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1486964

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people held electronic purchasing cards that allowed them to make purchases against his Department's budget as of 31 March 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	31799
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>As of 31 March 2022, 100 procurement cards were held by individuals to make purchases against HMT's departmental budget.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 14/07/2022 14:52:53 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1487963

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Hanbury Strategy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) dates, (b) locations and (c) target group were, defined by demographic breakdown, work status or age of the twice-weekly focus groups carried out for his Department by Hanbury Strategy Ltd. between 1 January 2021 and 31 January 2022 under the terms of procurement contract reference CCZZ20A84.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	33730
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>Details of focus group activity carried out by Hanbury Strategy upon instruction from HM Treasury between 1 January 2021 and 31 January 2022 are detailed below.</p><p> </p><p>Unless otherwise specified two groups per week were undertaken. Groups were split by the demographic detailed in the demographic information column.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Demographic information</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 11 January 2021</p></td><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>Income</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 18 January</p></td><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 25 January</p></td><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 1 February 2021</p></td><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>Income</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 8 February</p></td><td><p>East England</p></td><td><p>Urban status</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 15 February</p></td><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>Gender</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 22 February</p></td><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>Gender</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 1 March 2021</p></td><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 1 March</p></td><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 8 March</p></td><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>Furlough status</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 15 March</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p><em>Information not held</em></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 22 March</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>Gender</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 29 March</p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>Ethnicity</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 12 April</p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 26 April</p></td><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 10 May 2021</p></td><td><p>North East, North West, Midlands, Yorkshire and Humber</p></td><td><p>Urban status</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 17 May</p></td><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 25 May</p></td><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>Urban status</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 7 June 2021</p></td><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>Furlough status</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 14 June</p></td><td><p>England (excl. London)</p></td><td><p>Self-employed</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 21 June</p></td><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>Furlough status</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 28 June</p></td><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 5 July</p></td><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 12 July</p></td><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 19 July</p></td><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 26 July</p></td><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>Urban status</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 9 August 2021</p></td><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 16 August</p></td><td><p>London, North East</p></td><td><p>Ethnicity and gender</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>W/C 23 August</p></td><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>Electric vehicles / petrol and diesel users</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 30 August</p></td><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 6 September 2021</p></td><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 13 September</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>Independence view</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 20 September</p></td><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>Furlough status</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 27 September</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 4 October 2021</p></td><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 11 October</p></td><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 18 October</p></td><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 25 October</p></td><td><p>Midlands</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 1 November 2021</p></td><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 8 November</p></td><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>Income</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 15 November</p></td><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 22 November</p></td><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 29 November</p></td><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 6 December 2021</p></td><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>Employment status</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 13 December</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>Independence</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 14/07/2022 14:49:25 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1487964

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Deltapoll
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) dates, (b) locations and (c) target group were, defined by demographic breakdown, work status or age of the twice-weekly focus groups, carried out for his Department by Deltapoll Ltd. between 1 February 2022 and 5 July 2022 under the terms of procurement contract reference CCZZ21A48.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	33731
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>Details of focus group activity carried out by Deltapoll upon instruction from HM Treasury between 1 February 2022 and 5 July 2022 are detailed below.</p><p> </p><p>Unless otherwise specified two groups per week were undertaken. Groups were split by the demographic detailed in the demographic information column.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Location</p></td><td><p>Demographic information</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 28 March 2022</p></td><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 5 April 2022</p></td><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>Gender</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 18 April</p></td><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>Gender</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 25 April</p></td><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 2 May 2022</p></td><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 9 May</p></td><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 17 May</p></td><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>Gender</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 23 May</p></td><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>Income</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 30 May</p></td><td><p>Yorkshire and the Humber</p></td><td><p>Gender</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 6 June 2022</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 13 June</p></td><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>Ethnicity</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 20 June</p></td><td><p>Midlands</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 27 June</p></td><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>Age</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WC 4 July 2022</p></td><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>Urban status</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 14/07/2022 14:50:56 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1488834

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Special Advisers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any special advisers have had their contracts with his Department terminated since 4 July 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	35903
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not employ any special advisers; all special advisers are employed by Cabinet Office.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 18/07/2022 11:03:05 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1537496

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Royal Mint: Non-fungible Tokens
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what quantity of Non Fungible Tokens for Britain designed by the Royal Mint his Department plans to purchase; and how much funding from the public money has been allocated for financial years (a) 2022-23 and (b) 2023-24 to pay for those purchases.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	74594
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government announced in April 2022 that the Royal Mint intended to create and issue a non-fungible token. The Royal Mint operates as a commercial business, and a non-fungible token would be a collectable digital artwork marketed to consumers as an extension of its existing collectables range. No public funding has been allocated to purchase this product. An update on this work will be provided in due course.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 03/11/2022 15:17:32 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1537497

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Central Bank Digital Currencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money from the public purse his Department has spent on (a) staff activity, (b) IT costs, (c) external consultants and (d) stakeholder engagement, related to the proposed creation of a Central Bank Digital Currency, from the start of financial year 2021-22 up to the end of October 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	74595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK, like many other countries globally, is actively exploring the potential role of CBDCs. HM Treasury is exploring a CBDC as part of its wider ongoing work on FinTech and the future of payments.</p><p> </p><p>The government and the Bank of England have not yet made a decision on whether to introduce a CBDC in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>On 9 November 2021, the government published a written statement setting out its future timelines for this work, including an upcoming joint consultation from HM Treasury and the Bank of England setting out their assessment of the case for a UK CBDC.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 03/11/2022 14:02:00 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1657803

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Economic Data Innovation Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, which projects received funding from the Economic Data Innovation Fund in the period since the Budget in 2020; and, for each project, (a) which organisation received the funding, (b) how much funding was allocated, (c) what the timescale was over which the project was to be carried out and (d) what the purpose was of the project.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	197425
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2023 answer text <p>Since the 2020 Budget £11 million has been awarded, across 50 successful bids. The Office for National Statistics received the most funding with just under £5 million all told. The Bank of England received £1.3 million, HM Treasury £1 million, DHLUC £1 million, and £2.5 million across other departments. Each project aims to create, acquire or use data to further the government’s economic objectives.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 12/09/2023 14:42:05 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1658271

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Royal Mint: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 40 of the document entitled Royal Mint Trading Fund annual report and accounts 2022-23, HC 1644, published on 19 July 2023, which body or agency investigated the external fraud incident; what the nature of that incident was; and whether that investigation has concluded.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	197760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2023 answer text <p>As outlined in the Royal Mint Trading Fund’s Annual Reports and Accounts, an external fraud incident occurred impacting the Royal Mint. A small number of fraudulent transactions were made on the Royal Mint’s website. The incident did not impact Royal Mint customers details and there was no risk to customer data. The Royal Mint has provided assurances to the Department on the incident and commissioned external fraud risk and assurance advice. There is an ongoing investigation by law enforcement agencies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith grouped question UIN 197761 197762 question first answered 14/09/2023 14:55:06 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1658272

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Royal Mint: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 40 of the document entitled Royal Mint Trading Fund annual report and accounts 2022-23, HC 1644, published on 19 July 2023, what the nature of the external fraud incident was; which areas of the Royal Mint’s operations were targeted by that incident; and what proportion of the resulting losses have been recovered as of 1 September 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	197761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2023 answer text <p>As outlined in the Royal Mint Trading Fund’s Annual Reports and Accounts, an external fraud incident occurred impacting the Royal Mint. A small number of fraudulent transactions were made on the Royal Mint’s website. The incident did not impact Royal Mint customers details and there was no risk to customer data. The Royal Mint has provided assurances to the Department on the incident and commissioned external fraud risk and assurance advice. There is an ongoing investigation by law enforcement agencies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith grouped question UIN 197760 197762 question first answered 14/09/2023 14:55:06 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1658273

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Royal Mint: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 40 of the document entitled Royal Mint Trading Fund annual report and accounts 2022-23, HC 1644, published on 19 July 2023, on what date he was informed of the external fraud incident; and what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Royal Mint’s cyber security.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	197762
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2023 answer text <p>As outlined in the Royal Mint Trading Fund’s Annual Reports and Accounts, an external fraud incident occurred impacting the Royal Mint. A small number of fraudulent transactions were made on the Royal Mint’s website. The incident did not impact Royal Mint customers details and there was no risk to customer data. The Royal Mint has provided assurances to the Department on the incident and commissioned external fraud risk and assurance advice. There is an ongoing investigation by law enforcement agencies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith grouped question UIN 197760 197761 question first answered 14/09/2023 14:55:07 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry