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	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	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 support his Department is providing to promote the growth of the FinTech industry.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	7976
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to making the UK the leading global FinTech hub, and has announced a large number of policy initiatives, including more supportive regulatory regimes for peer-to-peer, digital currencies, and other innovative firms.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government built on this record at the Summer Budget. First, Eileen Burbidge was appointed as the UK’s ‘Special Envoy for FinTech’, where she will represent UK interests in FinTech at home and around the world. Second, an international FinTech benchmarking exercise was announced to measure the UK’s performance and identify areas of best practice from around the world.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 07/09/2015 15:35:18 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1465483

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Magistrates: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many completed magistrate applications were received in the three months up to 31 March 2022 in each region.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	7976
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2022 answer text <p>We are currently unable to provide data on completed magistrates applications as this data is not yet publicly available, in accordance with the Code of Practice for Statistics.</p><p>Over £1 million has been invested in the recruitment of new and diverse magistrates, the Government’s top priority for the magistracy. In January a revised, streamlined recruitment process was introduced to ensure applying to magistracy is more inclusive and accessible but remains robust and challenging. This is supported by an inclusive marketing campaign targeting a wider, more diverse audience. As of 3 April 2022, 33,580 individuals had expressed an interest in joining the magistracy as a result of the national recruitment campaign.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 07/06/2022 10:38:03 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1328144

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2021
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Rwanda
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of securing a bilateral trade agreement with Rwanda.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Imran Ahmad Khan
	uin	7976
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2021 answer text <p>Following extensive engagement, my Department has secured trade deals with Cameroon, Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Tunisia; plus the Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) trade bloc; and the Southern Africa Custom Union and Mozambique (SACU+M).</p><p>Rwanda and The Gambia currently benefit from the our Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP), which provides Least Developed Countries with duty-free and quota-free access on all imports except arms and ammunition to the British market. HM Government intends to improve the scheme in order to grow trade with developing countries, supporting economic growth and jobs across the globe and at home. In coming weeks, we will hold a public consultation, to give exporters, businesses and other interested parties the opportunity to provide feedback.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena grouped question UIN 7966 7967 7970 7978 7984 8778 8779 8781 question first answered 08/06/2021 10:50:45 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	tabling member	4841 label Biography information for Imran Ahmad Khan

756565

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Temporary Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of requests for consultancy and temporary staff for her Department were approved via a resource board.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	7976
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>With the exception of Agency Workers allocated to Frontline Roles (where the roles are public or industry facing) all requests for consultancy and temporary staff are approved by the Resource Board.</p><p>For Frontline Agency roles the responsibility for approval is delegated to the Command Director General.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 12/09/2017 13:37:49 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1679653

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Arson: Solihull
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to tackle arson in Solihull constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	7976
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling and preventing anti-social behaviour (ASB) and arson. We know the serious impact that arson and persistent ASB can have on both individuals and the wider community.</p><p>On 27 March 2023, the Government launched the Anti-social Behaviour Action Plan (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/anti-social-behaviour-action-plan" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/anti-social-behaviour-action-plan</a>) ensuring the police, local authorities and other relevant agencies have the powers and tools they need to tackle the blight of anti-social behaviour facing communities across England and Wales.</p><p>The plan is backed by £160m of funding. This includes up to £60m to fund an increased police and other uniformed presence to clamp down on anti-social behaviour, targeting hotspots. Initially we are working with 10 police force areas, but from 2024 we will support a hotspot approach across every police force area in England and Wales. West Midlands Police is one of the pilot forces for the hotspot response funding. We are also providing up to £50m to support the provision of Immediate Justice, by issuing out of court disposals with conditions to swiftly repair any damage – the aim being for them to start within 48 hours of referral. This will start in 10 initial trailblazer police force areas and be rolled out across England and Wales from 2024.</p><p>On 6 July 2023, we launched the fifth round of the Safer Streets Fund. Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) across England and Wales will receive a total of £43 million on top of the £120 million already awarded for the previous four rounds of the Safer Streets Fund to continue to deliver crime and anti-social behaviour prevention measures.</p><p>Furthermore, the government is committed to ensuring fire services have the resources they need to do their vital work and to keep the public safe from fires, including those caused by arson. In 2023/24, fire and rescue authorities will receive around £2.6 billion. Decisions on how their resources are best deployed to meet their core functions are a matter for each fire and rescue authority.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 7975 question first answered 15/01/2024 15:44:40 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight