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Other Commons Chamber appearances can be:Westminster Hall debates are performed in response to backbench MPs or e-petitions asking for a Minister to address a detailed issue
Written Statements are made when a current event is not sufficiently significant to require an Oral Statement, but the House is required to be informed.
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| Jul. 07 | Oral Questions | Oral Answers to Questions |
| Jun. 16 | Urgent Questions | Economic Outlook and Furlough Scheme Changes |
| Mar. 18 | Westminster Hall | Bank Branch Closures |
| Mar. 18 | Adjournment Debate | Future of Farming: Somerset |
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| Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Act 2020 | Royal Assent (Minutes of Proceedings) 16 March, 2020 | 2 Apr 2020, 5:46 p.m. | ||
| A Bill to authorise the use of resources for the years ending with 31 March 2020 and 31 March 2021; to authorise the issue of sums out of the Consolidated Fund for those years; and to appropriate the supply authorised by this Act for the year ending with 31 March 2020. | ||||
| Finance Act 2020 | Royal Assent (Minutes of Proceedings) 22 July, 2020 | 28 Jul 2020, 12:22 p.m. | ||
| A Bill to grant certain duties, to alter other duties, and to amend the law relating to the national debt and the public revenue, and to make further provision in connection with finance. | ||||
| Contingencies Fund Act 2020 | Committee negatived (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords 25 March, 2020 | 26 Mar 2020, 9:43 a.m. | ||
| A Bill to make provision increasing the maximum capital of the Contingencies Fund for a temporary period. | ||||
| Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Act 2020 | Royal Assent (Minutes of Proceedings) 22 July, 2020 | 27 Jul 2020, 11:56 a.m. | ||
| Stamp Duty Land Tax (Temporary Relief) Act 2020 | Royal Assent (Minutes of Proceedings) 22 July, 2020 | 27 Jul 2020, 11:57 a.m. | ||
| A Bill to make provision to reduce for a temporary period the amount of stamp duty land tax chargeable on the acquisition of residential property. | ||||
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HM Treasury | The Public Bodies (Abolition of Public Works Loan Commissioners) Order 2019 | |
| This Order abolishes the office of the Public Works Loan Commissioners (the “Commissioners”) who together were known as the Public Works Loans Board. | |||
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Laid 22 Jul 2020 In Force 1 Oct 2020 |
HM Treasury | Friendly Societies Act 1992 (Accounts) (Amendment) Order 2020 Parliamentary Status - Text of Legislation | Made negative procedure |
| This Order amends Part 6 of the Friendly Societies Act 1992 (“the 1992 Act”) which deals with the accounts of friendly societies. | |||
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Laid 21 Jul 2020 In Force Not stated |
HM Treasury | Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020 Parliamentary Status - Text of Legislation | Draft affirmative procedure |
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149,138 Petition Closed |
Pay Up Now! – Scrap the pay cap and give public servants a meaningful pay rise Gov Responded - 9 Oct 2017 Debated on - 4 Dec 2017 |
12 Mar 2018 closed 2 years, 4 months ago |
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Every single person who works in public services needs and deserve a pay rise. It’s time for the pay cap to be scrapped, for the government to provide additional funding for public sector pay and for employers to put public sector workers pay up now. |
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119,587 Petition Closed |
Keep Childcare Vouchers open beyond April 2018 Gov Responded - 12 Oct 2017 Debated on - 15 Jan 2018 |
18 Mar 2018 closed 2 years, 4 months ago |
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Hundreds of thousands of parents will lose out under the new tax-free childcare. The voucher schemes should be kept open alongside tax-free childcare to give parents a genuine choice for the support that best suits their family. |
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26,002 c. 188 added daily |
38,180 (Estimated) |
Extend grants immediately to small businesses outside of SBRR Sign this petition Gov Responded - 29 May 2020 Debated on - 25 Jun 2020 |
8 Oct 2020 closes in 2 months |
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The cash grants proposed by Government are only for businesses in receipt of the Small Business Rates Relief or Rural Relief, or for particular sectors. Many small businesses fall outside these reliefs desperately need cash grants and support now. |
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HM Treasury Select Committee Home Page
Select Committees are a formally established cross-party group of backbench MPs tasked with holding a Government department to account.
At any time there will be number of ongoing investigations into the work of the Department, or issues which fall within the oversight of the Department. Witnesses can be summoned from within the Government and outside to assist in these inquiries, and the Select Committee will occasionally publish formal reports of their findings.
| Date | Title | Type |
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| Aug. 03 | Eat Out to Help Out launches today – with government paying half on restaurant bills | News and Communications |
| Jul. 31 | HM Treasury senior officials travel expenses: October to December 2019 | Transparency |
| Jul. 31 | Further details of the Job Retention Bonus announced | News and Communications |
Written Questions are submitted by Members of Parliament and the House of Lords to receive information or updates from a Department.
Departments are required to respond in a timely fashion and provide a response or requested information. Written Questions can compel detailed and specific information to be produced, and are frequently used as the source of news stories about the work of a Department.
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| 30 Jul 2020, 1:14 p.m. | Revenue and Customs: Staff | Lord Wills |
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Question To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement on COVID-19 by the Prime Minister on 17 July, what plans they have for the return of staff of Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs to work in offices. Answer (Lord Agnew of Oulton) HMRC follow Government guidelines on social distancing and safe workplaces. HMRC’s current estate capacity is therefore reduced. Use of that space is prioritised for the delivery of services that cannot be completed effectively at home, or for staff who are unable to work at home for personal reasons.
About 5,000 colleagues have been working in HMRC offices throughout the COVID-19 response. Within the limited capacity available, HMRC expect to increase the number of colleagues safely using their offices from August in order to deliver their full range of tax and customs functions and support a returning economy.
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