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1140832

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date	22/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Double Taxation: Treaties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on average how long the Government takes to negotiate double taxation treaties.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	280375
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government would expect a full negotiation of a double taxation agreement to take between one and two years. However, there are so many variables involved in the process and Government does not keep records of the average length of negotiations.</p><p> </p><p>Negotiations are usually split into “rounds”, with one country visiting the other for a week to discuss the negotiated text. A negotiation may have just one round where the positions of both countries are largely aligned, but where there are particularly complex issues involved it might require several rounds.</p><p> </p><p>The time between rounds will also vary, depending on such factors as the resources and availability of negotiators in both countries as well as the political environment, which can occasionally reset a country’s negotiating position.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 25/07/2019 15:27:07 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1140833

registered interest
date	22/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Economic Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with SWIFT on access to their database to help tackle economic crime.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	280376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p>On 12 July, the government published a joint public-private Economic Crime Plan. In developing the Plan, the government held 37 consultation events engaging with over 100 stakeholders including the SWIFT Institute.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 25/07/2019 15:30:56 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1140851

registered interest
date	22/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Claims Management Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to regulate complaints made by claims management companies on behalf of complainants on the same basis as independent and other financial advisors, banks and building societies.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	280141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has taken over regulation of claims management companies (CMCs). The FCA rules mean CMCs must meet the same basic standards as other FCA-regulated firms on conduct, as well as additional CMC-specific rules.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 25/07/2019 15:34:16 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1140852

registered interest
date	22/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Funerals: Pre-payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to bring pre-payment funeral plans under the regulation of the Financial Conduct Authority in line with other financial products.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	280142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury launched a call for evidence on the regulation of pre-paid funeral plans in June 2018. The call for evidence has confirmed that consumer detriment is present in the pre-paid funeral plan sector and that there is broad demand for the sector to come under compulsory regulation.</p><p> </p><p>Consequently, the government intends to bring the pre-paid funeral plan market within the remit of the Financial Conduct Authority and is currently consulting on the proposed legislative framework to implement this proposal. This will allow the FCA to establish a robust regulatory regime which will apply to all funeral plan providers, and improve protection for consumers.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 25/07/2019 15:37:02 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1141093

registered interest
date	22/07/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to operate a triage system for imports in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	280336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p>In the event of a 'no deal', the Government’s priority is to keep goods moving and avoid delays at the border. As the customs authority, HMRC will act to ensure that border processes are as smooth as possible, without compromising security.</p><p> </p><p>After listening to concerns from businesses, the Government is introducing temporary easements for a ‘no deal’ scenario to help businesses keep trading. This includes Transitional Simplified Procedures (TSP), where once registered traders will be able to import goods from the EU into the UK without having to make a full customs declaration at the border and will be able to postpone paying any duties.</p><p> </p><p>Border Force and HMRC will continue to carry out risk based checks on goods entering the UK as they do now.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 25/07/2019 15:39:30 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens