Written Question
Tuesday 20th October 2020
Asked by:
Gerald Jones (Labour - Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish all Departmental budget adjustments in response to the covid-19 outbreak, in full, so that there is transparency and clarity of consequential funding to allow devolved Administrations to plan their response to the covid-19 outbreak effectively.
Answered by Steve Barclay
The Treasury regularly updates parliament on funding for measures in response to Covid-19. All adjustments to departmental budgets since Main Estimates will be published at Supplementary Estimates in the winter, in the usual way.
In July the Treasury announced an unprecedented guarantee that the DAs would receive at least £12.7 billion in additional resource funding this year to help them respond to Covid-19. The Treasury has subsequently uplifted that by £1.3 billion, to at least £14 billion. This gives the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive the certainty to ensure they can plan for Covid-19 response in the months ahead.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 13 Oct 2020
Public Health Restrictions: Government Economic Support
"Surely the Minister will recognise that the Welsh Government face the same task as UK Ministers in needing to manage their budget in the face of the unprecedented pressures brought about by the pandemic. That task is made harder by the lack of transparency from the UK Treasury. We know …..."Gerald Jones - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 24 Sep 2020
The Economy
"As we have heard, around 3 million people across the country were excluded from support during the first stage of the pandemic. Yesterday I was contacted by a wedding photographer in my constituency who is struggling to pay his mortgage and feed his family, and the prospect of many more …..."Gerald Jones - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 15 Sep 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
" What assessment he has made of the financial effect of the covid-19 outbreak on people who were not eligible for either the coronavirus job retention scheme or the self-employment income support scheme; and if he will make a statement. ..."Gerald Jones - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 15 Sep 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
"Hundreds of thousands of people across the country, including many in my constituency, have not been able to get support during this pandemic. The Government have repeatedly said that it is too difficult to get support to people who are not on the coronavirus job retention scheme or the self-employment …..."Gerald Jones - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 08 Jul 2020
The Economy
"We are undoubtedly in unprecedented and challenging times, and although today’s announcements by the Chancellor are welcome, they do not go anywhere near far enough. While the support provided through the Government’s furlough and other schemes has been welcome, there are still as many as 3 million people in the …..."Gerald Jones - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 2nd June 2020
Asked by:
Gerald Jones (Labour - Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to ensure that businesses headquartered in a recognised tax haven do not receive taxpayer-funded covid-19 support.
Answered by Jesse Norman
- Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
The Government has introduced an unprecedented package of support.
This has been targeted at the businesses and individuals who most need assistance, while ensuring that the measures are simple, certain and introduced in a timely manner to protect livelihoods.
The Government expects everyone to act responsibly by only claiming and using support as intended, and is keeping measures under regular review.
The Government continues to be at the forefront of global action to tackle tax avoidance, with a series of robust measures in place to tackle profit shifting arrangements.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 12 May 2020
Covid-19: Economic Package
"The furlough scheme is hugely welcome, but it needs greater flexibility. I hear what the Chancellor says, but the Opposition have set out ways in which the furlough scheme arrangements could be adapted to include new starters who have just missed out without risking fraudulent payments. Will he give those …..."Gerald Jones - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 17 Mar 2020
Economic Update
"All our constituents will require realistic statutory sick pay if they are required to self-isolate. Will the Chancellor do whatever it takes to ensure that happens, and will he include the self-employed and those on zero-hours contracts in his measures?..."Gerald Jones - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 11 Feb 2020
Apprenticeship Levy
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Nokes, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Gloucester (Richard Graham) on having secured this debate. I will drill a little bit further into the issue raised by the right hon. Member for Dwyfor Meirionnydd (Liz Saville Roberts).
Apprenticeships are …..."Gerald Jones - View Speech
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