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1061146

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date	14/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Conduct Authority: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the 10 December 2018 Financial Times article FCA fines against individuals almost treble, whether his Department has made an assessment of the reasons for which fines issued by the Financial Conduct Authority decreased 88 per cent between 2017 and 2018.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	221810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is an independent non-governmental body, given statutory powers by the Financial Services and Markets Act (2000). In view of this independence, HMT does not make an assessment of the fines issued by the FCA. The FCA provides year on year analysis of the fines it levies in its annual enforcement report. The 2017/18 report can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/corporate/annual-report-2017-18-enforcement-performance.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/corporate/annual-report-2017-18-enforcement-performance.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 19/02/2019 12:39:58 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1061147

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Money Laundering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations his Department made to the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering ahead of the release of that body's evaluation of the UK’s anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing regime in December 2018.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	221811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is the global standard-setter on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing. In line with the FATF procedures (available at <a href="http://www.fatf-gafi.org/publications/mutualevaluations/documents/4th-round-procedures.html" target="_blank">http://www.fatf-gafi.org/publications/mutualevaluations/documents/4th-round-procedures.html</a>), HM Treasury submitted supporting documents for its evaluation in autumn 2017, outlining the technical compliance and efficacy of the UK’s regime. HM Treasury officials subsequently engaged with FATF assessors during on-site meetings in March 2018 and at face-to-face meetings in August 2018. The UK’s report was formally agreed by FATF members at the October 2018 FATF plenary meeting and published on 7 December 2018.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 19/02/2019 12:42:05 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1061148

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Money Laundering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to implement the recommendations made by the Financial Action Task Force in its recent assessment of the UK's anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing regime.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	221812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>In its recent assessment of the UK's anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing (AML/CTF) regime, the Financial Action Task Force gave the UK the strongest results of 60 countries it has assessed to date. Out of the 11 areas assessed, the UK received the highest possible rating in 4 and the second highest rating in a further 4.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The strong assessment of the UK’s system reflects the UK’s commitment to tackling illicit finance – as reflected through recent reforms such as the establishment of the National Economic Crime Centre, the establishment of the Office for Professional Anti-Money Laundering Supervision (OPBAS) within the Financial Conduct Authority, the new measures introduced in the Criminal Finances Act 2017, and the implementation of the Money Laundering Regulations 2017.</p><p> </p><p>In January, the Chancellor and Home Secretary launched the Economic Crime Strategic Board which will work with senior figures from the public and private sectors to tackle economic crime. The Board, which will meet twice a year, will set priorities, direct resources and scrutinise performance against the economic crime threat. It is through the work of this Board, and the ongoing Treasury and Home Office-led economic crime reform programme, that the Financial Action Task Force’s recommendations will be addressed.</p><p> </p><p>On 13 February, I co-chaired an AML/CFT Supervision roundtable with the Minister of State for Security &amp; Economic Crime, with attendance from across the professional body supervision regime. This provided an important opportunity to emphasise the commitment of government to tackling illicit finance in the accountancy and legal sectors, to reaffirm my support for OPBAS in raising supervision standards and to make clear to attendees their responsibility to address the recommendations made by FATF during their review of the UK’s AML/CFT regime.</p><p> </p><p>There is work already in train to address some of the recommendations. For example, the government is already committed to:</p><ul><li><p>Reforming the Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) regime, to further improve the use of financial intelligence in the UK</p></li><li><p>Regulating virtual currencies for AML/CTF purposes by the end of 2019, to tackle emerging risks in the sector</p></li><li><p>Taking appropriate action on mitigating the threats posed by limited partnerships, on which the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy published proposals in December 2018</p></li><li><p>A broader package of reforms to Companies House which will be consulted on later this year, and</p></li><li><p>Strengthening the AML supervisory regime through the work of the OPBAS.</p></li></ul> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 19/02/2019 14:27:16 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1061227

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	General Practitioners: Oxford
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of GP appointment waiting times in Oxford.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	221835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>The proportion of general practitioner (GP) appointments by date and time between booking date and appointment date in Oxford Clinical Commissioning Group for the months November 2017 to December 2018 is presented in the attached table. The data on GP appointments are from a new data collection and are still experimental i.e. the data and collection method are still being refined and improved. NHS Digital’s data on ‘time from booking to appointment’ does not take into consideration that many patients will be appropriately booking ahead as part of the continuity of care they receive for long-term conditions. Other factors that drive the time from a booking to an appointment include appointment availability at the practice, patient availability, the urgency of the appointment and GP advice.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 19/02/2019 17:24:06 question first ministerially corrected 21/02/2019 10:24:53 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine attachment 1 file name 221835 formatted table.docx title GP appointments Oxford CCG previous answer version 103151 answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine attachment 1 file name PQ221587 attached tables.docx title PQ221835 attached table
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1061231

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many suppliers have been excluded from bidding for contracts due to their not meeting the criteria specified in Procurement Policy Note 03/14 in each Department in each year since 2014.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	221839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 19/02/2019 17:35:20 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1060631

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to Mary Aiston's oral evidence to the Treasury Committee on 30 January 2019, what steps HMRC is taking to ensure that people affected by the disguised remuneration loan charge are not forced to sell their homes.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	221022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>HMRC will never force somebody to sell their main home to pay for their Disguised Remuneration (DR) debt, or the loan charge. Anybody who is worried about being able to pay what they owe should get in touch with HMRC as soon as possible. They have a number of ways to help those who are genuinely unable to make a full payment of tax on time, for example, by arranging payments by instalments. HMRC’s Debt Management team are also trained to identify customers who are vulnerable and will refer them to HMRC’s specialist “Needs enhanced support” team. They will tailor their support to meet the needs of the individual.</p><p> </p><p>DR schemes are contrived arrangements that pay loans in place of ordinary remuneration with the sole purpose of avoiding income tax and National Insurance contributions.</p><p> </p><p>Since the announcement of the 2019 loan charge at Budget 2016, HMRC has now agreed settlements on disguised remuneration schemes with employers and individuals totalling over £1 billion. Pay As You Earn (PAYE) liabilities fall on the employer in the first instance. The charge on DR loans does not change this principle and the employee will only be liable where the amount cannot reasonably be collected from the employer, such as where the employer is offshore or no longer exists. Around 85% of the settlement yield since 2016 is from employers, with less than 15% from individuals.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC is working hard to help individuals get out of avoidance for good and offer manageable and sustainable payment plans wherever possible. It carefully considers each case and there is no maximum limit on how long a customer can be given to pay what they owe. HMRC considers a customer’s ability to pay on a case by case basis and decisions are based on each individual’s personal circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC has simplified the process for those who want to settle their use of DR schemes before the loan charge arises. DR scheme users who currently have an income of less than £50,000 and are no longer engaging in tax avoidance can automatically agree a payment plan of up to five years without the need to give HMRC detailed information about their income and assets. This arrangement has been extended to 7 years for scheme users who have an income of less than £30,000.</p><p> </p><p>Anybody who is worried about being able to pay what they owe should get in touch with HMRC as soon as possible. They have a number of ways to help those who are genuinely unable to make a full payment of tax on time, for example, by arranging payments by instalments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 18/02/2019 17:14:42 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1059019

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	National County Lines Coordination Centre
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2019 to Question 217156, whether the National County Lines Coordination Centre will be reporting on its activities.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	219569
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>The National County Lines Co-ordination Centre is a joint initiative between the National Crime Agency and the National Police Chiefs’ Council, supported by £3.6m of Home Office funding.</p><p>The NCLCC supports operational policing as well as providing a central point at which intelligence and information is shared and the links with criminal exploitation and illegal drugs markets are identified. The NCLCC co-ordinates weeks of intensive law enforcement action focusing activity and support on areas of highest risk. The NCA publishes information on the outcome of these weeks of action and details of the most recent activity in January, which led to over 600 arrests and 1000 people safeguarded, are available at nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 18/02/2019 17:20:42 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1056766

registered interest
date	07/02/2019
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	Hunting
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 his Department will review the list of exemptions for hunting with dogs in the Hunting Act 2004 with specific reference to deer hunting.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	218367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department has no plans to review the list of exemptions in the Hunting Act 2004.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 12/02/2019 13:30:57 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1054998

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Health Professions: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to publicise his Department's consultation on mandatory training on learning disabilities for healthcare professionals.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	217137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>We consulted with a wide range of organisations, including those representing people with learning disability, to develop the consultation document on mandatory training on learning disabilities for health and social care professionals.</p><p> </p><p>Once the consultation opens, we will seek to widely publicise the consultation, including through our arm’s length bodies, voluntary sector organisations, professional groups, and health and social care providers.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 08/02/2019 14:50:05 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1055259

registered interest
date	05/02/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Bahrain: Political Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the number of political prisoners in Bahrain.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	217152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>We do not hold figures for the number of political prisoners in Bahrain.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 08/02/2019 14:56:07 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt previous answer version 100748 answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds