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1039106

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Social Media: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what statutory options for the regulation of social media companies his Department plans to include in the White Paper on online harm.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	207172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government is publishing a White Paper this year. It will set out a range of legislative and non-legislative measures detailing how we will tackle online harms and set clear responsibilities for tech companies to keep UK citizens safe online. Protecting children from abuse and exploitation online will be a central component of the White Paper.</p><p>We are currently exploring options for a strengthened regulatory approach. As part of that we are engaging a broad range of stakeholders. It is not the Government's practice to provide details of Ministerial meetings which are held as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 207173 207174 207175 question first answered 17/01/2019 16:34:31 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1039107

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the legislation required to help ensure that children are protected from online harms; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	207173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government is publishing a White Paper this year. It will set out a range of legislative and non-legislative measures detailing how we will tackle online harms and set clear responsibilities for tech companies to keep UK citizens safe online. Protecting children from abuse and exploitation online will be a central component of the White Paper.</p><p>We are currently exploring options for a strengthened regulatory approach. As part of that we are engaging a broad range of stakeholders. It is not the Government's practice to provide details of Ministerial meetings which are held as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 207172 207174 207175 question first answered 17/01/2019 16:34:31 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1039108

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Social Media: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of creating a regulator to tackle online harms on social media platforms; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	207174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government is publishing a White Paper this year. It will set out a range of legislative and non-legislative measures detailing how we will tackle online harms and set clear responsibilities for tech companies to keep UK citizens safe online. Protecting children from abuse and exploitation online will be a central component of the White Paper.</p><p>We are currently exploring options for a strengthened regulatory approach. As part of that we are engaging a broad range of stakeholders. It is not the Government's practice to provide details of Ministerial meetings which are held as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 207172 207173 207175 question first answered 17/01/2019 16:34:31 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1035064

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Royal Bank of Scotland: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that grant funding from the RBS alternative remedies package is not used to update legacy bank IT infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	205204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The government agreed the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)-funded Alternative Remedies Package (the Package) with the European Commission (EC) in September 2017 as a resolution to RBS’ final State aid commitment to divest the part of its business known as Williams &amp; Glyn. The Package was agreed on the basis that it is capable of having an equivalent positive impact on competition in the UK business banking market as the original State aid commitment.</p><p> </p><p>Banking Competition Remedies Ltd (BCR) was established in 2018 as the independent body to implement and oversee the Package. HM Treasury has appointed an independent third-party monitor which reports regularly to HM Treasury on the performance of BCR. The Package consists of a £425m Capability and Innovation Fund (CIF) and a £350m Incentivised Switching Scheme (ISS).</p><p> </p><p>The CIF comprises of 15 pre-determined grants divided into four pools, each with a distinct pro-competition purpose based on criteria agreed between HM Treasury and the EC. Eligible challenger banks and other financial services providers can compete for these grants to develop and improve their financial products and services available to SMEs, and to improve their capability to compete with RBS in the provision of banking services to SMEs.</p><p> </p><p>BCR has responsibility for communicating information regarding the Package to the market. Further information on the Package, including eligibility criteria and timelines for implementation is available on BCR’s website: https://bcr-ltd.com/</p><p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 205205 205206 205207 205208 205209 question first answered 14/01/2019 10:29:30 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1035066

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Royal Bank of Scotland: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps he has taken to encourage challenger business banking service providers to bid for Pool A and Pool B grants from the RBS alternative remedies package.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	205205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The government agreed the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)-funded Alternative Remedies Package (the Package) with the European Commission (EC) in September 2017 as a resolution to RBS’ final State aid commitment to divest the part of its business known as Williams &amp; Glyn. The Package was agreed on the basis that it is capable of having an equivalent positive impact on competition in the UK business banking market as the original State aid commitment.</p><p> </p><p>Banking Competition Remedies Ltd (BCR) was established in 2018 as the independent body to implement and oversee the Package. HM Treasury has appointed an independent third-party monitor which reports regularly to HM Treasury on the performance of BCR. The Package consists of a £425m Capability and Innovation Fund (CIF) and a £350m Incentivised Switching Scheme (ISS).</p><p> </p><p>The CIF comprises of 15 pre-determined grants divided into four pools, each with a distinct pro-competition purpose based on criteria agreed between HM Treasury and the EC. Eligible challenger banks and other financial services providers can compete for these grants to develop and improve their financial products and services available to SMEs, and to improve their capability to compete with RBS in the provision of banking services to SMEs.</p><p> </p><p>BCR has responsibility for communicating information regarding the Package to the market. Further information on the Package, including eligibility criteria and timelines for implementation is available on BCR’s website: https://bcr-ltd.com/</p><p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 205204 205206 205207 205208 205209 question first answered 14/01/2019 10:29:31 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1035068

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Royal Bank of Scotland: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that grant funding awarded by Banking Competition Remedies Ltd under the RBS alternative remedies package is used effectively to provide for innovation and competition in the business banking market.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	205206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The government agreed the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)-funded Alternative Remedies Package (the Package) with the European Commission (EC) in September 2017 as a resolution to RBS’ final State aid commitment to divest the part of its business known as Williams &amp; Glyn. The Package was agreed on the basis that it is capable of having an equivalent positive impact on competition in the UK business banking market as the original State aid commitment.</p><p> </p><p>Banking Competition Remedies Ltd (BCR) was established in 2018 as the independent body to implement and oversee the Package. HM Treasury has appointed an independent third-party monitor which reports regularly to HM Treasury on the performance of BCR. The Package consists of a £425m Capability and Innovation Fund (CIF) and a £350m Incentivised Switching Scheme (ISS).</p><p> </p><p>The CIF comprises of 15 pre-determined grants divided into four pools, each with a distinct pro-competition purpose based on criteria agreed between HM Treasury and the EC. Eligible challenger banks and other financial services providers can compete for these grants to develop and improve their financial products and services available to SMEs, and to improve their capability to compete with RBS in the provision of banking services to SMEs.</p><p> </p><p>BCR has responsibility for communicating information regarding the Package to the market. Further information on the Package, including eligibility criteria and timelines for implementation is available on BCR’s website: https://bcr-ltd.com/</p><p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 205204 205205 205207 205208 205209 question first answered 14/01/2019 10:29:31 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1035069

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Royal Bank of Scotland: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how and when the Government plans to make an assessment of the effect on the market share of the five largest business bank account providers of the grant funding awarded by Banking Competition Remedies Ltd under the RBS alternative remedies package.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	205207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The government agreed the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)-funded Alternative Remedies Package (the Package) with the European Commission (EC) in September 2017 as a resolution to RBS’ final State aid commitment to divest the part of its business known as Williams &amp; Glyn. The Package was agreed on the basis that it is capable of having an equivalent positive impact on competition in the UK business banking market as the original State aid commitment.</p><p> </p><p>Banking Competition Remedies Ltd (BCR) was established in 2018 as the independent body to implement and oversee the Package. HM Treasury has appointed an independent third-party monitor which reports regularly to HM Treasury on the performance of BCR. The Package consists of a £425m Capability and Innovation Fund (CIF) and a £350m Incentivised Switching Scheme (ISS).</p><p> </p><p>The CIF comprises of 15 pre-determined grants divided into four pools, each with a distinct pro-competition purpose based on criteria agreed between HM Treasury and the EC. Eligible challenger banks and other financial services providers can compete for these grants to develop and improve their financial products and services available to SMEs, and to improve their capability to compete with RBS in the provision of banking services to SMEs.</p><p> </p><p>BCR has responsibility for communicating information regarding the Package to the market. Further information on the Package, including eligibility criteria and timelines for implementation is available on BCR’s website: https://bcr-ltd.com/</p><p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 205204 205205 205206 205208 205209 question first answered 14/01/2019 10:29:32 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1035071

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Banking Competition Remedies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with Banking Competition Remedies Ltd since the appointment of that organisation's board of directors.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	205208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The government agreed the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)-funded Alternative Remedies Package (the Package) with the European Commission (EC) in September 2017 as a resolution to RBS’ final State aid commitment to divest the part of its business known as Williams &amp; Glyn. The Package was agreed on the basis that it is capable of having an equivalent positive impact on competition in the UK business banking market as the original State aid commitment.</p><p> </p><p>Banking Competition Remedies Ltd (BCR) was established in 2018 as the independent body to implement and oversee the Package. HM Treasury has appointed an independent third-party monitor which reports regularly to HM Treasury on the performance of BCR. The Package consists of a £425m Capability and Innovation Fund (CIF) and a £350m Incentivised Switching Scheme (ISS).</p><p> </p><p>The CIF comprises of 15 pre-determined grants divided into four pools, each with a distinct pro-competition purpose based on criteria agreed between HM Treasury and the EC. Eligible challenger banks and other financial services providers can compete for these grants to develop and improve their financial products and services available to SMEs, and to improve their capability to compete with RBS in the provision of banking services to SMEs.</p><p> </p><p>BCR has responsibility for communicating information regarding the Package to the market. Further information on the Package, including eligibility criteria and timelines for implementation is available on BCR’s website: https://bcr-ltd.com/</p><p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 205204 205205 205206 205207 205209 question first answered 14/01/2019 10:29:32 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1035072

registered interest
date	04/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Banking Competition Remedies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to scrutinise Banking Competition Remedies Ltd's (a) management of the RBS alternative remedies package and (b) other work.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	205209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The government agreed the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)-funded Alternative Remedies Package (the Package) with the European Commission (EC) in September 2017 as a resolution to RBS’ final State aid commitment to divest the part of its business known as Williams &amp; Glyn. The Package was agreed on the basis that it is capable of having an equivalent positive impact on competition in the UK business banking market as the original State aid commitment.</p><p> </p><p>Banking Competition Remedies Ltd (BCR) was established in 2018 as the independent body to implement and oversee the Package. HM Treasury has appointed an independent third-party monitor which reports regularly to HM Treasury on the performance of BCR. The Package consists of a £425m Capability and Innovation Fund (CIF) and a £350m Incentivised Switching Scheme (ISS).</p><p> </p><p>The CIF comprises of 15 pre-determined grants divided into four pools, each with a distinct pro-competition purpose based on criteria agreed between HM Treasury and the EC. Eligible challenger banks and other financial services providers can compete for these grants to develop and improve their financial products and services available to SMEs, and to improve their capability to compete with RBS in the provision of banking services to SMEs.</p><p> </p><p>BCR has responsibility for communicating information regarding the Package to the market. Further information on the Package, including eligibility criteria and timelines for implementation is available on BCR’s website: https://bcr-ltd.com/</p><p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 205204 205205 205206 205207 205208 question first answered 14/01/2019 10:29:32 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1024721

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Aiding and Abetting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) adequacy of the law of joint enterprise and (b) implications for his policies of the Supreme Court decision in R v Jogee 2016.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	202045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not believe that any changes to the law on joint enterprise are currently needed but intend to keep the matter under review.</p><p> </p><p>The law on joint enterprise is not set out in statute but is a common law doctrine. The Supreme Court judgment in <em>R v Jogee</em> amended a specific narrow element of the law in this area and did not call for Parliament to legislate.</p><p> </p><p>It is for our independent courts to interpret the law, as laid down by the Supreme Court. The Crown Prosecution Service has amended its guidance on secondary liability for prosecutors in line with the <em>Jogee</em> judgment and that guidance, published in May this year, aims to provide a clear direction for prosecutors in this area of law.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 21/12/2018 14:28:52 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman