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1664712

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date	19/09/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Regeneration: Blackpool
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking with Blackpool Council to deliver regeneration projects in Blackpool.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	906533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>Since 2019, my department has invested £39.5 million in Blackpool’s Town Deal, £40 million of Levelling Up Fund and £5.8 million of Shared Prosperity Fund into Blackpool.</p><p>In February 2022, my department undertook a deep dive with Blackpool Council to better understand Blackpool’s regeneration needs, including relocating the court buildings. I thank my Honourable Friend for his continued support for regeneration in Blackpool</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young question first answered 16/10/2023 15:36:54 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1659700

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Collective Investment Schemes: Regulation
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 identify and prevent entities and individuals promote unregulated collective investment schemes.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	198844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>The UK’s financial promotions regime, underpinned by Section 21 and Section 238 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA), seeks to ensure that consumers are provided with clear and accurate information that enables them to make appropriate decisions for their individual circumstances. Under this regime, the FCA has imposed rules on the promotion of unregulated collective investment schemes, including that such schemes cannot be promoted to ordinary members of the public.</p><p> </p><p>Enforcement relating to the promotion of unregulated collective investment schemes is generally a matter for the FCA, which is operationally independent from the Government. These questions have therefore been passed to the FCA who will respond directly to the honourable Member by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith grouped question UIN 198845 198846 198847 question first answered 18/09/2023 15:50:23 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1659701

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Collective Investment Schemes: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what measures his Department has in place to protect investors from the promotion of unregulated collective investment schemes; and what penalties or enforcement action is being pursued against those found promoting such schemes.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	198845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>The UK’s financial promotions regime, underpinned by Section 21 and Section 238 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA), seeks to ensure that consumers are provided with clear and accurate information that enables them to make appropriate decisions for their individual circumstances. Under this regime, the FCA has imposed rules on the promotion of unregulated collective investment schemes, including that such schemes cannot be promoted to ordinary members of the public.</p><p> </p><p>Enforcement relating to the promotion of unregulated collective investment schemes is generally a matter for the FCA, which is operationally independent from the Government. These questions have therefore been passed to the FCA who will respond directly to the honourable Member by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith grouped question UIN 198844 198846 198847 question first answered 18/09/2023 15:50:24 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1659702

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Collective Investment Schemes: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data his Department holds on he number of (a) cases investigated and (b) enforcement actions taken against individuals and entities involved in the promotion of unregulated collective investment schemes in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	198846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>The UK’s financial promotions regime, underpinned by Section 21 and Section 238 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA), seeks to ensure that consumers are provided with clear and accurate information that enables them to make appropriate decisions for their individual circumstances. Under this regime, the FCA has imposed rules on the promotion of unregulated collective investment schemes, including that such schemes cannot be promoted to ordinary members of the public.</p><p> </p><p>Enforcement relating to the promotion of unregulated collective investment schemes is generally a matter for the FCA, which is operationally independent from the Government. These questions have therefore been passed to the FCA who will respond directly to the honourable Member by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith grouped question UIN 198844 198845 198847 question first answered 18/09/2023 15:50:24 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1659703

registered interest
date	11/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Collective Investment Schemes: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what regulatory framework is in place to supervise (a) unregulated collective investment schemes and (b) the promotion of those schemes.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	198847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>The UK’s financial promotions regime, underpinned by Section 21 and Section 238 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA), seeks to ensure that consumers are provided with clear and accurate information that enables them to make appropriate decisions for their individual circumstances. Under this regime, the FCA has imposed rules on the promotion of unregulated collective investment schemes, including that such schemes cannot be promoted to ordinary members of the public.</p><p> </p><p>Enforcement relating to the promotion of unregulated collective investment schemes is generally a matter for the FCA, which is operationally independent from the Government. These questions have therefore been passed to the FCA who will respond directly to the honourable Member by letter. A copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith grouped question UIN 198844 198845 198846 question first answered 18/09/2023 15:50:24 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1647565

registered interest
date	23/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Space Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps UK Space Command is taking to coordinate with (a) other military and (b) civilian organisations to (i) increase the UK's space capabilities and (ii) help tackle potential threats to national space assets.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	190975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>Collaboration with civil and international partners is fundamental to our delivery of the National Space Strategy and Defence Space Strategy (DSS).</p><p>Defence is developing new capabilities to support military operations and to protect and defend our national interests. We are investing £1.5 billion over 10 years in a coherent Defence Space Portfolio (DSP). This is in addition to the £5 billion we are investing in the SKYNET satellite communications programme.</p><p>In delivering the DSP, we are working with international Allies and partners to maximise interoperability and provide resilience in our joint pursuit of a safe and secure space domain. We are also partnering with commercial providers to deliver the Portfolio and with partners across Government to determine where dual-use capabilities can meet civil and defence needs.</p><p>The DSS commits us to broadening and deepening our multinational collaboration. As a founding member of the Combined Space Operations initiative (Five Eyes + France and Germany), we use this forum to align on space policy, capability development and operations. We are also working with NATO to grow the NATO Space Enterprise and we are developing new bilateral relationships.</p><p>The UK is showing global leadership on space security. Ministry of Defence is supporting the FCDO-led initiative through the UN on Reducing Space Threats through Norms, Rules and Principles of Responsible Behaviours. This is aimed at reducing the risk of miscalculation in the space domain.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 03/07/2023 12:47:26 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1647566

registered interest
date	23/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of creating a specialist counter-insurgency force.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	190976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2023 answer text <p>We will continue to develop our force structure and capabilities to allow us to contribute to addressing the full range of potential threats, including those from insurgents, to ensure we can both defend, deter and compete across all domains alongside our allies and partners.</p><p>Any specific policy changes or updates to force structure will be determined once the update to the Defence Command Paper has concluded.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 29/06/2023 09:08:20 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1646763

registered interest
date	22/06/2023
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	Abortion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with abortion providers on potential changes to the law on abortion.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	190900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>The Department has not held discussions with abortion providers regarding potential changes to the 1967 Abortion Act.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 27/06/2023 13:14:33 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1646808

registered interest
date	22/06/2023
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	Abortion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the legal time limit for abortions.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	190919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2023 answer text <p>No assessment has been made. As with other matters of conscience, abortion is an issue on which the Government adopts a neutral stance. Any change to the law in this area would be a matter of conscience for individual Parliamentarians rather than for the Government.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 13/07/2023 09:36:04 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1646378

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse and Human Trafficking: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the effectiveness of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 in bringing prosecutions against (a) abusive partners and (b) traffickers who have coerced women into having an abortion.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	190661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2023 answer text <p>It is important that the law protects those who may be coerced into having an abortion. Section 58 of the Offences against the Person Act 1861 (use of poison or instrument to cause a miscarriage) can be used to prosecute those who coerce a woman to have an abortion. In addition, section 1 of the Infant Life (Preservation) Act 1929, which deals with late term abortions in England and Wales, makes it an offence for any person, with intent to destroy the life of a child which is capable of being born alive, to cause the death of that child unless it can be proved that the act was done to preserve the life of the woman.</p><p>Decisions to prosecute a person for a criminal offence in England and Wales are a matter for the independent CPS, who take into account both the evidence available and whether it is in the public interest to pursue a prosecution under the Code for Crown Prosecutors.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 28/06/2023 13:56:49 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton