Asked by: Hilary Benn (Labour - Leeds South)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will place in the Library of the House a list of companies that received payments under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
HMRC’s legal duty of confidentiality applies to information about specific CJRS claims. The rules of the CJRS allowed HMRC to publish details of CJRS claims made between December 2020 to September 2021 for a 12-month period only.
May. 21 2024
Source Page: Common specification requirements for in vitro diagnostic devicesFound: Therefore, we are also seeking views in this consultation on the removal of current Coronavirus Test
Asked by: Julian Knight (Independent - Solihull)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of (a) furlough and (b) other support provided by her Department to the cultural sector during the covid-19 pandemic on the retention of jobs in that sector.
Answered by Julia Lopez - Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
HM Treasury (HMT) and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have published a range of detailed statistics relating to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme. The information can be found on the GOV.UK website. Interim evaluations of these schemes were published in October 2022, and HMT and HMRC plan to publish the final evaluations later this year.
Alongside the support provided by HM Treasury and HMRC, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport provided over £1.57 billion of funding to the cultural sector during the Covid-19 pandemic through the Culture Recovery Fund (CRF). This unprecedented funding supported nearly 220,000 jobs and 5,000 organisations. An evaluation of the CRF was published on the GOV.UK website on 21 April 2023 and includes further details of the support provided to the sector.
Mentions:
1: Ross, Douglas (Con - Highlands and Islands) Inquiry; further believes that the current First Minister has misled the public on the detail of the retention - Speech Link
2: Cole-Hamilton, Alex (LD - Edinburgh Western) I do not remember any section of the coronavirus acts ceding such control to such a committee but, sometimes - Speech Link
3: Stewart, Kevin (SNP - Aberdeen Central) It is time to let the inquiries do their job. - Speech Link
4: Rowley, Alex (Lab - Mid Scotland and Fife) Covid support schemes, including from business loans, grants, furlough and the “Eat out to help out” scheme - Speech Link
5: Adam, George (SNP - Paisley) That included the UK Coronavirus bill, which this Parliament supported unanimously, and the subsequent - Speech Link
Asked by: Julian Knight (Independent - Solihull)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many organisations in the cultural sector received (a) furlough and (b) other financial support from her Department during the covid-19 pandemic.
Answered by Julia Lopez - Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
HM Treasury (HMT) and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have published a range of detailed statistics relating to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme and the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme. The information can be found on the GOV.UK website. Interim evaluations of these schemes were published in October 2022, and HMT and HMRC plan to publish the final evaluations later this year.
Alongside the support provided by HM Treasury and HMRC, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport provided over £1.57 billion of funding to the cultural sector during the Covid-19 pandemic through the Culture Recovery Fund (CRF). This unprecedented funding supported nearly 220,000 jobs and 5,000 organisations. An evaluation of the CRF was published on the GOV.UK website on 21 April 2023 and includes further details of the support provided to the sector.
Written Evidence Jan. 10 2024
Inquiry: Statutory Sick PayFound: This could come in the form of a (re) introduction of an SSP support scheme or tax incentives to
Report May. 21 2024
Committee: Women and Equalities CommitteeFound: Several reports have noted the challenges with the recruitment and retention of learning disability
Written Evidence Jun. 27 2023
Inquiry: Coronavirus and Scotland follow-upFound: CSFU0009 - Coronavirus and Scotland follow-up Scotland Office Written Evidence
Dec. 06 2023
Source Page: Sir John Soane's Museum Annual Report and Accounts 2021 to 2022Found: The total included grants of £43,845 from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (2020 -21: £271,160)
Dec. 06 2023
Source Page: Sir John Soane's Museum Annual Report and Accounts 2021 to 2022Found: The total included grants of £43,845 from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (2020 -21: £271,160)