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date	08/03/2017
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Lloyds Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, if he will make representations to the Serious Fraud Office to open an inquiry into any activity of Lloyds Bank Consumer Debt Recovery and Alder King.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	67052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2017 answer text <p>The Serious Fraud Office is an independent Government department which investigates and prosecutes serious or complex fraud, bribery and corruption. In considering whether to take on an investigation, the Director David Green CB QC applies a Statement of Principle, which includes consideration of:</p><p> </p><ul><li>whether the apparent criminality undermines UK PLC’s commercial or financial interests in general and the City of London in particular;</li><li>whether the actual or potential financial loss involved is high;</li><li>whether actual or potential economic harm is significant;</li><li>whether there is a significant public interest element, and;</li><li>whether there is a new type of fraud.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The SFO has given full and lengthy consideration to allegations against Lloyds Bank Consumer Debt Recovery and Alder King but they did not meet the threshold for the Director to open an SFO investigation.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 14/03/2017 16:31:54 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

424503

registered interest
date	28/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Lloyds Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will hold discussions with Lloyds Bank on that company prioritising the payment of dividends to encourage small shareholders to retain shares for the long term, in advance of further sales of the Government's stake in that company.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	13762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government is planning to encourage long-term share ownership in Lloyds shares, offering the incentive of bonus shares for longer-term investors.</p><br /><p>Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) remains a commercial company in which the Government is currently a shareholder. The Government’s shareholding is managed at arm’s length from HM Treasury by UK Financial Investments (UKFI). The Government does not involve itself in the commercial decisions of LBG. Whether or not to pay dividends to its shareholders is a commercial decision to be made by the bank’s independent management team.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 02/11/2015 16:09:12 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

420975

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Lloyds Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the reasons are for the timing of his Department's sale of the remaining £2 billion of Lloyds' shares.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	11718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer stated his intention to return Lloyds Banking Group to the private sector over the coming year in his Mansion House speech of June 2015. The proposal to launch a retail sale in Spring 2016 is consistent with this commitment.</p><br /><p>The Government is determined to build a share-owning democracy and to continue to reduce the national debt by making Lloyds shares available to the public. Final decisions around the timing of a sale are dependent on market conditions, among other factors.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 21/10/2015 13:41:21 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

349623

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Lloyds Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects the next tranche of the share sale of Lloyds Bank to take place; and what steps he plans to take to ensure the widest share ownership.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	1827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>On 1 June 2015 the Chancellor extended the successful trading plan, which will continue to dispose of Lloyds shares into the market until no later than 31 December 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government has also announced that a sale to include retail investors will take place within the next twelve months</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 18/06/2015 11:11:17 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell