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384541

registered interest
date	22/06/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Independent Living Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the closure of the Independent Living Fund on people previously in receipt of that funding who used it to pay for assistance required to live in the community.
tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
tabling member printed	Dr Paul Monaghan
uin	3434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The potential implications of closing the Independent Living Fund are set out clearly in the Equality Analysis published on 6 March 2014.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 24/06/2015 12:55:45 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4383 label Biography information for Dr Paul Monaghan

384599

registered interest
date	22/06/2015
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Carers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to maintain the level of (a) services used and (b) benefits claimed by carers.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire North
tabling member printed	Gavin Newlands
uin	3379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p /> <p>This Government recognises and appreciates the vital contribution made by informal carers who provide invaluable support for relatives, partners, friends and neighbours who may be ill, frail or disabled.</p><p> </p><p>We have ensured that carers are central to the Government’s reforms to care and support, and there are stronger rights for carers in the Care Act, which came into force in April 2015.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to continuing to provide financial support for carers through the benefit system.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 24/06/2015 13:39:40 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4420 label Biography information for Gavin Newlands

384659

registered interest
date	22/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Pitcairn Islands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when an officer of the Ministry of Defence Police last visited the Pitcairn Islands.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	3440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>The most recent Ministry of Defence Police deployment to Pitcairn Island, which was at the request of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, concluded on 14 February 2007.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 24/06/2015 16:10:10 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

384346

registered interest
date	19/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the (a) age and (b) reliability of the nation's financial services' IT systems and risks represented to the nation's critical infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	3352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>Responsibility for information technology infrastructure in the UK financial sector is primarily for the firms themselves. However, the Financial Authorities have a role to play in supervising, coordinating and driving change to improve the operational resilience of the sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) jointly launched, in October 2014, a review of firms’ critical infrastructure and technology resilience. The review focuses on the most significant UK retail deposit-taking organisations and is expected to conclude later this summer. The results will not be published but the FCA and PRA will provide feedback to the firms individually on their findings and any follow-up actions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The risk of a bank experiencing severe and prolonged technical problems affecting its core infrastructure is included as an example of technical failure in the 2015 edition of the National Risk Register of Civil Emergencies published by the Cabinet Office and available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-risk-register-for-civil-emergencies-2015-edition" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-risk-register-for-civil-emergencies-2015-edition</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 3333 3344 question first answered 24/06/2015 16:58:42 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

384347

registered interest
date	19/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the state of the financial service sector's IT systems is recorded on any risk register.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	3344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>Responsibility for information technology infrastructure in the UK financial sector is primarily for the firms themselves. However, the Financial Authorities have a role to play in supervising, coordinating and driving change to improve the operational resilience of the sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) jointly launched, in October 2014, a review of firms’ critical infrastructure and technology resilience. The review focuses on the most significant UK retail deposit-taking organisations and is expected to conclude later this summer. The results will not be published but the FCA and PRA will provide feedback to the firms individually on their findings and any follow-up actions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The risk of a bank experiencing severe and prolonged technical problems affecting its core infrastructure is included as an example of technical failure in the 2015 edition of the National Risk Register of Civil Emergencies published by the Cabinet Office and available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-risk-register-for-civil-emergencies-2015-edition" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-risk-register-for-civil-emergencies-2015-edition</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 3333 3352 question first answered 24/06/2015 16:58:42 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

384348

registered interest
date	19/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the financial industry on the state of the financial services sector's IT systems.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	3333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>Responsibility for information technology infrastructure in the UK financial sector is primarily for the firms themselves. However, the Financial Authorities have a role to play in supervising, coordinating and driving change to improve the operational resilience of the sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) jointly launched, in October 2014, a review of firms’ critical infrastructure and technology resilience. The review focuses on the most significant UK retail deposit-taking organisations and is expected to conclude later this summer. The results will not be published but the FCA and PRA will provide feedback to the firms individually on their findings and any follow-up actions.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The risk of a bank experiencing severe and prolonged technical problems affecting its core infrastructure is included as an example of technical failure in the 2015 edition of the National Risk Register of Civil Emergencies published by the Cabinet Office and available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-risk-register-for-civil-emergencies-2015-edition" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-risk-register-for-civil-emergencies-2015-edition</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin grouped question UIN 3344 3352 question first answered 24/06/2015 16:58:42 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

384349

registered interest
date	19/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Royal Bank of Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reasons he did not discuss the sale of the Government's shareholding in Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Group with RBS, NatWest Bank or Ulster Bank; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	3332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government’s shareholding in Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is managed at arm’s length from HM Treasury by UK Financial Investments (UKFI). UKFI is responsible for managing the Government’s shareholding, as well as devising and executing any sales.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The management of RBS Group is responsible for the commercial operation of its banks, rather than the administration of the Government’s shareholding or any of its potential disposal options.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 24/06/2015 13:33:15 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

384350

registered interest
date	19/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Royal Bank of Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to ensure that the sale of the Government's shareholding in Royal Bank of Scotland Group does not have detrimental financial implications for customers of the banks in that group.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	3331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is a commercial company in which the Government is a currently a shareholder. The Government’s shareholdings are managed on an arm’s length basis by UK Financial Investments (UKFI). UKFI’s role is to manage the shareholdings, not to manage the bank.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government created a new, tough City regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), to protect customers and ensure Britain’s banks conduct themselves to the highest standards. Irrespective of shareholder makeup, and in common with all UK banks, RBS is subject to the FCA’s Banking Conduct Regime, which covers the treatment of customers. RBS is required to fully comply with this regime going forward.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 24/06/2015 13:32:24 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

384351

registered interest
date	19/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Air Passenger Duty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of reducing air passenger duty on tourism, visitor numbers and regional economies.
tabling member constituency	South Down
tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
uin	3330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>The Chancellor keeps all taxes under review and considers them in the round. This means carefully considering their impact on industries such as tourism and on regional economies, as well as their contribution to the public finances and the efforts of the Government to reduce the deficit.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Air passenger duty makes an important contribution to deficit reduction. Nevertheless, the Government has exempted children from APD and reduced rates on the longest-haul flights. This will help enhance the competitiveness of the UK tourism industry and reduce the cost of holidays for families.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 24/06/2015 16:07:14 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

384352

registered interest
date	19/06/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Children: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to roll out tax-free childcare over 12 months from autumn 2015; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	3350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2015 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to bringing forward Tax-Free Childcare to help working families. The Chancellor of the Exchequer will set out the timing of the introduction as part of his Budget.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 3298 3299 question first answered 24/06/2015 16:55:17 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell