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1698315

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date	25/03/2024
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	Regional Planning and Development: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will make a comparative assessment between the adequacy of his Department's funding for economic development in the Canary Wharf area and (a) Chesterfield Borough Council and (b) Derbyshire County Council.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Mr Toby Perkins
uin	20267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>Homes England is tasked with accelerating house building and regeneration in all areas of the country.</p><p>Selection criteria include value for money for the taxpayer, the potential for early delivery, clear local support, and projects that support policy priorities such as brownfield development, diversification, and innovation. All investments are made following a thorough due diligence and approval process to ensure value for money for taxpayers. Fuller details of selection criteria can be found <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fhome-building-fund-infrastructure-loans&amp;data=05%7C02%7CPS.Advisers%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C8ce8e05c81214453f16308dc598144f1%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638483658933474324%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=x4yCNeco%2F9l0XBh9nGq%2FdnTG%2BWq7sq12eLkT4BuOTrE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young question first answered 16/04/2024 13:27:42 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

1698316

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	Audiobooks: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an assessment of the compatibility of the (a) Government’s policy on charging VAT on audiobooks and (b) provisions of the Equality Act 2010 on people (i) with dyslexia, (ii) with sight loss or impairment and (iii) who are unable to hold books.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	20227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting those with disabilities who may struggle to access physical books and therefore rely more heavily on audiobooks. In line with its statutory obligations under the Equality Act, the Government carefully considers the impact of VAT policy on those with disabilities</p><p><br>However, there is never any guarantee that any VAT cut is passed onto consumers. It is therefore not clear that cutting the VAT on audiobooks would benefit consumers, including those with disabilities. <br> <br>The government does not currently have any plans to change the VAT treatment of audiobooks.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 16/04/2024 10:48:53 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1698317

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Water Companies: Public Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing water companies into public ownership.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	20256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>Since privatisation, the private water sector model (underpinned by strong, independent economic regulation) has unlocked around £215 billion of investment. This is equivalent to around £6 billion annually in investment, almost double the pre-privatisation level, and has delivered a range of benefits to customers and the environment.</p><p>Government is therefore committed to the system of independent economic regulation and has no plans to bring water into public ownership.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is clear that to retain public support, water companies must ensure they meet high standards of transparency and corporate governance.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 15/04/2024 12:19:47 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

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