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758957

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date	08/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2017 to Question 6054, on financial services, if he will make an assessment of the level of lending through (a) banks and (b) peer-to-peer providers to small and medium-sized businesses; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	9635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The British Business Bank published an assessment of the level of lending through banks and peer-to-peer providers to small and medium-sized businesses in its report on Small Business Finance Markets in February 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The report can be found at <a href="http://british-business-bank.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/BBB-SBFM-REPORT-2016-17-web.pdf" target="_blank">http://british-business-bank.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/BBB-SBFM-REPORT-2016-17-web.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government also monitors the Bank of England’s Money and Credit statistical releases and other statistical publications.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 13/09/2017 15:06:09 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

758958

registered interest
date	08/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Crowdfunding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2017 to Question 6055, on crowdfunding, how much of the £120 million channelled by the British Business Bank to UK businesses through peer-to-peer platforms has been allocated to businesses which employ fewer than (a) 50 and (b) 10 people.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	9636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>We do not currently collect data on 'employee number' from delivery partners who provide peer-to-peer lending. We are unable to obtain robust data because it is not included in the mandatory information required by some peer-to-peer delivery partners when lending through their platforms.</p><p> </p><p>However, by their very nature, the vast majority of lending will be to organisations that have less than 50 employees.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 13/09/2017 15:05:05 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

758061

registered interest
date	06/09/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Sign Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department takes to provide (a) information on its services in British Sign Language (BSL) and (b) correspondence in BSL to people whose principal language is BSL.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	9012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>All Treasury publications contain a statement and contact details on how to obtain information in alterative formats or how to make enquiries about HM Treasury and its work.</p><p> </p><p>This commitment includes providing information and responses in British Sign Language (BSL) if requested to so.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 13/09/2017 15:32:09 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

753987

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Halifax Bank of Scotland: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has spent in connection with HBOS fraud cases since they arose.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	6147
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>The investigations into lending by HBOS are a matter for Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) and the Financial Conduct Authority. They are on-going, independent investigations, and it would therefore not be appropriate for the government to intervene. The government expects that the investigation by Professor Russel Griggs will help LBG to resolve outstanding cases as soon as possible, so that any victims of fraud at HBOS Reading can be properly compensated.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 6148 question first answered 07/09/2017 15:48:26 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

753988

registered interest
date	19/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Halifax Bank of Scotland: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what support his Department has given to people affected by the HBOS fraud cases.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	6148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2017 answer text <p>The investigations into lending by HBOS are a matter for Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) and the Financial Conduct Authority. They are on-going, independent investigations, and it would therefore not be appropriate for the government to intervene. The government expects that the investigation by Professor Russel Griggs will help LBG to resolve outstanding cases as soon as possible, so that any victims of fraud at HBOS Reading can be properly compensated.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 6147 question first answered 07/09/2017 15:48:26 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson