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1123878

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	National Economic Crime Centre
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has been made on the work plan of the National Economic Crime Centre, announced in September 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Dover
	tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
	uin	249262
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>The National Economic Crime Centre (NECC) is part of a new, wider, &quot;whole system&quot; approach which will deliver a significant improvement in the UK's response to serious and organised crime. For the first time, the NECC brings together law enforcement and justice agencies, government departments, regulatory bodies and the private sector with a shared objective of driving down serious organised economic crime, protecting the public and safe-guarding the prosperity and reputation of the UK as a financial centre.</p><p>The NECC was formally launched on 5 November 2018. It includes officers from the NCA, HM Revenue and Customs, City of London Police, Serious Fraud Office, Financial Conduct Authority, Crown Prosecution Service and the Home Office. As the NECC evolves throughout 2019 and beyond it will build wider partnerships across the public sector, with regulators and the private sector, particularly with those businesses at risk from economic crime.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 09/05/2019 14:41:26 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

1123879

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	National Economic Crime Centre: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding his Department has allocated to the National Economic Crime Centre in financial year (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21 and (c) 2021-22.
	tabling member constituency	Dover
	tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
	uin	249263
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>The National Economic Crime Centre (NECC) is part of a new, wider, &quot;whole system&quot; approach which will deliver a significant improvement in the UK's response to serious and organised crime. For the first time, the NECC brings together law enforcement and justice agencies, government departments, regulatory bodies and the private sector with a shared objective of driving down serious organised economic crime, protecting the public and safe-guarding the prosperity and reputation of the UK as a financial centre.</p><p>The NECC was formally launched on 5 November 2018. The government recognises that the NECC forms an integral part of an enhanced system-wide response to tackling economic crime. For financial year 2019/20, the government has committed an additional £48 million investment to tackle illicit finance. This investment will fund the development of new capabilities including the NECC. Funding for financial years 2020-21 and 2021-22 will be subject to the outcome of the spending review.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 09/05/2019 14:42:16 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

1123894

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Cultural Heritage: Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has made an assessment of the potential effect on the viability of the UK heritage rail sector of indigenous fuel constraints resulting from a ban on house coal; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	249255
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>Government is aware of concerns raised on the matter of of the potential effect of a ban on domestic coal on the UK heritage rail sector. DCMS officials are hosting a meeting with representatives from the heritage fuel sector this month to discuss this issue, after which we will make an assessment of potential next steps.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 09/05/2019 10:55:25 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1123988

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ammunition: Beaufort's Dyke
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what monitoring the Government undertakes of the munitions in Beaufort Dyke.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	249327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government does not undertake any monitoring of the munitions in Beaufort Dyke.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 09/05/2019 15:07:57 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1124045

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Watchkeeper WK450
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to maintain the serviceability of the UK fleet of Thales Watchkeeper unmanned aerial vehicles.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
	uin	HL15427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>The Army have awarded Thales a Future Support Contract to maintain the serviceability of the Watchkeeper Unmanned Air System from 1 April 2019 for the next five years.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 09/05/2019 16:17:18 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
	tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

1124046

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	India: Military Alliances
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the (1) tactical, (2) strategic, and (3) procurement, objectives of the recently signed Memorandum of Understanding between the UK and the government of India.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
	uin	HL15428
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister for Defence Procurement (Stuart Andrew) to Question 246484 on 25 April in the House of Commons to the right hon. Member for North Durham (Kevan Jones).</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 09/05/2019 16:17:57 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract Tuesday 23 April 2019, UIN 246484.docx title 246484 - India: Military Alliances
	tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

1123874

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Environmental Stewardship Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that the Rural Payments Agency is able to efficiently manage (a) Countryside Stewardship and (b) Environmental Stewardship payments; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
	tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
	uin	249196
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>Performance on stewardship schemes has not been satisfactory. Both I and the Secretary of State are engaging with the RPA to improve the process and I have regular contact with the Rural Payments Agency’s (RPA) Chief Executive. Since the transfer of work last October, we have supported the RPA in securing the resources needed to make inroads into the backlog and get vital payments out to agreement holders.</p><p> </p><p>In parallel, the RPA has made IT improvements and streamlined processes for new and existing agreements, to get the payment rounds on a better footing, get agreement holders back into the position they should be in, and make the schemes a more attractive proposition going forward.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 09/05/2019 12:04:58 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

1123854

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Solar Power: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it it his policy to charge VAT at five per cent on retrofit battery systems for solar panels.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	249357
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>Under UK law, VAT is charged at the standard rate on retrofit battery systems for solar panels.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 09/05/2019 13:26:41 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1123865

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Halifax Bank of Scotland: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the findings of the review by Jonathan Laidlaw QC on Lloyd's Banking Group's compensation scheme for the victims of the HBOS Reading fraud, published by SME Alliance on 18 December 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	249175
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>Compensation offers have been made to all customers in scope of the compensation scheme for victims of the HBOS Reading fraud, with 90% of customers accepting their offer. However, as Jonathan Laidlaw’s review highlights - the scheme has not commanded public confidence. That is why I welcomed Lloyds’ commitment – in agreement with the FCA – to commission a post-completion review to quality-assure the methodology and process of the Griggs compensation scheme for victims of the HBOS Reading fraud. I am pleased to hear that Lloyds Banking Group have recently announced that this process will be led by former High Court judge, Sir Ross Cranston.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 09/05/2019 14:25:35 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1123880

	registered interest
	date	30/04/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Economic Crime Strategic Board
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress he has made on the implementation of the business plan for the Economic Crime Strategic Board, announced in January 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Dover
	tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
	uin	249264
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>The Economic Crime Strategic Board, co-chaired by the Chancellor and the Home Secretary, met for the first time on 14 January 2019. The Board, which includes senior representatives from the public and private sectors, was established to deliver a joint public-private response to tackle economic crime. The Board will set priorities, direct resources and scrutinise performance against the economic crime threat.</p><p> </p><p>In its inaugural meeting, the Board commissioned the development of a shared public-private Economic Crime Plan and the development of a joint public-private economic crime threat update. The Economic Crime Plan will set out the public and private sectors’ collective ambition to combat economic crime and set out a series of concrete actions that both sectors will collectively undertake to enhance the UK’s economic crime response.</p><p> </p><p>Since January, ongoing official-level work has taken place between the public and private sectors to deliver these products for the Board’s next meeting in July.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 09/05/2019 14:23:23 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke