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1698276

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date	25/03/2024
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	Israel: Gender Based Violence and Sexual Offences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports by UN experts on 19 February of “credible allegations of egregious human rights violations” against Palestinian women and girls in Gaza and the West Bank by Israel Defence Forces; and whether they have offered practical support for investigating these alleged crimes, and for caring for survivors and witnesses.
tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
uin	HL3580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The UK condemns human rights abuses and sexual violence unequivocally and without exception. As I [Lord Ahmad] said to the UN Security Council during the 11 March debate following the release of Special Representative Pramila Patten's report, it is vital that all reports of sexual violence are fully investigated to ensure justice for all victims and survivors and perpetrators are held to account.</p><p>The FCDO continues to closely monitor the situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories and stands ready to further utilise our Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) expertise and tools to ensure victims and survivors of CRSV, both Israeli and Palestinian, receive the holistic and survivor-centred support they need.</p><p>Through our PSVI programmes and dedicated funding totalling £60 million since 2012, we are leading work internationally to prevent conflict-related sexual violence and strengthen justice and support for all survivors.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 22/04/2024 13:03:32 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

1698318

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, when she plans to reply to the correspondence from the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare of (a) 11 January 2024 and (b) 20 February 2024 on behalf of a constituent on self-identifying gender.
tabling member constituency	Weston-super-Mare
tabling member printed	John Penrose
uin	20249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>We thank the honourable Member for Weston-super-Mare for highlighting these two letters<br>and apologise for the delay in responding. A response has been issued and should be with<br>the honourable Member now as of 26/03/2024.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 19/04/2024 10:35:17 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	1584 label Biography information for John Penrose

1698319

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Funerals: Pre-payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what regular reviews of the funeral plan market his Department undertook between 2001 and 2018.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	20319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The government works closely with the FCA to continually review the regulatory perimeter to ensure that the right balance is struck between proportionately protecting consumers, minimising costs on business, and ensuring consumers have access to useful and affordable financial products and services.</p><p> </p><p>Once made aware of consumer detriment in the pre-paid funeral plans sector, the government investigated and confirmed these reports through its 2018 call for evidence. The government then consulted widely with industry and passed legislation in January 2021 to bring all pre-paid funeral plan providers and intermediaries within the FCA regulatory perimeter.</p><p> </p><p>This has ensured that 1.6 million funeral plan customers are, for the first time, protected by compulsory and robust regulation.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 18/04/2024 14:23:36 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1698320

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Funerals: Pre-payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many times a breach of the Regulated Activities Order by a funeral plan company was reported to the Financial Conduct Authority in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	20320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>This is a matter for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which is independent from Government.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA will respond to the Honourable Member by letter, and a copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House of Commons.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 18/04/2024 14:25:11 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1698321

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Conduct Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what criteria the Financial Conduct Authority uses to decide what markets to (a) monitor and (b) intervene in.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	20321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 establishes the framework for financial services regulation. It provides for the Treasury and Parliament, through legislation, to determine which activities, products and markets are regulated and fall within the remit of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 also gives the FCA a set of statutory objectives and the appropriate regulatory tools and powers to pursue those objectives.</p><p> </p><p>The question of how the FCA monitors and intervenes in the markets it regulates, in order to fulfil its statutory functions, is a matter for the FCA, which is operationally independent from Government. The FCA will respond to the Honourable Member by letter on this matter, and a copy of the letter will be placed in the Library of the House of Commons.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 18/04/2024 14:17:30 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1698322

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Funerals: Pre-payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment (a) his Department and (b) the Financial Conduct Authority made of the implications for their policies of the speed of growth of the funeral plan market between 2001 and 2022.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	20322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>In January 2021, the government legislated to bring all pre-paid funeral plan providers and intermediaries within the regulatory remit of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) from 29 July 2022. This has ensured that, for the first time,1.6 million funeral plan customers are protected by compulsory and robust regulation.</p><p> </p><p>The government consulted widely on the regulation of pre-paid funeral plans. It published a consultation, draft statutory instrument, and impact assessment in June 2019. The FCA also published a consultation and detailed cost-benefit analysis on their proposed regulatory rules for the pre-paid funeral plan sector in March 2021.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami grouped question UIN 20323 20326 20327 question first answered 18/04/2024 14:32:11 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1698323

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Funerals: Pre-payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the proportion of funeral plan companies that failed to gain regulation following the new regulatory regime in the funeral plan market.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	20323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>In January 2021, the government legislated to bring all pre-paid funeral plan providers and intermediaries within the regulatory remit of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) from 29 July 2022. This has ensured that, for the first time,1.6 million funeral plan customers are protected by compulsory and robust regulation.</p><p> </p><p>The government consulted widely on the regulation of pre-paid funeral plans. It published a consultation, draft statutory instrument, and impact assessment in June 2019. The FCA also published a consultation and detailed cost-benefit analysis on their proposed regulatory rules for the pre-paid funeral plan sector in March 2021.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami grouped question UIN 20322 20326 20327 question first answered 18/04/2024 14:32:11 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1698324

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Safe Hands Plans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether Fairer Finance and Dignity raised issues regarding Safe Hands Funeral Plans in meetings with his Department in (a) 2017 and (b) 2018.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	20324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>During a wide-ranging meeting with industry in July 2017 to discuss pre-paid funeral plans, some concerns about Safe Hands funeral plans were raised with HM Treasury.</p><p /><p>In response, officials advised that such concerns should be reported to the FCA, reflecting the fact that HM Treasury has no investigatory or enforcement powers of its own.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 18/04/2024 14:19:09 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1698325

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Safe Hands Plans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department considered instructing the Financial Conduct Authority to investigate Safe Hands Funeral Plans in (a) 2017 and (b) 2018.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	20325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>The Treasury and FCA have worked closely throughout the process of bringing the funeral plans sector into regulation, as well as during the implementation and onset of the new regulatory framework.</p><p> </p><p>However, the FCA is one of the independent regulators responsible for supervising the financial services industry. Although the Treasury sets the legal framework for the regulation of financial services, it has strictly limited powers in relation to the FCA.</p><p> </p><p>In particular, the Treasury has no general power of direction over the FCA and cannot intervene in individual cases.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 17/04/2024 08:55:41 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1698326

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Funerals: Pre-payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he made of the implications for his policies of changes in the number of funeral plan companies following the announcement of regulatory change in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	20326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>In January 2021, the government legislated to bring all pre-paid funeral plan providers and intermediaries within the regulatory remit of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) from 29 July 2022. This has ensured that, for the first time,1.6 million funeral plan customers are protected by compulsory and robust regulation.</p><p> </p><p>The government consulted widely on the regulation of pre-paid funeral plans. It published a consultation, draft statutory instrument, and impact assessment in June 2019. The FCA also published a consultation and detailed cost-benefit analysis on their proposed regulatory rules for the pre-paid funeral plan sector in March 2021.</p> answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami grouped question UIN 20322 20323 20327 question first answered 18/04/2024 14:32:11 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law