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1109200

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an estimate of the average salary of a person who has been granted a Tier 5 Exceptional Talent visa.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	239922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>The Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) route is designed for internationally recognised leaders and promising future leaders in the digital technology, science and research, arts, humanities and culture sectors. There is no minimum salary requirement for applying for a visa on this route and the Home Office does not collect salary data.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 05/04/2019 12:15:06 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1082271

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Crowdfunding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the competitiveness of the UK peer-to-peer lending sector compared to (a) the US, (b) China and (c) the rest of the world.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	228623
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government has introduced a robust and proportionate regulatory regime for peer-to-peer (P2P) lending, balancing the need for consumer protection with allowing the sector to grow, innovate and provide competition in the lending market.</p><p> </p><p>The British Business Bank’s Small Business Finance Markets 2018/19 report sets out that P2P business lending increased to nearly £2.3bn in 2018, and assesses the P2P business lending markets in the UK, the USA and China. The report notes that the increased regulation in the P2P market in the UK has been mostly seen as positive, in contrast to China where regulators were slow to address the sector, leading to opportunities for fraudulent activity.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has been independently ranked by EY and Deloitte as the world’s leading hub for Fintech – the best place in the world to start and grow a Fintech firm. The Government is committed to ensuring that it remains the best place in the world for Fintech, and has set out how it intends to do that in the ambitious Fintech Sector Strategy, launched in March 2018.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 13/03/2019 17:03:31 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1082272

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Individual Savings Accounts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have invested in an Innovative Finance ISA; and what assessment he has made of the level of uptake of that ISA.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	228624
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text According to HMRC statistics, 31,000 innovative finance ISA accounts were subscribed to during the 2017-18 tax year.<p> </p>The Innovative Finance ISA increases the investment options available to investors and forms part of the wider ISA family. An attractive market for peer to peer lending within ISA already exists, with sufficient providers offering a product which meets the needs of lenders and investors. answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/03/2019 14:11:56 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1082273

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Bank Cards: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the comparative merits of flat rate Interchange Fees as opposed to fees proportional to the value of the transaction; and whether his Department plans to exercise section 7 of the Interchange Fee (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 to decrease the per transaction interchange fee.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	228625
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is open to hearing views on this issue, and digital payments more broadly, as evidenced by its call for evidence on cash and digital payments in the new economy. Amongst other things, this explored how the Government can best support digital payments. The Government will formally respond to the call for evidence in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The European Commission is in the process of reviewing the effectiveness of the Interchange Fee Regulation as part of its usual process. The Payment Systems Regulator, who is the UK’s lead competent authority for the Interchange Fee Regulation, is also conducting a review into the supply of card-acquiring services. Amongst other things, this review will examine the fees merchants pay for these services. The Government has therefore not made a formal assessment of the Interchange Fee Regulation.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/03/2019 14:15:55 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1081735

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	World War II: Veterans
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spends annually on health and welfare services for veterans of World War Two.
	tabling member constituency	Gravesham
	tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
	uin	228011
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>Once Armed Forces personnel leave service, the provision of their health and welfare needs are primarily provided by the Department of Health and Social Care, and the Department for Work and Pensions.</p><p>Some welfare support is provided by the Ministry of Defence's Veterans UK organisation, but it is not possible to separate out costs for those veterans who served in World War Two.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 12/03/2019 15:58:28 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

1108694

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Windrush Generation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases under the Windrush Scheme remain outstanding.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	239288
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The Home Secretary provides the Home Affairs Select Committee with monthly updates on the work of the department in connection with Windrush. This includes information on decisions made by the Taskforce, including refusals under the Windrush Scheme. The monthly updates can be found at the following link, including the most recent letter to the Chair of HASC sent in March 2019.</p><p><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/correspondence-on-the-work-of-the-home-office-windrush" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/correspondence-on-the-work-of-the-home-office-windrush</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 239289 question first answered 04/04/2019 15:23:04 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1108696

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: Windrush Generation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the Windrush Scheme cases that were outstanding as of 31 October 2018 were (a) refused, (b) accepted and what the outcome was and (c) remain outstanding.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	239289
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The Home Secretary provides the Home Affairs Select Committee with monthly updates on the work of the department in connection with Windrush. This includes information on decisions made by the Taskforce, including refusals under the Windrush Scheme. The monthly updates can be found at the following link, including the most recent letter to the Chair of HASC sent in March 2019.</p><p><br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/correspondence-on-the-work-of-the-home-office-windrush" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/correspondence-on-the-work-of-the-home-office-windrush</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 239288 question first answered 04/04/2019 15:23:04 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1105182

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Detainees: Emergency Travel Documents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the time taken was for each emergency travel document application to be secured for a person in immigration detention in 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	237135
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not in a reportable format and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>The Home Office continues to work closely with diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom and representatives of receiving countries for the timely issuing of travel documentation to support the return of their nationals. Travel document applications are dependent on the receiving country and take a range of time to complete for reasons outside of our control</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 01/04/2019 16:21:07 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1104865

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Papua: Human Rights
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the level of human rights abuses against indigenous people in West Papua; and what recent representations he has made to his Indonesian counterpart on that assessment.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	236542
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government follows the situation in Papua closely. Most recently, I raised Papua with the Indonesian Ambassador on 8 January. Officials have also pressed the Indonesian authorities to address legitimate human rights concerns, including upholding the rights of all citizens to protest peacefully, and promote the sustainable and equitable development of the provinces.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 28/03/2019 17:03:29 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1092693

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Religion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish the guidance given to his Department's decision-makers on refusal of an asylum claim on the basis of religion.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	235380
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>Detailed Home Office policy guidance on how to consider asylum claims, including claims based on a person’s religion or belief, is already published on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/considering-asylum-claims-and-assessing-credibility-instruction." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/considering-asylum-claims-and-assessing-credibility-instruction.</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 26/03/2019 17:18:43 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan