Asked by: David Evennett (Conservative - Bexleyheath and Crayford)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have benefitted from a Help to Save account in each of the last three years.
Answered by Andrew Griffith - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
Information about Help to Save accounts is published in the Annual Savings Statistics: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/annual-savings-statistics-2022.
The most recent publication shows data on Help to Save accounts up until the end of March 2022. This data will be updated in the next edition of the Annual Savings Statistics, due to be published on 22nd June 2023.
The relevant information can be found in the Workbook “Help to Save tables: June 2022” in the monthly total statistics tab. This tab shows the number of Help to Save accounts that have been opened in each month. It also shows the total number of individuals who have made a deposit into their account in each month.
Asked by: David Evennett (Conservative - Bexleyheath and Crayford)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many discounts were claimed as part of the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme in (a) Bexleyheath and Crayford constituency, (b) Bexley Borough, (c) London and (d) the UK.
Answered by Jesse Norman
HMRC published statistics on the number of Eat Out to Help Out claims by Parliamentary constituency up to 27 August 2020: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eat-out-to-help-out-scheme-claims-by-parliamentary-constituency.
HMRC also plan to add final data at Parliamentary constituency and local authority level once the claims service has closed, including data for Bexley Borough.
Asked by: David Evennett (Conservative - Bexleyheath and Crayford)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many self-employed people have successfully applied for grants under the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme in (a) Bexley borough and (b) Greater London.
Answered by Jesse Norman
As of 31 May 2020, 10,500 individuals had applied for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme in the Bexley local authority area.As of 31 May 2020, 433,000 individuals had applied for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme in the London region.
Asked by: David Evennett (Conservative - Bexleyheath and Crayford)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance his Department has issued on (a) discretionary and (b) non-discretionary commission to organisations that are furloughing staff through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
Answered by Jesse Norman
Employers can claim for any regular payments they are obliged to pay their employees through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. This includes wages, past overtime, fees and compulsory commission payments. However, discretionary bonus (including tips and tronc) and commission payments and non-cash payments should be excluded. Full guidance can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/work-out-80-of-your-employees-wages-to-claim-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme
Asked by: David Evennett (Conservative - Bexleyheath and Crayford)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of the recommendation by Historic Houses to reduce the income tax rate on heritage maintenance funds from 45 per cent to 20 per cent.
Answered by Jesse Norman
The Government already supports historic buildings through a number of favourable tax reliefs for Heritage Maintenance Funds. The Government received representations from Historic Houses as part of a recent consultation on the taxation of trusts. The Government is considering responses to the consultation and will respond in due course. The Government makes tax announcements at fiscal events.