Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 13 Apr 2021
Finance (No. 2) Bill
"I am grateful to my hon. Friend for talking about what has been identified as an Amazon tax cut. Has he noticed—and I get the impression from his contribution that he has—that most of the firms that will benefit from this are foreign-owned large tech firms that are not British, …..."Christian Matheson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 26 Jan 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
" The pubs and hospitality sector so far has done everything that has been asked of it during the pandemic, but so far 46% of pubs have not received local restrictions support grants for November, let alone December, and 74% of pubs have yet to receive the Prime Minister’s Christmas …..."Christian Matheson - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 16th July 2020
Asked by:
Christian Matheson (Independent - City of Chester)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people working on self-employed PAYE conditions who are not eligible for (a) the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and (b) the Self Employment Income Support Scheme.
Answered by Jesse Norman
- Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
The Chancellor of the Exchequer regularly meets with parliamentary colleagues and has answered questions on this issue in the House.
The Government has recently announced further measures as part of the comprehensive economic response, taking unprecedented steps to support families, businesses and the most vulnerable. The fiscal response so far totals £160bn.
As well as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS), this package includes a comprehensive set of Government-backed loans and grants to businesses, tax deferrals, rental support and mortgage and consumer credit holidays.
This package also includes extra funding for the welfare safety net, in order to help those unable to access other forms of support to get through the coronavirus outbreak. The temporary welfare measures include increases to Universal Credit and Local Housing Allowance, a relaxation of the Universal Credit minimum income floor and making Statutory Sick Pay easier to access.
The Government’s Plan for Jobs will support, protect and create jobs. This plan will make available up to £30bn to help kickstart the nation’s economic recovery ahead of a fuller package of medium-term recovery measures in the forthcoming Autumn Budget and Spending Review.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 Mar 2020
Contingencies Fund Bill
"I want to start by echoing the sentiments expressed by my hon. Friends, and particularly my right hon. Friend the Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell). The urgent need for provisions to support the self-employed gets greater by the day, and my concern is that desperation is turning to …..."Christian Matheson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 Mar 2020
Contingencies Fund Bill
"I do accept that, but that would be the case in normal circumstances anyway. We are talking about giving people peace of mind during this national crisis and ensuring that people do not even have to live with the worry of being chucked out on the street or into temporary …..."Christian Matheson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 Mar 2020
Contingencies Fund Bill
"I thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. The world will change, but only if we lead and make that change ourselves. As regards quantitative easing, which the right hon. Member for Kingston and Surbiton (Sir Edward Davey) mentioned, I would be happy to give all that money to local …..."Christian Matheson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 Mar 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
"When the Minister is meeting the Secretary of State for Education, will he also talk about funding for the early years and nurseries sector? The 30 hours of free childcare is not working, and many of these nurseries were facing unviability before the current crisis...."Christian Matheson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 Mar 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
"One of the problems with this crisis is that we do not know how long it is going to last. I have businesses in my constituency—events companies, conference companies and sporting companies—that have long lead-in times to organise their events, but they cannot cancel them yet and thereby claim insurance …..."Christian Matheson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 19 Mar 2020
Loan Charge 2019: Sir Amyas Morse Review
"The Minister knows that I have all the time in the world for him, but nobody in this House disputes the fact that it was tax avoidance and that loopholes needed to be closed. He is spending his time explaining why they were avoidance schemes, but hon. Members understand that. …..."Christian Matheson - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 19 Mar 2020
Loan Charge 2019: Sir Amyas Morse Review
"I intend to speak for only a couple of minutes. That is partly because of the outstanding introduction from the right hon. Member for Haltemprice and Howden (Mr Davis), which was clear, logical and unimpeachable—I congratulate him on securing the debate—but partly also because the situation is simple.
I am …..."Christian Matheson - View Speech
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