We continue to work on holding the Belarus regime accountable for its actions. This includes the work of the International Accountability Platform for Belarus, which the UK, EU and individual EU Member States established in 2021. The UK's foremost priority on freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) is defending these rights for all and promoting respect between different religious and non-religious communities. The British Embassy in Minsk continues to show its support for these freedoms and engages with religious groups in Belarus.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4210", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-12-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2023-12-27T17:04:33.753Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "208"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-12-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Belarus: Religious Freedom"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the human rights violations against Roman Catholic and Protestant Christians in Belarus, as detailed in the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom\u2019s report Country Update: Belarus, published on 5 December.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/738", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Alton of Liverpool"} ], "uin" : "HL1036"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1471263", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1471263/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
In April the Government announced a number of specific reforms to strengthen cryptoasset regulation, including a commitment to bring stablecoins into payments regulation, and to consult on a wider cryptoasset regulatory regime later this year. The Government has also announced forthcoming legislation which, along with supportive Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) rules, will regulate in-scope cryptoasset financial promotions, requiring them to be fair, clear and not misleading for consumers. The Government has taken action to mitigate the illicit finance risks associated with cryptoassets. All cryptoasset firms in the UK must now be registered for supervision by the Financial Conduct Authority. As a part of this process, cryptoasset firms must demonstrate systems, controls, policies and procedures adequate to deal with the particular risks of the cryptoasset market and any officers, managers and beneficial owners must be fit and proper.<\/p>
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These commitments are in line with the Government\u2019s objectives to create a regulatory environment in which firms can innovate, while crucially maintaining financial stability and regulatory standards so that people can use new technologies both reliably and safely. The Cryptoasset Taskforce \u2013 HMT, the Bank of England, and the FCA \u2013 continues to monitor ongoing development in cryptoasset markets closely.<\/p>
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Volatility is a characteristic of certain cryptoassets. The FCA and Bank of England have warned that cryptoassets are high risk investments, and that investors should be prepared to lose all of their money.<\/p>
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The Bank of England\u2019s Financial Policy Committee (FPC) has recently noted that direct risks to the stability of the UK financial system from cryptoassets are limited, and that crypto technologies are growing and becoming more interconnected with the core financial system.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4726", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Penn"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Baroness Penn"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-06-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-06-27T16:14:17.683Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-06-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Cryptocurrencies"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) safety, and (2) security, of cryptocurrencies.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4303", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Kennedy of Cradley"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Baroness Kennedy of Cradley"} ], "uin" : "HL1036"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1333881", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1333881/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Department strives every day to deliver the highest possible customer service to millions of people we support.<\/p>
<\/p>
It is not possible to comment on substantive assertions.<\/p>
<\/strong><\/p> Department staff receive comprehensive training to ensure that they provide customers with accurate information. If a customer feels that we may have given inaccurate information, we will investigate this thoroughly.<\/p> <\/p> The Department is delivering enhanced training for all staff dealing with State Pension cases and we have ensured that all staff, including our partner G4S, have updated lines to take when handling calls from customers.<\/p>"}
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