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1461847

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date	11/05/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cryptocurrencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress he has made towards making the UK an attractive place for cryptocurrency companies to operate.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>The government set out at Fintech Week our firm ambition to make Britain a global hub for cryptoasset technology and investment. We want to ensure firms can invest, innovate and scale up in this country. And we have announced a number of reforms which will see the regulation and aspects of tax treatment of cryptoassets evolve – our clear message to cryptoasset firms is that the UK is open for business.</p><p> </p><p>These include committing to consult on a future regulatory regime later this year; legislating to bring stablecoins into payments regulation; setting up a ministerial-chaired Cryptoasset Engagement Group, bringing together key figures in industry; working with the Royal Mint to create a Non-Fungible Token; and exploring ways of enhancing the competitiveness of the UK tax system to encourage further development of the cryptoasset market in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>These commitments are in line with our objectives to create a regulatory environment in which firms can innovate, while crucially ensuring financial stability and high regulatory standards so that people can use new technologies both reliably and safely.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 16/05/2022 13:47:07 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1461850

registered interest
date	11/05/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Competition
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 support the financial sector to increase its competitiveness.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>In his Mansion House statement last July, the Chancellor set out the Government’s vision an open, competitive, green, and technologically advanced financial services.</p><p> </p><p>A sweeping set of reforms to sharpen the UK’s competitive advantage in financial services is already underway. As set out in the Queen's Speech, the upcoming Financial Services and Markets Bill will deliver on these commitments by implementing the outcomes of the Future Regulatory Framework (FRF) Review as well as a series of important initiatives underpinning the Government’s ambitious vision for the financial services sector.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 16/05/2022 13:42:05 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1461851

registered interest
date	11/05/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Motor Insurance: Fees and Charges
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 help reduce insurance premiums for motorists.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>Insurers use their claims experience and other industry-wide statistics to assess the risks posed by an individual and set the terms and price at which they will offer insurance cover. The Government does not generally intervene in these commercial decisions by insurers.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government has made reforms to the whiplash claims process which came into force on 31 May 2021. This has reduced the financial burden on consumers. Further, motorists will be spared a possible £50 annual insurance hike, as the government continues to assist with cost-of-living pressures and uses post-Brexit freedoms to scrap the EU’s Vnuk motor insurance law.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA rules also now require insurers for motor insurance to offer renewing customers a price that is no higher than they would pay as a new customer.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In the first quarter of 2022, the average cost to motorists for their insurance fell to the lowest level in over six years, according to the Association of British Insurers latest Motor Insurance Premium Tracker.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to monitor this closely.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 16/05/2022 13:40:59 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1461868

registered interest
date	11/05/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great British Railways: Location
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to establish a new headquarters for Great British Railways.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>A competition to select a national headquarters for Great British Railways was launched on 5 February and is being overseen by the Great British Railways Transition Team (GBRTT). GBRTT received 42 applications. A shortlist is being finalised, using GBRTT’s published selection criteria. The towns and cities on the shortlist will go forward to a public consultative vote shortly. Ministers will then make a final decision later this year, based on all information gathered.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 17/05/2022 09:27:52 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1461870

registered interest
date	11/05/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great British Railways: Location
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when his Department will announce the location a new headquarters for Great British Railways.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>The shortlist of towns and cities for the Great British Railways headquarters will be announced shortly. Following an online consultative public vote, the location of the Great British Railways headquarters will be announced later this year.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 17/05/2022 09:25:17 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1461874

registered interest
date	11/05/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation and Shipping: Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to identify Russian-owned aircraft and ships located in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>We are actively working with departments and agencies across government, with industry, and Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories, to enforce sanctions against Russia – including the identification of Russian-owned aircraft and ships.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 17/05/2022 09:21:00 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1461879

registered interest
date	11/05/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation and Shipping: Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Russian-owned vessels have been seized at ports and airfields since sanctions have been introduced in response to the invasion of Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	714
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>We are actively working with departments and agencies across Government to identify all aircraft and vessels, including leisure craft, that fall within the scope of the sanctions Regulations. To date, three aircraft have been detained, and two remain under a restriction of flying order pending investigation. At least 28 ships have been frustrated by the maritime sanctions, and one superyacht has been detained.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 17/05/2022 09:17:57 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1461884

registered interest
date	11/05/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Shipping: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to ensure the Maritime Labour Convention applies to all vessels operating in UK territorial waters.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>It is both the Department’s policy, and the United Kingdom’s legal obligation, as a country which has ratified the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC), to apply the standards of the MLC to UK flagged ships anywhere in the world and to foreign flagged ships calling at UK ports.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 17/05/2022 10:03:42 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1461888

registered interest
date	11/05/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to ensure an integrated transport system across the whole of England.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is committed to supporting closer integration between all forms of transport and it is a critical criteria as we assess our investments. Furthermore, we are delivering goals set out in our National Bus Strategy and Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail to better integrate bus and rail networks with each other, as well as connecting to onward travel options, including cycling and walking.</p><p>The Department also works closely with other departments across Whitehall such as the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to ensure that our investments integrate with broader government investment plans.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 17/05/2022 09:42:31 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1461899

registered interest
date	11/05/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Records: Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to amend the Public Records Act so that the statute includes information held, transmitted or recorded through electronic communications.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to amend the Public Records Act regarding information held, transmitted or recorded through electronic communications. Section 10 (1) of the Act already encompasses not only written records but ‘records conveying information by any other means whatsoever’ including information held and recorded through electronic communications.</p><p>Guidance is also provided in Section 46 Code of Practice on the Management of Records issued by me as the Secretary of State for DCMS under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). The Code was updated and published in July 2021 (as outlined in the Written Statement of 15 July 2021, HCWS185). It provides principle-based guidance for relevant public authorities on contemporary information management practice in the modern digital working environment.</p><p>There also exists a variety of supporting guidance at both departmental and cross government level that provides advice for ministers, private offices and civil servants on their record keeping responsibilities. This guidance is kept under review and updated in response to changes in technology and ways of working.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 17/05/2022 12:10:43 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord