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752087

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Insulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools have been contacted by her Department to submit cladding for testing.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	5011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is taking the potential impact from the tragic Grenfell Tower fire very seriously. Building owners across the public sector estate have been contacted to ensure any risks are managed and dealt with appropriately and promptly. As part of this, we have contacted all bodies responsible for safety in schools, further education colleges and universities instructing them to carry out checks to identify any building which may require further investigation.</p><p>The two schools to date, where ACM cladding has been identified and tested, have been alerted to the results. As a precautionary step, both schools have already been inspected by the Fire and Rescue Service who confirmed appropriate measures are in place to mitigate the risks from potential fire, and the buildings have now been declared safe for continued use.</p><p>The Department for Education is continuing to work closely with the schools concerned to support them and ensure all the necessary steps are taken to ensure the continued safety of the buildings.</p><p>All schools already have to follow a range of strict fire safety regulations designed to ensure they are as safe as possible and well prepared in the event of a fire. They must have robust plans to follow in the event of a fire, conduct regular fire drills, install sprinklers if an assessment deems them necessary and typically have multiple exit routes.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 24/07/2017 15:59:18 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

752088

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to improve the financial inclusion of refugees in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	5045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Since September 2016, the nine largest personal current account providers in the UK are legally required to offer basic bank accounts to customers who do not have a bank account or who are ineligible for a bank’s standard current account, provided that the customer is legally resident in the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The industry produced Joint Money Laundering Steering Group (JMLSG) guidance notes contain a list of documents which are capable of evidencing identity for special cases, including refugees, who either cannot meet their standard verification requirement, or have experienced difficulties in the past when seeking to open accounts, and which will generally be appropriate for opening a basic bank account. In the case of refugees the suggested non-standard documentation includes an Immigration Status Document with Residence Permit.</p><p> </p><p>To help refugees to prove their identity, when an individual is granted refugee status by the Home Office they are issued with a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) as proof of the holder’s right to stay, work or study in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The treatment of customers by financial services firms, including banks and building societies, is governed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in its Principles for Businesses. The FCA’s Principles include a general requirement for firms to provide a prompt, efficient and fair service to all of their customers and the government works closely with the FCA to ensure that members of the public have access to useful and affordable financial products and services.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 5046 question first answered 19/07/2017 15:51:42 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

752089

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Bank Services: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to improve access to bank accounts for refugees in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	5046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>Since September 2016, the nine largest personal current account providers in the UK are legally required to offer basic bank accounts to customers who do not have a bank account or who are ineligible for a bank’s standard current account, provided that the customer is legally resident in the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The industry produced Joint Money Laundering Steering Group (JMLSG) guidance notes contain a list of documents which are capable of evidencing identity for special cases, including refugees, who either cannot meet their standard verification requirement, or have experienced difficulties in the past when seeking to open accounts, and which will generally be appropriate for opening a basic bank account. In the case of refugees the suggested non-standard documentation includes an Immigration Status Document with Residence Permit.</p><p> </p><p>To help refugees to prove their identity, when an individual is granted refugee status by the Home Office they are issued with a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) as proof of the holder’s right to stay, work or study in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The treatment of customers by financial services firms, including banks and building societies, is governed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in its Principles for Businesses. The FCA’s Principles include a general requirement for firms to provide a prompt, efficient and fair service to all of their customers and the government works closely with the FCA to ensure that members of the public have access to useful and affordable financial products and services.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 5045 question first answered 19/07/2017 15:51:43 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

752090

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
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	Big Lottery Fund: Newcastle upon Tyne
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with the Big Lottery on jobs and staffing levels at its Newcastle site.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	5034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>I have had no discussions but The Fund is led by a non-executive board and has operational autonomy; therefore, the shape or form that these organisational changes should take is an independent decision and is not a matter for the Secretary of State.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 19/07/2017 15:23:24 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

752091

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made on the effect on the financial stability of the UK of the Financial Policy Committee's decision of 21 June 2017 to bring forward the assessment of stressed losses on consumer credit lending in the Bank of England's 2017 annual stress test.
tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
uin	5064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The assessment of the effect of the decisions made by the Financial Policy Committee (FPC) on the financial stability of the UK is a matter for the FPC. The government established the independent FPC in 2013, giving the FPC a primary objective to identify, monitor and take action to remove or reduce systemic risks with a view to protecting and enhancing the resilience of the UK financial system. The FPC comprises thirteen members including the Governor and a non-voting member from HM Treasury (currently the Second Permanent Secretary).</p><p> </p><p>Following its recent policy meeting on 21 June, the FPC published the Financial Stability Report (FSR) on 27 June. The FSR set out the FPC’s latest assessment of the outlook for financial stability in the UK, as well as the actions that the FPC has deemed necessary to meet its objectives.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer is legally required to meet the Governor to discuss the FSR and other matters relating to UK financial stability as appropriate, as soon as possible after the publication of the FSR. HM Treasury will publish a record of this meeting within 6 weeks of the meeting taking place.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 5065 5066 5067 question first answered 20/07/2017 14:38:04 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

752092

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made on the effect on the financial stability of the UK of the Financial Policy Committee's decision of 21 June 2017 to raise the UK's Countercyclical Capital Buffer rates from 0 per cent to 0.5 per cent.
tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
uin	5065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The assessment of the effect of the decisions made by the Financial Policy Committee (FPC) on the financial stability of the UK is a matter for the FPC. The government established the independent FPC in 2013, giving the FPC a primary objective to identify, monitor and take action to remove or reduce systemic risks with a view to protecting and enhancing the resilience of the UK financial system. The FPC comprises thirteen members including the Governor and a non-voting member from HM Treasury (currently the Second Permanent Secretary).</p><p> </p><p>Following its recent policy meeting on 21 June, the FPC published the Financial Stability Report (FSR) on 27 June. The FSR set out the FPC’s latest assessment of the outlook for financial stability in the UK, as well as the actions that the FPC has deemed necessary to meet its objectives.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer is legally required to meet the Governor to discuss the FSR and other matters relating to UK financial stability as appropriate, as soon as possible after the publication of the FSR. HM Treasury will publish a record of this meeting within 6 weeks of the meeting taking place.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 5064 5066 5067 question first answered 20/07/2017 14:38:04 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

752093

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made on the effect on the financial stability of the UK of the Financial Policy Committee's decision of 21 June 2017 to set the minimum leverage requirements at 3.25 per cent of non-reserve exposures.
tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
uin	5066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The assessment of the effect of the decisions made by the Financial Policy Committee (FPC) on the financial stability of the UK is a matter for the FPC. The government established the independent FPC in 2013, giving the FPC a primary objective to identify, monitor and take action to remove or reduce systemic risks with a view to protecting and enhancing the resilience of the UK financial system. The FPC comprises thirteen members including the Governor and a non-voting member from HM Treasury (currently the Second Permanent Secretary).</p><p> </p><p>Following its recent policy meeting on 21 June, the FPC published the Financial Stability Report (FSR) on 27 June. The FSR set out the FPC’s latest assessment of the outlook for financial stability in the UK, as well as the actions that the FPC has deemed necessary to meet its objectives.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer is legally required to meet the Governor to discuss the FSR and other matters relating to UK financial stability as appropriate, as soon as possible after the publication of the FSR. HM Treasury will publish a record of this meeting within 6 weeks of the meeting taking place.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 5064 5065 5067 question first answered 20/07/2017 14:38:04 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

752094

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made on the effect on the financial stability of the UK of the Financial Policy Committee's decision of 21 June 2017 to oversee contingency planning to mitigate risk as the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Ross, Skye and Lochaber
tabling member printed	Ian Blackford
uin	5067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The assessment of the effect of the decisions made by the Financial Policy Committee (FPC) on the financial stability of the UK is a matter for the FPC. The government established the independent FPC in 2013, giving the FPC a primary objective to identify, monitor and take action to remove or reduce systemic risks with a view to protecting and enhancing the resilience of the UK financial system. The FPC comprises thirteen members including the Governor and a non-voting member from HM Treasury (currently the Second Permanent Secretary).</p><p> </p><p>Following its recent policy meeting on 21 June, the FPC published the Financial Stability Report (FSR) on 27 June. The FSR set out the FPC’s latest assessment of the outlook for financial stability in the UK, as well as the actions that the FPC has deemed necessary to meet its objectives.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer is legally required to meet the Governor to discuss the FSR and other matters relating to UK financial stability as appropriate, as soon as possible after the publication of the FSR. HM Treasury will publish a record of this meeting within 6 weeks of the meeting taking place.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay grouped question UIN 5064 5065 5066 question first answered 20/07/2017 14:38:05 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4390 label Biography information for Ian Blackford

752095

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with the Child Maintenance Service on the methods that it uses to ensure that payments are made.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	5051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Child Maintenance Service introduced collection and enforcement fees to encourage parents to make a collaborative arrangement and incentivise compliance.</p><p> </p><p>If a paying parent fails to pay on time or in full, we aim to take immediate action to re-establish compliance. If necessary we can deduct on-going maintenance and arrears directly from earnings or from solely held bank accounts.</p><p> </p><p>We also have a range of other strong civil enforcement powers including seizing property, removal of driving licences and commitment to prison.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 19/07/2017 09:30:05 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

752096

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
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	Children: Maintenance
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 effect of the Child Maintenance Service requiring victims of domestic violence to give their bank details to former partners on the victims' safety and peace of mind; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	5050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Child Maintenance Service understands how important it is to ensure that the system works for everyone, including victims of domestic violence and abuse. But we do not believe that a history of domestic violence and abuse has to be a barrier to using the Child Maintenance direct pay service.</p><p> </p><p>When parents have a direct pay arrangement, caseworkers can act as an intermediary and pass information between parents, including bank details, so that the parents do not need to have any contact with each other.</p><p> </p><p>They will also provide information about how to set up a bank account with a centralised sort code, which means that it gives no indication of the possible location of the account holder. Parents can also choose to have the money paid into someone else’s account.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 19/07/2017 09:34:17 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins