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1315404

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Administration of Justice: Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on plans to review the relationship between Government and the courts.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	900185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2021 answer text <p>Her Majesty last week announced that there will be a bill in this session. our aim in any measures we take forward following our recent consultation will not be to curtail the power of the courts, as the Government’s critics have suggested, but rather to enhance it, and to restore the proper balance between courts, parliament and the executive.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 18/05/2021 14:57:23 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1313426

registered interest
date	11/05/2021
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the Government plans to bring forward its Health and Disability Green Paper.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>Given the necessary focus on the departmental response to Covid-19, we are working to a longer timescale than previously anticipated. We are continuing engagement with disabled people and their representatives and plan to publish the formal consultation document in the coming months.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 17/05/2021 15:02:28 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1313428

registered interest
date	11/05/2021
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when her Department plans to publish its National Strategy for Disabled People.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving the lives of disabled people, and will publish the National Strategy for Disabled People in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 17/05/2021 14:59:58 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1311850

registered interest
date	23/04/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	International Financing Facility for Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his Department's plans are for the International Finance Facility for Education (IFFEd) initiative; and what proportion of the £300 million the UK committed to IFFEd in 2019 has been spent to date.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	186187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>We are committed to innovative means of aid financing that provide financial leverage for every pound of UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) in education. The International Finance Facility for Education (IFFEd) is such a mechanism - that is why the Prime Minister committed £300 million towards IFFEd at the UN General Assembly in September 2019, consisting of £100 million in grant funding, and £200 million in paid-in cash and guarantees.</p><p>We await sufficient interest from other donor countries to share the fiduciary risk of this promising innovation.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 28/04/2021 12:23:33 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1311853

registered interest
date	23/04/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Global Partnership for Education: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will take steps to allocate £600 million to the Global Partnership for Education to deliver on his commitment of 12 years of quality education for all girls.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	186188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>The Prime Minister and President Kenyatta of Kenya will co-host the Global Education Summit: Financing the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) in London in July 2021. No decision has yet been taken on the UK's next contribution to GPE, and details will follow in due course.</p><p>As co-hosts of the Summit, we are using all the means at our disposal to help the Global Partnership for Education secure its five-year rolling financing target of up to $5 billion (2021-2026). A well-funded GPE will be central to delivering our two ambitious global objectives of getting 40 million more girls in school, and 20 million more girls reading by age 10 in the next 5 years.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 28/04/2021 12:22:07 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1307988

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of continuing to cover the cost of replacing an expired 90 day vignette at a cost of £154 where a visa has expired due to flights being cancelled as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	179216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office has taken active steps to assist individuals planning to come to the UK by extending the 30-day entry clearance vignettes to 90 days.</p><p>If their 90 day vignette has expired, the individual will need to apply for a replacement by completing the online form on GOV.UK:</p><p><a href="https://visas-immigration.service.gov.uk/visa-type" target="_blank">https://visas-immigration.service.gov.uk/visa-type</a></p><p>We strongly advise individuals to only apply for a new visa, or apply to replace an expired vignette, when they are confident they can travel to the UK given the restrictions on international travel at this time.. The new vignette will be valid for a period of 90 days. If they cannot travel during this time, they may need to apply again to update their vignette.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/04/2021 15:57:46 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1301791

registered interest
date	11/03/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Financial Services: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make a statement on the importance of financial education at primary level.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	167382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text <p>It is important that pupils are well prepared to manage their money, make sound financial decisions and know where to seek further information, if required. The Department has introduced a rigorous mathematics curriculum, which provides pupils with the knowledge and skills to make important financial decisions and has also published statutory and non-statutory programmes of study for mathematics and citizenship that outline what pupils should be taught about financial education from Key Stages one to four.</p><p>In 2014, for the first time, financial literacy was made statutory within the National Curriculum as part of the citizenship curriculum for 11 to 16 year olds. To enable schools to plan their whole curriculum, we also published a non-statutory citizenship curriculum for Key Stages one and two, which is clear that, by the end of primary education, pupils should be taught how to look after their money and realise that future wants and needs may be met through saving.</p><p> </p><p>In the primary mathematics curriculum, there is a strong emphasis on the arithmetical knowledge that pupils should have. This knowledge is vital, as a strong understanding of numeracy will underpin pupils’ ability to manage budgets and money. There is also some specific content about financial education, including calculations with money.</p><p> </p><p>Primary schools are free to include additional content on financial management in their curricula, including working with external experts. The Department does not monitor this and trusts schools to use their professional judgement and understanding of their pupils to develop the right teaching approach for their particular context.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to work closely with the Money and Pensions Service and other stakeholders such as Her Majesty’s Treasury, to consider what can be learned from other sector initiatives and whether there is scope to provide further support for the teaching of financial education in schools.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 164523 164524 question first answered 16/03/2021 14:46:35 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1301935

registered interest
date	11/03/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Bank Services: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of online banking fraud against individuals there were in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	167256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2021 answer text <p>ONS figures on fraud are broken down into ‘Bank and credit account fraud’, ‘Consumer and retail fraud’, ‘Advance fee fraud’ and ‘Other fraud’. There is no specific breakdown relating to online banking fraud, although last year (March 2020) 53% of all fraud incidents estimated by the CSEW were thought to be cyber-related.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Office of National Statistics:</strong> Cheque, plastic card and online bank accounts (not PSP) fraud reports, however, it’s worth nothing this will include individual victim reports <strong>and</strong> reports from businesses</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year ending September 2015</p></td><td><p>269,709</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year ending September 2016</p></td><td><p>284,743</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year ending September 2017</p></td><td><p>286,979</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year ending September 2018</p></td><td><p>270,154</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year ending September 2019</p></td><td><p>325,436</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year ending September 2020</p></td><td><p>311,625</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Government takes all forms of fraud very seriously and continues to work closely with the banking and finance industry, consumer protection and victim support groups to prevent scams by closing down the vulnerabilities fraudsters exploit in order and to ensure the victim remains at the centre of our considerations by making sure they are better protected.</p><p>The Government’s ambitious Economic Crime Plan (ECP) sets out the significant action we are taking in close conjunction with the private sector to combat all economic crimes.</p><p>The ECP sets out 7 priority areas agreed in January 2019 by the Economic Crime Strategic Board, the ministerial level public-private board charged with setting the UK’s strategic priorities for combatting economic crime and strengthening the powers and capabilities of law enforcement, powers, the justice system and private sector to detect, deter and disrupt <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/economic-crime-plan-2019-to-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/economic-crime-plan-2019-to-2022</a></p><p>We are also investing more to tackle economic crime. The 2020 Spending Review announced an increase in the Government’s efforts to combat economic crime by providing an additional £30.5 million in resource and £32.5 million in capital funding in 2021/22, including support for the National Economic Crime Centre (NECC) and City of London Police as national lead force for fraud.</p><p>We have also launched the Suspicious Email Reporting Service, run by the National Cyber Security Centre, which enables the public to report scams and anything appearing suspicious. Already over 5 million reports have been received, leading to over 36,000 scams taken down from the internet and the closure of over 71,000 harmful websites.</p><p>The Financial Conduct Agency (FCA) requires banks to maintain effective systems and controls to prevent the risk they might be used for financial crime. The protection for consumers who fall victim to fraudulent transactions is set out in the Payment Services Regulations 2017 which state a customer who claims they did not authorise a transaction on their account must receive a refund from their bank, unless the bank has reasonable grounds to suspect the customer is liable for the transaction (for example due to customer fraud or gross negligence).</p><p>The Government is committed to tackling fraud and ensuring victims of Authorised Push Payment (APP) scams are protected. The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) published a call for views on APP scams in February 2021 which set out various measures which could deliver a higher level of protection for consumers. The Government looks forward to engaging with the outcomes of the PSR's call for views, including considering what further actions may be necessary to make progress on this issue.</p><p>Finally, it remains important the public reports fraud to Action Fraud either by phone on 0300 123 2040 or via:</p><p><a href="http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/report_fraud" target="_blank">http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/report_fraud</a>.</p><p>Scam emails and texts can be reported by texting your mobile provide on 7726 or forwarding suspicious emails to <a href="mailto:report@phishing.gov.uk" target="_blank">report@phishing.gov.uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 167257 question first answered 19/03/2021 11:32:50 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1301936

registered interest
date	11/03/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Bank Services: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to strengthen protections for consumers against online banking fraud.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	167257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2021 answer text <p>ONS figures on fraud are broken down into ‘Bank and credit account fraud’, ‘Consumer and retail fraud’, ‘Advance fee fraud’ and ‘Other fraud’. There is no specific breakdown relating to online banking fraud, although last year (March 2020) 53% of all fraud incidents estimated by the CSEW were thought to be cyber-related.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Office of National Statistics:</strong> Cheque, plastic card and online bank accounts (not PSP) fraud reports, however, it’s worth nothing this will include individual victim reports <strong>and</strong> reports from businesses</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year ending September 2015</p></td><td><p>269,709</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year ending September 2016</p></td><td><p>284,743</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year ending September 2017</p></td><td><p>286,979</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year ending September 2018</p></td><td><p>270,154</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year ending September 2019</p></td><td><p>325,436</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year ending September 2020</p></td><td><p>311,625</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Government takes all forms of fraud very seriously and continues to work closely with the banking and finance industry, consumer protection and victim support groups to prevent scams by closing down the vulnerabilities fraudsters exploit in order and to ensure the victim remains at the centre of our considerations by making sure they are better protected.</p><p>The Government’s ambitious Economic Crime Plan (ECP) sets out the significant action we are taking in close conjunction with the private sector to combat all economic crimes.</p><p>The ECP sets out 7 priority areas agreed in January 2019 by the Economic Crime Strategic Board, the ministerial level public-private board charged with setting the UK’s strategic priorities for combatting economic crime and strengthening the powers and capabilities of law enforcement, powers, the justice system and private sector to detect, deter and disrupt <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/economic-crime-plan-2019-to-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/economic-crime-plan-2019-to-2022</a></p><p>We are also investing more to tackle economic crime. The 2020 Spending Review announced an increase in the Government’s efforts to combat economic crime by providing an additional £30.5 million in resource and £32.5 million in capital funding in 2021/22, including support for the National Economic Crime Centre (NECC) and City of London Police as national lead force for fraud.</p><p>We have also launched the Suspicious Email Reporting Service, run by the National Cyber Security Centre, which enables the public to report scams and anything appearing suspicious. Already over 5 million reports have been received, leading to over 36,000 scams taken down from the internet and the closure of over 71,000 harmful websites.</p><p>The Financial Conduct Agency (FCA) requires banks to maintain effective systems and controls to prevent the risk they might be used for financial crime. The protection for consumers who fall victim to fraudulent transactions is set out in the Payment Services Regulations 2017 which state a customer who claims they did not authorise a transaction on their account must receive a refund from their bank, unless the bank has reasonable grounds to suspect the customer is liable for the transaction (for example due to customer fraud or gross negligence).</p><p>The Government is committed to tackling fraud and ensuring victims of Authorised Push Payment (APP) scams are protected. The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) published a call for views on APP scams in February 2021 which set out various measures which could deliver a higher level of protection for consumers. The Government looks forward to engaging with the outcomes of the PSR's call for views, including considering what further actions may be necessary to make progress on this issue.</p><p>Finally, it remains important the public reports fraud to Action Fraud either by phone on 0300 123 2040 or via:</p><p><a href="http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/report_fraud" target="_blank">http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/report_fraud</a>.</p><p>Scam emails and texts can be reported by texting your mobile provide on 7726 or forwarding suspicious emails to <a href="mailto:report@phishing.gov.uk" target="_blank">report@phishing.gov.uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 167256 question first answered 19/03/2021 11:32:50 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1301937

registered interest
date	11/03/2021
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	Bank Services: Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking through the UK Cyber Council to improve online banking security.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	167258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text <p>DCMS has funded the creation of the new, independent UK Cyber Security Council to establish professional standards and support efforts to address skills shortages in cyber security. We anticipate that its work will reach across the whole UK labour market, including those focused on online banking security, in order to provide the necessary quality assurance and structure to those entering and developing a career in this area.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 16/03/2021 17:38:08 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows