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603962

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date	17/10/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Euro-Atlantic Security Policy Unit
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the joint Euro-Atlantic Security Policy Unit, which was referred to in the National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015, has been formed; and what its future role is anticipated to be when the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Bowness
uin	HL2358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>The Joint Unit on Euro-Atlantic Security Policy (EASP) was launched on 18 October 2016. Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Ministry of Defence colleagues are now co-located as a single team leading the Government's work on NATO policy, the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy, and Conventional Arms Control in Europe.</p><p>As set out in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review, the UK remains fully and strongly committed to European defence and security. The EASP Joint Unit will continue to lead on these issues after the UK leaves the EU.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/10/2016 14:21:46 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3496 label Biography information for Lord Bowness

603966

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	International Organisations
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the changes to the selection process for the UN Secretary General, whether they are planning to initiate a review of the selection processes for the President of the World Bank and for similar offices in other international financial institutions and UN specialised agencies.
tabling member printed	Lord Judd
uin	HL2362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government strongly supported the more transparent and structured process that led to the recent appointment of the next UN Secretary-General and has promoted similar reforms in other multilateral organisations aimed at ensuring the best candidates apply for leadership roles. The scope for reform depends on the dynamics of each organisation, including their internal decision-making procedures and the views of other member states.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/10/2016 14:22:23 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	1660 label Biography information for Lord Judd

603967

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Venezuela: Guyana
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what recent assessment they have made of the government of Venezuela's claim to approximately two-thirds of the territory of Guyana, a Commonwealth member state.
tabling member printed	Lord Howell of Guildford
uin	HL2363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text The Government is aware of the ongoing border controversy between Guyana and Venezuela. This is a bilateral issue to be resolved between the two countries. We believe the 1899 Arbitral Award, to which we were a party, definitively settled the border. Both countries are signatories of the Geneva Agreement of 1966 which provides a range of mechanisms for dealing with this issue. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 24/10/2016 14:29:08 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	993 label Biography information for Lord Howell of Guildford

603990

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Redundancy Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 23 May 2016 to Question 37393, how many civil servants have had their exit payments capped at £95,000 prior to 1 October 2016; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Eltham
tabling member printed	Clive Efford
uin	48873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">I shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government legislated to end six figure exit payments in the public sector through the Enterprise Act and will lay secondary legislation to bring a £95,000 cap into force.</ins></p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 20/10/2016 16:10:50 question first ministerially corrected 21/10/2016 11:31:02 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore previous answer version 15558 answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

603991

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Lone Parents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many single parent households there are in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	48883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 25/10/2016 08:57:19 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ 48883 v0.2.pdf title UKSA Letter to Member - Single Parent Households
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

603992

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Concentrix: Enfield
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September 2016 to Question 46636, on Concentrix, if he will provide that same information for (a) Enfield North constituency and (b) Enfield.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	48880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) does not hold data on the number of tax credit cases awaiting consideration by Concentrix broken down specifically by constituency areas. HMRC is currently focused on resolving the outstanding cases but will be preparing analysis, which will be made available in due course.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 25/10/2016 09:29:46 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

603996

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Bank Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions his Department has had with the (a) Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, (b) Cabinet Office, (c) Department for Culture, Media and Sport, (d) Financial Conduct Authority, (e) Information Commissioner's Office, (f) European Commission and (g) European Banking Authority on open banking and their responsibilities in protecting customers' interests.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	48842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>Treasury ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a></p><p> </p><p>The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published the final report of its market investigation into retail banking on 9 August 2016. As part of this the CMA requires the nine largest UK banks to develop and adopt an open banking standard for application programming interfaces (APIs) to allow access to customer account information, as set out in the revised Payment Services Directive (PSDII) which will come into force in January 2018. These nine banks are required to deliver open data APIs and midata APIs by Q1 2017, and deliver the full open API banking standard by early 2018. Data protection and cyber security are key considerations in PSDII, and the government will be consulting on the transposition of this directive shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby grouped question UIN 48843 question first answered 20/10/2016 14:28:57 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

603997

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Bank Services: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the timeline is for implementing the Open Banking Standard; and how he plans to ensure that sensitive banking data passes safely and securely from banks to third parties when that standard is implemented.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	48843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>Treasury ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a></p><p> </p><p>The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published the final report of its market investigation into retail banking on 9 August 2016. As part of this the CMA requires the nine largest UK banks to develop and adopt an open banking standard for application programming interfaces (APIs) to allow access to customer account information, as set out in the revised Payment Services Directive (PSDII) which will come into force in January 2018. These nine banks are required to deliver open data APIs and midata APIs by Q1 2017, and deliver the full open API banking standard by early 2018. Data protection and cyber security are key considerations in PSDII, and the government will be consulting on the transposition of this directive shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby grouped question UIN 48842 question first answered 20/10/2016 14:28:57 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

604000

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Redundancy Pay: Nuclear Power Stations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will meet the hon. Member for Copeland to discuss the effect of the exit payment cap on nuclear workers in Copeland constituency.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	49042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>The government announced in May 2015 that it intends to take forward its manifesto commitment to end six-figure exit payments for public sector workers. The Enterprise Act, which contains provisions for the £95,000 public sector exit payment cap, received Royal Assent on 4 May 2016.</p><p> </p><p>Public sector exit payments cost around £2 billion a year and it is important that they are fair, proportionate and provide value for money to the taxpayer that funds them. The proposed cap, amounting to 3.5 times the average public sector salary, will still offer a significant level of compensation and support to an employee, and will apply to only a small percentage of public sector exits. The exit payment cap will apply to organisations classified as within the public sector by the Office for National Statistics, with a small number of exceptions.</p><p> </p><p>I am aware that the hon. Member for Copeland is discussing the effect of the cap on nuclear workers in his constituency with my noble friend the Minister of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). That is the appropriate route for these discussions as BEIS is the department responsible for the nuclear industry.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 20/10/2016 11:34:36 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

604006

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	BBC: Video on Demand
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the BBC Trust and Ofcom on the implications for users of the BBC requiring registration and identification to use iPlayer.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	48840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p>The case for requiring user verification for the iPlayer was discussed during the Charter Review process and the White Paper, published in May, made clear that the Government thinks there is a case for iPlayer to require verification both to improve enforcement and allow BBC content to be 'portable' for UK licence fee payers. However, it will ultimately be up to the BBC to decide if and how they wish to implement this.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 20/10/2016 13:10:44 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah