Asked by: Alan Campbell (Labour - Tynemouth)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of backdating the reduction in stamp duty to the start of the covid-19 lockdown.
Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
The SDLT relief is intended to encourage confidence in the property market and support the wider economy. Backdating the SDLT relief retrospectively would not support this aim, and would inevitably lead to borderline cases for purchases completed at an earlier point.
Asked by: Alan Campbell (Labour - Tynemouth)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government is planning to make further funding available to sectors that have remained closed due to the covid-19 outbreak.
Answered by Kemi Badenoch - Leader of HM Official Opposition
The Government has delivered one of the most generous and comprehensive packages of support globally, with a total fiscal response of close to £200bn. Many of the measures introduced including loan schemes, tax deferrals and the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, remain open and have been designed to be accessible to businesses in most sectors and across the UK.
The Government recognises however that some sectors have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. After careful review of the evidence, the Government has acted to deliver targeted support to a number of sectors, such as arts, culture and heritage through a bespoke £1.57 billion package, and hospitality, leisure and retail through the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grant Fund, the Eat Out to Help Out scheme and a reduction in VAT for hospitality, holiday accommodation and attractions.
We continue to collect evidence on the impact of the pandemic, including on specific sectors, which will of course inform our efforts to support the recovery and back UK business going forward.
Asked by: Alan Campbell (Labour - Tynemouth)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to guarantee wages of employees who work in the brewing industry and supply chain during the covid-19 outbreak.
Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
The Government has announced a significant package of financial support for businesses and employees. Further details of this package are available at: http://www.businesssupport.gov.uk.
Asked by: Alan Campbell (Labour - Tynemouth)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the business rate relief scheme extends to breweries.
Answered by Jesse Norman - Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
MHCLG has published guidance for local authorities on eligibility for the business rates Expanded Retail Discount, which can be found online here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/business-rates-retail-discount-guidance
It is for the relevant local authority to make decisions on eligibility based on the guidance and their knowledge of the local area.
Asked by: Alan Campbell (Labour - Tynemouth)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how he plans to use the Spending Review to invest in public health.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
The forthcoming Spending Review is an opportunity for the Government to make decisions on public spending in the round. As part of that, the Treasury will work closely with other departments to assess public health priorities.
Asked by: Alan Campbell (Labour - Tynemouth)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in Tynemouth constituency paid the top rate of income tax in each of the last five years.
Answered by David Gauke
Statistics on the number of additional rate income tax payers liable to pay by government office regions, including North East England, are published in HMRC’s income tax statistics, table 2.2: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306856/Table_2.2.pdf
Constituency level information on additional rate tax payers is not published.