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1092630

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Ministerial Policy Advisers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many alleged breaches of the Special Advisers’ Code of Conduct by his Department's Special Advisers have been investigated by the Minister responsible for the appointment in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	235368
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2019 answer text The department holds no central record of such allegations.<p> </p>The conduct of all civil servants, including special advisers, is taken very seriously.<p> </p>Special advisers act in accordance with the Special Adviser Code of Conduct, which includes clear guidance on appropriate conduct in public life.<p> </p>The Code can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/specialadvisers-code-of-conduct answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 29/03/2019 12:56:03 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1092663

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Bermuda
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations his Department has made to the EU on behalf of Bermuda on its inclusion on the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	235377
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK has engaged with a wide range of stakeholders, including all EU Member States and many of the jurisdictions being assessed, as part of the process for agreeing the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes.</p><p> </p><p>Bermuda is a fiscally sovereign jurisdiction, and has been liaising directly with the EU institutions on this issue.</p><p> </p><p>The UK supports the list and has been active in discussions, ensuring the process is fair an objective across all jurisdictions.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 26/03/2019 13:48:00 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1092664

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Taxation: Bermuda
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government has provided assistance to Bermuda to help it fulfil its commitment to comply with required good governance criterion on substance requirements for zero-tax countries of the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	235378
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>As with other jurisdictions subject to the EU’s screening process, the UK has encouraged Bermuda to engage with the EU Commission throughout the process in order to deliver the changes they committed to make in full.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 26/03/2019 13:45:40 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1092759

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	London Capital & Finance: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will compensate investors for losses at London Capital and Finance.
	tabling member constituency	New Forest West
	tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
	uin	235232
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>Investors affected by the failure of London Capital &amp; Finance (LCF) are unlikely to have access to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) in this case. However, it is for the FSCS to determine this as it is an independent body from both HM Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority.</p><p> </p><p>The FSCS’ current assessment is that LCF’s activities are not FSCS-protected, which means LCF’s investors will not be eligible to claim for compensation from the FSCS.</p><p> </p><p>However, the FSCS is working closely with the administrators to understand more about LCF’s activities. If there are circumstances that give rise to potentially valid claims, the FSCS will begin to accept claims against LCF and communicate this on their website.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 26/03/2019 13:06:19 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1092786

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Banking Competition Remedies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made, if any, to Banking Competition Remedies Limited in connection with its awards to banks in general, and Metro Bank in particular.
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	uin	HL14737
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>Banking Competition Remedies (BCR) is the independent body established to implement the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) funded Alternative Remedies Package (the Package). BCR has sole responsibility for Package implementation, including responsibility for decisions on Capability and Innovation Fund (CIF) awards.</p><p> </p><p>Firm supervision is a matter for the independent regulators, in this case, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) which jointly regulate Metro Bank.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL14738 HL14739 question first answered 03/04/2019 16:56:17 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1092787

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Banking Competition Remedies: Metro Bank
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are considering asking, or have asked, Banking Competition Remedies Limited to reconsider the allocation of part of the RBS State aid: alternative remedies package to Metro Bank, in the light of subsequent announcements by Metro Bank of a short fall in equity capital, truncated growth in branch openings and short comings in financial control and governance oversight.
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	uin	HL14738
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>Banking Competition Remedies (BCR) is the independent body established to implement the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) funded Alternative Remedies Package (the Package). BCR has sole responsibility for Package implementation, including responsibility for decisions on Capability and Innovation Fund (CIF) awards.</p><p> </p><p>Firm supervision is a matter for the independent regulators, in this case, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) which jointly regulate Metro Bank.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL14737 HL14739 question first answered 03/04/2019 16:56:17 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1092788

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Metro Bank
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action, if any, they intend to take as a result of the recent concerns raised by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority in relation to Metro Bank and, in particular, that the bank may have provided inaccurate statements to investors.
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	uin	HL14739
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2019 answer text <p>Banking Competition Remedies (BCR) is the independent body established to implement the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) funded Alternative Remedies Package (the Package). BCR has sole responsibility for Package implementation, including responsibility for decisions on Capability and Innovation Fund (CIF) awards.</p><p> </p><p>Firm supervision is a matter for the independent regulators, in this case, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) which jointly regulate Metro Bank.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL14737 HL14738 question first answered 03/04/2019 16:56:17 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1092650

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	British Irish Intergovernmental Conference
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what her planned timeframe is for the next British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference.
	tabling member constituency	Rochdale
	tabling member printed	Tony Lloyd
	uin	235262
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>At the last meeting of the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference in November 2018, the two Governments agreed to hold another meeting in the spring of 2019.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 26/03/2019 11:07:52 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	450 label Biography information for Tony Lloyd

1092585

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Debt Collection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment the Legal Aid Agency makes of the ability to pay of people it takes enforcement action against to recover debt.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
	tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
	uin	235406
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>Enforcement action is a last resort where other methods of recovering outstanding public money have not been successful. In some circumstances, enforcement can be done by way of long term security of assets, for example charging orders over property, which would not require immediate redemption of the sums outstanding. An assessment of an individual’s income, outgoings, capital and equity is conducted when exploring repayment and, where necessary, enforcement options, and the viability of recovering the debt is considered before any action is commenced.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 26/03/2019 17:51:19 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1092587

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance: Ipswich
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take steps to allocate additional resources to reduce the waiting time for a tribunal hearing for employment and support allowance in Ipswich.
	tabling member constituency	Ipswich
	tabling member printed	Sandy Martin
	uin	235347
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>In the last 12 months we have allocated 7 judges to Ipswich as primary or secondary venue, 2 medical members and 2 Disability Qualified Panel Members (DQPMs)</p><p>In Norfolk and Suffolk there is a pool of 6 staff who are deployed to clerk the SSCS hearing venues which are situated in Ipswich, Kings Lynn and Norwich. An additional member of staff will be joining this team from the 1<sup>st</sup> April 2019 to facilitate additional hearings to be held in Norfolk and Suffolk, subject to judicial availability.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice recognises there are delays in the system and it is in the process of recruiting more Judicial office holders in order to increase capacity and help to reduce waiting times for appellants. In the Social Security and Child Support (SSCS) jurisdiction, 225 new medical members have already been appointed and 119 disability qualified members have recently been recruited. The SSCS jurisdiction will also benefit from the fact that 250 fee-paid judges and 100 salaried judges are being recruited across tribunals more widely. In addition, we have recently launched a new digital service to enable speedier processing of appeals and provide a better service for all parties to the proceedings. Information on the new digital service can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-online-service-launched-for-pip-appeals" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-online-service-launched-for-pip-appeal</a></p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 26/03/2019 17:52:21 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4678 label Biography information for Sandy Martin