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809006

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Cryptocurrencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value of assets held by the Government in digital currencies is.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	120115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government does not have any holdings of digital currencies.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 20/12/2017 17:00:24 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

809007

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Cryptocurrencies: Tax Collection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government has made an estimate of potential savings to the public purse arising from UK taxpayers being able to pay their taxes in digital currencies.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	120116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2017 answer text <p>HMRC does not currently offer digital currencies as a payment method and there are no plans to do so in the future.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 20/12/2017 17:17:17 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

809008

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Deposits: Cryptocurrencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to introduce deposit guarantee protections for consumers holding digital currencies.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	120117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to introduce deposit guarantee protections for consumers holding digital currencies, but keeps all policy under review.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 21/12/2017 11:02:53 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

809009

registered interest
date	18/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Money Laundering: Cryptocurrencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether under the 4th Money Laundering Directive there are minimum transaction thresholds below which customer due diligence is not required for trade and investment in digital currencies.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	120118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2017 answer text <p>The European Union's Fourth Anti Money Laundering Directive (4MLD) was implemented into UK legislation by 'The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017', which came in to force on 26 June 2017. Digital currency exchanges are not regulated for the purposes of 4MLD, so there is no requirement to undertake Customer Due Diligence for trade and investment in digital currencies at present.</p><p> </p><p>The government has however committed to bringing digital currencies into the scope of anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing (AML/CTF) regulation. Provisional political agreement has recently been reached at EU-level to amend 4MLD to bring digital currency exchange platforms and custodian wallet providers into the AML/CTF regime.</p><p> </p><p>These amendments will require Member States to oblige these entities to conduct customer due diligence when establishing a business relationship, when carrying out occasional transactions of €15,000 or more, when carrying out a transfer of funds exceeding €1,000, where there is a suspicion of money laundering or terrorist financing, and when there are doubts about the veracity or adequacy of previously obtained customer identification data.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 21/12/2017 11:51:14 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

778760

registered interest
date	27/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Cryptocurrencies: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to regulate (a) Bitcoin and (b) other crypto-currencies.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	110111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK government is currently negotiating amendments to the 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive that will bring virtual currency exchange platforms and custodian wallet providers into Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing regulation, which will result in these firms’ activities being overseen by national competent authorities for these areas. The government supports the intention behind these amendments. We expect these negotiations to conclude at EU level in late 2017/early 2018.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 03/11/2017 12:45:08 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

778761

registered interest
date	27/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment his Department has made of the benefits of FinTech to the UK economy.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	110112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>Fintech offers a significant growth opportunity for the UK economy, providing new jobs, and delivering benefits to consumers through increased competition and innovation in financial services.</p><p> </p><p>The Fintech sector contributes £6.6bn annually to the economy, employing 60,000 people across 1,600 companies.</p><p> </p><p>The government’s ambition is for the UK to consolidate its world-leading position in FinTech and to become the leading global hub for financial innovation. In recent months I have held a roundtable with FinTech firms to discuss how to maximise opportunities for the sector and recently met the regional FinTech envoy to Scotland to discuss the benefits FinTech can offer across the UK.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 06/11/2017 11:54:49 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

778762

registered interest
date	27/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, to which countries he has made representations in respect of building FinTech bridges.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	110116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2017 answer text <p>FinTech, including opportunities for collaboration in this area, forms a key part of the UK’s bilateral financial services discussions. The UK currently has four FinTech Bridges – with Singapore, the Republic of Korea, China, and Hong Kong.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 03/11/2017 12:48:48 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

767401

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Pets: Sales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the amount of corporation tax revenue lost from unlicensed pet sales in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	106737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 17/10/2017 11:28:51 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

765185

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Pension Rights: Cohabitation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2017 to Question 652450, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the judgment of the Supreme Court of 8 February 2017 in the matter of an application by Denise Brewster for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland) [2017] UKSC8; and whether schemes will be required to revisit past cases where a survivor's pension was refused because no nomination had been made.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	105675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>HM Treasury officials wrote out to public sector pension schemes in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland on 6 April 2017. The letter made clear that cases like that of Ms Brewster should be dealt with in line with the UK Supreme Court’s decision. Cases previously refused solely because of a lack of nomination form should be reconsidered and schemes should pay survivor benefits from the date of the member’s death in eligible cases, regardless of when a claim is made.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 16/10/2017 14:09:36 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

515756

registered interest
date	26/04/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of extending real time data sharing to the whole consumer credit market on the level of consumer debt in each of the next three years.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	35568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2016 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not hold information on the effect that sharing data in real time across the whole consumer credit market would have on consumer debt levels, or on wider economic conditions.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer has regular discussions with his Cabinet colleagues on a wide variety of issues. In line with the practice of previous Administrations, details of internal discussions are not normally disclosed.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 35565 35566 question first answered 05/05/2016 11:05:55 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans