MHK's Covid payments

Summary

A request was made for a list of Covid support payments made to Members of the House of Keys (MHKs) and their associated companies, which was fulfilled with detailed payment records despite the case being marked as lapsed.

Key Facts

• The Department for Enterprise provided a breakdown of payments to 10 MHKs or former MHKs and their businesses.
• Andrew Smith received the highest total amount of £3,106,754.17 through his interest in Sefton Group PLC.
• Alfred Cannan MHK received a total of £0.00 after a grant of £3,500 was repaid to the Treasury.
• Payments were distributed across various schemes including CBSS, CBL, BPSS, HTSS, WDS, DDS, and SCS.
• The data provided is correct as of 11th March 2022.

Data Disclosed

• £3,106,754.17
• £57,125.00
• £45,746.07
• £27,937.45
• £21,679.91
• £18,000.00
• £9,500.00
• £8,792.66
• £8,000.00
• £7,746.71
• £0.00
• 2022-02-02
• 2022-03-07
• 11th March 2022
• 2231241

Original Request

Please can you provide a list of Covid support payments made to any MHK's or Companies they are Directors of during the Covid pandemic.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

The information is correct as at 11th March 2022.

Acronym Scheme CBSS Coronavirus Business Support Scheme CBL 1 Circuit Break Lockdown January 2021 CBL 2
Circuit Break Lockdown March 2021 BPSS
Business Premises Support Scheme HTSS Hospitality Transition Support Scheme CBSS/BPSS 1 Coronavirus Business Support Scheme - Business Premises Support Scheme July 2021 CBSS/BPSS 2 Coronavirus Business Support Scheme - Business Premises Support Scheme August 2021 WDS Winter Disruption Scheme DDS December Disruption Scheme SCS Strategic Capacity Scheme CRS Coronavirus Recovery Scheme

Timothy Baker

Business Declared Interest Scheme
Payments
Date paid Buffalo Bowling & Leisure Ltd trading as Pepsi Max Bowl (formerly t/a Surestrike) Shareholder CBSS 1 3,000.00 24/03/2020 CBL 1 1,500.00 18/01/2021 CBL 2 1,500.00 08/03/2021 CBL 2 1,000.00 24/03/2021 CBL 2 1,000.00 08/04/2021 BPSS 9,007.94 07/05/2021 HTSS 26,982.33 21/07/2021

CRS Adaptation
1,755.80 19/01/2022 Total paid

45,746.07

Alfred Cannan MHK

Business Declared Interest Scheme
Payments
Date paid McKenzie Fox Limited Shareholder & Director CBL 2 3,500.00 30/04/2021 CBL 2
-3,500.00 31/01/2022 Total paid

0.00

Note: grant repaid to Treasury 31/01/2022

Claire Christian MHK

Business Declared Interest Scheme
Payments
Date paid Claire Christian Couture Limited Shareholder & Director CBSS 1 3,000.00 31/03/2020 CBL 1 1,500.00 18/01/2021 CBL 2 1,500.00 08/03/2021 CBL 2 1,000.00 24/03/2021 CBL 2 1,000.00 08/04/2021 BPSS 1,059.63 12/04/2021 CBSS/BPSS 1 1,103.38 18/08/2021 CBSS/BPSS 2 1,103.38 14/09/2021 WDS 4,413.52 21/12/2021 DDS 6,000.00 20/01/2022 Total paid

21,679.91

Michelle Haywood MHK

Business Declared Interest Scheme
Payments
Date paid Irish Sea Diving and Marine Services t/a Discover Diving Shareholder & Director CBSS 1 3,000.00 01/05/2020 CBSS 2 3,000.00 15/09/2020 CBSS 3 3,000.00 29/10/2020 CBSS 4 3,000.00 29/01/2021 CBSS 5 3,000.00 05/05/2021 WDS 4,000.00 08/02/2022 DDS 3,437.45 11/03/2022 SCS 1 1,820.00 15/05/2020 SCS 2 3,680.00 04/09/2020 Total paid

27,937.45

George Ralph Peake

Business Declared Interest Scheme
Payments
Date paid Mooinjer Veggey Director CBSS 1 3,000.00 04/05/2020 CBL 1 1,500.00 01/02/2021 CBL 2 1,500.00 15/03/2021

CBL 2 1,000.00 24/03/2021 CBL 2 1,000.00 08/04/2021 Total paid

8,000.00

Robert Howard Quayle

Business Declared Interest Scheme
Payments
Date paid Ballahowin Farm Holiday Cottages Owner SCS 1 11,375.00 31/07/2020 SCS 2 23,000.00 31/07/2020 SCS 5 7,500.00 09/07/2021 SCS 5 7,750.00 06/08/2021 SCS 5 7,500.00 03/09/2021 Total Paid

57,125.00

Chris Robertshaw

Business Declared Interest Scheme
Payments
Date paid Venture Limited Owner CBSS 1 3,000.00 02/04/2020 CBL 2 3,500.00 04/05/2021 HTSS 1,246.71 11/08/2021 Total paid

7,746.71

Laurence Skelly MLC (formerly MHK for Rushen)

Business Declared Interest Scheme
Payments
Date paid Manx Inspirations Director CBL 2 1,500.00 16/03/2021 CBL 2 1,000.00 24/03/2021 CBL 2 1,000.00 08/04/2021 CBSS/BPSS 1 1,000.00 12/08/2021 CBSS/BPSS 2 1,000.00 14/09/2021 WDS 4,000.00 07/01/2022 Total paid

9,500.00

Business Declared Interest Scheme
Payments
Date paid Salon D'Elegance Director CBSS 1 3,000.00 22/04/2020 CBL 1 1,500.00 19/01/2021 CBL 2 1,500.00 11/03/2021

CBL 2 1,000.00 24/03/2021 CBL 2 1,000.00 08/04/2021 BPSS 792.66 26/05/2021 Total paid

8,792.66

Andrew Smith MHK

Business Declared Interest Scheme
Payments
Date paid Churches Book Shop Limited Director CBSS 1 3,000.00 13/05/2020 CBL 1 1,500.00 01/02/2021 CBL 2 3,500.00 18/05/2021 Total paid

8,000.00

Business Declared Interest Scheme
Payments
Date paid Sefton Group PLC Shareholder CBSS 1 3,000.00 31/03/2020

SCS 1 498,917.51 17/04/2020

SCS 2 504,400.12 09/10/2020

SCS 3 100,990.25 29/01/2021

SCS 3 97,732.50 26/02/2021

SCS 3 100,990.25 12/03/2021

SCS 4 106,872.50 26/02/2021

SCS 4 203,402.50 12/03/2021

SCS 5 164,478.30 30/04/2021

SCS 5 169,960.91 28/05/2021

SCS 5 164,478.30 18/06/2021

SCS 6
169,960.91 30/07/2021

SCS 7 169,960.91 08/10/2021

SCS 7 164,478.30 05/11/2021

SCS 8 106,872.50 17/12/2021

SCS 8 103,425.00 14/01/2022

SCS 8 106,872.50 11/02/2022

SCS 9 169,960.91 11/03/2022 Total paid

3,106,754.17

John Wannenburgh MHK

Business Declared Interest Scheme
Payments
Date paid Skunkworks Marketing Ltd t/a Isle of Man Sporting and Dining Club Director CBSS 1 3,000.00 07/04/2020 CBSS 2 3,000.00 03/09/2020 CBSS 3 3,000.00 20/11/2020 CBSS 4 3,000.00 13/01/2021 CBSS 5 3,000.00 21/04/2021 CBSS 6 3,000.00 07/09/2021 Total paid

18,000.00

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