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604691

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many people were (a) prosecuted for and (b) convicted of offences under the Wild Animals (Protection) Act 1996 in each police force area in England in 2015.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	49177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not maintain a central record of the number of people who have been charged with, and prosecuted for, offences brought by way of the Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996. This information could only be obtained by examining CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>Although it is not possible to identify the number of people charged with particular offences, records are held showing the overall number of offences in which a prosecution commenced in the magistrates’ courts. In 2015 there was one offence commenced under the Wild Mammals (Protection) Act 1996.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 25/10/2016 09:47:22 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

604693

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Childcare Implementation Taskforce
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times the Childcare Implementation Taskforce has met since its creation; and what the full attendance was at each such meeting.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	49176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2016 answer text <p>Information relating to the proceedings of Implementation Taskforces, including when and how often they meet is not disclosed as to do so could harm the frankness and candour of internal discussion.</p><p>The Government published a list of Cabinet Committees and Implementation Taskforces and their members on 18 October 2016. This can be found at the following web address: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-cabinet-committees-system-and-list-of-cabinet-committees" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-cabinet-committees-system-and-list-of-cabinet-committees</a></p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 26/10/2016 11:28:20 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

604695

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Child Sexual Abuse Independent Panel Inquiry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2016 to Question 48064, on child sexual abuse independent panel inquiry, how much public money the Government has allocated to the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse to date.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	49090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2016 answer text <p>On 12 March 2015 the former Home Secretary established the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse under the Inquiries Act 2005. The Inquiry is independent of the Government and is responsible for the management of its own budget and the publication of its own financial reports.</p><p>The most recent financial report was published by the Inquiry on 15 September 2016. It is available at <a href="https://www.iicsa.org.uk/key-documents/808/view/2015-2016-Inquiry-Financial-Report.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.iicsa.org.uk/key-documents/808/view/2015-2016-Inquiry-Financial-Report.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 21/10/2016 17:36:37 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton previous answer version 15762 answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

604696

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Department of Health: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will increase the level of funding made available to the Department of Health in the 2016 Autumn Statement to the level requested by the Chief Executive of NHS England.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	49083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2016 answer text <p>The Spending Review last year set out clear spending plans for the rest of the Parliament. The NHS will receive an additional £10 billion per annum more in real terms by 2020-21 than in 2014-15 which is £2bn more than what the NHS asked for. The Government is committed to delivering those plans.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 21/10/2016 11:51:02 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

604697

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the illegal dumping of steel by China will form part of the discussions at the UK-China economic and financial dialogue meeting in November 2016.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	49078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>The Chancellor, alongside other Government Ministers, will discuss a range of issues during the UK-China Economic and Financial Dialogue in November 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The steel industry is currently dealing with very challenging global economic conditions, and the Government has been working hard to address the sector’s concerns. This includes successfully pressing the European Commission for higher import duties on several types of steel. The UK also worked with international partners to secure agreement at the G20 Leader’s Summit in China in September 2016 to create a Global Forum on excess steel capacity. Domestically, the Government is compensating firms for energy costs, ensuring social and economic factors are taken into account when procuring steel, and has set up the Steel Council to look at the long term future of the sector.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 25/10/2016 12:42:23 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

604702

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Wells Fargo
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will conduct an investigation into the sales practices of Wells Fargo in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Phil Boswell
uin	49167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>Investigations into the conduct of financial services in the United Kingdom are a matter for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), who are operationally independent from Government.</p><p> </p><p>The questions have been passed on to the FCA. The FCA will reply directly to the Honorable Member by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 25/10/2016 12:36:54 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	4388 label Biography information for Philip Boswell

604703

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to (a) transpose the EU's fourth anti-money laundering directive into law, (b) continue to participate in measures to share details on the beneficial ownership of companies and (c) participate in the European Financial Intelligence Unit system following the UK's exit from the EU; and what steps he is taking so that the UK can continue to participate in those schemes.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	49258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>Until the UK leaves the EU, the government intends to implement and apply EU legislation, including the Fourth Money Laundering Directive. The UK is and will continue to be at the forefront of international efforts to exchange information on the beneficial ownership of companies and trusts. The UK will continue to work with international partners, including through the Financial Intelligence Unit network, to tackle money laundering and other transnational threats. As near neighbours, EU Member States are particularly important partners and we will continue to cooperate with them closely.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 25/10/2016 12:38:44 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

604704

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the implications of online and mobile applications which require automated access to a user's banking details for (a) accessibility of banking, (b) digital inclusion, (c) users' banking security and (d) consumer rights.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	49306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2016 answer text <p>The government is committed to increasing competition in banking to improve outcomes for consumers. This includes establishing a competitive and innovative environment where banks deliver greater choice and value to their customers. A key element of this vision is ensuring the UK remains the world-leader for financial technology (FinTech).</p><p> </p><p>The Competition and Markets Authority recognised the potential of FinTech and open banking in its retail banking market investigation by requiring the nine largest UK banks to develop and adopt an open banking standard for application programming interfaces (APIs) to allow access to customer account information as set out in the revised Payment Services Directive (PSDII) which comes into force in January 2018.</p><p> </p><p>This will deliver a common standard for technology that allows the sharing of bank data, allowing authorised third parties to access information such as customer banking details and usage, prices and service quality.</p><p> </p><p>Harnessing the potential of open banking means that customers will be able to more easily access high quality, low cost banking services, and improve digital engagement with financial services by helping customers better understand where they could get a better deal. PSDII will set out requirements for enhanced security and consumer protections for online and mobile applications accessing users’ banking details from January 2018. The government will be consulting on the transposition of this directive shortly.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 21/10/2016 12:38:58 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

604705

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions the Economic Secretary to the Treasury has had with representatives of the UK financial services sector on the UK's exit from the EU since assuming office.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	49292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery.</p><p> </p><p>Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a></p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 25/10/2016 09:32:58 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

604706

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Concentrix
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the source of the information was regarding fraudulent tax credit claims passed from HM Revenue and Customs to Concentrix.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	49169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs provided cases to Concentrix where there was an indication that there may be something wrong with the tax credits claimed. Concentrix then applied their own data profiling techniques as well as data matching to identify claims that involved an increased likelihood of error or fraud. The detailed process for selecting claims for Concentrix compliance interventions is set out in sections A9 and A10 of the “specifications of requirement” annex of the Concentrix contract which can be found at: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85d1b730-5e4e-4be8-ae4c-3ac1f359afc7" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/85d1b730-5e4e-4be8-ae4c-3ac1f359afc7</a></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 25/10/2016 16:12:45 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss