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1191749

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
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, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to expand the (a) Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund and (b) the business rate holiday due to the outbreak of covid-19 to (a) dentists, (b) osteopaths, (c) physiotherapists, (d) veterinary surgeries, (e) providers of shared office space, (f) financial advisors in retail premises and (g) language schools.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	41407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>The Small Business Grant Fund and the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund have been designed to support smaller businesses and some of the sectors which have been hit hardest by the measures taken to prevent the spread of Covid-19.</p><p /><p>The schemes have been tied to the business rates system and rating assessments, which together provide a framework for Local Authorities to make payments as quickly as possible. Businesses in the business rates system are also likely to face particularly high fixed costs.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Covid-19 crisis we have continued to look at the performance of business support scheme and introduce changes, including the recently announced Bounce Back Loans.</p><p> </p><p>On the 1 May 2020 the Business Secretary announced that a further up to £617 million is being made available to local authorities. This additional fund is aimed at small businesses with ongoing fixed property-related costs. We are asking local authorities to prioritise businesses in shared spaces, regular market traders, small charity properties that would meet the criteria for Small Business Rates Relief, and bed and breakfasts that pay council tax rather than business rates. But local authorities may choose to make payments to other businesses based on local economic need. The allocation of funding will be at the discretion of local authorities.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 05/05/2020 10:39:00 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully previous answer version 18650 answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1191751

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
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, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to implement a London weighting to increase the £51,000 rateable value limit for the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	41408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>There are no plans to introduce a London weighting into the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Fund. The Department is in regular contact with local authorities to understand the impact that the scheme is having on the ground.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 04/05/2020 13:49:30 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1191809

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
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, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether event hire companies that pay business rates are eligible for the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	41411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>Businesses in England that would have been in receipt of the Expanded Retail Discount (which covers retail, hospitality and leisure) on 11 March with a rateable value of less than £51,000 are eligible for support via the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has published guidance on the types of businesses that would be eligible for the Expanded Retail Discount. The list is not exhaustive and it is for local authorities to determine whether particular properties not listed are broadly similar in nature to those that are included and, if so, to consider them eligible for the relief.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, on the 1 May 2020 the Business Secretary announced that a further up to £617 million is being made available to local authorities as a discretionary fund so that they can address cases that are out-of-scope from the Small Business Grants Fund and Retail Hospitality and Leisure Grants Fund, including business sectors that weren’t previously covered and businesses that occupy space and pay rent and rates through a landlord.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 04/05/2020 13:48:10 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1192080

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
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	Business Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of expanding the (a) Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund and (b) Small Business Grants Fund so that businesses that pay business rates through their rent can directly benefit.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	41939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>Businesses are eligible for the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund if they are based in England with a property that has a rateable value of up to £51,000 and is wholly or mainly being used for the purposes of retail, hospitality and/or leisure. The Small Business Grant Fund is available to businesses with a property that on the 11 March 2020 were eligible for Small Business Rate Relief Scheme or Rural Rate Relief Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has announced an additional discretionary fund to support small businesses that fall outside the scope of the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grants Fund and the Small Business Grants Fund, including those in shared spaces who do not have their own business rates assessment, which have under 50 employees and have seen a significant drop of income due to Coronavirus restriction measures.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 06/05/2020 16:00:32 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1192245

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
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	Business Rates and Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans he has to expand the (a) Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund and (b) the business rate holiday to all businesses involved in the retail, hospitality and leisure supply chain during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	41940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>Businesses are eligible for the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund and the business rate holiday scheme if they are based in England with a property that is wholly or mainly being used for the purposes of retail, hospitality and/or leisure.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has announced an additional discretionary fund to support small businesses that fall outside the scope of the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grants Fund and the Small Business Grants Fund, which have under 50 employees and have seen a significant drop of income due to Coronavirus restriction measures.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also providing an unprecedented package of wider support available to SMEs. This includes business interruption loan schemes, job retention and self-employed income support schemes, as well as a bounce back loan scheme. The full details of all these measures have been published at: <a href="https://www.businesssupport.gov.uk/coronavirus-business-support/" target="_blank">https://www.businesssupport.gov.uk/coronavirus-business-support/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 06/05/2020 16:01:59 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1201254

registered interest
date	08/06/2020
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	Business Travel: 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, what discussions the Government has had with representatives of the business travel sector during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	55921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government holds regular discussions with businesses and others to assess the impact of the covid-19 outbreak. The Government is working to find a balanced and a coordinated solution to the difficulties to the sector that have arisen as a result of covid-19.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 17/06/2020 09:03:24 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1260198

registered interest
date	10/12/2020
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	Disinfectants: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure that disinfectant products sold on the market (a) meet the highest clinical standards and (b) do not make misleading and unsubstantiated claims about their efficacy.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	128109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2020 answer text <p>Disinfectant products must comply with the relevant laws, depending on the products’ intended use, function, composition and how they are described and marketed. Consumer law requires traders to provide consumers with information on the main characteristics of goods. This information must be accurate and not mislead.</p><p> </p><p>In May, the Office for Product Safety and Standards worked with the HSE to publish guidance for manufacturers and importers on hand cleaning and sanitising products. In order to ensure effective enforcement, the Office for Products Safety and Standards has provided training for trading standards enforcement officers on hand cleansing products and access to technical and scientific advice.</p><p> </p><p>If consumers believe there has been a breach of the legislation then they should report the matter in the first instance to the Citizens Advice consumer service on 0808 223 1133; www.citizensadvice.org/.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 18/12/2020 14:58:06 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1336637

registered interest
date	15/06/2021
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	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will regulate umbrella companies.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	16056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2021 answer text <p>Agency workers’ rights are protected by legislation that covers employment businesses and employment agencies. Umbrella companies are not covered by this legislation, and they fall outside the remit of the Employment Agency Standards (EAS) Inspectorate, which is the body responsible for enforcing these protections.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to expand state enforcement for agency workers to cover umbrella companies. This will enable inspectors to investigate relevant complaints involving umbrella companies and take action where necessary. This will require primary legislation, which the Government will bring forward in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 23/06/2021 12:22:45 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1465904

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
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	Energy: National Policy Statements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has plans to review the potential merits of creating a single National Policy Statement for Energy.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	8978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>A review of the energy National Policy Statements is underway and the draft documents and their structure have been subject to consultation and scrutiny by Parliament. In the British Energy Security Strategy the Government committed to improve the energy planning system, including by strengthening the energy National Policy Statements. This is being taken forward as a matter of urgency and the Government will publish revised energy National Policy Statements in due course.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 13/06/2022 06:39:53 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1467749

registered interest
date	06/06/2022
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	Infrastructure: National Policy Statements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has plans to review the potential merits of creating a single National Policy Statement for Infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
uin	13083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2022 answer text <p>At present, the Government has no plans to create a single National Policy Statement for Infrastructure. Our strategies for infrastructure investment and performance are set out in the National Infrastructure Strategy (NIS) and Transforming Infrastructure Performance: Roadmap to 2030. The NIS includes ambitious reforms to the planning system for nationally significant infrastructure projects. Proposed infrastructure investments during the next decade are set out in the National Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline 2021, which identifies a pipeline of projects with a value of over £600 billion. The Pipeline is updated on a regular basis.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 14/06/2022 13:30:26 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond