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786797

registered interest
date	10/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Breathalysers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which Minister of her Department personally approved by seal and signature the Intoximeter EC/IR breath analysis device in June 2005 for use by police forces in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
uin	112309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2017 answer text <p>Ministerial approval for the Intoximeter EC/IR breath analysis device was granted in 2005 by the then Home Office Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, the late Paul Goggins.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 20/11/2017 08:09:07 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

773087

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Fiscal Policy: Monetary Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the inter-relationship between monetary and fiscal policy.
tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
uin	108558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The separation of fiscal and monetary policy is an important feature of the UK’s macroeconomic framework. Monetary policy is the responsibility of the independent Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of England, whereas the Treasury has responsibility for fiscal policy. The MPC has the primary objective, set out in law, of maintaining price stability, currently defined as an inflation target of 2 per cent, as measured by the 12 month increase in the Consumer Prices Index (CPI).</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 26/10/2017 10:43:42 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

773170

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Monetary Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the effects of the Bank of England's Quantitive easing programme.
tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
uin	108556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK’s monetary policy framework, set out in the Bank of England Act 1998 gives operational responsibility for monetary policy to the independent Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). Decisions on the use of monetary policy tools, including quantitative easing, are for the judgement of the MPC.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 26/10/2017 13:07:58 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

752091

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
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, what assessment he has made on the effect on the financial stability of the UK of the Financial Policy Committee's decision of 21 June 2017 to bring forward the assessment of stressed losses on consumer credit lending in the Bank of England's 2017 annual stress test.
tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
uin	5064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The assessment of the effect of the decisions made by the Financial Policy Committee (FPC) on the financial stability of the UK is a matter for the FPC. The government established the independent FPC in 2013, giving the FPC a primary objective to identify, monitor and take action to remove or reduce systemic risks with a view to protecting and enhancing the resilience of the UK financial system. The FPC comprises thirteen members including the Governor and a non-voting member from HM Treasury (currently the Second Permanent Secretary).</p><p> </p><p>Following its recent policy meeting on 21 June, the FPC published the Financial Stability Report (FSR) on 27 June. The FSR set out the FPC’s latest assessment of the outlook for financial stability in the UK, as well as the actions that the FPC has deemed necessary to meet its objectives.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer is legally required to meet the Governor to discuss the FSR and other matters relating to UK financial stability as appropriate, as soon as possible after the publication of the FSR. HM Treasury will publish a record of this meeting within 6 weeks of the meeting taking place.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 5065 5066 5067 question first answered 20/07/2017 14:38:04 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

752092

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
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, what assessment he has made on the effect on the financial stability of the UK of the Financial Policy Committee's decision of 21 June 2017 to raise the UK's Countercyclical Capital Buffer rates from 0 per cent to 0.5 per cent.
tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
uin	5065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The assessment of the effect of the decisions made by the Financial Policy Committee (FPC) on the financial stability of the UK is a matter for the FPC. The government established the independent FPC in 2013, giving the FPC a primary objective to identify, monitor and take action to remove or reduce systemic risks with a view to protecting and enhancing the resilience of the UK financial system. The FPC comprises thirteen members including the Governor and a non-voting member from HM Treasury (currently the Second Permanent Secretary).</p><p> </p><p>Following its recent policy meeting on 21 June, the FPC published the Financial Stability Report (FSR) on 27 June. The FSR set out the FPC’s latest assessment of the outlook for financial stability in the UK, as well as the actions that the FPC has deemed necessary to meet its objectives.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer is legally required to meet the Governor to discuss the FSR and other matters relating to UK financial stability as appropriate, as soon as possible after the publication of the FSR. HM Treasury will publish a record of this meeting within 6 weeks of the meeting taking place.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 5064 5066 5067 question first answered 20/07/2017 14:38:04 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

752093

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
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, what assessment he has made on the effect on the financial stability of the UK of the Financial Policy Committee's decision of 21 June 2017 to set the minimum leverage requirements at 3.25 per cent of non-reserve exposures.
tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
uin	5066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The assessment of the effect of the decisions made by the Financial Policy Committee (FPC) on the financial stability of the UK is a matter for the FPC. The government established the independent FPC in 2013, giving the FPC a primary objective to identify, monitor and take action to remove or reduce systemic risks with a view to protecting and enhancing the resilience of the UK financial system. The FPC comprises thirteen members including the Governor and a non-voting member from HM Treasury (currently the Second Permanent Secretary).</p><p> </p><p>Following its recent policy meeting on 21 June, the FPC published the Financial Stability Report (FSR) on 27 June. The FSR set out the FPC’s latest assessment of the outlook for financial stability in the UK, as well as the actions that the FPC has deemed necessary to meet its objectives.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer is legally required to meet the Governor to discuss the FSR and other matters relating to UK financial stability as appropriate, as soon as possible after the publication of the FSR. HM Treasury will publish a record of this meeting within 6 weeks of the meeting taking place.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 5064 5065 5067 question first answered 20/07/2017 14:38:04 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

752094

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
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, what assessment he has made on the effect on the financial stability of the UK of the Financial Policy Committee's decision of 21 June 2017 to oversee contingency planning to mitigate risk as the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
uin	5067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The assessment of the effect of the decisions made by the Financial Policy Committee (FPC) on the financial stability of the UK is a matter for the FPC. The government established the independent FPC in 2013, giving the FPC a primary objective to identify, monitor and take action to remove or reduce systemic risks with a view to protecting and enhancing the resilience of the UK financial system. The FPC comprises thirteen members including the Governor and a non-voting member from HM Treasury (currently the Second Permanent Secretary).</p><p> </p><p>Following its recent policy meeting on 21 June, the FPC published the Financial Stability Report (FSR) on 27 June. The FSR set out the FPC’s latest assessment of the outlook for financial stability in the UK, as well as the actions that the FPC has deemed necessary to meet its objectives.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer is legally required to meet the Governor to discuss the FSR and other matters relating to UK financial stability as appropriate, as soon as possible after the publication of the FSR. HM Treasury will publish a record of this meeting within 6 weeks of the meeting taking place.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 5064 5065 5066 question first answered 20/07/2017 14:38:05 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

750671

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	TARGET System
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Bank of England’s trial to update the Real-Time Gross Settlement system by use of an interledger programme to synchronise payments.
tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
uin	4425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>As the Bank of England explained in their article ‘<a href="http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/Documents/fintech/ripplepoc.pdf" target="_blank">FinTech Accelerator Proof of Concept’</a>, the Bank of England’s trial found that the Interledger Protocol was able to support synchronisation of payments between two Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) ledgers. The trial highlighted the importance of ensuring that the Bank’s High Value Payments System is able to support multicurrency transactions and cross-border payments, and of ensuring that the Bank’s new RTGS system is compatible with the growing use of new technologies.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 18/07/2017 11:43:20 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

750126

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Agriculture: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it is the Government's policy to (a) maintain or (b) increase the proportion of UK agricultural funding allocated to Scotland under the system that replaces the EU Common Agricultural Policy.
tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
uin	3964
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>We will provide stability to UK farmers as we leave the EU and the Government has committed to provide the same cash total in funds for farm support until the end of the parliament.</p><p> </p><p>It will be for the Scottish Government to decide on the allocation of funding to individual schemes including the Less Favoured Area Support Scheme for 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The Agriculture Bill will ensure that after we leave the EU we have an effective system in place to support UK farmers and protect our natural environment for future generations. The Secretary of State has spoken to Ministers from Scotland and Wales and officials remain in regular contact with the Northern Ireland Executive. We will continue to engage with the devolved administrations and more widely on the design and the appropriate extent of any legislation.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 3965 3966 question first answered 18/07/2017 10:52:30 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

750127

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Agriculture: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy that farmers and crofters in Scotland will receive at least the same level of support after the UK leaves the EU as they do at present.
tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
uin	3966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>We will provide stability to UK farmers as we leave the EU and the Government has committed to provide the same cash total in funds for farm support until the end of the parliament.</p><p> </p><p>It will be for the Scottish Government to decide on the allocation of funding to individual schemes including the Less Favoured Area Support Scheme for 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The Agriculture Bill will ensure that after we leave the EU we have an effective system in place to support UK farmers and protect our natural environment for future generations. The Secretary of State has spoken to Ministers from Scotland and Wales and officials remain in regular contact with the Northern Ireland Executive. We will continue to engage with the devolved administrations and more widely on the design and the appropriate extent of any legislation.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 3964 3965 question first answered 18/07/2017 10:52:30 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford