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1417738

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Business: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many officials in his Department worked on preventing fraud in the coronavirus business support schemes in each month since April 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	113840
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2022 answer text <p>HM Treasury takes a flexible and dynamic approach to resourcing to meet Government priorities. We have officials delivering priority work, including on preventing fraud in the COVID-19 business support schemes. However, we do not routinely record the number of civil servants working on individual policy initiatives.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 02/02/2022 12:17:58 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1418790

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Business: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions and correspondence his Department has had with the National Crime Agency on fraud in the coronavirus business support schemes in the last three months.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	116080
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2022 answer text <p>HMT officials regularly engage with the National Crime Agency to discuss shared policy interests, such as the response to fraud. This includes through the Economic Crime Strategic Board, through which the government, regulators, law enforcement, and industry discuss and drive forward the UK’s overall response to economic crime. The NCA and the Treasury are also members of a monthly cross-government Counter-Fraud Board on Bounce Back Loans.</p><p> </p><p>The government also continues to work actively with the British Business Bank, lenders, and fraud authorities to recover loans obtained fraudulently. This work has been supported by the Cabinet Office Counter Fraud Function to better identify the level and types of fraud against the scheme.</p><p>We are working with enforcement bodies including the National Investigation Service to investigate the most serious cases of fraud and we have always been clear that anyone who defrauds the scheme is at risk of prosecution. The National Investigation Service have recovered £3.1 million so far.</p><p> </p><p>The NCA is an operationally independent agency and has not been prevented from investigating frauds against the Bounce Back Loans scheme or any other Covid-19 support scheme.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 04/02/2022 14:51:25 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1441508

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Sanctions: Russia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any companies that have been sanctioned by the UK or are owned by people who have been sanctioned by the UK in relation to Russia's invasion of Ukraine received support through the coronavirus job retention scheme; and if he will publish details of these companies.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	140580
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2022 answer text <p>Company details in relation to those that have been sanctioned by the UK that have benefited from the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) are not available.</p><p> </p><p>However, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) published a list of employers that claimed through the CJRS since December 2020, on 16 December 2021, which can be found on gov.uk:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employers-who-have-claimed-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employers-who-have-claimed-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme</a></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 18/03/2022 11:53:01 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1455541

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Public Sector Fraud Authority
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his proposed Public Sector Fraud Authority will (a) be established and (b) become operational.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	149422
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>The Public Sector Fraud Authority was announced at spring forecast. It will become fully operational later this year. The Authority builds on the government’s existing Counter Fraud Function, which is operational now.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 19/04/2022 10:59:41 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1462539

	registered interest
	date	12/05/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Bounce Back Loan Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the value of loans issued through the Bounce Back Loan Scheme at risk of being used to fund terrorist organisations.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	1370
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>Bounce Back Loans were offered by accredited lenders who were required to carry out appropriate anti-money laundering and know-your-customer checks on applications.</p><p> </p><p>In the event that lenders have concerns in regard to a loan already issued, they are responsible for recovering funds or referring the organisations to law enforcement agencies for investigation and recovery. In order to support these efforts, at Spring Statement the government provided £13.2m additional funding for the National Investigation Service to investigate fraud and financial crime against the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 17/05/2022 15:01:30 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

873643

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	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 steps the Government is taking to encourage financial technology firms to relocate to the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	134757
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that the UK is the best place to start and grow a fintech business. The new Fintech Sector Strategy – launched by the Chancellor at the recent HM Treasury-organised International Fintech Conference – sets out the practical steps that have been, and will be, taken to support this commitment. For instance, the Strategy includes pilot schemes to help new fintech firms (and the financial services industry more widely) comply with regulations by building software which would automatically ensure they follow the rules, saving them time and money, and the creation of a set of industry standards which will enable fintech firms to more easily partner with existing banks.</p><p> </p><p>The Strategy is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/692874/Fintech_Sector_Strategy_print.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/692874/Fintech_Sector_Strategy_print.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 18/04/2018 14:17:46 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

873646

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	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 his Department plans to review money laundering regulations to take into account the effect of cryptocurrencies.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	134760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government has committed to bringing digital currencies into the scope of anti-money laundering regulation. The Government anticipates that the Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive will enter into force at EU-level in summer of this year, with a transposition deadline of late 2019. This will be during the Implementation Period, and so the UK will transpose this Directive. These amendments bring virtual currency exchanges and custodian wallet providers into the scope of obliged entities. We will consult on any steps the government proposes to take to regulate digital currencies under UK law.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also recently announced the establishment of the Cryptoassets Taskforce, consisting of HM Treasury, the Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority. As part of its work, the Taskforce will consider the risks of cryptoassets and the future responses of the appropriate authorities, including around anti-money laundering regulation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 19/04/2018 13:52:02 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

964043

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services: Australia
	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 effectiveness of the FinTech bridge agreement between the UK and Australia.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	169237
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The UK’s FinTech Bridge agreements have facilitated positive cross border activity between the UK and our Bridge partner markets, and UK officials work closely with counterparts in each FinTech Bridge market to support firms seeking to export internationally.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 169238 169239 169240 169241 question first answered 10/09/2018 14:39:33 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

964044

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services: Hong Kong
	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 effectiveness of the FinTech bridge agreement between the UK and Hong Kong.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	169238
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The UK’s FinTech Bridge agreements have facilitated positive cross border activity between the UK and our Bridge partner markets, and UK officials work closely with counterparts in each FinTech Bridge market to support firms seeking to export internationally.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 169237 169239 169240 169241 question first answered 10/09/2018 14:39:34 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

964045

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Financial Services: Singapore
	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 effectiveness of the FinTech bridge agreement between the UK and Singapore.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	169239
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The UK’s FinTech Bridge agreements have facilitated positive cross border activity between the UK and our Bridge partner markets, and UK officials work closely with counterparts in each FinTech Bridge market to support firms seeking to export internationally.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 169237 169238 169240 169241 question first answered 10/09/2018 14:39:34 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie