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1522127

registered interest
date	14/10/2022
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Select Committees: Legal Opinion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, what guidance is provided to Select Committees seeking legal advice.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	63094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>All Select Committees have access to internal legal advice from the Office of Speaker’s Counsel. In the event that external advice is sought, the Office of Speaker’s Counsel will be consulted before external lawyers are appointed.</p><p>Only certain committees have power to appoint legal advisers, but Committees may appoint legally qualified persons as Specialist Advisers.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 01/11/2022 17:58:06 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1521812

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Committee of Privileges: Legal Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, if he will make an estimate of the cost to House of Commons authorities of the (a) internal and (b) external legal advice and (c) legal support provided to the Committee of Privileges on the inquiry into the Rt hon Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip; what the estimated budget for the inquiry is, and what role the Commission plays in establishing the budget for legal advice for Committee inquiries.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	62743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>Internal legal advice is provided by salaried members of the Office of Speaker’s Counsel. No additional resources have been required in order to support this inquiry, which has been covered by the ordinary costs of running that Office.</p><p> </p><p>External legal advice has been provided to the Committee by Sir Ernest Ryder KC, at the request of the Committee. The total cost of this advice to date has been £17,850.</p><p> </p><p>Committee inquiries do not have allocated budgets.</p><p> </p><p>The Commission has no involvement in establishing the budget for advice for individual Committee inquiries. Standing Order No. 148A gives the Committee of Privileges power to appoint legal advisers.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 01/11/2022 17:55:48 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1521813

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Sir Ernest Ryder
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, how much from the public purse has been paid by the House of Commons to Sir Ernest Ryder KC in each of the last 24 months.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	62744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>The amounts paid will lag the amounts due. The payments due to Sir Ernest Ryder KC for work in each of the following months are as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>In respect of the Committee on Standards</strong></p><p>December 2021 £1050</p><p>January 2022 £4550</p><p>February 2022 £6300</p><p>March 2022 £700</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>In respect of the Committee of Privileges</strong></p><p>June 2022 £1750</p><p>July 2022 £7000</p><p>August 2022 £3850</p><p>September 2022 £5250</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 01/11/2022 17:49:50 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1521814

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Recall of MPs Act 2015: Legal Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, with reference to the Second Report of the Privileges Committee 2022-23, HC 632, Appendix (Correspondence with Mr Speaker), if he will make an estimate of the cost to House of Commons authorities of (a) internal and (b) external legal advice relating to the Recall of MPs Act 2015 in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	62745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>Internal legal advice is provided by the Office of Speaker’s Counsel, staffed by salaried members of the House service, and has been provided as part of their ordinary work. No additional resources have been required in order to advise the House on the Recall of MPs Act 2015. The cost of external legal advice on that Act in the past 12 months has been £2,700 plus VAT.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 01/11/2022 17:47:22 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1521815

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Committee of Privileges: Legal Opinion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, with reference to the Register of Interests of the hon. Member for Rhondda made in August 2022 relating to Category 2(b) legal support in connection with the Committee of Privileges and the Recall of MPs Act 2015, and with reference to the Second Report of the Privileges Committee 2022-23, HC 632, Appendix (Correspondence with Mr Speaker), if he will place in the Library a copy of all correspondence from that hon. Member to Mr Speaker relating to these matters, including the pro bono legal advice provided by Blackstone Chambers and Bindmans LLP.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	62746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>The hon. Member for Rhondda sent a letter to Mr Speaker enclosing a copy of a legal Opinion on 19 July 2022. There was no other correspondence concerning this matter. The letter and Opinion will not be placed in the Library in order to protect the confidentiality of Members’ correspondence with the Speaker.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 01/11/2022 17:44:03 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1521816

registered interest
date	13/10/2022
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Temple Garden Chambers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, with reference to the Second Report of the Privileges Committee 2022-23, HC 632, Appendix (Correspondence with Mr Speaker), by what process Temple Garden Chambers was procured to provide legal advice to the Speaker; on what date Counsel was instructed; who provided the instructions; and if he will place a copy of the contract and instructions in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	62747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>The value of the procurement fell below the threshold for any formal procurement process. Andrew O’Connor KC was selected by Speaker’s Counsel following consultation with colleagues. He was first approached on 27 May 2022, and was instructed orally in conference with Speaker’s Counsel on 8 June 2022. The contract was entered into on Bar Standards Board standard contractual terms.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 01/11/2022 17:41:59 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1507490

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
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, what plans she has for the timescale for bringing into force of section 52 of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 on the offence of threatening with an offensive weapon etc in a private place.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	53322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2022 answer text <p>Section 52 was brought into force on 6 April 2022 by the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 (Commencement No. 2 and Saving Provision) Regulations 2022.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 26/09/2022 11:45:17 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1484301

registered interest
date	28/06/2022
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Homes for Ukraine Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assurance process he has put in place to ensure funding provided to local authorities for the Homes for Ukraine initiative is being used solely for that purpose.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	26729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>The department monitors data submitted from councils who are responsible for reporting the number of guests who arrive, the number of “thank you” payments awarded to sponsors and the amount of tariff funding they are entitled to receive. The department expects councils to use the tariff to support costs associated with the scheme and final assurance will be conducted within a reconciliation process at the end of the financial year.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 12/07/2022 15:58:57 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1472520

registered interest
date	22/06/2022
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	Gambling: Innovation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much money the Gambling Commission has spent on investigating novel products in each of the last 5 years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	23241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2022 answer text <p>The Gambling Commission has both regulatory and criminal powers, and its investigation remit covers either regulatory failing by licensees (under LCCP) or criminal offences (under the Gambling Act 2005). The Commission does not record whether an investigation is related to a novel product, but in response to the collapse of BetIndex Limited, the Commission updated how it assesses risk so that novel products are properly considered.</p><p>The Commission often refuses a licence to operators if they are shown to be novel at the licence application stage (e.g. if they use cryptocurrency as a source of funds or intend to offer consumers cryptocurrency as a route to play). It cannot bring a prosecution under the Gambling Act 2005 regarding an aspect of a product which is outside of its remit.</p><p>The Gambling Commission at all times strives to recruit people with the skills, knowledge and diversity required to regulate the fast moving and innovative gambling sector but it does not retain information on where its staff join from and on the scope of their earlier careers. As well as staff with specialisms in areas of gambling such as cryptocurrency and NFTs, the Commission’s market insights specialists help anticipate industry developments.</p><p>All staff in the Commission’s Operations team (around 30% of its workforce) have the technical experience to investigate novel products and new technologies and where content is challenging, call on subject matter experts as appropriate (internal or external). The most recent estimate for the Commission’s overall headcount was around 320.</p><p>In order to help equip the Commission to tackle the rate of technological change, four years ago the Commission established a Digital Advisory Panel to advise on the digital landscape and emerging trends which may impact on how the gambling market operates, how the Commission interacts with operators and how they interact with consumers. The Digital Advisory Panel works with staff to explore the impact of emerging technologies on the Commission’s regulatory and policy work to ensure that they are a future-fit and effective regulator.</p><p>The Commission does not comment on ongoing cases. Each case has its own circumstances, and the length of prosecution depends on the case complexity and the court process.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 23242 23243 23244 question first answered 30/06/2022 16:24:07 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1472521

registered interest
date	22/06/2022
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	Gambling: Innovation
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 estimate she has made of the number of (a) employees and (b) consultants that are employed by the Gambling Commission with the relevant technical experience to investigate new technologies.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	23242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2022 answer text <p>The Gambling Commission has both regulatory and criminal powers, and its investigation remit covers either regulatory failing by licensees (under LCCP) or criminal offences (under the Gambling Act 2005). The Commission does not record whether an investigation is related to a novel product, but in response to the collapse of BetIndex Limited, the Commission updated how it assesses risk so that novel products are properly considered.</p><p>The Commission often refuses a licence to operators if they are shown to be novel at the licence application stage (e.g. if they use cryptocurrency as a source of funds or intend to offer consumers cryptocurrency as a route to play). It cannot bring a prosecution under the Gambling Act 2005 regarding an aspect of a product which is outside of its remit.</p><p>The Gambling Commission at all times strives to recruit people with the skills, knowledge and diversity required to regulate the fast moving and innovative gambling sector but it does not retain information on where its staff join from and on the scope of their earlier careers. As well as staff with specialisms in areas of gambling such as cryptocurrency and NFTs, the Commission’s market insights specialists help anticipate industry developments.</p><p>All staff in the Commission’s Operations team (around 30% of its workforce) have the technical experience to investigate novel products and new technologies and where content is challenging, call on subject matter experts as appropriate (internal or external). The most recent estimate for the Commission’s overall headcount was around 320.</p><p>In order to help equip the Commission to tackle the rate of technological change, four years ago the Commission established a Digital Advisory Panel to advise on the digital landscape and emerging trends which may impact on how the gambling market operates, how the Commission interacts with operators and how they interact with consumers. The Digital Advisory Panel works with staff to explore the impact of emerging technologies on the Commission’s regulatory and policy work to ensure that they are a future-fit and effective regulator.</p><p>The Commission does not comment on ongoing cases. Each case has its own circumstances, and the length of prosecution depends on the case complexity and the court process.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 23241 23243 23244 question first answered 30/06/2022 16:24:07 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies