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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

1455487

	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	Bank Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans his Department has to bring forward further legislative proposals to protect (a) access to cash and (b) in-person banking services.
	tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
	tabling member printed	Bim Afolami
	uin	149346
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises that cash remains an important part of daily life for millions of people across the UK, and remains committed to legislating to protect access to cash.</p><p> </p><p>From 1 July to 23 September last year, the Government held the Access to Cash Consultation on further proposals for new laws to make sure people only need to travel a reasonable distance to pay in or take out cash. The Government’s proposals intend to support the continued use of cash in people’s daily lives and help to enable local businesses to continue accepting cash by ensuring they can access deposit facilities.</p><p> </p><p>The Government received responses to the consultation from a broad range of respondents, including individuals, businesses, and charities. The Government has carefully considered responses to the consultation and will set out next steps in due course.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, the government wants to ensure that people have appropriate access to financial services, and recognises the importance of appropriate access to banking. Options for access can be via fixed and mobile bank branches, telephone banking, through digital means such as mobile or online banking, and the Post Office. The Post Office Banking Framework allows 99% of personal banking and 95% of business banking customers to deposit cheques, check their balance and withdraw and deposit cash at 11,500 Post Office branches in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Following the Government’s commitment to legislate to protect access to cash, firms are working together through the Cash Action Group to develop new initiatives to provide shared services including bank hubs. The Government welcomes the direction set by industry’s commitments at the end of last year and looks forward to seeing what results they deliver in protecting cash facilities for local communities across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 04/04/2022 13:46:13 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami

1455538

	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	Cash Dispensing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department has taken to protect access to cash in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast East
	tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
	uin	149285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises that cash remains an important part of daily life for millions of people across the UK, and remains committed to legislating to protect access to cash.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Financial Services Act 2021, the Government made legislative changes to support the widespread offering of cashback without a purchase by shops and other businesses.</p><p> </p><p>From 1 July to 23 September last year, the Government held the Access to Cash Consultation on further proposals for new laws to make sure people only need to travel a reasonable distance to pay in or take out cash. The Government’s proposals intend to support the continued use of cash in people’s daily lives and help to enable local businesses to continue accepting cash by ensuring they can access deposit facilities.</p><p> </p><p>The Government received responses to the consultation from a broad range of respondents, including individuals, businesses, and charities. The Government has carefully considered responses to the consultation and will set out next steps in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Following the Government’s commitment to legislate, firms are working together through the Cash Action Group to develop new initiatives to provide shared services. The Government welcomes the direction set by industry’s commitments at the end of last year and looks forward to seeing what results they deliver in protecting cash facilities for local communities across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 19/04/2022 11:04:03 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

1455266

	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	Cryptocurrencies: Russia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had discussions with representatives of crypto currency organisation on the transfer of Russian assets within their businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	149252
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2022 answer text <p>HM Treasury has engaged with cryptoasset businesses though public communications and official-level meetings with industry representatives.</p><p> </p><p>On 11 March, HM Treasury, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Bank of England issued a statement setting out the expectation that cryptoasset businesses play their part in ensuring that sanctions are complied with. The statement sets out the legal and regulatory requirements on cryptoasset businesses with regard to sanctions, as well as steps that firms can take to reduce the risk of sanctions evasion.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA has also written to all registered cryptoasset firms and those holding temporary registration status to highlight the application of sanctions on various Russian entities and individuals.</p><p> </p><p>The government and UK authorities are actively monitoring the use of cryptoassets, in order to detect sanctions evasion, and stand ready to act in the event of sanctions breaches.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 04/04/2022 13:36:40 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1455444

	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	Government Departments: Development Aid
	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 disbursement of Official Development Assistance in FY2022-23 by each Government department.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	149130
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2022 answer text <p>The 2021 Spending Review provides departments with an Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget of £11.4 billion in 2022-23.</p><p> </p><p>HMT will publish individual departmental ODA allocations in due course.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 04/04/2022 13:38:33 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

1455339

	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	Debts: Advisory Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support he plans to provide for increasing Government-funded debt advice.
	tabling member constituency	Blackpool North and Cleveleys
	tabling member printed	Paul Maynard
	uin	149211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises the vital role that debt advice providers play in helping people in vulnerable circumstances. This is why the Government provided record levels of debt advice funding to the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) for free-to-client debt advice provision in England in 2020/21 and 2021/22. The Government and MaPS remain committed to help individuals in problem debt get their finances back on track, especially as some now face new challenges in the shape of the sharp rise in inflation.</p><p> </p><p>On 14 February, MaPS confirmed funding levels for debt advice services in England over the next three financial years. Its budget for the delivery of frontline debt advice provision in England has risen to £76 million for each of the next three financial years (subject to the usual annual budget setting by the Government), recognising an anticipated increase in the need for debt advice. This represents a significant increase from pre-pandemic levels of funding, which totalled £43 million in 2019/20.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 04/04/2022 13:44:13 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard

1455295

	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	Banks: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many banks have closed on high streets in (a) Wales, (b) Scotland, (c) England and (d) Northern Ireland since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	149369
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of appropriate access to banking. However, decisions on opening and closing branches are a commercial issue for banks and building societies. The Government does not intervene in these decisions or make direct assessments of these branch networks.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance from the Financial Conduct Authority sets out its expectation of firms when they are deciding to reduce their physical branches or the number of free-to-use ATMs. Firms are expected to carefully consider the impact of planned branch closures on their customers’ everyday banking and cash access needs and consider possible alternative access arrangements. This ensures that the implementation of closure decisions is undertaken in a way that treats customers fairly.</p><p /><p>Alternative options for access can be via telephone banking, through digital means such as mobile or online banking, and the Post Office. The Post Office Banking Framework allows 99% of personal banking and 95% of business banking customers to deposit cheques, check their balance and withdraw and deposit cash at 11,500 Post Office branches in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also recognises that cash remains an important part of daily life for millions of people across the UK, particularly those in vulnerable groups, and has committed to legislate to protect access to cash.</p><p> </p><p>Following the Government’s commitment to legislate, firms are working together through the Cash Action Group to develop new initiatives to provide shared services. New shared services will complement other industry initiatives to support access to cash, such as mobile branches and pop-up services, as well as services for people who need to make payments in their own homes. The Government welcomes the direction set by industry’s commitments at the end of last year and looks forward to seeing what results they deliver in protecting cash facilities for local communities across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 149370 149371 question first answered 04/04/2022 13:48:52 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1455296

	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	Cash Dispensing: Older People
	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 impact of bank closures on access to cash for older people.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	149370
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of appropriate access to banking. However, decisions on opening and closing branches are a commercial issue for banks and building societies. The Government does not intervene in these decisions or make direct assessments of these branch networks.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance from the Financial Conduct Authority sets out its expectation of firms when they are deciding to reduce their physical branches or the number of free-to-use ATMs. Firms are expected to carefully consider the impact of planned branch closures on their customers’ everyday banking and cash access needs and consider possible alternative access arrangements. This ensures that the implementation of closure decisions is undertaken in a way that treats customers fairly.</p><p /><p>Alternative options for access can be via telephone banking, through digital means such as mobile or online banking, and the Post Office. The Post Office Banking Framework allows 99% of personal banking and 95% of business banking customers to deposit cheques, check their balance and withdraw and deposit cash at 11,500 Post Office branches in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also recognises that cash remains an important part of daily life for millions of people across the UK, particularly those in vulnerable groups, and has committed to legislate to protect access to cash.</p><p> </p><p>Following the Government’s commitment to legislate, firms are working together through the Cash Action Group to develop new initiatives to provide shared services. New shared services will complement other industry initiatives to support access to cash, such as mobile branches and pop-up services, as well as services for people who need to make payments in their own homes. The Government welcomes the direction set by industry’s commitments at the end of last year and looks forward to seeing what results they deliver in protecting cash facilities for local communities across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 149369 149371 question first answered 04/04/2022 13:48:52 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1455297

	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	Lloyds Banking Group: Closures
	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 impact on access to cash and banking services of the Lloyds Banking Group announcement that it will shut 60 bank branches.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	149371
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of appropriate access to banking. However, decisions on opening and closing branches are a commercial issue for banks and building societies. The Government does not intervene in these decisions or make direct assessments of these branch networks.</p><p> </p><p>Guidance from the Financial Conduct Authority sets out its expectation of firms when they are deciding to reduce their physical branches or the number of free-to-use ATMs. Firms are expected to carefully consider the impact of planned branch closures on their customers’ everyday banking and cash access needs and consider possible alternative access arrangements. This ensures that the implementation of closure decisions is undertaken in a way that treats customers fairly.</p><p /><p>Alternative options for access can be via telephone banking, through digital means such as mobile or online banking, and the Post Office. The Post Office Banking Framework allows 99% of personal banking and 95% of business banking customers to deposit cheques, check their balance and withdraw and deposit cash at 11,500 Post Office branches in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also recognises that cash remains an important part of daily life for millions of people across the UK, particularly those in vulnerable groups, and has committed to legislate to protect access to cash.</p><p> </p><p>Following the Government’s commitment to legislate, firms are working together through the Cash Action Group to develop new initiatives to provide shared services. New shared services will complement other industry initiatives to support access to cash, such as mobile branches and pop-up services, as well as services for people who need to make payments in their own homes. The Government welcomes the direction set by industry’s commitments at the end of last year and looks forward to seeing what results they deliver in protecting cash facilities for local communities across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 149369 149370 question first answered 04/04/2022 13:48:52 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1455300

	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	Freezing of Assets: Russia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much tax he projects HM Treasury will collect on the interest accrued on Russian assets frozen in UK banks.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	149374
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2022 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally within government and would involve disproportionate costs to gather.</p><p> </p><p>Please note that HM Treasury is not responsible for freezing assets, or for holding frozen assets. On the enactment of an asset freeze, the funds and economic resources are to be frozen immediately by the person in possession or control of them. An asset freeze does not involve a change in ownership of the frozen funds or economic resources, nor are they confiscated or transferred to Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation for safekeeping. Any release of frozen assets can only be accomplished legally with a licence from Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 04/04/2022 13:51:51 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones