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1717043

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date	09/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to improve the speed and efficiency of the Financial Conduct Authority's authorisation process for financial services firms.
tabling member printed	Baroness Verma
uin	HL4549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is operationally independent from Government, and is responsible for the authorisation processes for financial services firms. It is fully accountable to Parliament and the Treasury for how it discharges its statutory functions.</p><p> </p><p>Both the government and the FCA are committed to ensuring the FCA has world-leading levels of operational effectiveness. The Government wrote to the FCA in December 2022 to highlight the importance of operational effectiveness for UK competitiveness. The FCA started publishing operating service metrics relating to authorisation processing on a quarterly basis in May 2023; these can be accessed on the FCA’s website.</p><p> </p><p>Following the Government’s Call for Proposals last year, the FCA will start publishing additional operating metrics this summer, to support further scrutiny. These metrics will initially be published as part of the FCA’s Annual Report, and the report it is required to make on its implementation of its new secondary objective to facilitate the growth and competitiveness of the UK economy.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 23/05/2024 15:06:07 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma

1717044

registered interest
date	09/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cryptocurrencies: Foreign Investment in UK
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made an assessment of the regulatory regimes in (1) Singapore, (2) the United Arab Emirates, and (3) the European Union, in attracting the business of crypto and digital assets firms; and in doing so, whether they have identified any lessons to learn in seeking to establish the United Kingdom as a global crypto asset technology hub.
tabling member printed	Baroness Verma
uin	HL4550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>Last year, the government published its final proposals for the financial services regulation of cryptoassets in the UK and is currently working on legislation to implement those proposals.</p><p> </p><p>In progressing the UK’s regulatory framework for cryptoassets, the government has been closely engaged to both monitor developments in other jurisdictions, and to support thought leadership on cryptoassets in international fora such as the Financial Stability Board.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury also has regular economic and financial dialogues with partners such as Singapore and the European Union to share knowledge and discuss opportunities for cooperation in financial services, including cryptoassets regulation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 23/05/2024 15:05:51 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma

1700709

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Sanitary Products
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of potential gaps in the provision of free period products in schools in England.
tabling member printed	Baroness Verma
uin	HL3815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The Period Product Scheme is open to all state-funded primary schools, secondary schools and 16-19 organisations so that girls and women can have access to a wide range of period products in their place of study.</p><p>Take up of the scheme is monitored and reviewed regularly. Since its launch in January 2020, 99% of secondary schools and 94% of 16-19 organisations have used the scheme. Management information is published annually and can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/period-products-scheme-management-information" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/period-products-scheme-management-information</a>. The national supplier, phs, makes contact with all eligible schools and colleges annually to advise them of the scheme and provide details on how to order.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 29/04/2024 11:13:39 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma

1700710

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
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	Period Poverty Task Force
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Stedman-Scott on 28 April 2022 (HL7975), what plans they have to resume the activities of the Period Poverty Taskforce.
tabling member printed	Baroness Verma
uin	HL3816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>This Government takes the issue of period poverty very seriously and we are taking steps to ensure that period products are available and affordable for those most in need through the organisations closest to them.</p><p> </p><p>Since January 2020, a Department for Education scheme provides free period products in schools and 16-19 education institutions in England. 97% of secondary schools, 92% of post 16 organisations and 68% primary schools have made at least one order since the scheme began in January 2020.</p><p> </p><p>In March 2019 NHS England announced that it would offer period products to every hospital patient who needs them (including long-term in-patients).</p><p> </p><p>As part of our wider strategy to make period products affordable and available for all women, we have also made it clear that a zero rate of VAT applies to period products now that the UK has left the EU. These products are essential so it is right that there is now no VAT charge.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 29/04/2024 14:24:52 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma

1662315

registered interest
date	21/09/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Faith Schools: Radicalism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to address religious extremism in faith schools.
tabling member printed	Baroness Verma
uin	HL10435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2023 answer text <p>All children must be safe wherever they are educated, and the department is committed to ensuring that children are safe from extremism and radicalisation.</p><p>The Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015 introduced a statutory duty for education providers to have 'due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism'. The full act is available at: <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/6/contents" target="_blank">https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/6/contents</a>. Faith schools are subject to the same duty and responsibilities as non-faith schools. To comply with the 'Prevent duty', providers must demonstrate that they have effective policies and procedures in place to safeguard individuals susceptible to radicalisation.</p><p>In addition, every school, including faith schools, should actively promote the ‘fundamental British values’ (FBVs) of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance for those of different faiths and beliefs. Promoting these values is a way of building pupils’ resilience to radicalisation and enabling them to identify and challenge extremist views.</p><p>The department has taken a number of steps to prevent extremism from gaining a foothold in our schools across the country, including:</p><ul><li>Guidance on the promotion of FBVs so that schools have a clear understanding of what is required and how best to practically deliver these.</li><li>Powers to take action against individual teachers or governors who act in a way which undermines FBVs.</li><li>Working with Ofsted to strengthen their inspection frameworks, requiring inspectors to assess how well schools protect pupils from the risks of extremism and radicalisation, and how they promote FBVs.</li><li>A counter-extremism helpline and online referral form to ensure those working in the sector and the public can report extremism concerns directly to the department to be investigated where appropriate.</li><li>The Educate Against Hate website, providing advice, support, and resources for parents, teachers, and school leaders to help them protect young people from extremism and radicalisation. The website is available here: <a href="https://www.educateagainsthate.com/resources/hackney-shared-values-toolkit/" target="_blank">https://www.educateagainsthate.com/resources/hackney-shared-values-toolkit/</a>.</li><li>Working closely with a network of Prevent Education Officers based in local authorities and the department’s Regional Prevent Coordinators who work directly with education settings and local authorities to implement the Prevent duty.</li></ul><p>The department keeps its work under regular review to ensure we continue to provide effective support to the sector. This includes implementing the recommendations of the Independent Review of Prevent, which was published on the 8 February 2023. As part of this response, the government published updated statutory guidance for the Prevent duty in September 2023, providing further clarity and good practice for the education sector. The guidance is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/prevent-duty-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/prevent-duty-guidance</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL10436 question first answered 04/10/2023 10:54:14 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma

1662316

registered interest
date	21/09/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Faith Schools: Radicalism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what further plans they have to stop radicalisation within faith schools.
tabling member printed	Baroness Verma
uin	HL10436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2023 answer text <p>All children must be safe wherever they are educated, and the department is committed to ensuring that children are safe from extremism and radicalisation.</p><p>The Counter Terrorism and Security Act 2015 introduced a statutory duty for education providers to have 'due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism'. The full act is available at: <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/6/contents" target="_blank">https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/6/contents</a>. Faith schools are subject to the same duty and responsibilities as non-faith schools. To comply with the 'Prevent duty', providers must demonstrate that they have effective policies and procedures in place to safeguard individuals susceptible to radicalisation.</p><p>In addition, every school, including faith schools, should actively promote the ‘fundamental British values’ (FBVs) of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance for those of different faiths and beliefs. Promoting these values is a way of building pupils’ resilience to radicalisation and enabling them to identify and challenge extremist views.</p><p>The department has taken a number of steps to prevent extremism from gaining a foothold in our schools across the country, including:</p><ul><li>Guidance on the promotion of FBVs so that schools have a clear understanding of what is required and how best to practically deliver these.</li><li>Powers to take action against individual teachers or governors who act in a way which undermines FBVs.</li><li>Working with Ofsted to strengthen their inspection frameworks, requiring inspectors to assess how well schools protect pupils from the risks of extremism and radicalisation, and how they promote FBVs.</li><li>A counter-extremism helpline and online referral form to ensure those working in the sector and the public can report extremism concerns directly to the department to be investigated where appropriate.</li><li>The Educate Against Hate website, providing advice, support, and resources for parents, teachers, and school leaders to help them protect young people from extremism and radicalisation. The website is available here: <a href="https://www.educateagainsthate.com/resources/hackney-shared-values-toolkit/" target="_blank">https://www.educateagainsthate.com/resources/hackney-shared-values-toolkit/</a>.</li><li>Working closely with a network of Prevent Education Officers based in local authorities and the department’s Regional Prevent Coordinators who work directly with education settings and local authorities to implement the Prevent duty.</li></ul><p>The department keeps its work under regular review to ensure we continue to provide effective support to the sector. This includes implementing the recommendations of the Independent Review of Prevent, which was published on the 8 February 2023. As part of this response, the government published updated statutory guidance for the Prevent duty in September 2023, providing further clarity and good practice for the education sector. The guidance is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/prevent-duty-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/prevent-duty-guidance</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran grouped question UIN HL10435 question first answered 04/10/2023 10:54:14 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma

1228018

registered interest
date	27/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government Finance: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to allow local authorities to use the remaining funds allocated to support businesses at the start of the COVID-19 lockdown to support businesses that are facing second or local lockdowns.
tabling member printed	Baroness Verma
uin	HL7409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/08/2020 answer text <p>The Government has always been clear that underspend from the initial grants schemes for businesses could not be used for other purposes.</p><p>Once all grant monies have been paid out, local authorities will need to carry out a reconciliation exercise with Government to ensure that they receive the correct amount of funding to meet the cost of grant payments to eligible businesses.</p><p>Ministers will continue to consider the need for further responses to second or local lockdowns, recognising that significant support has already been provided to businesses through grants, loans and easements.</p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 10/08/2020 11:01:15 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma