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438562

registered interest
date	15/12/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Post Offices: Bank Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress has been made in negotiations with Lloyd's Bank plc about business banking services being offered through the Post Office.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	20207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>The Post Office is negotiating with the major banks, including Lloyds and Barclays, with a view to extending and standardising the services available to the banks’ small business customers. These are commercial negotiations which are still ongoing. The Government is clear that completion of these negotiations should be a priority.</p><br /><p>The Government is keen to see continued and wider availability of banking services through Post Office branches. In this context, we welcome the recent agreement between HSBC and the Post Office to provide HSBC’s business customers with services through Post Office branches.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 20208 question first answered 11/01/2016 10:25:43 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

438563

registered interest
date	15/12/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Post Offices: Bank Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what progress has been made in negotiations with Barclays Bank plc about business banking services being offered through the Post Office.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	20208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>The Post Office is negotiating with the major banks, including Lloyds and Barclays, with a view to extending and standardising the services available to the banks’ small business customers. These are commercial negotiations which are still ongoing. The Government is clear that completion of these negotiations should be a priority.</p><br /><p>The Government is keen to see continued and wider availability of banking services through Post Office branches. In this context, we welcome the recent agreement between HSBC and the Post Office to provide HSBC’s business customers with services through Post Office branches.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman grouped question UIN 20207 question first answered 11/01/2016 10:25:43 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

438593

registered interest
date	15/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Banks: Access
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department holds on the number of communities of 5,000 people or more in England where there is no bank branch within a radius of three miles.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	20209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government does not hold the information requested.</p><br /><p>Banks and building societies need to balance customer interests, market competition, and other commercial factors when considering their strategy. Decisions on the opening and closing of individual branches are taken by the management of each bank on a commercial basis without intervention from Government.</p><br /><p>The Government welcomed the industry-wide Access to Banking protocol announced in March 2015. From the first of May this year, each participating bank has committed to carry out a number of steps if it is closing a branch, including the preparation of meaningful local impact assessments. There is a commitment to a review of the operation of the protocol after one year, and the Government looks forward to its conclusions.</p><br /><p>The availability of alternative locations for accessing basic banking services is also important. The ongoing negotiation between the banks and the Post Office to agree a standard set of services – to be made available to personal and small business banking customers at Post Office counters across the country – remains vital. The Government is clear that completion of these negotiations should be a priority.</p><br /> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 17/12/2015 16:33:26 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

431596

registered interest
date	23/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when his Department plans to respond to the Eleventh Report from the Treasury Committee, Session 2014-15, Conduct and competition in SME lending, HC204.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	17246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government response, which was published on 21 December 2015, is available on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 25/01/2016 17:20:18 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

429384

registered interest
date	19/11/2015
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	Morocco: Western Sahara
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will discuss with the Moroccan ambassador to the UK Morocco's ban on the UN Secretary General's Personal Envoy to the Western Sahara visiting Western Sahara during his visit to that region to facilitate negotiations called for by the UN Security Council.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	16971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2015 answer text <p>With Ambassadors of other members of the Group of Friends of Western Sahara, the British Ambassador to Morocco raised this issue with the Moroccan Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs on 13 November. The Group of Friends welcomed the assurances they received that the Secretary-General's Envoy would not be prevented from visiting Western Sahara.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 27/11/2015 12:37:43 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

428100

registered interest
date	13/11/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Housing: Fuel Oil
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what steps her Department is taking to support the development of domestic oil purchasing syndicates.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	16277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2015 answer text <p>I continue to see domestic oil purchasing syndicates as an important route for consumers to get the best price possible. My priority is keeping bills low for hardworking families and businesses, and with winter on its way it makes sense for consumers to plan ahead. The Department also recommends heating oil users to buy their heating fuel sooner rather than later to avoid longer delivery times as demand increases.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 20/11/2015 14:58:38 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

427500

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electronic Government: Welsh Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans the Government has to ensure that GOV.UK is accessible by Welsh speakers in the Welsh language.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	16059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government is enthusiastically committed to the Welsh language and to providing Government services in the Welsh language where there is demand for them.</p><p>The Cabinet Office is improving the quality of service for Welsh speakers through user research, conducted jointly by the Wales Office and the Government Digital Service (GDS), as well as feedback from subject matter experts in governmental Welsh Language Units.</p><p>GDS has liaised with government departments on a user needs-based review of current Welsh-language content on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>. The content in Welsh will be more prominently promoted from the equivalent English-language pages.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 15926 question first answered 19/11/2015 12:04:06 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

427505

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Welsh Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when his Department introduced the Welsh Language Scheme; when that scheme was last updated; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	15926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government is enthusiastically committed to the Welsh language and to providing Government services in the Welsh language where there is demand for them.</p><p>The Cabinet Office is improving the quality of service for Welsh speakers through user research, conducted jointly by the Wales Office and the Government Digital Service (GDS), as well as feedback from subject matter experts in governmental Welsh Language Units.</p><p>GDS has liaised with government departments on a user needs-based review of current Welsh-language content on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>. The content in Welsh will be more prominently promoted from the equivalent English-language pages.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 16059 question first answered 19/11/2015 12:04:06 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

427836

registered interest
date	10/11/2015
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Environment Protection: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, on what grounds the decision was taken to refuse Crown consent for provisions within the Environment Bill currently passing through the Welsh Assembly.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	15808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <p>The Welsh Government has sought the consent of the Secretary of State to impose the biodiversity duty in the Environment (Wales) Bill on Ministers of the Crown. This request is the subject of ongoing discussions between the UK Government and the Welsh Government.</p> answering member constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire answering member printed Stephen Crabb question first answered 19/11/2015 12:57:35 answering member 1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

427150

registered interest
date	09/11/2015
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	Morocco: Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will (a) discuss with the Moroccan Ambassador to the UK and (b) instruct the British Ambassador to Morocco to investigate the condition and treatment of Ali Aarrass who is on hunger strike in Sale prison.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
uin	15412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2015 answer text <p>Non-Government Organisations reported on 10 November that Ali Aarrass suspended his hunger strike after 72 days. We monitor the human rights situation in Morocco closely.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/11/2015 12:28:34 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams