Bridget Phillipson

8 Mar 2021 · Treasury

Freeports

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the total number of freeport bids from among which eight successful applications were announced on 3 March 2021, how many separate bids there were in total; and how many of those bids (a) were unsu

8 Mar 2021 · Treasury

Freeports: Governing Bodies

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to each of the eight approved freeport bids announced as part of Budget 2021, whether each bid proposed that (a) one or more or (b) two or more hon. Members should sit on the Freeport Governance Body;

8 Mar 2021 · Treasury

Freeports

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the assessment of bids submitted for freeport status on or before 5 February 2021, whether the process set out on pages 38-39 of the Government's Freeports Bidding Prospectus, CP 315 was followed i

8 Mar 2021 · Treasury

Freeports: Devolution

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what level of involvement the devolved Administrations will have with respect to the development of freeport policy in each of (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland.

8 Mar 2021 · Treasury

Freeports

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to publish details of the submissions made by the eight successful locations in the freeports bidding process.

8 Mar 2021 · Treasury

Freeports

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the announcement of eight freeports as part of Budget 2021, whether the Government plans to designate any further freeports in England, on the basis of bids submitted in advance of the 5 February 2

5 Mar 2021 · Department for Transport

Leamside Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the timescale for opening the proposed Leamside South line.

4 Feb 2021 · Treasury

Imports: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of changes in the requirements for the levying of VAT on imported goods on (a) volumes of international trade between the UK and other countries, (b) volumes of trade betwee

4 Feb 2021 · Treasury

Imports: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which international comparisons HMRC drew upon in designing the schemes it uses to recover VAT on goods imported into the UK.

4 Feb 2021 · Treasury

Companies: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many companies based (a) outside the UK and (b) in Northern Ireland were registered with HMRC in respect of paying VAT on goods sold into Great Britain on (i) 31 December 2020 and (ii) 31 January 2021; and if he

1 Feb 2021 · Treasury

Freeports: National Security

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on the potential effect of Freeports on national security; what the outcomes of those discussions were; and i

1 Feb 2021 · Treasury

Freeports: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on local government finances for particular authorities in the event that existing businesses paying national non-domestic rates use Freeport status in neighbouring authorit

1 Feb 2021 · Treasury

Eat Out to Help Out Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he will publish a dataset for the take-up of the Eat Out to Help Out scheme which provides, in respect of every individual participating venue, including those which are part of participating chain businesse

1 Feb 2021 · Treasury

Eat Out to Help Out Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he will publish a dataset for the take-up of the Eat Out to Help Out scheme which lists the location of every individual participating venue, including those which are part of participating chain businesses

20 Jan 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Musicians: Free Movement of People

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the economic effect on UK exports of musicians being unable to tour as freely in the EU after 1 January 2021 as they used to.

20 Jan 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: Free Movement of People

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent economic assessment the Government has made of the effect on UK-based creative workers not being able to travel freely within the EU after 1 January 2021.

20 Jan 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: Coronavirus

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what fiscal steps the Government plans to take to ensure that the creative industries can start growing again as the economy recovers from the covid-19 outbreak.

20 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Self-employment Income Support Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment the Government has made of the number of people able to access the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme as a proportion of the self-employed workforce.

20 Jan 2021 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Arts: Job Creation

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the Government’s policy position is on supporting job creation in the creative industries as part of its covid-19 recovery plan.

18 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Leamside Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has undertaken an assessment of the potential economic benefits to the (a) North East and the (b) UK of (i) reopening the Leamside Line and (ii) opening a Leamside South line.

18 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Leamside Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on congestion on the East Coast Mainline of (a) reopening the Leamside Line and (b) opening a proposed Leamside South line.

18 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Leamside Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the length of time it would take to (a) reopen the Leamside Line and (b) open a Leamside South line.

18 Jan 2021 · Department for Transport

Leamside Line

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has undertaken an environmental impact assessment of (a) reopening the Leamside Line and (b) opening a Leamside South line.

6 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Minimum Wage: Non-payment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 December 2020 to Question 130041 on Minimum Wage: Non-payment, what estimate he has made of the (a) amount of national minimum wage (NMW) arrears identified by HMRC, (b) number of firms

6 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Staff

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 December 2020 to Question 130035 on Revenue and Customs: Termination of Employment, if he will supply the same data for each year from April 2005 onwards; and what the total headcount wa

6 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Labour Turnover and Vacancies

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 December 2020 to Question 130034 on Revenue and Customs: Vacancies, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of vacancies and staff turnover within HMRC in the last five years.

6 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Racial Discrimination

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 December 2020 to Question 130037 on Revenue and Customs: Racial Discrimination, what steps he is taking to ensure the workplace is supportive, fair and welcoming for all HMRC staff.

6 Jan 2021 · Treasury

Revenue and Customs: Internet

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 December 2020 to Question 130042 on Revenue and Customs: Internet, that HMRC do not usually publish data protection impact assessments, if he will nonetheless place in the Library copies

17 Dec 2020 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Freeports

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the funding being made available for freeports announced in the Spending Review 2020 CP 330: section 6.60, how much of the funding originally allocated to the T

17 Dec 2020 · Treasury

Treasury: Vacancies

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many days have (a) posts, (b) director-level posts and (c) director-general-level posts been vacant in his Department in each of the last five years.