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1676540

registered interest
date	08/12/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Credit
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 implications for his policies of different practices relating to the (a) provision of forbearance and (b) prioritisation of payments on essential bills in the (i) regulated and (ii) buy-now-pay-later sector.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	6056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2023 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) rules require firms offering regulated credit products to offer forbearance to customers who are in arrears with their repayments. Firms can meet these requirements by suspending, reducing, waiving, or cancelling any further interest or charges on credit agreements and allowing customers to defer payment of arrears or make token payments for a reasonable period of time.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA is also in the process of strengthening its framework for firms to provide better support to customers facing payment difficulties. It recently consulted on plans to incorporate its Tailored Support Guidance into its Handbook. This guidance sets out the FCA’s expectations of firms when supporting borrowers in financial difficulty, including providing tailored forbearance.</p><p> </p><p>While Buy-Now, Pay-Later (BNPL) agreements are unregulated, when a BNPL firm passes a debt to a debt collection agency, the debt collection agency must be authorised and regulated by the FCA. It must also comply with the FCA’s rules, including those on the treatment of customers in financial difficulty outlined above.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami grouped question UIN 5951 question first answered 18/12/2023 17:21:49 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1676277

registered interest
date	07/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of competition law on the viability of bus services in rural areas.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	5795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2023 answer text <p>It is for local authorities to determine if there is a need for a subsidised service in a particular area and, if so, are required to competitively tender for the provision of them.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/12/2023 08:44:48 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1676384

registered interest
date	07/12/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Credit: Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of increases in the number of adults using buy now pay later products on levels of unmanageable debt.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	5814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2023 answer text <p>HM Treasury regularly monitors the consumer credit market as part of its normal process of policy development.</p><p> </p><p>The department draws on the research of various stakeholders, including consumer groups and the wider financial services industry, to inform policy development.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 13/12/2023 12:42:28 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1675649

registered interest
date	05/12/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a UK-wide blueprint for inflammatory bowel disease.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	5381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>We have no specific plans to make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a UK-wide blueprint for inflammatory bowel disease. However, in England, NHS England is working with front-line clinical experts, patient representative groups and leading charities, including Crohn’s and Colitis UK, to improve diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This includes a new IBD RightCare scenario, which, when published, will set out high-quality joined-up care at every point of the patient journey, as well as data packs for local commissioners.</p><p>In addition, the Getting it Right First Time specialty report on gastroenterology, published in September 2021, sets out actions and recommendations for the National Health Service to improve patient care and ensure consistency of care across the country. Information on trends in the incidence rates of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis is not held.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 5382 question first answered 11/12/2023 17:45:42 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1675650

registered interest
date	05/12/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Inflammatory Bowel Disease
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data her Department holds on trends in the incidence rates of (a) Crohn’s and (b) Ulcerative Colitis.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	5382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>We have no specific plans to make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a UK-wide blueprint for inflammatory bowel disease. However, in England, NHS England is working with front-line clinical experts, patient representative groups and leading charities, including Crohn’s and Colitis UK, to improve diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This includes a new IBD RightCare scenario, which, when published, will set out high-quality joined-up care at every point of the patient journey, as well as data packs for local commissioners.</p><p>In addition, the Getting it Right First Time specialty report on gastroenterology, published in September 2021, sets out actions and recommendations for the National Health Service to improve patient care and ensure consistency of care across the country. Information on trends in the incidence rates of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis is not held.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 5381 question first answered 11/12/2023 17:45:42 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1674074

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
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	Bahrain: Press Freedom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2023 to Question 317 on Bahrain: Human Rights, what reports his Department has received on the ability of (a) civil society organisations and (b) journalists who have received support from the Gulf Strategy Fund to (i) operate independently from and (ii) voice opposition to the Bahraini authorities.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	4473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2023 answer text <p>The FCDO remains committed to supporting reform in Bahrain, including through projects delivered via the Gulf Strategy Fund. We work closely with implementing partners to ensure that projects deliver results and value for money, including in the case of the two projects in question which provided training for a) 38 members of civil societies; and b) 26 members of the Bahrain Journalists Association. Beneficiaries of both projects provided positive feedback on the effectiveness of the training provided.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 08/12/2023 13:25:45 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1674075

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
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	Bahrain: Gulf Strategy Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, pursuant to the Answer of 15 November 2023 to Question 317 on Bahrain: Human Rights, what data his Department holds on the support that (a) civil society organisations and (b) journalists have received through the Gulf Strategy Fund.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	4474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2023 answer text <p>Information about Gulf Strategy Fund (GSF) projects delivered by the British Embassy in Bahrain in FY 22/23 is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/official-development-assistance-oda-fcdo-international-programme-spend-objectives-2022-to-2023/fcdo-gulf-strategy-fund-gsf#:~:text=Supports%20delivery%20of%20a%20safe,around%20the%20World%20Cup%2022. The FCDO remains committed to supporting reform in Bahrain, including through projects delivered via the GSF.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 08/12/2023 13:25:08 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1673508

registered interest
date	28/11/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of the average length of time the Student Loans Company takes to refund people who have made an overpayment on their student loan.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	4210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>The Student Loans Company (SLC) is committed to processing any requests for refunds due to customer overpayments in a timely manner. When a customer gets in touch with SLC about a potential refund, the whole process, including eligibility checks, will typically take around 10 days. However, this can take up to 28 days in some instances.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 06/12/2023 16:22:00 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1673510

registered interest
date	28/11/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of financial advice available to students before they take out a student loan.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	4211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>The government provides comprehensive guidance on student loans and grants for students and prospective students in higher education and on how to apply for student support on GOV.UK.</p><p>This includes statutory guidance from the Student Loans Company on the terms and conditions for student loans.</p><p>Guidance for students is reviewed and updated on an ongoing basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 06/12/2023 16:15:35 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1672920

registered interest
date	24/11/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 16 November 2023 to Question 543 on High Income Child Benefit Tax Charge, how many families were impacted by the High Income Child Benefit Charge in (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20 and (c) 2020-21.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	3634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2023 answer text <p>The High Income Child Benefit Charge is currently deemed to be the best mechanism to target Child Benefit expenditure. The present arrangements mean that the Government supports the majority of families, whilst helping to ensure the fiscal position remains sustainable.</p><p> </p><p>The Adjusted Net Income (ANI) threshold for HICBC affects taxpayers who are generally on comparatively high incomes, and most families are unaffected. Raising the threshold would come at a significant cost to the Government at a time when support is needed for vital public services and to support the most vulnerable.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC publishes statistics on the number of Child Benefit claimants, including the number impacted by HICBC. These can be accessed at the link here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-benefit-statistics-annual-release-august-2022" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/child-benefit-statistics-annual-release-august-2022</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 3635 question first answered 30/11/2023 13:49:55 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day