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1379439

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date	17/11/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Prime Minister: Meetings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his Department’s process is for (a) recording and (b) keeping minutes of all meetings relating to Government business.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	76743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2021 answer text <p>Civil servants will make a judgment on what formal, structured meetings should be minuted, and what meetings should be recorded as having taken place, in light of the Civil Service Code, more specific best practice such as ‘Guidance on the management of Private Office Papers’, and the Cabinet Office guidance on Ministerial quarterly returns.</p><p> </p><p>I note that there has been Parliamentary scrutiny of this issue in relation to the debate in this House on ‘Randox Covid Contracts’ of 17 November 2021. Following that debate, the Government has committed to publishing before Parliament a range of background papers relating to the Randox procurement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 76745 question first answered 01/12/2021 09:00:48 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1379440

registered interest
date	17/11/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Meetings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what her Department’s process is for (a) recording and (b) keeping minutes of all meetings relating to Government business.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	76744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2021 answer text <p>Formal, structured meetings are usually minuted, however, not all meetings need to be minuted.</p><p> </p><p>The Cabinet Office expects that the general guidance that departments give to their staff will help officials make judgements as to what meetings need to be minuted, noting their Civil Service Code obligation to ‘keep accurate official records.’ The retention policy of the Attorney General’s Office is that records of all diaries, calendars, gifts/hospitality, Invitations, outgoing correspondence and information on visits and speeches will be held for 5 years.</p><p> </p><p>Specific procedures are in place for external meetings involving ministers. These are publicly available and can be found in the <a href="https://cdn.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/information-management/popapersguidance2009.pdf" target="_blank">Guidance on the management of Private Office Papers.</a></p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 29/11/2021 08:54:11 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1378855

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Evergrande Group: Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to help protect the economy from the potential economic impact of initiation of bankruptcy proceedings against Evergrande China by DMSA.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	75935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government will continue to monitor risks to the UK economy, including from significant developments in the Chinese property market. Our monitoring will inform any action needed to mitigate risks.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 22/11/2021 14:07:07 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1377984

registered interest
date	15/11/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on the operation of the civil service of widening civil service nationality rules to include non-UK nationals with indefinite leave to remain.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	73909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2021 answer text <p>The Civil Service Nationality Rules reflect a long-standing legislative framework and govern eligibility for employment in the Civil Service on the grounds of nationality. Under the rules, there are routes for Commonwealth or EEA nationals who hold indefinite leave to remain to be eligible to work in non-reserved posts in the Civil Service. Existing routes, such as exemption certificates, are available where a role needs to be filled by someone who would not ordinarily meet the standard eligibility requirements.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 73910 question first answered 18/11/2021 16:42:22 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1377986

registered interest
date	15/11/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason civil service nationality rules exclude non-UK nationals with indefinite leave to remain in the UK from working in the civil service.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	73910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2021 answer text <p>The Civil Service Nationality Rules reflect a long-standing legislative framework and govern eligibility for employment in the Civil Service on the grounds of nationality. Under the rules, there are routes for Commonwealth or EEA nationals who hold indefinite leave to remain to be eligible to work in non-reserved posts in the Civil Service. Existing routes, such as exemption certificates, are available where a role needs to be filled by someone who would not ordinarily meet the standard eligibility requirements.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 73909 question first answered 18/11/2021 16:42:22 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1377990

registered interest
date	12/11/2021
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	Advertising: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what provisions the Government (a) has and (b) plans to make an assessment of the potential merits of taking forward in (i) the Online Safety Bill and (ii) other legislative proposals to tackle scam advertisements.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	73911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2021 answer text <p>The government is working tirelessly with industry, regulators and consumer groups to tackle fraud. We are also considering additional legislative and non-legislative solutions to effectively address the harms posed by all elements of online fraud in a cohesive and robust way.</p><p>My Department is considering how online advertising is regulated through its Online Advertising Programme. This work will look at ensuring that standards about the placement and content of advertising are effectively applied and enforced online to reduce consumers’ exposure to harmful or misleading advertising. This work will look at the role advertising can play in enabling online fraud and help inform our future efforts to tackle it. We will be consulting on this issue later this year.</p><p>Although paid-for advertising is exempt in the current draft of the Online Safety Bill, some types of advertising will be in scope. This includes posts by influencers and posts by companies on their social media feeds. Companies will therefore need to ensure that these posts do not host illegal content. The Bill is currently undergoing pre-legislative scrutiny and we will consider all recommendations from the Joint Committee when they report.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 73912 question first answered 19/11/2021 08:44:24 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1377991

registered interest
date	12/11/2021
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	Internet: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if the Government will make platforms responsible for fraudulent and scam content hosted on their sites.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	73912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2021 answer text <p>The government is working tirelessly with industry, regulators and consumer groups to tackle fraud. We are also considering additional legislative and non-legislative solutions to effectively address the harms posed by all elements of online fraud in a cohesive and robust way.</p><p>My Department is considering how online advertising is regulated through its Online Advertising Programme. This work will look at ensuring that standards about the placement and content of advertising are effectively applied and enforced online to reduce consumers’ exposure to harmful or misleading advertising. This work will look at the role advertising can play in enabling online fraud and help inform our future efforts to tackle it. We will be consulting on this issue later this year.</p><p>Although paid-for advertising is exempt in the current draft of the Online Safety Bill, some types of advertising will be in scope. This includes posts by influencers and posts by companies on their social media feeds. Companies will therefore need to ensure that these posts do not host illegal content. The Bill is currently undergoing pre-legislative scrutiny and we will consider all recommendations from the Joint Committee when they report.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 73911 question first answered 19/11/2021 08:44:24 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1377992

registered interest
date	12/11/2021
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	Internet: Sales
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 steps the Government is taking to introduce an equivalent level of consumer protection to online purchases.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	73913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2021 answer text <p>There is already robust legislation in place that protects consumers when purchasing goods and services online. The Consumer Rights Act 2015 sets out the rights consumers enjoy while shopping online and instore.</p><p> </p><p>The Department recently consulted on advancing online consumer rights in its “Reforming Competition and Consumer Policy” consultation. A copy of the consultation can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/reforming-competition-and-consumer-policy" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/reforming-competition-and-consumer-policy</a>. The consultation closed on 1 October and the department will publish a response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 19/11/2021 16:46:16 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1377993

registered interest
date	12/11/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what guidance the Government has issued to the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero on adopting an agreed definition of net zero.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	73914
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>The Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) was launched in April 2021 by Mark Carney (the Prime Minister’s Finance Adviser for COP26) in partnership with the UNFCCC Climate Action Champions, the <a href="https://racetozero.unfccc.int/" target="_blank">Race to Zero</a> campaign and the <a href="https://ukcop26.org/" target="_blank">COP26 Presidency</a>.</p><p>Access to GFANZ is anchored in the UNFCCC’s Race to Zero campaign to ensure credibility and consistency. This means GFANZ firms’ net-zero commitments must use science-based guidelines to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, cover all emission scopes, include 2030 interim target settings and commit to transparent reporting and accounting in line with Race to Zero criteria. The net zero guidelines and standards used are drawn from UNFCCC’s Race to Zero, as well as the conveners and secretariats of the underlying alliances – such as UN Environment Programme, the Science Based Targets Initiative, and the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change. GFANZ facilitates collaboration between practitioners, scientists, academics, the official sector, and NGOs to help to identify, develop, and mainstream best practice in this area. The UK government engages with and supports these initiatives but does not issue formal guidance to them.</p><p>Next year, GFANZ will continue to partner with the UNFCCC’s Race to Zero, who will continue to set the net zero criteria for entry, alongside the secretariats of the alliances that compromise GFANZ (such as UNEP FI). Further, the Chancellor announced at COP26 that a Taskforce would be established to develop standards for disclosure of transition strategies for companies listed in the UK, which will include industry, academics, and civil society. HMG and GFANZ will therefore continue to collaborate on accelerating the decarbonization of the UK and global financial system.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 22/11/2021 14:30:50 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1378014

registered interest
date	12/11/2021
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	Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the Government is taking steps to support Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme lenders to provide borrowers with more time to make their repayments where they assess that borrowers (a) are in difficulty and (b) would benefit from such an extension.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	73915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government has taken action to allow lenders to extend the term of Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) facilities up to a maximum of ten years where they assess that borrowers are in difficulty and will benefit from the extension.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 17/11/2021 17:21:33 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson