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1689046

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date	16/02/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Maternity Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department takes to support civil servants who are returning to work after maternity leave.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	13894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office Maternity Leave policy outlines the support available for Cabinet Office employees who are returning to work after maternity leave. Employees are protected from suffering any detriment as a result of taking maternity leave and will return to work on terms and conditions no less favourable than the ones that would have applied had they not been absent. They will also receive any relevant pay awards.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>A new risk assessment is carried out for staff that are pregnant or that have recently given birth to help them return to work. This considers the specific health and safety of the individuals and is regularly reviewed until the measures introduced as part of the assessment are no longer needed.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Cabinet Office employees are offered flexibility, for example to initially help their child settle into childcare, when returning to work from maternity leave. Employees are encouraged to discuss with their Line Managers how they can support the individual in making the transition back to work as smooth as possible.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>If employees wish to return to work using a different working pattern, they are encouraged to speak to their Line Manager as early as possible so they can support the employee’s return to work. All requests are considered in line with the Cabinet Office Flexible Working policy. Individuals also have a statutory right to request flexible working.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>If the employee is still breastfeeding when they return to work and require a place to rest and store expressed milk, there are avenues of support available. They should let their Line Manager know a few weeks before they return to work so the Line Manager can organise a suitable space for the individual. Cabinet Office has guidance on facilities to support pregnant and nursing employees.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 26/02/2024 11:46:29 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1644167

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of increasing the level of the overseas aid budget to 0.7 per cent of GDP.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	189169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 13 June 2023 to Question 188649. [https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-06-08/188649].</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 15/06/2023 12:08:08 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1455994

registered interest
date	30/03/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Dormant Assets Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps is he taking to claim orphan funds through the Dormant Assets Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	150080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>The UK Dormant Assets Scheme is led by the financial services industry and initiatives across the UK whilst protecting the original asset owner’s right to reclaim. Assets that are classed as dormant always remain the property of their owners, who can reclaim money owed to them in full at any time. Dormant account funds are transferred to an authorised reclaim fund, Reclaim Fund Ltd (RFL) which retains enough funds to meet any future reclaims, and then distributes the surplus funding onwards to The National Lottery Community Fund to be used for public benefit.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2021, RFL became a Treasury-owned arm’s length body, but it remains financially and operationally separate from HM Treasury. Dormant account funds do not ever enter the Treasury and the Government does not have access to dormant monies that are transferred into the Dormant Assets Scheme. RFL received £127 million of dormant balance transfers in 2021, taking total amounts received by RFL since it commenced operations in 2011 to over £1.5 billion.</p><p> </p><p>The Dormant Assets Act 2022 delivers on the Government's commitment to expand the Scheme, potentially unlocking a further £880 million over the coming years. It enables a wider range of dormant assets to be transferred into the Scheme from the insurance and pensions; investment and wealth management (including orphan monies attributable to collective scheme investments); and securities sectors.</p><p> </p><p>The decision on what new assets are included in the future will depend on a number of factors, including: identifying asset classes with high instances of dormancy; setting the dormancy definitions for such assets, and how restitution would be achieved. It would also be important to consider whether other mechanisms for dealing with dormancy already exist. Any further expansion will require the same close collaboration between Government, an authorised reclaim fund, and industry that has supported this phase of expansion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 150081 150082 question first answered 25/04/2022 13:06:42 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1455997

registered interest
date	30/03/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Dormant Assets Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps is he taking to claim funds from orphan stocks & shares and insurance policies through the Dormant Assets Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	150081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>The UK Dormant Assets Scheme is led by the financial services industry and initiatives across the UK whilst protecting the original asset owner’s right to reclaim. Assets that are classed as dormant always remain the property of their owners, who can reclaim money owed to them in full at any time. Dormant account funds are transferred to an authorised reclaim fund, Reclaim Fund Ltd (RFL) which retains enough funds to meet any future reclaims, and then distributes the surplus funding onwards to The National Lottery Community Fund to be used for public benefit.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2021, RFL became a Treasury-owned arm’s length body, but it remains financially and operationally separate from HM Treasury. Dormant account funds do not ever enter the Treasury and the Government does not have access to dormant monies that are transferred into the Dormant Assets Scheme. RFL received £127 million of dormant balance transfers in 2021, taking total amounts received by RFL since it commenced operations in 2011 to over £1.5 billion.</p><p> </p><p>The Dormant Assets Act 2022 delivers on the Government's commitment to expand the Scheme, potentially unlocking a further £880 million over the coming years. It enables a wider range of dormant assets to be transferred into the Scheme from the insurance and pensions; investment and wealth management (including orphan monies attributable to collective scheme investments); and securities sectors.</p><p> </p><p>The decision on what new assets are included in the future will depend on a number of factors, including: identifying asset classes with high instances of dormancy; setting the dormancy definitions for such assets, and how restitution would be achieved. It would also be important to consider whether other mechanisms for dealing with dormancy already exist. Any further expansion will require the same close collaboration between Government, an authorised reclaim fund, and industry that has supported this phase of expansion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 150080 150082 question first answered 25/04/2022 13:06:42 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1455998

registered interest
date	30/03/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Dormant Assets Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money has he claimed through the Dormant Assets Scheme in the last calendar year.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	150082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>The UK Dormant Assets Scheme is led by the financial services industry and initiatives across the UK whilst protecting the original asset owner’s right to reclaim. Assets that are classed as dormant always remain the property of their owners, who can reclaim money owed to them in full at any time. Dormant account funds are transferred to an authorised reclaim fund, Reclaim Fund Ltd (RFL) which retains enough funds to meet any future reclaims, and then distributes the surplus funding onwards to The National Lottery Community Fund to be used for public benefit.</p><p> </p><p>In April 2021, RFL became a Treasury-owned arm’s length body, but it remains financially and operationally separate from HM Treasury. Dormant account funds do not ever enter the Treasury and the Government does not have access to dormant monies that are transferred into the Dormant Assets Scheme. RFL received £127 million of dormant balance transfers in 2021, taking total amounts received by RFL since it commenced operations in 2011 to over £1.5 billion.</p><p> </p><p>The Dormant Assets Act 2022 delivers on the Government's commitment to expand the Scheme, potentially unlocking a further £880 million over the coming years. It enables a wider range of dormant assets to be transferred into the Scheme from the insurance and pensions; investment and wealth management (including orphan monies attributable to collective scheme investments); and securities sectors.</p><p> </p><p>The decision on what new assets are included in the future will depend on a number of factors, including: identifying asset classes with high instances of dormancy; setting the dormancy definitions for such assets, and how restitution would be achieved. It would also be important to consider whether other mechanisms for dealing with dormancy already exist. Any further expansion will require the same close collaboration between Government, an authorised reclaim fund, and industry that has supported this phase of expansion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 150080 150081 question first answered 25/04/2022 13:06:42 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1352396

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bank Services: Civil Society
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the banking sector on (a) the availability of banking services to the third sector and (b) improving accessibility for charities to open bank accounts.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	41661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been unprecedented demand for banking services, this accompanied with working restrictions due to social distancing has meant banks have faced significant capacity pressures which has limited their ability to meet demand for bank accounts, among other things.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Banks continue to work hard to meet this demand. Ultimately, the decisions about what products are offered and to whom remain commercial decisions for banks and building societies. While I recognise the important role of the third sector, I hope you can appreciate that it would be inappropriate for the Government to intervene in these decisions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 13/09/2021 09:35:42 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1202300

registered interest
date	10/06/2020
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, what steps is he taking to ensure that customers of all banks are able to access loans from the Coronavirus Bounce Back Loan scheme.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	57901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS), launched 4 May, was designed to help the smallest businesses access loans up to £50,000.</p><p> </p><p>As of June 7, over 782,000 loan facilities have been approved with a value of over £23.7bn. There are so far 21 accredited lenders offering finance under the scheme, and this number continues to grow. The British Business Bank who are responsible for administrating the scheme, have put substantial resources into onboarding new lenders as quickly as possible.</p><p> </p><p>If an SME’s main lender does not offer Bounce Back Loans, businesses can go to another accredited lender. Several accredited lenders are accepting applications from new customers.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 15/06/2020 08:56:24 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1187041

registered interest
date	23/03/2020
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 steps he is taking to support businesses that do not bank with a member of the British Bank Scheme during the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	33421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government has announced an unprecedented support package to help businesses through this challenging time.</p><p> </p><p>For larger businesses, this includes the new Covid Corporate Financing Facility (CCFF), which will provide additional help for firms facing cash flow disruption.</p><p> </p><p>For small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) will provide Government-backed finance of up to £5m per business, helping SMEs who risk becoming unviable during this period. The scheme launched on Monday 23 March, and is being offered by a wide range of lenders. The British Business Bank (BBB) administer the scheme on behalf of Government, and are working with new lenders who wish to offer this scheme.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 31/03/2020 10:23:09 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1183713

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Asylum: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will allocate additional funding to the Department for Housing, Communities and Local Government to support the continuation of the Controlling Migration Fund and local authority support for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	26810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2020 answer text <p>The Controlling Migration Fund opened in November 2016 with the aim of easing pressures on local services linked to recent migration and providing targeted immigration enforcement activity. Until 2020 the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has contributed £100 million of funding, with the Home Office contributing £40 million worth of enforcement activity.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office also provides funding to local authorities as a contribution to the costs they incur when supporting unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC), which is in addition to the money provided through the local government finance settlement. In May 2019, the Home Office announced a significant increase in the funding: from 1 April 2019, local authorities now receive £114 per UASC per night for each UASC in their care, regardless of their age or when they entered the UK. This represented a 61% increase to the lowest rate that was previously paid.</p><p> </p><p>Future spending decisions on the Controlling Migration Fund and funding for Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children will be taken at the Comprehensive Spending Review this year.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 12/03/2020 16:43:14 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1035064

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Royal Bank of Scotland: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that grant funding from the RBS alternative remedies package is not used to update legacy bank IT infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	205204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The government agreed the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)-funded Alternative Remedies Package (the Package) with the European Commission (EC) in September 2017 as a resolution to RBS’ final State aid commitment to divest the part of its business known as Williams &amp; Glyn. The Package was agreed on the basis that it is capable of having an equivalent positive impact on competition in the UK business banking market as the original State aid commitment.</p><p> </p><p>Banking Competition Remedies Ltd (BCR) was established in 2018 as the independent body to implement and oversee the Package. HM Treasury has appointed an independent third-party monitor which reports regularly to HM Treasury on the performance of BCR. The Package consists of a £425m Capability and Innovation Fund (CIF) and a £350m Incentivised Switching Scheme (ISS).</p><p> </p><p>The CIF comprises of 15 pre-determined grants divided into four pools, each with a distinct pro-competition purpose based on criteria agreed between HM Treasury and the EC. Eligible challenger banks and other financial services providers can compete for these grants to develop and improve their financial products and services available to SMEs, and to improve their capability to compete with RBS in the provision of banking services to SMEs.</p><p> </p><p>BCR has responsibility for communicating information regarding the Package to the market. Further information on the Package, including eligibility criteria and timelines for implementation is available on BCR’s website: https://bcr-ltd.com/</p><p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 205205 205206 205207 205208 205209 question first answered 14/01/2019 10:29:30 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman