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HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageI thank the right hon. Gentleman for the question. Of course, if people are falling through the social safety net as it presently exists, we will stand ready to address that and…25 Mar 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageIt is a privilege to return to the Dispatch Box for the third time in two days, and I can only pay tribute to your fortitude and resilience in being in the Chair for much of the…25 Mar 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageI thank the hon. Lady for her question. She will be aware, as we all are, of the issue relating to the self-employed. The Prime Minister and the Chancellor said that we will come…25 Mar 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageI was just discussing the process of improving the Government response through feedback, often from colleagues, so I am very grateful to the hon. Lady for giving her feedback on…25 Mar 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageI am grateful to the hon. Lady for raising that point. I will look into the question of whether there should be any relation between business loans; I am certainly not aware of…25 Mar 2020HANSARDFinancial and Social Emergency Support PackageI cannot comment, obviously, on the specific circumstances that the hon. Gentleman describes, but I can certainly say that the Economic Secretary to the Treasury is working very…25 Mar 2020HANSARDContingencies Fund BillI thank the hon. Member for that point, and he is absolutely right. One role that every Member of this House can have is to spread the word among constituents to make sure that…24 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am very grateful to the hon. Lady for the suggestion, and we will certainly look closely at the Child Poverty Action Group’s recommendation.24 Mar 2020HANSARDContingencies Fund BillThat is a different point. My point is that Parliament has plenty of opportunity to scrutinise spending. If it does not do that, that is a choice that it makes. The right hon.…24 Mar 2020HANSARDContingencies Fund BillWith the leave of the House, I will speak again. I am grateful to all Members who contributed to what, as the hon. Member for Oxford East (Anneliese Dodds) said, was a very…24 Mar 2020HANSARDContingencies Fund BillThe right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. This legislation, as I will go on to describe, relates to departmental spending. It as an advance against departmental spending that…24 Mar 2020HANSARDContingencies Fund BillThe Government have not had any time for that narrative, nor has there been any decision in our mind other than to act as decisively, effectively and comprehensively as we can to…24 Mar 2020HANSARDContingencies Fund BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. As the House knows, we are living in unprecedented times. The Government have made it clear that they will do whatever it…24 Mar 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are certainly very happy to look at whatever letter the hon. Gentleman or his colleagues on a cross-party basis may wish to present.24 Mar 2020HANSARDEmergency Cash Grant SchemeI thank my hon. Friend for that wise comment. We very much share his views. Local authorities are crucial to delivery of a whole range of the support that we are now giving, and…24 Mar 2020HANSARDEmergency Cash Grant SchemeWe are providing cash grants of £10,000 to over 700,000 small and medium-sized businesses across England and grants of up to £25,000 per property for qualifying retail,…24 Mar 2020HANSARDTaxation of Online SalesI thank the hon. Gentleman for that question. He will be aware that, in the Budget, we left in place our digital services tax, which is specifically designed to look at online…24 Mar 2020HANSARDTaxation of Online SalesI speak for all my colleagues in saying how grateful I am to my hon. Friend for his kind regards and wishes. Of course, all taxes are taken into account and monitored by the…24 Mar 2020HANSARDTaxation of Online SalesA change to the taxation of online sales would require careful consideration, as my hon. Friend is aware. Many high street retailers are moving more of their business online, and…24 Mar 2020HANSARDRent a Room SchemeI am always delighted to meet my hon. Friend. In 2016, as I have mentioned, the Government raised the threshold. In 2018, the Government consulted on the scheme and there was…24 Mar 2020