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1678700

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date	18/12/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bank Services: Cryptoassets
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 that many UK crypto and digital asset businesses are unable to open a UK bank account.
tabling member printed	Lord Goddard of Stockport
uin	HL1266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2023 answer text <p>The government takes the issue of bank account access very seriously, and that is why the Chancellor asked the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to help us collect evidence to understand where account closures or refusals are happening and why.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA’s interim report (“UK Payment Accounts: Access and Closures”) set out areas for further consideration by government in relation to business accounts and we are continuing to explore this issue.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury acknowledges concerns regarding how banks’ decisions affect access to accounts and consumer payments to cryptoasset firms. However, it would not be appropriate for the government to intervene in commercial decisions taken by banks.</p><p> </p><p>The government is committed to supporting safe innovation within our financial technology sector; HM Treasury regularly engages with a range of stakeholders in the cryptoasset sector and is also progressing work on legislation to implement its proposals for the future financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets, which will bring a number of cryptoasset activities into the regulatory perimeter for financial services for the first time.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL1267 HL1268 HL1269 HL1270 question first answered 21/12/2023 10:20:35 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4334 label Biography information for Lord Goddard of Stockport

1678701

registered interest
date	18/12/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bank Services: Cryptoassets
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with (1) the crypto and digital asset industry, and (2) the UK banking industry, regarding access to UK bank accounts for crypto and digital asset business.
tabling member printed	Lord Goddard of Stockport
uin	HL1267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2023 answer text <p>The government takes the issue of bank account access very seriously, and that is why the Chancellor asked the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to help us collect evidence to understand where account closures or refusals are happening and why.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA’s interim report (“UK Payment Accounts: Access and Closures”) set out areas for further consideration by government in relation to business accounts and we are continuing to explore this issue.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury acknowledges concerns regarding how banks’ decisions affect access to accounts and consumer payments to cryptoasset firms. However, it would not be appropriate for the government to intervene in commercial decisions taken by banks.</p><p> </p><p>The government is committed to supporting safe innovation within our financial technology sector; HM Treasury regularly engages with a range of stakeholders in the cryptoasset sector and is also progressing work on legislation to implement its proposals for the future financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets, which will bring a number of cryptoasset activities into the regulatory perimeter for financial services for the first time.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL1266 HL1268 HL1269 HL1270 question first answered 21/12/2023 10:20:35 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4334 label Biography information for Lord Goddard of Stockport

1678702

registered interest
date	18/12/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bank Services: Cryptoassets
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to issuing guidance to UK banks in relation to providing access to bank accounts for crypto and digital asset businesses.
tabling member printed	Lord Goddard of Stockport
uin	HL1268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2023 answer text <p>The government takes the issue of bank account access very seriously, and that is why the Chancellor asked the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to help us collect evidence to understand where account closures or refusals are happening and why.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA’s interim report (“UK Payment Accounts: Access and Closures”) set out areas for further consideration by government in relation to business accounts and we are continuing to explore this issue.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury acknowledges concerns regarding how banks’ decisions affect access to accounts and consumer payments to cryptoasset firms. However, it would not be appropriate for the government to intervene in commercial decisions taken by banks.</p><p> </p><p>The government is committed to supporting safe innovation within our financial technology sector; HM Treasury regularly engages with a range of stakeholders in the cryptoasset sector and is also progressing work on legislation to implement its proposals for the future financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets, which will bring a number of cryptoasset activities into the regulatory perimeter for financial services for the first time.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL1266 HL1267 HL1269 HL1270 question first answered 21/12/2023 10:20:35 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4334 label Biography information for Lord Goddard of Stockport

1678703

registered interest
date	18/12/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bank Services: Cryptoassets
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have plans to bring forward regulation to ensure that crypto and digital asset businesses can open a UK bank account.
tabling member printed	Lord Goddard of Stockport
uin	HL1269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2023 answer text <p>The government takes the issue of bank account access very seriously, and that is why the Chancellor asked the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to help us collect evidence to understand where account closures or refusals are happening and why.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA’s interim report (“UK Payment Accounts: Access and Closures”) set out areas for further consideration by government in relation to business accounts and we are continuing to explore this issue.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury acknowledges concerns regarding how banks’ decisions affect access to accounts and consumer payments to cryptoasset firms. However, it would not be appropriate for the government to intervene in commercial decisions taken by banks.</p><p> </p><p>The government is committed to supporting safe innovation within our financial technology sector; HM Treasury regularly engages with a range of stakeholders in the cryptoasset sector and is also progressing work on legislation to implement its proposals for the future financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets, which will bring a number of cryptoasset activities into the regulatory perimeter for financial services for the first time.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL1266 HL1267 HL1268 HL1270 question first answered 21/12/2023 10:20:36 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4334 label Biography information for Lord Goddard of Stockport

1678704

registered interest
date	18/12/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bank Services: Cryptoassets
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of decisions by some banks to introduce limits or restrictions on cryptocurrency transactions.
tabling member printed	Lord Goddard of Stockport
uin	HL1270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2023 answer text <p>The government takes the issue of bank account access very seriously, and that is why the Chancellor asked the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to help us collect evidence to understand where account closures or refusals are happening and why.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA’s interim report (“UK Payment Accounts: Access and Closures”) set out areas for further consideration by government in relation to business accounts and we are continuing to explore this issue.</p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury acknowledges concerns regarding how banks’ decisions affect access to accounts and consumer payments to cryptoasset firms. However, it would not be appropriate for the government to intervene in commercial decisions taken by banks.</p><p> </p><p>The government is committed to supporting safe innovation within our financial technology sector; HM Treasury regularly engages with a range of stakeholders in the cryptoasset sector and is also progressing work on legislation to implement its proposals for the future financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets, which will bring a number of cryptoasset activities into the regulatory perimeter for financial services for the first time.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL1266 HL1267 HL1268 HL1269 question first answered 21/12/2023 10:20:36 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4334 label Biography information for Lord Goddard of Stockport

1605363

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Avanti West Coast
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is their justification for the further extension to the contract for Avanti West Coast, given its service record over the last six months.
tabling member printed	Lord Goddard of Stockport
uin	HL6623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2023 answer text <p>Avanti West Coast (AWC) introduced a new timetable in December which amounted to an approximate 40 per cent increase in services. The first month did not see an improvement for passengers given the period of prolonged industrial action. Since then, AWC has demonstrated improvement in performance justifying an extension to October 2023, with cancellation rates falling to an average of 4.2 per cent in early March. AWC needs to do more to win back passengers with a reliable and dependable service.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 29/03/2023 12:36:27 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4334 label Biography information for Lord Goddard of Stockport

1568378

registered interest
date	18/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Typhoon Aircraft
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to upgrade the Royal Air Force Typhoon aircraft; and what are the numbers per annum for the type leaving service in future.
tabling member printed	Lord Goddard of Stockport
uin	HL4852
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2023 answer text <p>Withdrawing the Tranche 1 Typhoon aircraft enables the reinvestment required in the rest of the Typhoon fleet out to its out of service date. There are 30 Typhoon in Tranche 1. On current plans, the bulk of the Typhoon Tranche 1 aircraft will go out of service on 31 March 2025, whilst four will be retained until 2027.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 25/01/2023 12:58:13 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4334 label Biography information for Lord Goddard of Stockport

1568379

registered interest
date	18/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Challenger Tanks
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many of the 227 Challenger tanks originally procured for the army (1) remain in service, and (2) are currently serviceable.
tabling member printed	Lord Goddard of Stockport
uin	HL4853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2023 answer text <p>408 Challenger 2 Main Battle Tanks were originally procured for the Army in the 1990s. 227 platforms remain in the Army's current active fleet.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 25/01/2023 12:58:45 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4334 label Biography information for Lord Goddard of Stockport

1568380

registered interest
date	18/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Storage
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many mine-resistant vehicles procured for operations in Afghanistan remain in storage; which vehicle types they are; and what consideration they have given to supplying such vehicles to the government of Ukraine.
tabling member printed	Lord Goddard of Stockport
uin	HL4854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2023 answer text <p>Mastiff, Ridgback, Wolfhound (MRW), High Mobility Tactical Vehicle (Jackal, Coyote), Foxhound and Husky are all protected mobility platforms procured for operations in Afghanistan.</p><p>Husky is no longer an in-service platform and is held entirely within the disposals fleet. I am withholding the numbers of the remaining in-service platforms held in storage as disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness, or security of the Armed Forces.</p><p>Granting in Kind activity has considered each of the above platforms in detail, with Mastiff, Wolfhound and Husky forming significant elements of the UK's first two tranches of support to Ukraine.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 25/01/2023 12:59:09 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4334 label Biography information for Lord Goddard of Stockport

1565724

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Typhoon Aircraft
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to upgrade the Royal Air Force Typhoon aircraft; and how many of those aircraft left service in each of the past five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Goddard of Stockport
uin	HL4609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>In July 2022, the Ministry of Defence announced a further £2.35 billion investment in Typhoon, including fitting an electronically scanned radar, the European Common Radar System (ECRS) Mk2, as well as other improvements under the Phase 4 Enhancement aircraft upgrade package.</p><p>On current planning the bulk of the Typhoon Tranche 1 aircraft will go out of service on 31 March 2025, whilst four will be retained until 2027. As the Tranche 1 fleet draws down, aircraft will undergo a Reduce To Produce programme to strip them of useable parts after which they will be sent for disposal action.</p><p>The retirement of Typhoon Tranche 1 will enable further investment in Typhoon Tranche 2 and 3.</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 24/01/2023 14:40:22 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
tabling member	4334 label Biography information for Lord Goddard of Stockport