Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many grants under the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme have been issued to applicants that hold a Turkish Businessperson visa.

Applications for the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) opened on 13 May. By 11 June 2020, HMRC had received:

• 2.1m claims representing a total of £6.1bn in England;
• 146k claims representing a total of £425m in Scotland;
• 102k claims representing a total of £273m in Wales; and
• 69k claims representing a total of £198m in Northern Ireland.

HMRC have published tables showing the number of individuals claiming the SEISS by 31 May 2020 which can be found at

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/self-employment-income-support-scheme-statistics-june-2020.

HMRC do not hold data on whether SEISS applicants hold a Turkish Businessperson visa and so cannot provide this information.