In March, the UK and Overseas Territories discussed their commitments and timelines to implement public registers, either accessible to all members of the public or with access predicated on 'legitimate interest'. I [Minister Rutley] re-stated the UK's expectation that where public access is predicated on 'legitimate interest' this will include media and civil society, among others, and is an interim step to access for all members of the public. The FCDO is funding expert NGO, Open Ownership, to provide technical assistance to expedite implementation; they are providing advice to the governments of Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Cayman, Montserrat, St. Helena, and Turks and Caicos. Officials are conducting a stocktake of progress.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4033", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for David Rutley"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Macclesfield"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "David Rutley"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-05-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-05-21T08:35:23.007Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "208"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-05-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "British Overseas Territories: Companies"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent progress his Department has made on the introduction of public registers of ownership by British overseas territories.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4443", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Carol Monaghan"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Glasgow North West"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Carol Monaghan"} ], "uin" : "26505"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1701457", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1701457/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The department has assessed the impact of the third-party data measure in the regulatory impact assessment scrutinised and green-rated by the Regulatory Policy Committee. This was published on the 27th November 2023 as part of the supporting documentation for the Data Protection and Information Bill and is available here: Data Protection and Digital Information Bill: supporting documents - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)<\/a>.<\/p> <\/p> The department has fulfilled all the requirements of the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) as set out in section 149 of the Equality Act 2010 and in line with our statutory duty keeps the impact of this measure on groups with protected characteristics under continuous review.<\/p> <\/strong><\/p> In 22/23, DWP overpaid over £8bn due to fraud and error. This is unacceptable and we are taking robust steps to tackle this.<\/p> <\/p> The third party data legislation we are seeking is one such approach. The focus of this power will be about finding signals of potential benefit fraud and error.<\/p> The measure does not target a particular group of benefit claimant and we have tried and tested safeguarding procedures to protect vulnerable groups and will follow business as usual processes.<\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill on the (a) physical and (b) mental wellbeing of people with (i) M.E. and (ii) other chronic diseases.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1676656/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The table below shows the number of part 3b tests conducted in each quarter since April 2021 in the UK, Scotland and at Bishopbriggs test centre.<\/p> <\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p><\/td> UK<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Scotland<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Bishopbriggs <\/strong> test centre<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Apr / May / Jun 2021<\/p><\/td> 18761<\/p><\/td> 1066<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jul / Aug / Sep 2021<\/p><\/td> 23595<\/p><\/td> 1491<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Oct / Nov / Dec 2021<\/p><\/td> 27144<\/p><\/td> 1619<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jan / Feb / Mar 2022<\/p><\/td> 26391<\/p><\/td> 1742<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Apr / May / Jun 2022<\/p><\/td> 28386<\/p><\/td> 2056<\/p><\/td> 39<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jul / Aug / Sep 2022<\/p><\/td> 31128<\/p><\/td> 2181<\/p><\/td> 46<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Oct / Nov / Dec 2022<\/p><\/td> 28112<\/p><\/td> 1924<\/p><\/td> 45<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Jan / Feb / Mar 2023<\/p><\/td> 26334<\/p><\/td> 1825<\/p><\/td> 73<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Apr / May / June 2023<\/p><\/td> 22697<\/p><\/td> 1642<\/p><\/td> 71<\/p><\/td><\/tr> July / Aug / Sep 2023<\/p><\/td> 20544<\/p><\/td> 1351<\/p><\/td> 68<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many publicly-booked Driver CPC part 3b tests were conducted in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland and (c) Bishopbriggs Test Centre in each quarter since April 2021.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Driver CPC part 3b tests were available for public booking in each quarter since April 2021 in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland and (c) Bishopbriggs Test Centre.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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