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1719209

registered interest
date	20/05/2024
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	High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will issue guidance to the directors of right to manage companies on their potential liability for fires at leasehold properties awaiting fire safety remediation; and if he will take steps to help mitigate that risk.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	26935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the Rt Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 24/05/2024 12:08:51 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1718389

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Crime Levy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much has been raised through the Economic Crime (Anti-Money Laundering) Levy since its implementation; and what estimate his Department made of the amount that would be raised prior to its implementation.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	26303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The Economic Crime Levy raised £92 million in its first year of collection (2022/23). As the Levy is collected a year in arrears, the total Levy revenue for financial year 2023/24 has not yet been confirmed.</p><p> </p><p>Prior to the Levy’s implementation, the Office for Budgetary Responsibility (OBR) forecast that the Levy would raise £100m/year. This can be found on the OBR’s website under ‘<a href="https://obr.uk/download/march-2022-economic-and-fiscal-outlook-supplementary-fiscal-tables-receipts-and-other/?tmstv=1716202251" target="_blank">supplementary fiscal tables: receipts and other</a>’ - <a href="https://obr.uk/efo/economic-and-fiscal-outlook-march-2022/" target="_blank">https://obr.uk/efo/economic-and-fiscal-outlook-march-2022/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>At Spring Budget 2024, the Chancellor increased the Levy fee for firms with revenue greater than £1 billion, to ensure we can continue to sustainably fund the government’s commitments to tackle economic crime.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 23/05/2024 09:14:25 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1718411

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Iran: Banks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, during the debate on Countering Iran’s Hostile Activities of 8 May 2024, Official Report, column 353WH, whether his Department has written to the Financial Conduct Authority on the operations of (a) Bank Melli and (b) Saderat Bank in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	26304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) maintains a close working relationship with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). OFSI signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the FCA in November 2023, for the purpose of sharing information and intelligence.</p><p>The two banks referenced in this question, Bank Melli and Saderat Bank, are not currently designated under UK sanctions regulations.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 22/05/2024 15:55:31 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1716361

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Money Laundering: Convictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many individuals have been convicted for breaches of the Money Laundering Regulations in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	25131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The majority of businesses supervised by HMRC are compliant and play an important role in our financial system.</p><p> </p><p>Those who fail to comply with the Money Laundering Regulations leave themselves, and the UK economy, open to attacks by criminals. HMRC takes a robust approach to non-compliance and uses a wide range of measures to tackle those who breach the regulations, including civil penalties as well as criminal prosecutions.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not publish the data of the number of prosecutions under the Money Laundering Regulations but details of other supervisory sanctions applied can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/businesses-not-complying-with-money-laundering-regulations-in-2018-to-2019/businesses-that-have-not-complied-with-the-regulations-2023-to-2024" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/businesses-not-complying-with-money-laundering-regulations-in-2018-to-2019/businesses-that-have-not-complied-with-the-regulations-2023-to-2024</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 15/05/2024 15:11:59 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1716456

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	National Crime Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) budget and (b) headcount was for the National Crime Agency's Proceeds of Crime Centre in financial year (i) 2021-22, (ii) 2022-23 and (iii) 2023-24; and how many accreditations were issued to financial investigators in each of those financial years.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	25132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The UKFIU and POCC are funded through a mixture of NCA core funding and external funding.</p><p><strong>UKFIU headcount at the end of each FY:</strong></p><ul><li>2021-22 - 144</li><li>2022-23 - 156</li><li>2023-24 – 178</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>UKFIU budget (external funding):</strong></p><ul><li>2021-22 – £2,435,355</li><li>2022-23 – £2,802,527</li><li>2023-24 – £4,740,000</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>UKFIU budget (core funding):</strong></p><ul><li>2021-22 – £192,102</li><li>2022-23 – £192,101</li><li>2023-24 – £228,000</li></ul><p><strong>PoCC budget </strong></p><ul><li>2021-22 – £25,781</li><li>2022-23 – £195,780</li><li>2023-24 – £72,000</li></ul><p><strong>Proceeds of Crime Centre headcount at the end of each FY:</strong></p><ul><li>2021-22 - 22</li><li>2022-23 - 21</li><li>2023-24 – 23</li></ul><p><strong>Proceeds of Crime Centre Financial Investigator accreditations:</strong></p><ul><li>2021-22 - 104</li><li>2022-23 - 203</li><li>2023-24 – 251</li></ul><p><strong>Proceeds of Crime Centre Financial Intelligence Officer accreditations:</strong></p><ul><li>2021-22 - 493</li><li>2022-23 - 628</li><li>2023-24 – 761</li></ul><p> </p><p>Pay costs are not delegated to project areas, so are not included in these totals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat grouped question UIN 25136 question first answered 17/05/2024 09:55:23 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1716457

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how funds received by HM Courts and Tribunals Service through the Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme have been spent in each year since 2017.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	25133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>Confiscation orders are the principal means by which the Government carries out its policy to deprive criminals of the proceeds of their crime. They are used with the intent to disrupt and deter criminality. Receipts from confiscation orders, excluding any compensation amounts, are paid to the Home Office by agreement with HM Treasury. The Home Office remains the lead department on confiscation orders, and each financial year distributes a proportion of the funds it collected to partner agencies (including the Ministry of Justice). This funding is provided by the Home Office to respective partner agencies with a primary purpose of investing in asset recovery capabilities.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 17/05/2024 13:59:17 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1716460

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how his Department has spent revenues received through the Asset Recovery Incentivisation Scheme in each year since 2017.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	25134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office’s share of ARIS receipts represents the core funding that would otherwise be paid by HMT as part of the regular Spending Review.</p><p>That funding supports Home Office investment in priority front line activity, including supporting and safeguarding victims, delivering the policy response to Economic Crime and the National Cyber Strategy, and delivering statutory obligations.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 17/05/2024 09:53:03 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1716507

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
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	British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies: Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, pursuant to the Answer of 2 May 2024 to Question 23506 on British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies: Companies, whether his Department plans to set a timetable for the introduction of public registers of beneficial ownership in the Overseas Territories.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	25135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>In December, I [Minister Rutley] laid a Written Statement (HCWS150) that outlined Overseas Territories' commitments and timelines to implement public registers, either public registers accessible to all members of the public or public registers with access predicated on 'legitimate interest'. We are providing technical and financial assistance to expedite implementation in 2024 of these public registers. Where public access is predicated on 'legitimate interest' I have clearly stated to OT Governments the UK's expectation that this will be expansive, including media and civil society, among others, and an interim step to providing access to all members of the public in due course.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 16/05/2024 14:26:36 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1716510

registered interest
date	08/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	National Crime Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) annual budget and (b) staff headcount has been for the National Crime Agency's Financial Intelligence Unit in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	25136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The UKFIU and POCC are funded through a mixture of NCA core funding and external funding.</p><p><strong>UKFIU headcount at the end of each FY:</strong></p><ul><li>2021-22 - 144</li><li>2022-23 - 156</li><li>2023-24 – 178</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>UKFIU budget (external funding):</strong></p><ul><li>2021-22 – £2,435,355</li><li>2022-23 – £2,802,527</li><li>2023-24 – £4,740,000</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>UKFIU budget (core funding):</strong></p><ul><li>2021-22 – £192,102</li><li>2022-23 – £192,101</li><li>2023-24 – £228,000</li></ul><p><strong>PoCC budget </strong></p><ul><li>2021-22 – £25,781</li><li>2022-23 – £195,780</li><li>2023-24 – £72,000</li></ul><p><strong>Proceeds of Crime Centre headcount at the end of each FY:</strong></p><ul><li>2021-22 - 22</li><li>2022-23 - 21</li><li>2023-24 – 23</li></ul><p><strong>Proceeds of Crime Centre Financial Investigator accreditations:</strong></p><ul><li>2021-22 - 104</li><li>2022-23 - 203</li><li>2023-24 – 251</li></ul><p><strong>Proceeds of Crime Centre Financial Intelligence Officer accreditations:</strong></p><ul><li>2021-22 - 493</li><li>2022-23 - 628</li><li>2023-24 – 761</li></ul><p> </p><p>Pay costs are not delegated to project areas, so are not included in these totals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat grouped question UIN 25132 question first answered 17/05/2024 09:55:23 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1714743

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Money Laundering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the HMRC registration is for the trust or company service provider that provides a company registered address for 115 live UK companies at 19 Brignall Moor Crescent, Darlington, United Kingdom DL1 4SQ.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	23966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text HMRC’s register of Trust or Company Service Providers (TCSPs) does not show any TCSPs with any of those registered office addresses; and none of the TCSPs supervised by HMRC lists the addresses as business premises. HMRC supervises only those TCSPs which are not supervised by a professional body supervisor or the Financial Conduct Authority. answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 23967 23968 23969 23970 question first answered 08/05/2024 08:12:17 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge