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1422671

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offensive Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to bring into force the offence of threatening with an offensive weapon etc in a private place as provided for by section 52 of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	125068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2022 answer text <p>The Offensive Weapons Act 2019 is part of our broader strategy and programme of work to tackle serious violence, giving the police and other agencies more powers to tackle the use of knives, acids and firearms in serious violence.</p><p>Commencement of the legislation was paused due to Covid-19, to avoid placing additional burdens on the police and the retail and delivery sectors who will need to make changes to comply with the legislation.</p><p>Some measures provided for by the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 came in to force on 14 July 2021 and we intend to commence the remaining measures, including those in section 52 of the Act, in April 2022.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 25/02/2022 13:32:20 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1420688

registered interest
date	08/02/2022
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	Charities: Marketing
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 assessment she has made of the potential impact of restrictions on charities' marketing spend on the income of charities throughout the country.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	120691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2022 answer text <p>Decisions on fundraising and marketing are the responsibility of a charity's trustees - in particular to ensure decisions reflect the charity's purpose, and deliver on their objectives.</p><p>Charities must also ensure they meet the <a href="https://www.asa.org.uk/codes-and-rulings/advertising-codes/non-broadcast-code.html" target="_blank">UK Code of Non-broadcast Advertising and Direct and Promotional Marketing</a> (CAP Code) and the <a href="https://www.asa.org.uk/codes-and-rulings/advertising-codes/broadcast-code.html" target="_blank">UK Code of Broadcast Advertising</a> (BCAP Code) and make sure all advertisements are legal, decent, honest and truthful.</p><p>Where the government has provided funding to support the services that charities deliver, there may be restrictions on what this funding can be used for, to ensure public money is only used for activities intended by the grant programme, for example, direct delivery of services to those the charity works with.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 16/02/2022 12:06:39 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1420760

registered interest
date	08/02/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Digital Assets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department is having with the Financial Conduct Authority to ensure that the UK benefits from the potential of the digital assets sector.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	120692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2022 answer text <p>Certain cryptoassets, offering new ways to transact and invest, are part of a trend of rapid innovation in financial technology. However, these developments also present new challenges and risks – including risks to consumers and to financial system. HM Treasury engages regularly with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on opportunities, risks and regulatory issues posed by cryptoassets.</p><p> </p><p>The Government established a Cryptoassets Taskforce in 2018, consisting of HM Treasury, the Bank of England and the FCA. The Cryptoasset Taskforce is responsible for assessing developments in the cryptoasset market, and deciding what, if any, regulation is required in response. HM Treasury and UK authorities, including the FCA, have taken a series of actions to support innovation while mitigating risks to stability, market integrity, and consumers. These include launching a new anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regime for cryptoassets in 2020, overseen by the FCA; confirming an intention to legislate to regulate cryptoasset promotions, ensuring they are fair, clear and not misleading, the rules for which will be set by the FCA; and consulting on a proposal to ensure cryptoassets known as ‘stablecoins’ meet the same high standards expected of other payment methods. The Government will issue a response to this consultation shortly.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has adopted a staged and proportionate approach to cryptoassets regulation, which is sensitive to risks posed, and responsive to new developments in the market.  The Government is carefully considering what, if any, regulation might need to follow as the cryptoasset market grows and evolves in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The use of tokens to facilitate securities transactions is an important development for the financial sector. The representation of traditional securities, such as equities or debt, on a distributed ledger (the ‘tokenisation’ of assets) could have substantial implications for the way assets are traded or capital is raised. A firm or sole practitioner that issues securities on the blockchain will fall within scope of the Money Laundering Regulations (MLRs) if it provides the services of a cryptoasset exchange provider “by way of business”. To comply with the MLRs, cryptoasset firms must demonstrate systems, controls, policies and procedures adequate to deal with the particular risks of the cryptoasset market.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 120693 120694 120695 question first answered 16/02/2022 15:01:01 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1420761

registered interest
date	08/02/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Stocks and Shares: Blockchain
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 ensure that companies issuing their own securities on blockchain are not all considered crypto asset service providers.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	120693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2022 answer text <p>Certain cryptoassets, offering new ways to transact and invest, are part of a trend of rapid innovation in financial technology. However, these developments also present new challenges and risks – including risks to consumers and to financial system. HM Treasury engages regularly with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on opportunities, risks and regulatory issues posed by cryptoassets.</p><p> </p><p>The Government established a Cryptoassets Taskforce in 2018, consisting of HM Treasury, the Bank of England and the FCA. The Cryptoasset Taskforce is responsible for assessing developments in the cryptoasset market, and deciding what, if any, regulation is required in response. HM Treasury and UK authorities, including the FCA, have taken a series of actions to support innovation while mitigating risks to stability, market integrity, and consumers. These include launching a new anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regime for cryptoassets in 2020, overseen by the FCA; confirming an intention to legislate to regulate cryptoasset promotions, ensuring they are fair, clear and not misleading, the rules for which will be set by the FCA; and consulting on a proposal to ensure cryptoassets known as ‘stablecoins’ meet the same high standards expected of other payment methods. The Government will issue a response to this consultation shortly.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has adopted a staged and proportionate approach to cryptoassets regulation, which is sensitive to risks posed, and responsive to new developments in the market.  The Government is carefully considering what, if any, regulation might need to follow as the cryptoasset market grows and evolves in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The use of tokens to facilitate securities transactions is an important development for the financial sector. The representation of traditional securities, such as equities or debt, on a distributed ledger (the ‘tokenisation’ of assets) could have substantial implications for the way assets are traded or capital is raised. A firm or sole practitioner that issues securities on the blockchain will fall within scope of the Money Laundering Regulations (MLRs) if it provides the services of a cryptoasset exchange provider “by way of business”. To comply with the MLRs, cryptoasset firms must demonstrate systems, controls, policies and procedures adequate to deal with the particular risks of the cryptoasset market.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 120692 120694 120695 question first answered 16/02/2022 15:01:01 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1420762

registered interest
date	08/02/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Digital Assets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the Financial Conduct Authority's role in protecting consumers of digital assets and the effect of regulation on stimulating technological innovation.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	120694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2022 answer text <p>Certain cryptoassets, offering new ways to transact and invest, are part of a trend of rapid innovation in financial technology. However, these developments also present new challenges and risks – including risks to consumers and to financial system. HM Treasury engages regularly with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on opportunities, risks and regulatory issues posed by cryptoassets.</p><p> </p><p>The Government established a Cryptoassets Taskforce in 2018, consisting of HM Treasury, the Bank of England and the FCA. The Cryptoasset Taskforce is responsible for assessing developments in the cryptoasset market, and deciding what, if any, regulation is required in response. HM Treasury and UK authorities, including the FCA, have taken a series of actions to support innovation while mitigating risks to stability, market integrity, and consumers. These include launching a new anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regime for cryptoassets in 2020, overseen by the FCA; confirming an intention to legislate to regulate cryptoasset promotions, ensuring they are fair, clear and not misleading, the rules for which will be set by the FCA; and consulting on a proposal to ensure cryptoassets known as ‘stablecoins’ meet the same high standards expected of other payment methods. The Government will issue a response to this consultation shortly.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has adopted a staged and proportionate approach to cryptoassets regulation, which is sensitive to risks posed, and responsive to new developments in the market.  The Government is carefully considering what, if any, regulation might need to follow as the cryptoasset market grows and evolves in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The use of tokens to facilitate securities transactions is an important development for the financial sector. The representation of traditional securities, such as equities or debt, on a distributed ledger (the ‘tokenisation’ of assets) could have substantial implications for the way assets are traded or capital is raised. A firm or sole practitioner that issues securities on the blockchain will fall within scope of the Money Laundering Regulations (MLRs) if it provides the services of a cryptoasset exchange provider “by way of business”. To comply with the MLRs, cryptoasset firms must demonstrate systems, controls, policies and procedures adequate to deal with the particular risks of the cryptoasset market.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 120692 120693 120695 question first answered 16/02/2022 15:01:02 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1420764

registered interest
date	08/02/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Digital Assets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will have discussions with the Financial Conduct Authority on the merits that digital assets can bring to UK economy.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	120695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2022 answer text <p>Certain cryptoassets, offering new ways to transact and invest, are part of a trend of rapid innovation in financial technology. However, these developments also present new challenges and risks – including risks to consumers and to financial system. HM Treasury engages regularly with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on opportunities, risks and regulatory issues posed by cryptoassets.</p><p> </p><p>The Government established a Cryptoassets Taskforce in 2018, consisting of HM Treasury, the Bank of England and the FCA. The Cryptoasset Taskforce is responsible for assessing developments in the cryptoasset market, and deciding what, if any, regulation is required in response. HM Treasury and UK authorities, including the FCA, have taken a series of actions to support innovation while mitigating risks to stability, market integrity, and consumers. These include launching a new anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regime for cryptoassets in 2020, overseen by the FCA; confirming an intention to legislate to regulate cryptoasset promotions, ensuring they are fair, clear and not misleading, the rules for which will be set by the FCA; and consulting on a proposal to ensure cryptoassets known as ‘stablecoins’ meet the same high standards expected of other payment methods. The Government will issue a response to this consultation shortly.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has adopted a staged and proportionate approach to cryptoassets regulation, which is sensitive to risks posed, and responsive to new developments in the market.  The Government is carefully considering what, if any, regulation might need to follow as the cryptoasset market grows and evolves in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The use of tokens to facilitate securities transactions is an important development for the financial sector. The representation of traditional securities, such as equities or debt, on a distributed ledger (the ‘tokenisation’ of assets) could have substantial implications for the way assets are traded or capital is raised. A firm or sole practitioner that issues securities on the blockchain will fall within scope of the Money Laundering Regulations (MLRs) if it provides the services of a cryptoasset exchange provider “by way of business”. To comply with the MLRs, cryptoasset firms must demonstrate systems, controls, policies and procedures adequate to deal with the particular risks of the cryptoasset market.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 120692 120693 120694 question first answered 16/02/2022 15:01:02 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1420873

registered interest
date	08/02/2022
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	Tinnitus: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will increase the funding for research into tinnitus.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	120696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2022 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) welcomes funding applications for research into any aspect of human health, including tinnitus, it is not usual practice to ring-fence funds for particular topics or conditions. Applications are subject to peer review and judged in open competition, with awards being made on the basis of the importance of the topic to patients and health and care services, value for money and scientific quality.</p><p>The NIHR’s support for tinnitus research was over £1.5 million between 2016/17 and 2021/22. This included funding for research projects and funding for NIHR managed infrastructure to support tinnitus research. Current NIHR funding includes £15 million over five years from April 2017 to support deafness and hearing loss research in NIHR’s Manchester, University College London and Nottingham Biomedical Research Centres (BRCs). The Nottingham BRC has a core research theme on tinnitus and noise sensitivity.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 16/02/2022 10:53:16 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1419585

registered interest
date	03/02/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Menston Station: Access
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the improvements at Menston railway station under the Access For All scheme will be carried out.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	117754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2022 answer text <p>The project at Menston station is currently at detailed design phase to provide a new step-free accessible route and tactile paving, with works anticipated to be completed in 2023.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 09/02/2022 12:04:50 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1419586

registered interest
date	03/02/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bypasses: Shipley
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made on the feasibility study for the Shipley Eastern Bypass.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	117755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2022 answer text <p>The Department is waiting for Bradford Council to submit the feasibility study for the proposed Shipley Eastern Bypass, following which it will be assessed.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 10/02/2022 09:31:10 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1418963

registered interest
date	01/02/2022
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	Civil Servants: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what diversity training is carried out for civil servants in her Department.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	905465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>DWP has two mandatory e-learning modules: Public Sector Equality Duty and Inclusion in the Civil Service.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 07/02/2022 15:35:45 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies