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869437

	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>The ‎work of the FCA is a matter for HMT. Officials at HMT have advised that in January 2017, the FCA fined Deutsche Bank £163 million, its largest ever financial penalty for AML failings.</p><p> </p><p>All FCA fines levied against businesses are published online. The link to the webpage can be found below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.fca.org.uk/news/news-stories/2017-fines" target="_blank">www.fca.org.uk/news/news-stories/2017-fines</a></p><p> </p><p>HMT does not hold data on how many firms have been fined more than once, the lowest fine, nor the average value of fines.</p> previous answer version 49945
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

862937

	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>As at 28 February 2018 the Crown Prosecution Service employed (1) 2,083 men and (2) 3,987 women. In senior posts (graded at Senior Civil Service or equivalent) the Crown Prosecution Service employed (a) 34 men and (b) 40 women, with women making up 54% of the workforce in these grades.</p>
	tabling member	950 label Biography information for Lord Stoddart of Swindon

873488

	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p><del class="ministerial">I continue to have regular conversations with the Secretary of State for Scotland on the return of powers from Brussels to Holyrood following exit from the EU. Furthermore, we are both part of JMC(EN) where this, amongst other issues, has been discussed with the devolved administrations.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Our inaugural National Democracy Week in July is going to be a UK-wide event, intended to increase democratic engagement among a wide range of under-registered groups. Last Wednesday we launched its website and a youth engagement toolkit for parliamentarians and later this year will recruit and train youth Democracy Ambassadors.</ins></p> previous answer version 50507
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

850252

	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>This is part of the wider issue of the rights of EU citizens and UK expats that need to be considered during the Brexit preparations. The rights of both sides should be taken together.</p><p>We will continue to recognise the value that EU citizens bring to our society, and we have already reached broad agreement with the EU on wider citizens’ rights. We will remain an open and diverse country after we leave the European Union.</p><p> </p>
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

873474

	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>Our inaugural National Democracy Week in July is going to be a UK-wide event, intended to increase democratic engagement among a wide range of under-registered groups. Last Wednesday we launched its website and a youth engagement toolkit for parliamentarians and later this year will recruit and train youth Democracy Ambassadors.</p>
	tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

873475

	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>Legislation has come into force this month making it easier to register to vote anonymously.</p><p>When registering, survivors can now provide evidence from a broader range of professionals to reflect their experiences. This includes sworn statements from refuge managers that their safety would be at risk if their details appeared on the register.</p><p> </p>
	tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan

873476

	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>I continue to have regular conversations with the Secretary of State for Scotland on the return of powers from Brussels to Holyrood following exit from the EU. Furthermore, we are both part of JMC(EN) where this, amongst other issues, has been discussed with the devolved administrations.</p>
	tabling member	4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack

867373

	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>Burdens on smaller regulators were raised in the <em>Regulatory Futures Review</em> with regard to the implementation of the 2016 Enterprise Act’s provisions for independent scrutiny of the impact on business of regulatory changes. The Public Accounts Committee also recommended an approach to assessing impacts (Recommendation 6 of its 2016-17 report on Better Regulation – HC 487). In light of both reports ministers modified the Better Regulation System to make it more proportionate for both departments and regulators as reflected in the <em>Interim Guidance on the Better Regulation</em> <em>Framework</em> published by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on 22 February 2018.</p>
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

860623

	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>Burdens on smaller regulators were raised in the <em>Regulatory Futures Review</em> with regard to the implementation of the 2016 Enterprise Act’s provisions for independent scrutiny of the impact on business of regulatory changes. The Public Accounts Committee also recommended an approach to assessing impacts (Recommendation 6 of its 2016-17 report on Better Regulation – HC 487). In light of both reports ministers modified the Better Regulation System to make it more proportionate for both departments and regulators as reflected in the <em>Interim Guidance on the Better Regulation</em> <em>Framework</em> published by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on 22 February 2018.</p>
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

867540

	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>Smart metering will give consumers the tools they need – through access to energy consumption data – to take control of their energy use. Consumers can start saving energy from the moment their smart meter is installed. In a recent survey Smart Energy GB found that 86% of people with a smart meter said they made energy saving changes to their behaviour.</p><p> </p><p>Suppliers have a strong incentive to keep costs down. If suppliers do not deliver the programme cost-efficiently, they risk losing customers to their competitors.</p><p> </p><p>Smart meters will help improve engagement and competition. The Programme will give households the information to allow them to be more active consumers and more easily act upon poor service of expensive tariffs, by being able to switch suppliers quickly and simply.</p><p> </p><p>Ahead of that, the Government is introducing legislation to cap poor value standard variable and default tariffs.</p><p> </p> previous answer version 49838
	tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps