All 2 Debates between John Glen and Anthony Mangnall

Coronavirus: Employment Support

Debate between John Glen and Anthony Mangnall
Thursday 19th March 2020

(4 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Glen Portrait John Glen
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Yes, I recognise the provisions of a universal minimum income guarantee, and we are looking at that. We are looking at a number of options, and will bring forward a response as quickly as we can.

Anthony Mangnall Portrait Anthony Mangnall (Totnes) (Con)
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Like many Members, I have been fielding calls for the past 10 days from businesses that are sitting on the wire, wondering whether their futures are safeguarded. Has the Minister looked at the possibility of a VAT rebate for businesses that are desperately trying to hold on to their employees to ensure that they have a future? Will he please look into that, and will he also ensure that we have greater clarification of whether pubs are open or closed, because that is causing much greater distress than it needs to cause?

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Debate between John Glen and Anthony Mangnall
Tuesday 11th February 2020

(4 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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John Glen Portrait The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (John Glen)
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The UK’s 5.8 million small businesses play a vital role in our economy. We have lowered corporation tax from 28% in 2010 to 19%. We have introduced the employment allowance, to reduce employers’ national insurance contributions bill by £3,000 every year, and we have reduced the business rates burden, so that more than 675,000 of the smallest businesses pay no rates at all.

Anthony Mangnall Portrait Anthony Mangnall
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Last week, Members from across the House came together to celebrate our beers, breweries and pubs. Will the Chancellor and his team raise a glass to our pubs and breweries and lower the duty on those institutions?

John Glen Portrait John Glen
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The Treasury team love pubs, and we recognise the importance of pubs to the economy and to community life up and down this country; they provide a place to socialise and drink responsibly. That is why we have frozen the duty over six of the last seven years, which means that a pint of beer is 14p cheaper than it would have been otherwise, and we are now at a 30-year low in real terms.