel sector in the UK. That is why we recently worked to reach an agreement with Celsa which will save hundreds of highly-skilled Welsh jobs.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has put together a far-reaching package of support to help businesses through the coronavirus pandemic. We continue to regularly engage with the steel sector about support mechanisms, especially in dealing with the economic impact of Covid-19.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 20/10/2020 10:06:08 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1253024

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2020
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Business: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on support for Welsh businesses affected by the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	908747
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2020 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on support for Welsh businesses. Wales is benefitting directly from UK Government support to enable businesses and employees to get through Covid. This support already amounts to over two billion pounds for businesses across Wales.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 18/11/2020 14:52:49 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1584351

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Mileage Allowances
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when mileage rates were last reviewed; and if his Department will conduct a new review of rates.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	140281
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2023 answer text <p>Approved Mileage Allowance Payments (AMAPs) are used by employers to reimburse an employee’s expenses for business mileage in their private vehicle.</p><p> </p><p>AMAPs are intended to create administrative simplicity and certainty by using an average rate, which reflects vehicle running costs including fuel, servicing and depreciation. Fuel is therefore only one component.</p><p> </p><p>The AMAP rate is advisory and employers can choose to pay more or less than the advisory rate. It is therefore ultimately up to employers, including public sector organisations, to determine the rate at which they reimburse their employees. Employees who receive less than the AMAP rate can claim tax relief on the difference. Employees who receive more will be taxed on the difference.</p><p> </p><p>Like all taxes and allowances, the Government keeps the AMAP rate under review.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 140074 140273 140274 141517 question first answered 09/02/2023 17:11:59 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1587355

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Photography
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many photographers were employed by the Treasury to accompany the Prime Minister while he was in post as Chancellor of the Exchequer; and what was the cost of their salary to his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	148688
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>Photographs of the Chancellor were taken by members of the Communications team alongside other duties, as is common across Government Departments. These photographs were then used to communicate Departmental policy aims.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 27/02/2023 16:36:23 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1458049

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Eat Out to Help Out Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total forecast figure budgeted for the Eat Out to Help Out scheme was when that scheme was launched in June 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	154300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2022 answer text <p>The original forecast figure for the Eat Out to Help Out scheme was £500 million. This estimate was based on the 2018 ONS Annual Business Survey turnover data for the relevant sectors, along with the Spring Budget consumption forecast, and was published in the Plan for Jobs 2020. This can be found under table 1 here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-plan-for-jobs-documents/a-plan-for-jobs-2020" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-plan-for-jobs-documents/a-plan-for-jobs-2020</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The amount paid under the scheme was £840 million, due to the popularity of the scheme and its effectiveness in meeting the policy objectives of incentivising consumer use of restaurants, and other such establishments, and protecting jobs in hospitality.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 21/04/2022 13:13:07 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1197097

	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	Insurance: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that insurance companies make payments in respect of business interruption policies that cover the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	49103
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government is in continual dialogue with the insurance sector to understand and influence its response to this unprecedented situation and is encouraging insurers to do all they can to support customers during this difficult period.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is working closely with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to ensure that the rules are being upheld during this crisis and fully supports the regulator in its role. The FCA rules require insurers to handle claims fairly and promptly; provide reasonable guidance to help a policyholder make a claim; not reject a claim unreasonably; and settle claims promptly once settlement terms are agreed. In addition, the FCA has said that, in light of COVID-19, insurers must consider very carefully the needs of their customers and show flexibility in their treatment of them.</p><p> </p><p>On 1 May the FCA outlined its intention to seek a court declaration, on an agreed and urgent basis, and for a selected number of key issues, to resolve uncertainty for many customers making business interruption claims.</p><p> </p><p>Subsequently on 1 June, the FCA announced the policy wordings that would be tested in the court action and insurers it had invited to participate directly, along with an initial list of policy wordings and insurers that will potentially be impacted by the Court’s decision on the representative sample. The FCA expects to publish a final list of all the relevant insurers and policies that may have impacted wordings in early July, and expects a court hearing to take place in late July.</p><p> </p><p>However, it is important to note that most businesses have not purchased insurance that covers losses from non-property damage. Additionally, while some policies cover losses arising from any disease classed as notifiable by the government, or a denial of access to a building, most of these policies only cover a specific list of notifiable diseases or an incident specifically on the premises of the business. Insurance policies differ significantly, so businesses are encouraged to check the terms and conditions of their specific policy and contact their providers. The terms of a policy cannot be changed retrospectively.</p><p> </p><p>The Government encourages businesses to seek assistance through the wider support package if they are in financial difficulty. Businesses should explore the full package of support set out by the Chancellor in the Budget, on 17 March, and on 20 March, which includes measures such as business rates holidays, the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme, and wage support.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 03/06/2020 13:40:29 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1290074

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2021
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: VAT
	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 potential merits of introducing (a) a bonus-malus or grant scheme and (b) zero per cent or reduced VAT rate on new electric vehicles to incentivise consumer purchase of those vehicles.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	159001
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2021 answer text <p>The government already provides ‘Plug-in Grants’ for zero emission cars and ultra-low emission vans, motorcycles and taxis, which provide a discount on the cost of a new vehicle, reducing the price paid by the consumer. At the Spending Review 2020, the Chancellor confirmed £582m to extend these grants to 2022/2023.</p><p> </p><p>With regards to VAT on electric vehicles, VAT makes a significant contribution towards the public finances, raising around £130 billion in 2019/20, and helps fund the Government's priorities including the NHS, schools, and defence. Any loss in tax revenue would have to be balanced by a reduction in public spending, increased borrowing or increased taxation elsewhere.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 03/03/2021 12:11:46 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1247578

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's document, Public sector exit payments: Response to the consultation, published in July 2020, what his timescale is for introducing limits on public sector redundancy payments.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	109562
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2020 answer text <p>The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 as amended by the Enterprise Act 2016 granted HM Treasury the power to implement the £95,000 public sector exit payment cap through secondary legislation in the form of affirmative regulations.</p><p> </p><p>HMT consulted on draft regulations to implement the exit payment cap in 2019 and laid regulations before Parliament in July 2020. The public sector exit payment cap will come into force on 4 November 2020, which is 21 days after the regulations were made.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 04/11/2020 18:22:23 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1458045

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Health Services: USA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish the (a) dates and (b) names of organisations and representatives present of any meetings he has held with US healthcare companies since becoming Chancellor of the Exchequer.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	154297
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2022 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of external stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at: HMT ministers' meetings, hospitality, gifts and overseas travel - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 21/04/2022 11:53:11 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1684505

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme
	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 potential merits of increasing the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme limit to £500,000 for eligible companies.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	11167
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2024 answer text <p>The government recently expanded the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) to help more UK start-ups to raise higher levels of finance. In April 2023, the amount of SEIS funding that companies can raise was increased from £150,000 to £250,000 and the annual investor limit was increased from £100,000 to £200,000. The eligibility of the SEIS was also expanded as the limit on the age of a company’s trade was increased from 2 years to 3 years and the company gross asset limit was increased from £200,000 to £350,000. These changes increase the generosity and availability of the SEIS whilst ensuring it remains appropriately targeted at those very early-stage companies that investors view as the highest risk. Companies that outgrow the SEIS can utilise the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) to raise further finance.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 31/01/2024 16:36:14 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western