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1489171

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date	14/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Banks: Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to support security in the banking sector in the context of risk of Russian cyber attack; and if he will provide financial assistance to the banking sector to help maintain the integrity of its digital systems.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	36764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>Responsibility for information technology infrastructure in the UK financial sector is primarily for the firms themselves. Financial assistance is not provided to firms to do so. However, the Financial Authorities have a role to play in supervising, coordinating and driving change to improve the sector’s operational resilience.</p><p> </p><p>HMT works together with the Bank of England, the Prudential Regulation Authority, the Financial Conduct Authority (as the UK Financial Authorities), Cabinet Office, the National Cyber Security Centre and the National Crime Agency to improve cyber resilience across the finance sector.</p><p> </p><p>The finance sector also benefits from having a dedicated team within the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). They work closely with the Financial Authorities and firms to help improve the sector’s resilience and provide support during incidents. This includes providing advice and consultancy to critical national infrastructure organisations to secure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the banking sector’s digital systems.</p><p> </p><p>While the NCSC have stated they are not aware of any current specific threats to the UK, they have published guidance on actions organisations, including those in the finance sector, can take when the cyber threat is heightened. They have also warned that the threat may remain that way for some time and advised organisations on how to maintain a heightened security posture.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller question first answered 18/07/2022 13:34:09 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1489208

registered interest
date	14/07/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Cost of Living Payments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the cost of living payments being made in 2022 will be considered as income by local authorities when making care cost calculations.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	36874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>As this financial support constitutes one-off payments, it should not be considered as regular income for the purposes of social care costs under the Care Act 2014. The Department has laid a statutory instrument to ensure that these payments are disregarded in the calculations of an adult’s capital for the purpose of assessing that individual’s financial resources with respect to the provision of adult social care.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 18/07/2022 13:29:12 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1488707

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Diego Martínez
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Colombian counterpart on the deportation of Diego Martinez from Argentina to Colombia.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	35859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>UK ministers and senior officials regularly raise human rights issues, as well as specific cases of concern, with the Colombian Government and in multilateral fora. Most recently, Lord Ahmad discussed human rights and the security situation in Colombia in his meeting with President Duque on 12 April. I [Minister Ford] also discussed human rights concerns with Vice-President and Foreign Minister Ramírez on 10 February.</p><p>Immigration and border decisions are a matter for the two countries. The UK expects all countries to follow their international obligations in respect of deportations.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford grouped question UIN 35860 question first answered 18/07/2022 11:34:25 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1488708

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Diego Martínez
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Argentine counterpart following the deportation of Colombian lawyer, Diego Martinez, from Argentina to that country.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	35860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>UK ministers and senior officials regularly raise human rights issues, as well as specific cases of concern, with the Colombian Government and in multilateral fora. Most recently, Lord Ahmad discussed human rights and the security situation in Colombia in his meeting with President Duque on 12 April. I [Minister Ford] also discussed human rights concerns with Vice-President and Foreign Minister Ramírez on 10 February.</p><p>Immigration and border decisions are a matter for the two countries. The UK expects all countries to follow their international obligations in respect of deportations.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford grouped question UIN 35859 question first answered 18/07/2022 11:34:25 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1488732

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Brazil: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with her Brazilian counterpart on the (a) death of Brazilian Workers' Party (PT) official Marcelo Arruda and (b) risk of violence towards PT members and candidates ahead of the October elections in that country.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	35861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>We are following closely the investigation into the recent death of Marcelo Arruda.</p><p>It is crucial that all participants in the upcoming elections in Brazil respect core democratic principles and electoral processes. Through our Embassy in Brasilia, the UK continues to engage with the Brazilian Government, political parties and civil society organisations on the upcoming elections, including on the issue of security. In addition, I [Minister Ford] met with representatives from the Brazilian Workers' Party in London recently where they discussed a broad range of issues including the importance of free and fair elections in Brazil in October.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 18/07/2022 12:40:48 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1488738

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Colombia: Paramilitary Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made representations to her Colombian counterpart on the effectiveness of the dismantling of paramilitary groups in that country following the 2016 peace agreement.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	36066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>Colombia is a UK Human Rights Priority Country and UK ministers and senior officials regularly raise our concerns about the activities of illegal armed groups with the Colombian Government and in multilateral fora. Most recently, Lord Ahmad discussed human rights and the security situation in Colombia in his meeting with President Duque on 12 April. Successive UK-drafted UN Security Council press statements have called for the National Commission on Security Guarantees, working with civil society, to adopt and implement a public policy to dismantle illegal armed groups.</p><p>To date, we have spent over £69 million through the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund to support the implementation of the Peace Agreement in Colombia and improve stability and security. Our funding is supporting the Colombian Government's rural development and reintegration programmes, transitional justice mechanisms, and strengthening the security and participation of communities in conflict-affected areas.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 18/07/2022 11:36:41 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1488776

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Colombia: Police Brutality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the Colombian government’s progress on investigating alleged police killings during protests in that country in (a) September 2020 and (b) April and May 2021.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	36122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>The British Government remains concerned about reports of human rights violations in Colombia during recent protests. We are clear that we support the right of all Colombians to protest peacefully, and that the right to peaceful assembly and association must be guaranteed.</p><p>We look to the Colombian authorities to investigate fully any excessive use of force and take appropriate action against those responsible. Members of the Security services must also be held accountable for their actions, and all complaints thoroughly investigated.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 18/07/2022 11:38:35 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1488804

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Females: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent steps she has taken to support more women into work.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	36107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>There are nearly two million more women in work since 2010, with many benefiting from the wider work the Government is doing to support women into employment.</p><p>We are committed to changing the culture of the workplace so that every woman can get into work and thrive. Most recently we have: called on all employers to empower women to negotiate their pay by providing greater transparency, announced a pilot to help women return to STEM roles where their talents are most needed, and launched a new taskforce to increase the number of women-led high-growth businesses. These are just some of the ways in which we are ensuring that women are supported to reach their full potential throughout their careers.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 18/07/2022 11:09:49 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1488834

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Special Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether any special advisers have had their contracts with his Department terminated since 4 July 2022.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	35903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not employ any special advisers; all special advisers are employed by Cabinet Office.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 18/07/2022 11:03:05 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1488854

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Development Aid: African Development Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department sets performance targets for its spending through the African Development Bank.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	35954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>As part of the process of agreeing funding for the African Development Bank's 7th General Capital Increase and 15th Replenishment of the African Development Fund (ADF15), the Bank agreed a number of policy commitments and results targets with the UK and other shareholders. We monitor progress on delivering these commitments closely through the Board of Directors and meetings of African Development Fund donors.</p><p>In 2019, the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office also made part of its funding to ADF15 contingent on meeting certain performance targets. These targets have now been met.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 18/07/2022 12:57:49 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion