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1023278

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Bangladesh: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to help ensure a free and fair election in Bangladesh.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	201191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>​The British Government has been consistent and clear in public and in private that we wish to see a free, fair and pluralistic election in Bangladesh. I have repeatedly encouraged the Government of Bangladesh and opposition parties to engage in an effective dialogue to this end. Through our High Commission in Dhaka we have also been clear that the Election Commission should be allowed to continue its important work without interference. We have encouraged international observation of the election and the EU has sent an Election Expert Mission. Through Department for International Development funding, the UK is also supporting local observation of the general election. The Foreign Secretary raised his concerns regarding the next election in Bangladesh with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina when they met at the UN General Assembly in New York on 24 September. I made the case for a free, fair and participatory election in a meeting with the Bangladesh Information Minister,Tarana Halim, on 14 December.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 18/12/2018 13:39:11 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

990430

registered interest
date	18/10/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Prudential Regulation Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason access to the alternative remedies package has been limited only to applicants authorised by the Prudential Regulatory Authority to take deposits.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	181284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2018 answer text <p>The Alternative Remedies Package (ARP) is the package of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)-funded measures agreed in September 2017 between HM Government and the European Commission (EC) as a resolution to RBS’ final State aid commitment to divest the business formerly known as Williams &amp; Glyn.</p><p> </p><p>The ARP design and eligibility criteria were agreed with the EC following a period of extensive consultation with financial service providers and UK regulators. Banking Competition Remedies Ltd (BCR) is the independent body established to implement the ARP. Final decisions on award allocation will be made by BCR. The eligibility criteria can be found on BCR’s website (<a href="https://bcr-ltd.com/" target="_blank">https://bcr-ltd.com/</a>).</p><p> </p><p>Non PRA-regulated firms may apply for Pool D of the Capability and Innovation Fund, which makes available £25 million of funding to facilitate the commercialisation of financial technology that is relevant to SMEs.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 181286 question first answered 25/10/2018 11:43:10 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

990433

registered interest
date	18/10/2018
answering body	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 the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on access to alternative remedies package funds the employment of senior people historically connected to RBS GRG unit will have.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	181286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2018 answer text <p>The Alternative Remedies Package (ARP) is the package of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)-funded measures agreed in September 2017 between HM Government and the European Commission (EC) as a resolution to RBS’ final State aid commitment to divest the business formerly known as Williams &amp; Glyn.</p><p> </p><p>The ARP design and eligibility criteria were agreed with the EC following a period of extensive consultation with financial service providers and UK regulators. Banking Competition Remedies Ltd (BCR) is the independent body established to implement the ARP. Final decisions on award allocation will be made by BCR. The eligibility criteria can be found on BCR’s website (<a href="https://bcr-ltd.com/" target="_blank">https://bcr-ltd.com/</a>).</p><p> </p><p>Non PRA-regulated firms may apply for Pool D of the Capability and Innovation Fund, which makes available £25 million of funding to facilitate the commercialisation of financial technology that is relevant to SMEs.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 181284 question first answered 25/10/2018 11:43:10 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

972337

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many days (a) Northern and (b) Transpennine Express have achieved their performance targets since the start of its franchise in April 2016.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	174046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The performance benchmarks for both Northern and TransPennine Express are calculated on a 4-weekly period based on a moving annual average rather than assessed against individual days.</p><p> </p><p>There is a re-benchmarking process currently underway to assess the impact on the franchisees’ performance regimes of late the delivery of infrastructure against that assumed in their bids. Once this exercise has been completed, the Department will be able to assess how Northern and TransPennine Express have performed against their targets.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 15/10/2018 10:46:28 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

943987

registered interest
date	18/07/2018
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 Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report, Preparing for a drier future, England’s water infrastructure needs, published by the National Infrastructure Commission in April 2018, and the recent hosepipe ban in the North West, what steps he is taking to ensure that water companies to reduce the volume of mains water lost to leaks.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	165557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2018 answer text <p>Total leakage has fallen by a third since 1994, following investment by water companies. However, there is still more to do.</p><p> </p><p>The 25 year environment plan sets out the Government’s ambitions for reducing demand on water resources. This includes support for Ofwat’s target for water companies to reduce leakage by 15% by 2025.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will respond to the National Infrastructure Commission’s report later this year.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 27/07/2018 12:37:06 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

928799

registered interest
date	21/06/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received from (a) financial organisations (b) other organisations and (c) individuals on the introduction of the 2019 Loan Charge.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	156421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2018 answer text <p>The charge on disguised remuneration (DR) loans was announced at Budget 2016 and has been introduced to tackle the use of DR tax avoidance schemes. These schemes are contrived arrangements that pay loans in place of ordinary remuneration to avoid income tax and National Insurance contributions. The charge will apply to outstanding DR loan balances on 5 April 2019 to ensure scheme users pay their fair share of tax.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published a consultation document on this policy on 10 August 2016. The Government received 338 written responses to the consultation, of which 260 were from individuals and 78 from organisations including businesses, and professional bodies. A list of the organisations which responded can be found at Annex A of the ‘Tackling disguised remuneration: Technical note and summary of responses document’. This can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/574567/Tackling_disguised_remuneration_-_Technical_note_and_summary_of_responses.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/574567/Tackling_disguised_remuneration_-_Technical_note_and_summary_of_responses.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>The charge on DR loans was introduced by Finance (no. 2) Act 2017, with supplementary provisions in Finance Act 2018. Representations were made by organisations and individuals as legislation passed through Parliament.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 29/06/2018 09:28:27 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

917576

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
answering body	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 reason a 10 pence discount on the market closing price was offered to institutional investors purchasing RBS shares from UK Government Investments on 4 June 2018.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	150096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s shareholding in the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is managed at arm's length and on a commercial basis through UK Government Investments Ltd (UKGI), a company which is wholly owned by the Government, with the objective of creating and protecting value for the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>On 5 June 2018 the Government concluded a second sale of its shareholding in RBS, restarting the phased return of the bank to full private ownership. The Government sold approximately 7.7% of the bank (925m shares) through an overnight accelerated bookbuild (ABB) process, raising just over £2.5bn for the taxpayer (at a price of 271p per share). This reduced the government shareholding to 62.4% (from 70.1% pre-sale).</p><p> </p><p>UKGI advised that an ABB would be the most appropriate method for restarting the RBS sale programme. It is usual market practice for ABB sales to price at a small discount to the closing market price. This is necessary to enable the sale of a large number of shares in a single transaction, with recent discounts on large ABBs ranging between 2% and 6%. The Government takes account of this discount when considering the value for money of a transaction, given it is a usual feature in such large transactions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 13/06/2018 13:02:32 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

906299

registered interest
date	17/05/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length of time is to process an immigration application for (a) a Visa and (b) leave to remain.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	145330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2018 answer text <p>Published data on visa and leave to remain processing times, is published online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data</a> (then listed by publication date under ‘UK Visas &amp; Immigration’).</p><p>We continually monitor and review our performance against service standards.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 24/05/2018 16:17:27 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

889976

registered interest
date	23/04/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Bank Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many notifications her Department's secure portal has received of bank current accounts which match immigration checks; how many of those notifications resulted in enforcement action by her Department; how many of those notifications included information about regular payments to the account; and what were the nationalities of the account holders.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	137028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>The 2016 Act banking measures came into force on 30 October; however, banks and building societies had until 31 March 2018 to conduct their initial checks on all personal current accounts against Home Office disqualified persons data.</p><p>Operation of these measures is in the early stages and it is too soon to provide the information requested.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 26/04/2018 12:20:22 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds

869327

registered interest
date	22/03/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Foreign Companies: Ownership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what progress he has made on the introduction of a public register of beneficial owners of property in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Stalybridge and Hyde
tabling member printed	Jonathan Reynolds
uin	133841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2018 answer text <p>On 22 March, the Government published its response to the call for evidence on the proposed register of beneficial owners of overseas entities that own UK property. Work to prepare draft legislation for establishing this world-first register is ongoing. The Government has made good progress and is on track to meeting its commitment of publishing the draft Bill before the summer recess this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Burton answering member printed Andrew Griffiths question first answered 05/04/2018 16:03:03 answering member 3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths
tabling member	4119 label Biography information for Jonathan Reynolds