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1580595

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Yevgeny Prigozhin
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will publish all correspondence between his Department, Yevgeny Prigozhin and his legal representatives.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	132411
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not comment on individual licensing cases or publish correspondence with applicants for licences.</p><p>We need to carefully balance the right to legal representation - which is a fundamental one - with wider issues, including the aim and purpose of the sanctions. It is right therefore that Ministers are examining whether there are any changes that can be made to the licensing of legal expenses.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 132410 question first answered 08/02/2023 16:50:19 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1580606

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Yevgeny Prigozhin
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation provided advice to ministerial private officers in his Department on enabling receipt of payments from lawyers acting on behalf of Yevgeny Prigozhin.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
	tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
	uin	132290
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not comment on individual licensing cases.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury’s Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) takes operational decisions relating to the implementation of financial sanctions in line with the relevant regulations. OFSI has not considered it appropriate for the Treasury to effectively decide on whether a case has sufficient merit to be permitted to proceed by deciding whether to license legal fees. Rather, OFSI's position has been that the merits should be decided by the appropriate court. OFSI assesses cases on a costs-basis only, ensuring that the fees requested are reasonable in accordance with the derogations available under the sanctions regimes.</p><p> </p><p>We need to carefully balance the right to legal representation - which is a fundamental one - with wider issues, including the aim and purpose of the sanctions. It is right therefore that Ministers are examining whether there are any changes that can be made to this policy.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 131140 131193 132415 question first answered 08/02/2023 17:21:52 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1580609

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Yevgeny Prigozhin
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the special licenses granted by his Department to the law firm undertaking work on behalf of Yevgeny Prigozhin required Ministerial approval.
	tabling member constituency	Halifax
	tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
	uin	132415
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not comment on individual licensing cases.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury’s Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) takes operational decisions relating to the implementation of financial sanctions in line with the relevant regulations. OFSI has not considered it appropriate for the Treasury to effectively decide on whether a case has sufficient merit to be permitted to proceed by deciding whether to license legal fees. Rather, OFSI's position has been that the merits should be decided by the appropriate court. OFSI assesses cases on a costs-basis only, ensuring that the fees requested are reasonable in accordance with the derogations available under the sanctions regimes.</p><p> </p><p>We need to carefully balance the right to legal representation - which is a fundamental one - with wider issues, including the aim and purpose of the sanctions. It is right therefore that Ministers are examining whether there are any changes that can be made to this policy.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 131140 131193 132290 question first answered 08/02/2023 17:21:52 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1582926

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Yevgeny Prigozhin
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason his Department decided to grant special licences to the law firm undertaking work on behalf of Yevgeny Prigozhin; and to what extent were Ministers (a) aware of and (b) involved in the decision.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	137919
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>It is long-standing government policy not to comment on individual cases.</p><p> </p><p>With regards to the involvement of Ministers, I refer to my answers given at the Urgent Question on January 25<sup>th</sup>.</p><p> </p><p>OFSI assesses cases for the granting of licences on a costs-basis only, ensuring that the fees requested are reasonable in accordance with the derogations available under the sanctions regimes. This is not a judgment on the merits of the case (which is a matter for the independent judiciary), or on the character of any individuals involved.</p><p> </p><p>We need to carefully balance the right to legal representation - which is a fundamental one - with wider issues, including the aim and purpose of sanctions. It is right therefore that Ministers are examining whether there are any changes that can be made to this policy.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 08/02/2023 16:53:55 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1583556

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Yevgeny Prigozhin
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, If he will publish the findings of his Department's review of the issuing of a special licence to Yevgeny Prigozhin by the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
	uin	139159
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2023 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not comment on specific licensing cases.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury’s Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) takes operational decisions relating to the implementation of financial sanctions in line with the relevant regulations. However, OFSI has not considered it appropriate for the Treasury to effectively decide on whether a case has sufficient merit to be permitted to proceed by deciding whether to license legal fees. Rather, OFSI's position has been that the merits should be decided by the appropriate court. OFSI assesses cases on a costs-basis only, ensuring that the fees requested are reasonable in accordance with the derogations available under the sanctions regimes.</p><p> </p><p>We need to carefully balance the right to legal representation - which is a fundamental one - with wider issues, including the aim and purpose of the sanctions. It is right therefore that HM Treasury are examining whether there are any changes that can be made to this policy. We will update the House in due course.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 140148 question first answered 13/02/2023 16:34:50 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1584312

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Yevgeny Prigozhin
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to publish the conclusions of the review into the special licenses granted to the law firm undertaking work on behalf of Yevgeny Prigozhin.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	140148
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2023 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not comment on specific licensing cases.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury’s Office for Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) takes operational decisions relating to the implementation of financial sanctions in line with the relevant regulations. However, OFSI has not considered it appropriate for the Treasury to effectively decide on whether a case has sufficient merit to be permitted to proceed by deciding whether to license legal fees. Rather, OFSI's position has been that the merits should be decided by the appropriate court. OFSI assesses cases on a costs-basis only, ensuring that the fees requested are reasonable in accordance with the derogations available under the sanctions regimes.</p><p> </p><p>We need to carefully balance the right to legal representation - which is a fundamental one - with wider issues, including the aim and purpose of the sanctions. It is right therefore that HM Treasury are examining whether there are any changes that can be made to this policy. We will update the House in due course.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 139159 question first answered 13/02/2023 16:34:51 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1585045

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Yevgeny Prigozhin
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the decision to grant sanction waivers to licence Mr Prigozhin to pay legal costs was seen in reviewed by (a) Ministers and (b) specialist advisors in his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
	tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
	uin	141362
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2023 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not comment on individual licensing cases. We need to carefully balance the right to legal representation - which is a fundamental one - with wider issues.</p><p> </p><p>On the issue of who makes the decision to issue a licence, I refer the Rt Hon Gentleman to the statement I made during my answer to the Urgent Question, which can be found at the following link: <a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2023-01-25/debates/54EFDF55-C956-45FC-8500-C47444EAF09F/WagnerGroupSanctionsRegime" target="_blank">https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2023-01-25/debates/54EFDF55-C956-45FC-8500-C47444EAF09F/WagnerGroupSanctionsRegime</a></p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 14/02/2023 16:51:48 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne

1676285

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	World Economy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent discussions with the International Monetary Fund on levels of national global debt.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	5762
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>As the Government’s lead on sovereign debt, HM Treasury maintains regular engagement with the International Monetary Fund on a bilateral basis, as well as in international fora – including the G7, G20, and the Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable – to discuss global debt levels and coordinate on strengthening the international debt architecture.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 12/12/2023 16:56:49 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1684915

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	World Economic Forum
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost to the public purse was of his flight to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos in January 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	11419
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>Costs for all overseas ministerial travel is regularly published in transparency returns.</p><p>These figures are scheduled to be published in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 29/01/2024 12:42:56 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1668910

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Workplace Pensions: Advisory Services
	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 affordability of independent financial advice for members of pension schemes with safeguarded benefits who are required to take advice under section 48 of the Pension Schemes Act 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	1197
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>The Pensions Schemes Act 2015 requires that members of pension schemes with safeguarded benefits take independent financial advice before accessing their pension pot flexibly, where the total value of the member’s benefits exceeds £30,000. These pensions offer a high level of security and guarantees that should not be relinquished without consumers being supported to make an informed choice about the risks.</p><p> </p><p>In 2019, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) found that consumers who took advice from firms that charged on a non-contingent basis typically paid £2,500 - £3,500 for advice.</p><p> </p><p>There are a variety of resources available to help consumers shop around for an advice firm that best meets their needs, including MoneyHelper’s Retirement Adviser Directory.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 16/11/2023 17:17:33 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day