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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1505158/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has been established as an independent regulator responsible for the supervision and regulation of conduct in financial services. The FCA\u2019s independence from Government does not mean it can act arbitrarily, rather it must operate within the framework of statutory duties and powers agreed by Parliament. As well as being required to operate within this framework, the FCA is fully accountable to Parliament for how it discharges its statutory functions.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>This direct accountability to Parliament reflects the FCA\u2019s statutory independence and the fact that it is solely responsible for everyday operational decisions without Government approval or direction, and so it is primarily accountable for them. The Government has no plans to support a cross-party parliamentary investigation into the FCA\u2019s handling of issues relating to Azure Services Limited, as this would be a matter for Parliament. That notwithstanding, the Treasury plays an important role in holding the FCA accountable, including through engaging closely with the FCA across all levels of seniority.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Government recognises the impact on consumers as a result of Azure Services\u2019 business practices whilst it operated as a credit broker without the relevant Office of Fair Trading (OFT) licence and, later on, FCA authorisation. However, the Government notes the decision by Barclays Partner Finance to refund over £210m to customers who took out a loan following an introduction by Azure Services. Barclays Partner Finance is currently putting in place the necessary arrangements for this programme of remediation and has committed to contact impacted customers before the end of the year to set out the next steps.<\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1505183/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has been established as an independent regulator responsible for the supervision and regulation of conduct in financial services. The FCA\u2019s independence from Government does not mean it can act arbitrarily, rather it must operate within the framework of statutory duties and powers agreed by Parliament. As well as being required to operate within this framework, the FCA is fully accountable to Parliament for how it discharges its statutory functions.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>This direct accountability to Parliament reflects the FCA\u2019s statutory independence and the fact that it is solely responsible for everyday operational decisions without Government approval or direction, and so it is primarily accountable for them. The Government has no plans to support a cross-party parliamentary investigation into the FCA\u2019s handling of issues relating to Azure Services Limited, as this would be a matter for Parliament. That notwithstanding, the Treasury plays an important role in holding the FCA accountable, including through engaging closely with the FCA across all levels of seniority.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Government recognises the impact on consumers as a result of Azure Services\u2019 business practices whilst it operated as a credit broker without the relevant Office of Fair Trading (OFT) licence and, later on, FCA authorisation. However, the Government notes the decision by Barclays Partner Finance to refund over £210m to customers who took out a loan following an introduction by Azure Services. Barclays Partner Finance is currently putting in place the necessary arrangements for this programme of remediation and has committed to contact impacted customers before the end of the year to set out the next steps.<\/p>"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1504144/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Approved Mileage Allowance Payments (AMAPs) are used by employers to reimburse an employee\u2019s expenses for business mileage in their private vehicle.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>AMAPs are intended to create administrative simplicity and certainty by using an average rate, which reflects vehicle running costs including fuel, servicing and depreciation. Fuel is therefore only one component.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The AMAP rate is advisory and employers can choose to pay more or less than the advisory rate \u2013 it is therefore ultimately up to employers to determine the rate at which they reimburse their employees. Employees who receive less than the AMAP rate can claim tax relief on the difference. Employees who receive more will be taxed on the difference.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Like all taxes and allowances, the Government keeps the AMAP rate under review.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the potential financial impact on local authorities of maintaining the present Approved Mileage Allowance Payment rate.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4482", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Owen Thompson"}
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Owen Thompson"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1504145/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Approved Mileage Allowance Payments (AMAPs) are used by employers to reimburse an employee\u2019s expenses for business mileage in their private vehicle.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>AMAPs are intended to create administrative simplicity and certainty by using an average rate, which reflects vehicle running costs including fuel, servicing and depreciation. Fuel is therefore only one component.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The AMAP rate is advisory and employers can choose to pay more or less than the advisory rate \u2013 it is therefore ultimately up to employers to determine the rate at which they reimburse their employees. Employees who receive less than the AMAP rate can claim tax relief on the difference. Employees who receive more will be taxed on the difference.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Like all taxes and allowances, the Government keeps the AMAP rate under review.<\/p>"}
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      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4482", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Owen Thompson"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1504146/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>Approved Mileage Allowance Payments (AMAPs) are used by employers to reimburse an employee\u2019s expenses for business mileage in their private vehicle.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>AMAPs are intended to create administrative simplicity and certainty by using an average rate, which reflects vehicle running costs including fuel, servicing and depreciation. Fuel is therefore only one component.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>The AMAP rate is advisory and employers can choose to pay more or less than the advisory rate \u2013 it is therefore ultimately up to employers to determine the rate at which they reimburse their employees. Employees who receive less than the AMAP rate can claim tax relief on the difference. Employees who receive more will be taxed on the difference.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Like all taxes and allowances, the Government keeps the AMAP rate under review.<\/p>"}
        , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4484", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Alan Mak"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing Approved Mileage Allowance Payment rates.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4482", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Owen Thompson"}
      }
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      , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Owen Thompson"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1491366", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"}
      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1491366/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>HM Treasury\u2019s spend on consultancy is published and available for viewing within the Annual Report and Accounts. We have included the links to the published Annual Report and Accounts for each of the available years in question within the table below. The amount paid, names &amp; specific contract details of all contracts issued for consultancy can be found using the Gov.Uk contracts finder (link included below).<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Contract Finder - <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder\" target=\"_blank\">Contracts Finder - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year<\/p><\/td><td><p>Publication Link<\/p><\/td><td><p>Page Reference<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2017-18<\/p><\/td><td><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-treasury-annual-report-and-accounts-2017-to-2018<\/p><\/td><td><p>Page 89<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2018-19<\/p><\/td><td><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-treasury-annual-report-and-accounts-2018-to-2019<\/p><\/td><td><p>Page 99<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2019-20<\/p><\/td><td><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-treasury-annual-report-and-accounts-2019-to-2020<\/p><\/td><td><p>Page 104<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2020-21<\/p><\/td><td><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-treasury-annual-report-and-accounts-2020-to-2021<\/p><\/td><td><p>Page 101<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2021-22<\/p><\/td><td><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-treasury-annual-report-and-accounts-2021-to-2022<\/p><\/td><td><p>Page 127<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has spent on external consultants in each of the last five years; and if he will publish a breakdown of the (a) amount paid to each consultancy contracted, (b) name of each consultancy contracted and (c) specific matters on which they were consulted.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4772", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kenny MacAskill"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1491465/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>A - Agency workers:<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Agency workers (more commonly referred to as \u201cContingent Labour\u201d or \u201cTemporary Workers\u201d) are subject to a Cabinet Office controls framework to ensure robust governance of spending in this area. This framework can be found here: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/contingent-labour-spend-control\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/contingent-labour-spend-control<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p>Commentary on Contingent Labour usage, if applicable, is available in departmental annual reports: <a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/annual-reports-and-accounts-for-central-government-departments\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/annual-reports-and-accounts-for-central-government-departments<\/a><\/p><p> <\/p><p>The Crown Commercial Service provides two frameworks specifically for the supply of Contingent Labour which are used by central government departments. These are:<\/p><p> <\/p><p>RM3749 - Public Sector Resourcing <a href=\"https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/rm3749\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/rm3749<\/a>, which provides a managed service for departmental use including low supplier margins, regular pay rate benchmarking, comprehensive tracking and reporting of contingent labour assignments, full time sheeting and approvals technology and onboarding, contracting and payroll services.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>RM6160 - Non Clinical Temporary and Fixed Term Staff <a href=\"https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6160\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6160<\/a>, which provides access to a range of generalist, specialist and niche contingent labour agencies offering a wide range of suppliers, maximum margins, free transfer to permanent after 12 weeks and onboarding, contracting and payroll services.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Use of these frameworks provides robust governance, visibility, value for money and flexibility in meeting departmental contingent labour needs.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>HM Treasury has spent the following on agency workers:<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year<\/p><\/td><td><p>Value (£)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2020<\/p><\/td><td><p>783,224<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2021<\/p><\/td><td><p>1,029,471<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2022 (up to June)<\/p><\/td><td><p>289,177<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>B - Agency retainer fees:<\/p><p> <\/p><p>We have interpreted your reference to agency retainer fees as the fees charged at the commencement of the provision of a search recruitment service, this is only applicable when recruiting for a permanent or fixed term post.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>Agency retainer fees are not applicable to the contingent labour market.<\/p><p> <\/p><p>HM Treasury has spent the following on agency retainer fees:<\/p><p> <\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year<\/p><\/td><td><p>Value (£)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2020<\/p><\/td><td><p>6,300<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2021<\/p><\/td><td><p>117,038<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>2022<\/p><\/td><td><p>165,851<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p> <\/p><p>The vast majority of HM Treasury\u2019s agency retainer fees relate to the setup of the UK Infrastructure Bank.<\/p>"}
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