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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-03-23more like thismore than 2021-03-23
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Financial Services: Gambling more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions (a) he and (b) officials of his Department have had with (i) the banking sector and (ii) financial regulators on bank-based gambling blocks. more like this
tabling member constituency Swansea East more like this
tabling member printed
Carolyn Harris more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-03-30more like thismore than 2021-03-30
answer text <p>Government ministers and officials regularly engage with the financial services regulators and financial services industry on a number of issues.</p><p>The Government recognises the value in voluntary gambling blocks to allow gamblers to self-exclude themselves from making payments to gambling operators. In February 2019, the then DCMS Secretary of State held a roundtable with UK banks, during which the Government set out the merits of gambling blocks.</p><p>Since then, there has been considerable progress in this area. Since April 2020, licensed gambling operators in the UK have been prohibited from accepting credit card payments and such payments have been blocked by the largest UK banks. For debit cards, almost all of the largest UK banks, as well as the larger digital banks, now have voluntary gambling block features on their debit cards. This means that consumers have considerable market choice in this area and can choose a current account that has the right features for them.</p>
answering member constituency Salisbury more like this
answering member printed John Glen more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-03-30T10:40:02.883Zmore like thismore than 2021-03-30T10:40:02.883Z
answering member
4051
label Biography information for John Glen more like this
tabling member
4480
label Biography information for Carolyn Harris more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-09-12more like thismore than 2018-09-12
answering body
Department for International Trade more like this
answering dept id 202 more like this
answering dept short name International Trade more like this
answering dept sort name International Trade more like this
hansard heading Overseas Trade: China more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions he has had on trade and investment with the Government of China. more like this
tabling member constituency Clacton more like this
tabling member printed
Giles Watling more like this
uin 174161 remove filter
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-10-16more like thismore than 2018-10-16
answer text <p>On 23-24 August 2018, my Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade visited Beijing for the 13<sup>th</sup> UK-China Joint Economic and Trade Commission (JETCO), this was his 4<sup>th</sup> visit to China and he will visit again in November for the China International Import Expo (CIIE). During the JETCO, he had discussions with Co-Chair Commerce Minister Zhong Shan and Vice-Premier Hu Chunhua, China’s top leader covering trade.</p><p> </p><p>On this visit, he met with ministerial level contacts from China Atomic Energy Authority, the State Radio and Television Administration and General Administration of Customs, securing market access for UK products using dairy ingredients sourced from outside the UK, worth £240m over five years. Additionally, he signed a protocol allowing the export of seed potatoes to China (the world’s largest consumer of potatoes).</p><p> </p><p>Total trade in goods and services between the UK and China was £65.1bn in year to end 2018 Q2, a 1.2% increase from year to end 2017 Q2.</p><p> </p><p>In year to end 2018 Q2, UK exports to China amounted to £21.7bn (a 7.5% increase from year to end 2017 Q2) while UK imports from China were £43.4bn (a 1.7% decrease from year to end 2017 Q2).This means the UK reported a trade deficit with China of £21.7bn, compared to a trade deficit of £23.9bn in year to end 2017 Q2.</p>
answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness more like this
answering member printed Graham Stuart more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-10-16T12:43:39.02Zmore like thismore than 2018-10-16T12:43:39.02Z
answering member
1482
label Biography information for Graham Stuart more like this
tabling member
4677
label Biography information for Giles Watling more like this