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1454008

registered interest
date	25/03/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	P&O Ferries: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Prime Minister's oral answer on 23 March 2022, Official Report, column 325, whether he is taking legal action against P&O Ferries under the (a) Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 and (b) Employment Rights Act 1996.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	146644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has formally commissioned the Insolvency Service to urgently undertake a thorough enquiry into the circumstances surrounding the recent redundancies made by P&amp;O Ferries.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State has asked them to determine whether the law has been complied with and consider prompt and appropriate action where it has not, including any scope to take legal action against the company directors.</p><p> </p><p>We will not hesitate to take further action if we find evidence of wrongdoing.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 29/03/2022 16:05:39 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1454287

registered interest
date	25/03/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	P&O Ferries: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has had discussions with his counterparts in (a) Cyprus, (b) the Bahamas and (c) Holland on the dismissal of workers on P&O vessels flagged in those jurisdictions.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	147058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2022 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State has written to the Insolvency Service asking them to urgently undertake a thorough review into the actions of P&amp;O Ferries. As part of this review they will review the evidence around what notifications were given to the various authorities where P&amp;O ferry have said their vessels are flagged.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 30/03/2022 16:23:32 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1454288

registered interest
date	25/03/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of the 4 to 4.5 per cent real terms cut to the National Crime Agency’s budget on its ability to tackle fraud.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Dame Angela Eagle
uin	147032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government is increasing law enforcement investigative capacity to tackle fraud. Last year we invested £63 million, and over the next three years the Spending Review has allocated a further £400 million, in tackling economic crime including fraud. This includes establishing a new fraud investigative function in the NCA, meeting a manifesto commitment to create a new national cyber crime force focused on fraud.</p><p>In addition, we are creating new fraud investigation teams in Regional Organised Crime Units. These new capabilities, driven by a new tasking and coordination process run by the National Economic Crime Centre, will target the most serious and harmful frauds.</p><p>Later this year, we will publish a new approach to address the threat of fraud. This will further set out how we will work with law enforcement to tackle fraud and bring offenders to justice.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 30/03/2022 14:13:58 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1454289

registered interest
date	25/03/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Bounce Back Loan Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many and what proportion of loans claimed through the Bounce Back Loans scheme were duplicates; and what the total value was of all duplicate loans.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Dame Angela Eagle
uin	147033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2022 answer text <p>To date, the British Business Bank has identified 22,900 Bounce Back Loan Scheme facilities which it suspects could be involved in a case of duplicate loans. This figure includes both original facilities and potential duplicates. The Bank is currently working with lenders to investigate these facilities and determine which are ineligible loans under the scheme rules.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 30/03/2022 16:21:44 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1454290

registered interest
date	25/03/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Allwyn Entertainment: National Lottery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish her Department's correspondence with the Gambling Commission with reference to their decision to appoint Allwyn, a company with reported links to the Russian regime, as the preferred organisation to run the next licence for the National Lottery.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Alex Davies-Jones
uin	147117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2022 answer text <p>The competition to operate the 4th National Lottery licence is run by the Gambling Commission. In accordance with the relevant legislation, the decision to appoint Allwyn as the preferred bidder was made by the Commission’s Board. DCMS and Ministers have not been involved in the decision making process, nor have they discussed or corresponded with the Commission about who the licence should be awarded to.</p><p>We do not have any plans to publish correspondence between the Department and the Gambling Commission.</p><p>It is the Gambling Commission’s responsibility to regulate the National Lottery and appoint a licensee that will operate the National Lottery with all due propriety. To satisfy this duty, fit and proper checks were carried out during the competition and will be maintained throughout the transition and licence term. These checks consider the identity, integrity, criminality and financial integrity of those operating or benefitting from the National Lottery (or applying to do so) and include enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks. Where an individual was based overseas, checks were carried out against information provided by the relevant police report. In addition, the Commission reviewed the funding structures for all applicants, including Allwyn, and is satisfied that no sanctioned entities are involved in funding the proposed licensee.</p><p>Standard vetting checks (BPSS level - Baseline Personnel Security Standard) are being carried out by UK Security Vetting on key people connected with the preferred applicant’s proposal. These include Qualifying Direct Shareholders, which is any person that holds at least 5% interest in the Licensee. This vetting process has already started and is expected to take 8 – 10 weeks to complete. Full details of what is included in a BPSS level check is outlined on the UKSV <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels/national-security-vetting-clearance-levels" target="_blank">website</a>.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 147118 147120 147121 question first answered 30/03/2022 08:17:17 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones

1454291

registered interest
date	25/03/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Allwyn Entertainment: National Lottery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish the enquiries her Department are making to ensure that the preferred organisation to run the next National Lottery licence, Allwyn, do not have financial, or political ties to the current Russian regime.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Alex Davies-Jones
uin	147118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2022 answer text <p>The competition to operate the 4th National Lottery licence is run by the Gambling Commission. In accordance with the relevant legislation, the decision to appoint Allwyn as the preferred bidder was made by the Commission’s Board. DCMS and Ministers have not been involved in the decision making process, nor have they discussed or corresponded with the Commission about who the licence should be awarded to.</p><p>We do not have any plans to publish correspondence between the Department and the Gambling Commission.</p><p>It is the Gambling Commission’s responsibility to regulate the National Lottery and appoint a licensee that will operate the National Lottery with all due propriety. To satisfy this duty, fit and proper checks were carried out during the competition and will be maintained throughout the transition and licence term. These checks consider the identity, integrity, criminality and financial integrity of those operating or benefitting from the National Lottery (or applying to do so) and include enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks. Where an individual was based overseas, checks were carried out against information provided by the relevant police report. In addition, the Commission reviewed the funding structures for all applicants, including Allwyn, and is satisfied that no sanctioned entities are involved in funding the proposed licensee.</p><p>Standard vetting checks (BPSS level - Baseline Personnel Security Standard) are being carried out by UK Security Vetting on key people connected with the preferred applicant’s proposal. These include Qualifying Direct Shareholders, which is any person that holds at least 5% interest in the Licensee. This vetting process has already started and is expected to take 8 – 10 weeks to complete. Full details of what is included in a BPSS level check is outlined on the UKSV <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels/national-security-vetting-clearance-levels" target="_blank">website</a>.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 147117 147120 147121 question first answered 30/03/2022 08:17:17 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones

1454292

registered interest
date	25/03/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Allwyn Entertainment: National Lottery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will publish the (a) dates, (b) meeting minutes and (c) attendees of all meetings that Ministers and officials in her Department have attended in the last 12 months with the preferred National Lottery provider, Allwyn.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Alex Davies-Jones
uin	147119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2022 answer text <p>DCMS offered official-level meetings to all final-stage applicants to the 4th National Lottery licence competition to give an overview of the government's vision for the Gambling and National Lottery sectors. On 23 November 2020, DCMS's Director for Sport, Gambling and Ceremonials and Deputy Director for Gambling and Lotteries met representatives of Sazka (now Allwyn Entertainment Ltd). Ministers did not meet with Allwyn in respect of the competition to operate the 4th National Lottery licence.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 30/03/2022 08:21:01 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones

1454293

registered interest
date	25/03/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Allwyn Entertainment: National Lottery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, on what date the provisional new organisation to take over the National Lottery, Allwyn, will begin the UK secure vetting process; how long that process will take; and whether that process includes discussions with UK and foreign security and police services.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Alex Davies-Jones
uin	147120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2022 answer text <p>The competition to operate the 4th National Lottery licence is run by the Gambling Commission. In accordance with the relevant legislation, the decision to appoint Allwyn as the preferred bidder was made by the Commission’s Board. DCMS and Ministers have not been involved in the decision making process, nor have they discussed or corresponded with the Commission about who the licence should be awarded to.</p><p>We do not have any plans to publish correspondence between the Department and the Gambling Commission.</p><p>It is the Gambling Commission’s responsibility to regulate the National Lottery and appoint a licensee that will operate the National Lottery with all due propriety. To satisfy this duty, fit and proper checks were carried out during the competition and will be maintained throughout the transition and licence term. These checks consider the identity, integrity, criminality and financial integrity of those operating or benefitting from the National Lottery (or applying to do so) and include enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks. Where an individual was based overseas, checks were carried out against information provided by the relevant police report. In addition, the Commission reviewed the funding structures for all applicants, including Allwyn, and is satisfied that no sanctioned entities are involved in funding the proposed licensee.</p><p>Standard vetting checks (BPSS level - Baseline Personnel Security Standard) are being carried out by UK Security Vetting on key people connected with the preferred applicant’s proposal. These include Qualifying Direct Shareholders, which is any person that holds at least 5% interest in the Licensee. This vetting process has already started and is expected to take 8 – 10 weeks to complete. Full details of what is included in a BPSS level check is outlined on the UKSV <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels/national-security-vetting-clearance-levels" target="_blank">website</a>.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 147117 147118 147121 question first answered 30/03/2022 08:17:17 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones

1454294

registered interest
date	25/03/2022
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	Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether an enhanced DBS check is required prior to paperwork being issued for a Homes for Ukraine Visa application.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	147026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answers given to PQ UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2022-03-23%2F145857&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C70f19815642a476bef1108da123210b9%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637842303472650752%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=kAPC9S7HKbXa03fwmd5M4bMLujA671jfqH89Ii1vcJY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">145857</a> on 28 March 2022 and PQ UIN <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2022-03-22%2F144955&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C70f19815642a476bef1108da123210b9%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637842303472650752%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=MzUmY049IAgvKONtg7tHTI97vV2G4DJ%2BhUd9Gp5ahyo%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">144955</a> on 29 March 2022, which include links to published guidance and information at Gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes grouped question UIN 144951 147027 147028 147064 question first answered 30/03/2022 16:49:10 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1454295

registered interest
date	25/03/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	National Lottery: Licensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Gambling Commission took to vet national lottery license applicants during the national lottery license application process, including whether they communicated with and sought assurances from UK and other financial regulators, and UK and other security and police services.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Alex Davies-Jones
uin	147121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2022 answer text <p>The competition to operate the 4th National Lottery licence is run by the Gambling Commission. In accordance with the relevant legislation, the decision to appoint Allwyn as the preferred bidder was made by the Commission’s Board. DCMS and Ministers have not been involved in the decision making process, nor have they discussed or corresponded with the Commission about who the licence should be awarded to.</p><p>We do not have any plans to publish correspondence between the Department and the Gambling Commission.</p><p>It is the Gambling Commission’s responsibility to regulate the National Lottery and appoint a licensee that will operate the National Lottery with all due propriety. To satisfy this duty, fit and proper checks were carried out during the competition and will be maintained throughout the transition and licence term. These checks consider the identity, integrity, criminality and financial integrity of those operating or benefitting from the National Lottery (or applying to do so) and include enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks. Where an individual was based overseas, checks were carried out against information provided by the relevant police report. In addition, the Commission reviewed the funding structures for all applicants, including Allwyn, and is satisfied that no sanctioned entities are involved in funding the proposed licensee.</p><p>Standard vetting checks (BPSS level - Baseline Personnel Security Standard) are being carried out by UK Security Vetting on key people connected with the preferred applicant’s proposal. These include Qualifying Direct Shareholders, which is any person that holds at least 5% interest in the Licensee. This vetting process has already started and is expected to take 8 – 10 weeks to complete. Full details of what is included in a BPSS level check is outlined on the UKSV <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels/national-security-vetting-clearance-levels" target="_blank">website</a>.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 147117 147118 147120 question first answered 30/03/2022 08:17:17 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones