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825722
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2018-01-19
answering body
HM Treasury remove filter
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
hansard heading Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of LINK’s proposed reduction of the interchange fee on (a) consumers (b) small businesses. more like this
tabling member constituency West Dunbartonshire more like this
tabling member printed
Martin Docherty-Hughes more like this
uin 123789 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-01-29more like thismore than 2018-01-29
answer text <p>The Government recognises that widespread free access to cash remains extremely important to the day-to-day lives of many consumers and businesses in the UK. Government has been engaging and will continue to engage with industry, including LINK, to ensure that this access is maintained.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has not made any formal assessment of the potential effect of LINK’s proposals to change the interchange fee rate on consumers, small businesses, the North Dorset constituency or other rural communities. However, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), which Government set up as an independent regulator in 2015 with a statutory objective to ensure that the UK’s payment systems work in the interests of their users, is monitoring developments within ATM provision, and is conducting ongoing work on the impact that changes may have. The PSR has recently published a summary of their work to date, which can be found at https://www.psr.org.uk/psr-focus/the-UK-ATM-network.</p><p> </p><p>The PSR has committed to using its powers to act should any of the firms it regulates behave in a way that conflicts with its statutory objectives.</p><p> </p><p>LINK has assured us and the PSR that industry is committed to maintaining an extensive network of free-to-use cash machines, and to ensuring that the present geographical spread of ATMs is maintained. LINK intends to bolster its Financial Inclusion Programme, which ensures the provision of ATMs in areas of deprivation, where demand would not otherwise make one viable, and has also committed to protecting all free-to-use ATMs which are a kilometre or more from the next nearest free-to-use ATM.</p>
answering member constituency Newark remove filter
answering member printed Robert Jenrick more like this
grouped question UIN
123790 more like this
123793 more like this
123877 more like this
123878 more like this
123880 more like this
123881 more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-01-29T11:37:36.903Zmore like thismore than 2018-01-29T11:37:36.903Z
answering member
4320
label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
tabling member
4374
label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes more like this
825723
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2018-01-19
answering body
HM Treasury remove filter
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
hansard heading Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the number of ATMs which will be withdrawn as a result of LINK's proposed reduction in the interchange fee. more like this
tabling member constituency West Dunbartonshire more like this
tabling member printed
Martin Docherty-Hughes more like this
uin 123790 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-01-29more like thismore than 2018-01-29
answer text <p>The Government recognises that widespread free access to cash remains extremely important to the day-to-day lives of many consumers and businesses in the UK. Government has been engaging and will continue to engage with industry, including LINK, to ensure that this access is maintained.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has not made any formal assessment of the potential effect of LINK’s proposals to change the interchange fee rate on consumers, small businesses, the North Dorset constituency or other rural communities. However, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), which Government set up as an independent regulator in 2015 with a statutory objective to ensure that the UK’s payment systems work in the interests of their users, is monitoring developments within ATM provision, and is conducting ongoing work on the impact that changes may have. The PSR has recently published a summary of their work to date, which can be found at https://www.psr.org.uk/psr-focus/the-UK-ATM-network.</p><p> </p><p>The PSR has committed to using its powers to act should any of the firms it regulates behave in a way that conflicts with its statutory objectives.</p><p> </p><p>LINK has assured us and the PSR that industry is committed to maintaining an extensive network of free-to-use cash machines, and to ensuring that the present geographical spread of ATMs is maintained. LINK intends to bolster its Financial Inclusion Programme, which ensures the provision of ATMs in areas of deprivation, where demand would not otherwise make one viable, and has also committed to protecting all free-to-use ATMs which are a kilometre or more from the next nearest free-to-use ATM.</p>
answering member constituency Newark remove filter
answering member printed Robert Jenrick more like this
grouped question UIN
123789 more like this
123793 more like this
123877 more like this
123878 more like this
123880 more like this
123881 more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-01-29T11:37:36.963Zmore like thismore than 2018-01-29T11:37:36.963Z
answering member
4320
label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
tabling member
4374
label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes more like this
825726
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2018-01-19
answering body
HM Treasury remove filter
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
hansard heading Cash Dispensing more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations his Department has made to LINK on the (a) proposed reduction in the interchange fee and (b) Financial Inclusion Programme. more like this
tabling member constituency West Dunbartonshire more like this
tabling member printed
Martin Docherty-Hughes more like this
uin 123793 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-01-29more like thismore than 2018-01-29
answer text <p>The Government recognises that widespread free access to cash remains extremely important to the day-to-day lives of many consumers and businesses in the UK. Government has been engaging and will continue to engage with industry, including LINK, to ensure that this access is maintained.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has not made any formal assessment of the potential effect of LINK’s proposals to change the interchange fee rate on consumers, small businesses, the North Dorset constituency or other rural communities. However, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), which Government set up as an independent regulator in 2015 with a statutory objective to ensure that the UK’s payment systems work in the interests of their users, is monitoring developments within ATM provision, and is conducting ongoing work on the impact that changes may have. The PSR has recently published a summary of their work to date, which can be found at https://www.psr.org.uk/psr-focus/the-UK-ATM-network.</p><p> </p><p>The PSR has committed to using its powers to act should any of the firms it regulates behave in a way that conflicts with its statutory objectives.</p><p> </p><p>LINK has assured us and the PSR that industry is committed to maintaining an extensive network of free-to-use cash machines, and to ensuring that the present geographical spread of ATMs is maintained. LINK intends to bolster its Financial Inclusion Programme, which ensures the provision of ATMs in areas of deprivation, where demand would not otherwise make one viable, and has also committed to protecting all free-to-use ATMs which are a kilometre or more from the next nearest free-to-use ATM.</p>
answering member constituency Newark remove filter
answering member printed Robert Jenrick more like this
grouped question UIN
123789 more like this
123790 more like this
123877 more like this
123878 more like this
123880 more like this
123881 more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-01-29T11:37:37.01Zmore like thismore than 2018-01-29T11:37:37.01Z
answering member
4320
label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
tabling member
4374
label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes more like this
825762
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2018-01-19
answering body
HM Treasury remove filter
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
hansard heading Treasury: Former Members more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many former Conservative Members of Parliament who were defeated at the 2017 general election and who now work in his Department were appointed after a publicly advertised and open recruitment process. more like this
tabling member constituency Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport more like this
tabling member printed
Luke Pollard more like this
uin 123829 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-01-29more like thismore than 2018-01-29
answer text <p>No former Conservative Members of Parliament that lost their seats at the 2017 General Election currently work in the Department.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Newark remove filter
answering member printed Robert Jenrick more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-01-29T11:32:41.067Zmore like thismore than 2018-01-29T11:32:41.067Z
answering member
4320
label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
tabling member
4682
label Biography information for Luke Pollard more like this
825764
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2018-01-19
answering body
HM Treasury remove filter
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
hansard heading Public Sector: Procurement more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the National Audit Office report on PFI and PF2 published on 18 January 2018, what assessment he has made of the benefits of using publicly financed procurement with fixed-price contracts instead of private finance initiatives. more like this
tabling member constituency Warrington South more like this
tabling member printed
Faisal Rashid more like this
uin 123831 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-01-29more like thismore than 2018-01-29
answer text <p>Prior to approval, all Private Finance 2 proposals should be assessed in line with The HM Treasury’s Green Book, including a comparison against an appropriate publicly funded option.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Newark remove filter
answering member printed Robert Jenrick more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-01-29T11:25:19.437Zmore like thismore than 2018-01-29T11:25:19.437Z
answering member
4320
label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
tabling member
4670
label Biography information for Faisal Rashid more like this
825767
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2018-01-19
answering body
HM Treasury remove filter
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
hansard heading Public Private Partnerships more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the National Audit Office report on PFI and PF2 published on 18 January 2018, whether his Department plans to conduct a review of the use of PFI and PF2 contracts and their long-term value for money. more like this
tabling member constituency Warrington South more like this
tabling member printed
Faisal Rashid more like this
uin 123834 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-01-29more like thismore than 2018-01-29
answer text <p>We have no plans currently to conduct such a review. Prior to approval, all privately financed contracts should be assessed in line with HM Treasury’s Green Book.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Newark remove filter
answering member printed Robert Jenrick more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-01-29T11:23:20.147Zmore like thismore than 2018-01-29T11:23:20.147Z
answering member
4320
label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
tabling member
4670
label Biography information for Faisal Rashid more like this
825768
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2018-01-19
answering body
HM Treasury remove filter
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
hansard heading Treasury: Beverage Containers more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many disposable coffee cups were purchased by his Department in each of the last five years. more like this
tabling member constituency Wakefield more like this
tabling member printed
Mary Creagh more like this
uin 123835 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-01-29more like thismore than 2018-01-29
answer text <p>HM Treasury does not have information about the use and recycling of disposable coffee cups within the department. Facilities management services in 1 Horse Guards Road are provided to HM Treasury under a 35 year PFI agreement with Exchequer Partnerships Plc. Cups are provided by Exchequer Partnership’s subcontractor.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Newark remove filter
answering member printed Robert Jenrick more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-01-29T11:31:55.147Zmore like thismore than 2018-01-29T11:31:55.147Z
answering member
4320
label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
tabling member
1579
label Biography information for Mary Creagh more like this
825810
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2018-01-19
answering body
HM Treasury remove filter
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
hansard heading Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of LINK’s proposed reduction of the interchange fee on (a) consumers and (b) small businesses. more like this
tabling member constituency North Dorset more like this
tabling member printed
Simon Hoare more like this
uin 123877 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-01-29more like thismore than 2018-01-29
answer text <p>The Government recognises that widespread free access to cash remains extremely important to the day-to-day lives of many consumers and businesses in the UK. Government has been engaging and will continue to engage with industry, including LINK, to ensure that this access is maintained.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has not made any formal assessment of the potential effect of LINK’s proposals to change the interchange fee rate on consumers, small businesses, the North Dorset constituency or other rural communities. However, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), which Government set up as an independent regulator in 2015 with a statutory objective to ensure that the UK’s payment systems work in the interests of their users, is monitoring developments within ATM provision, and is conducting ongoing work on the impact that changes may have. The PSR has recently published a summary of their work to date, which can be found at https://www.psr.org.uk/psr-focus/the-UK-ATM-network.</p><p> </p><p>The PSR has committed to using its powers to act should any of the firms it regulates behave in a way that conflicts with its statutory objectives.</p><p> </p><p>LINK has assured us and the PSR that industry is committed to maintaining an extensive network of free-to-use cash machines, and to ensuring that the present geographical spread of ATMs is maintained. LINK intends to bolster its Financial Inclusion Programme, which ensures the provision of ATMs in areas of deprivation, where demand would not otherwise make one viable, and has also committed to protecting all free-to-use ATMs which are a kilometre or more from the next nearest free-to-use ATM.</p>
answering member constituency Newark remove filter
answering member printed Robert Jenrick more like this
grouped question UIN
123789 more like this
123790 more like this
123793 more like this
123878 more like this
123880 more like this
123881 more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-01-29T11:37:37.073Zmore like thismore than 2018-01-29T11:37:37.073Z
answering member
4320
label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
tabling member
4494
label Biography information for Simon Hoare more like this
825811
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2018-01-19
answering body
HM Treasury remove filter
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
hansard heading Cash Dispensing: Fees and Charges more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the number of ATMs that will be withdrawn as a result of a 20 per cent reduction in the LINK interchange fee. more like this
tabling member constituency North Dorset more like this
tabling member printed
Simon Hoare more like this
uin 123878 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-01-29more like thismore than 2018-01-29
answer text <p>The Government recognises that widespread free access to cash remains extremely important to the day-to-day lives of many consumers and businesses in the UK. Government has been engaging and will continue to engage with industry, including LINK, to ensure that this access is maintained.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has not made any formal assessment of the potential effect of LINK’s proposals to change the interchange fee rate on consumers, small businesses, the North Dorset constituency or other rural communities. However, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), which Government set up as an independent regulator in 2015 with a statutory objective to ensure that the UK’s payment systems work in the interests of their users, is monitoring developments within ATM provision, and is conducting ongoing work on the impact that changes may have. The PSR has recently published a summary of their work to date, which can be found at https://www.psr.org.uk/psr-focus/the-UK-ATM-network.</p><p> </p><p>The PSR has committed to using its powers to act should any of the firms it regulates behave in a way that conflicts with its statutory objectives.</p><p> </p><p>LINK has assured us and the PSR that industry is committed to maintaining an extensive network of free-to-use cash machines, and to ensuring that the present geographical spread of ATMs is maintained. LINK intends to bolster its Financial Inclusion Programme, which ensures the provision of ATMs in areas of deprivation, where demand would not otherwise make one viable, and has also committed to protecting all free-to-use ATMs which are a kilometre or more from the next nearest free-to-use ATM.</p>
answering member constituency Newark remove filter
answering member printed Robert Jenrick more like this
grouped question UIN
123789 more like this
123790 more like this
123793 more like this
123877 more like this
123880 more like this
123881 more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-01-29T11:37:37.12Zmore like thismore than 2018-01-29T11:37:37.12Z
answering member
4320
label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
tabling member
4494
label Biography information for Simon Hoare more like this
825813
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2018-01-19
answering body
HM Treasury remove filter
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
hansard heading Cash Dispensing: Rural Areas more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of ATM closures resulting from LINK’s proposed reduction in the interchange fee on (a) North Dorset constituency and (b) other rural communities. more like this
tabling member constituency North Dorset more like this
tabling member printed
Simon Hoare more like this
uin 123880 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-01-29more like thismore than 2018-01-29
answer text <p>The Government recognises that widespread free access to cash remains extremely important to the day-to-day lives of many consumers and businesses in the UK. Government has been engaging and will continue to engage with industry, including LINK, to ensure that this access is maintained.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has not made any formal assessment of the potential effect of LINK’s proposals to change the interchange fee rate on consumers, small businesses, the North Dorset constituency or other rural communities. However, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), which Government set up as an independent regulator in 2015 with a statutory objective to ensure that the UK’s payment systems work in the interests of their users, is monitoring developments within ATM provision, and is conducting ongoing work on the impact that changes may have. The PSR has recently published a summary of their work to date, which can be found at https://www.psr.org.uk/psr-focus/the-UK-ATM-network.</p><p> </p><p>The PSR has committed to using its powers to act should any of the firms it regulates behave in a way that conflicts with its statutory objectives.</p><p> </p><p>LINK has assured us and the PSR that industry is committed to maintaining an extensive network of free-to-use cash machines, and to ensuring that the present geographical spread of ATMs is maintained. LINK intends to bolster its Financial Inclusion Programme, which ensures the provision of ATMs in areas of deprivation, where demand would not otherwise make one viable, and has also committed to protecting all free-to-use ATMs which are a kilometre or more from the next nearest free-to-use ATM.</p>
answering member constituency Newark remove filter
answering member printed Robert Jenrick more like this
grouped question UIN
123789 more like this
123790 more like this
123793 more like this
123877 more like this
123878 more like this
123881 more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-01-29T11:37:37.183Zmore like thismore than 2018-01-29T11:37:37.183Z
answering member
4320
label Biography information for Robert Jenrick more like this
tabling member
4494
label Biography information for Simon Hoare more like this