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HANSARD Economic UpdateWe have taken steps to strengthen the safety net. On deferring tax payments, that is something that is able to happen through Time To Pay. I urge people to contact Time To Pay.…17 Mar 2020HANSARD Economic UpdateHopefully it will benefit today from the significant measures that have been put in place to provide forward business rate relief and immediate cash support through grants. That…17 Mar 2020HANSARD Economic UpdateAs I have already said, the French Government announced €300 billion of loan guarantees yesterday. We have gone a step further with £330 of loan guarantees, equivalent to 15% of…17 Mar 2020HANSARD Economic UpdateThe measures announced today, whether the loan or other guarantee schemes, will be of significant support to those businesses, and the measures we announced last week will also…17 Mar 2020HANSARD Economic UpdateAs previously discussed, depending on people’s particular employment circumstances, they might well be eligible for statutory sick pay even though they are self-employed or in the…17 Mar 2020HANSARD Economic UpdateI shall be happy to look at that suggestion. The hon. Lady also asked a specific question about VAT on postponed accounting. I am actively considering that, in terms of when we…17 Mar 2020HANSARD Economic UpdateIf those businesses are already receiving small business rate relief, that will be known to the local authorities, which will shortly be writing to them to request their financial…17 Mar 2020HANSARD Economic UpdateMy right hon. Friend the Environment Secretary is engaging actively with supermarkets to make sure that all aspects of our food supply are secure, including deliveries and…17 Mar 2020HANSARD Economic UpdateThe Government telling people not to visit those places, or to hold back from them, was based on the advice of scientists and medical experts to ensure that our health as a…17 Mar 2020HANSARD Economic UpdateOf course, we take the advice of the chief medical officer in this regard and we will continue to do so. We have been absolutely clear that the NHS will get whatever support…17 Mar 2020HANSARDFinancial StatementMadam Deputy Speaker, I want to get straight to the issue most on everyone’s mind: coronavirus covid-19. I know how worried people are—worried about their health, the health of…11 Mar 2020HANSARDOffice for Budget Responsibility ForecastsToday, the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) wrote to me setting out the options for their second forecast for the 2019-20 financial year, consistent with fulfilling their…27 Feb 2020HANSARDTransport Infrastructure FundingMy hon. Friend is right to highlight the importance of local intra-city transportation. Obviously the Prime Minister will be making a statement later about national…11 Feb 2020HANSARDTransport Infrastructure FundingI am happy to tell the hon. Gentleman that this Government are committed to improving transport infrastructure across the United Kingdom. Obviously, some matters are devolved.…11 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Authority FundingLocal government deserves enormous praise for the hard work that it did in helping to restore this country’s public finances to a sustainable state. We all know why we were in…11 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Authority FundingThe local government pension scheme is fully funded, which means that all local authorities contribute on an annual basis. It is right that that is taken into account when setting…11 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Authority FundingMy right hon. Friend the Chancellor met my hon. Friend and his local authority recently to discuss this issue, and I have taken representations from them in the past. My hon.…11 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Authority FundingThe figures the hon. Gentleman refers to are pure speculation. The formula has not been concluded yet, so it is a bit difficult to talk about the conclusions in advance of that.…11 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Authority FundingIn my previous role I had many conversations with councils up and down the country. Indeed, in this job I take representations from the Local Government Association, the District…11 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Authority FundingI am pleased to say that the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is undertaking a review of the funding formula for local government, and I am sure that Enfield…11 Feb 2020