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1542135

registered interest
date	15/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Regulation
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 improve the regulatory framework for the financial services sector.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	902262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>The Financial Services and Markets Bill seizes the opportunities of Brexit, tailoring financial services regulation to UK markets to bolster our competitiveness and deliver better outcomes for consumers and businesses.</p><p>The Bill implements the outcomes of the Future Regulatory Framework Review, revoking retained EU law, so it can be replaced with an approach designed for the UK.</p><p>The Bill introduces secondary growth and competitiveness objectives and measures to ensure clear accountability, appropriate democratic input, and transparent oversight of the regulators.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 15/11/2022 15:25:50 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1542136

registered interest
date	15/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Sunscreens: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing the rate of Value Added Tax on sunscreen, sunblock and other sun safety products.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Amy Callaghan
uin	902264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>The standard rate of VAT applies to the vast majority of goods and services, including sun safety products.</p><p> </p><p>High-factor sunscreen is on the NHS prescription list for certain conditions and is therefore VAT free when dispensed by a pharmacist.</p><p> </p><p>One of our reservations is that there is no guarantee any wider reduction in tax would be passed on to consumers, so while we keep all taxes under review, we have no plans to make changes.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 15/11/2022 16:31:58 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4770 label Biography information for Amy Callaghan

1542137

registered interest
date	15/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Regional Planning and Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps his Department is taking to level up communities.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	902265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>The Levelling Up White Paper set out a clear plan to level up every corner of the UK by 2030.</p><p>The £150m Community Ownership Fund is helping communities across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to take ownership of assets at risk of closure.</p><p>And we’re continuing to invest billions in regional infrastructure, including £1.7 billion already awarded through the Levelling Up Fund.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 902266 question first answered 15/11/2022 15:03:20 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1542138

registered interest
date	15/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Regional Planning and Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps his Department is taking to encourage levelling up across the UK.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Nicola Richards
uin	902266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>The Levelling Up White Paper set out a clear plan to level up every corner of the UK by 2030.</p><p>The £150m Community Ownership Fund is helping communities across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to take ownership of assets at risk of closure.</p><p>And we’re continuing to invest billions in regional infrastructure, including £1.7 billion already awarded through the Levelling Up Fund.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 902265 question first answered 15/11/2022 15:03:20 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4868 label Biography information for Nicola Richards

1542139

registered interest
date	15/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Inflation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of inflation on the budgets of devolved governments.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	902268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>Spending Review 2021 provided the devolved administrations with their largest annual block grants, in real terms, of any spending review settlement since 1998. As a result, the devolved administrations’ funding is still growing in real terms over the Spending Review period despite higher inflation, which means they remain well-funded to deliver their devolved responsibilities. I continue to actively engage on this issue with my counterparts in the devolved administrations.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 15/11/2022 15:00:26 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1541717

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress she has made on implementing the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	902175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>We are pleased to report all three referral pathways on the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) are now open to receive referrals, to provide a route for resettlement to the UK for at-risk individuals in Afghanistan and the region.</p><p>The ACRS was launched in January, with some of those evacuated under Op PITTING being granted a place.</p><p>We are now receiving referrals from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) of vulnerable refugees who have fled Afghanistan for resettlement to the UK, and are pleased to have welcomed the first families under this Pathway (2) of the ACRS.</p><p>The FCDO launched Pathway 3, which will see eligible British Council and GardaWorld contractors and Chevening alumni considered for resettlement to the UK. The FCDO has begun notifying eligible individuals with advice on the next steps.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 14/11/2022 16:20:49 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1541718

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Wind Power: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the extension of the Offshore wind workers Immigration Rules concession.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	902177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government regularly reviews all Immigration Rules concessions to evaluate whether they are still needed for the good of the United Kingdom, its businesses and its people.</p><p>Prior to its extension on 1 November, it was agreed that it was in the UK’s best interests to extend the Offshore wind workers concession.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 14/11/2022 16:21:43 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1541719

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Children
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 help tackle the over-policing of children.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	902173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>Children are a protected group with specific needs and vulnerabilities and it is essential that police recognise this during any interaction. Specific safeguards exist for children including a statutory requirement to consider their safety and welfare during a search or when making a decision to arrest. It is positive that the number of children arrested has declined significantly over the last 10 years.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 14/11/2022 16:19:14 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1541720

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: English Channel
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 reduce the number of small boat crossings of the English Channel.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	902172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>As we approach the first anniversary of the tragic deaths in the Channel last November, we are more determined than ever to end the vile business model of people smugglers and are working with our international partners to stop people putting their lives at risk through dangerous and illegal journeys.</p><p>Those who travel to the UK by illegal, dangerous and unnecessary methods, including via small boat crossings across the Channel, will be considered for relocation to Rwanda, where they will have their asylum claim processed – they will not return to the UK.</p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman question first answered 14/11/2022 16:18:26 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1541721

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Scotland
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 effect of the Government’s immigration policies on (a) Scotland’s population and (b) labour shortages in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	902170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>Our points-based system works for the whole of the UK by welcoming people to fill skills gaps, support our public services and boost our economy.</p><p>Furthermore, the Shortage Occupation List also includes occupations which are in shortage and are specific to Scotland, such as chemical scientists and Gaelic teachers.</p><p>Immigration policy cannot, however, be a complete solution to population movements within the UK or labour shortages. The Scottish Government has levers at its disposal to address these issues more effectively.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 14/11/2022 16:17:15 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes