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1656125

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Conduct Authority: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of (a) board members and (b) employees of the Financial Conduct Authority have previous experience in the sectors that they regulate.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	195831
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>Information about FCA Board members and their professional experience can be found at www.fca.org.uk/about/who-we-are/fca-board.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA is an independent non-governmental body, and the Treasury does not hold information on the prior experience of FCA employees.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 11/09/2023 10:41:39 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1656126

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Payment Systems Regulator: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of (a) board members and (b) employees of the Payment Systems Regulator have previous experience in the sectors that they regulate.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	195832
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>Information about PSR Board members and their professional experience can be found at: <a href="http://www.psr.org.uk/about-us/psr-governance" target="_blank">www.psr.org.uk/about-us/psr-governance</a></p><p> </p><p>The PSR is an independent non-governmental body, and the Treasury does not hold information on the prior experience of PSR employees.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 11/09/2023 10:44:46 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1656127

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Prudential Regulation Authority: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of (a) board members and (b) employees of the Prudential Regulation Authority have previous experience in the sectors that they regulate.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	195833
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>Information about PRA Board members and their professional experience can be found at:</p><p>www.bankofengland.co.uk/about/people/prudential-regulation-committee</p><p> </p><p>The PRA is an independent non-governmental body, and the Treasury does not hold information on the prior experience of PRA employees.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 11/09/2023 10:43:11 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1645336

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposals in the Prudential Regulation Authority Consultation CP 16/22 on the Implementation of the Basel 3.1 standards on the ability of small and medium-sized enterprises to raise funds against their commercial premises, and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	189941
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2023 answer text <p>The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA)’s, and HM Treasury’s, consultations on the Basel 3.1 standards closed on 30 March. This included the government’s proposals for deleting retained EU law including which relates to the prudential rules on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) raising funds against their commercial premises. The detailed implementation of the Basel 3.1 package is being delegated to the UK’s expert regulator, the PRA, and its consultation requested information from firms on specific measures, including those relating to SME lending. The government and PRA are currently considering the responses.</p><p> </p><p>The government continues to work with the PRA and businesses closely to understand the impact of the proposed changes, including the impact on SME lending.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 22/06/2023 12:31:24 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1605679

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the SME lending proposals in the PRA Consultation CP 16/22 on the Implementation of the Basel 3.1 standards, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of those standards on the supply of funding available to SMEs in (a) the UK and (b) Shipley constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	169234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government is currently consulting on its proposals for Basel 3.1. This includes proposals for deleting retained EU law including those which relate to the prudential rules on SME lending. The detailed implementation of the Basel package however, has been delegated to the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) as the UK’s expert regulator. The PRA is consulting under an accountability framework agreed by Parliament, and has requested information from firms on specific measures including those relating to lending to SMEs.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/prudential-regulation/publication/2022/november/implementation-of-the-basel-3-1-standards" target="_blank">https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/prudential-regulation/publication/2022/november/implementation-of-the-basel-3-1-standards</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to work closely with the PRA and businesses to understand the impact of potential changes including for the international competitiveness of the UK, the impact on SME lending and the nature of competition between banks that operate in the domestic market.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith grouped question UIN 169235 169236 169237 question first answered 27/03/2023 14:08:18 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1605680

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with the (a) Bank of England, (b) Prudential Regulation Authority and (c) Financial Conduct Authority on the potential impact of removing the support factor for SME lending.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	169235
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government is currently consulting on its proposals for Basel 3.1. This includes proposals for deleting retained EU law including those which relate to the prudential rules on SME lending. The detailed implementation of the Basel package however, has been delegated to the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) as the UK’s expert regulator. The PRA is consulting under an accountability framework agreed by Parliament, and has requested information from firms on specific measures including those relating to lending to SMEs.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/prudential-regulation/publication/2022/november/implementation-of-the-basel-3-1-standards" target="_blank">https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/prudential-regulation/publication/2022/november/implementation-of-the-basel-3-1-standards</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to work closely with the PRA and businesses to understand the impact of potential changes including for the international competitiveness of the UK, the impact on SME lending and the nature of competition between banks that operate in the domestic market.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith grouped question UIN 169234 169236 169237 question first answered 27/03/2023 14:08:18 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1605681

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the proposals on SME lending in the PRA Consultation CP 16/22 on the Implementation of the Basel 3.1 standards, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of those proposals on meeting the PRA’s mandate to promote competition in the banking sector.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	169236
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government is currently consulting on its proposals for Basel 3.1. This includes proposals for deleting retained EU law including those which relate to the prudential rules on SME lending. The detailed implementation of the Basel package however, has been delegated to the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) as the UK’s expert regulator. The PRA is consulting under an accountability framework agreed by Parliament, and has requested information from firms on specific measures including those relating to lending to SMEs.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/prudential-regulation/publication/2022/november/implementation-of-the-basel-3-1-standards" target="_blank">https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/prudential-regulation/publication/2022/november/implementation-of-the-basel-3-1-standards</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to work closely with the PRA and businesses to understand the impact of potential changes including for the international competitiveness of the UK, the impact on SME lending and the nature of competition between banks that operate in the domestic market.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith grouped question UIN 169234 169235 169237 question first answered 27/03/2023 14:08:18 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1605682

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Loans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the proposals on SME lending in the PRA Consultation CP 16/22 on the Implementation of the Basel 3.1 standards, what assessment he has made of the impact of the proposals on the ability of challenger banks to compete with the principal six banks on SME lending.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	169237
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government is currently consulting on its proposals for Basel 3.1. This includes proposals for deleting retained EU law including those which relate to the prudential rules on SME lending. The detailed implementation of the Basel package however, has been delegated to the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) as the UK’s expert regulator. The PRA is consulting under an accountability framework agreed by Parliament, and has requested information from firms on specific measures including those relating to lending to SMEs.</p><p> </p><p>The consultation can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/prudential-regulation/publication/2022/november/implementation-of-the-basel-3-1-standards" target="_blank">https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/prudential-regulation/publication/2022/november/implementation-of-the-basel-3-1-standards</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to work closely with the PRA and businesses to understand the impact of potential changes including for the international competitiveness of the UK, the impact on SME lending and the nature of competition between banks that operate in the domestic market.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith grouped question UIN 169234 169235 169236 question first answered 27/03/2023 14:08:18 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1541460

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Civil Servants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the civil service headcount for their Department was on (a) 15 November 2022 and (b) 1 February 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	84844
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>The number of Civil Servants employed by HM Treasury as at the closest month end dates to those requested are:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Paid Headcount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/01/2020</p></td><td><p>1601</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31/10/2022</p></td><td><p>2080</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>National Statistics on Civil Service employment numbers, both overall and by department, are published each quarter by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) as part of their Public Sector Employment statistical release.</p><p> </p><p>The latest figures were published 13 September 2022 and showed the position as at 30 June 2022. The next figures will be published 13 December for the end of September position.</p><p> </p><p>More timely workforce information is also published by departments in the interests of transparency on gov.uk each month. This monthly workforce management information (MWMI) includes additional breakdowns on department and agency employment numbers e.g. showing contingent labour, grade breakdowns and associated costs.</p><p> </p><p>The department continued to grow throughout 2020-21, as work on planning the transition from our exit from the EU continued and the department responded to the COVID-19 crisis. In 2021-22 the Treasury continued to respond to COVID-19 and to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and took on new responsibilities such as the establishment of the UK Infrastructure Bank, as well as setting up the new economic campus in Darlington. The size of the Treasury’s workforce in 2021- 22 remained broadly consistent with that of the previous year.</p><p> </p><p>Treasury will meet its departmental Spending Review commitments, in doing this we will continue to seek opportunities for efficiencies, in line with the steer in the Autumn Statement.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 21/11/2022 16:51:44 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1541301

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many employees in his Department work on matters related to covid-19.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	83586
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2022 answer text <p>HMT takes a flexible and dynamic approach to resourcing in order to meet Government priorities. Many staff working on matters related to COVID-19 do so alongside its other policy priorities. We do not routinely record the number of full time equivalent civil servants who work on individual policy initiatives.</p><p> </p><p>As at end March 2022, HM Treasury had 2,045 paid full time equivalent staff <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1092103/HMT_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_2021-22.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1092103/HMT_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_2021-22.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 17/11/2022 16:04:02 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies