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1568653
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-01-19more like thismore than 2023-01-19
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Safe Hands Plans: Finance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to Answer of 17 January 2023 to Question 120941 on 17 January 2023 on Safe Hands Plans: Finance, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Financial Conduct Authority's response to concerns raised by his Department regarding Safe Hands Funeral Plans; and whether he will publish his Department correspondence with the Financial Conduct Authority on that issue. more like this
tabling member constituency Blaenau Gwent remove filter
tabling member printed
Nick Smith more like this
uin 127725 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-01-25more like thismore than 2023-01-25
answer text <p>Safe Hands Plans went into administration in March 2022. The government understands that this situation is very concerning for customers of Safe Hands.</p><p> </p><p>Since being made aware of misconduct across the funeral plan sector in 2017, the government and Financial Conduct Authority have dedicated significant resource to regulate the sector fully. This has ensured that those trying to make financial arrangements for their funerals now have the right regulatory protections.</p><p> </p><p>The government’s work to bring pre-paid funeral plans into regulation has ensured that – for the first time – 1.6 million funeral plan consumers are protected from poor practice within the sector. Because of the action taken, it is now a criminal offence to sell pre-paid funeral plans without FCA authorisation.</p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs more like this
answering member printed Andrew Griffith more like this
grouped question UIN
127726 more like this
127727 more like this
127728 more like this
127729 more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-01-25T11:57:11.07Zmore like thismore than 2023-01-25T11:57:11.07Z
answering member
4874
label Biography information for Andrew Griffith more like this
tabling member
3928
label Biography information for Nick Smith more like this
1568655
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-01-19more like thismore than 2023-01-19
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Safe Hands Plans: Finance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to Answer of 17 January 2023 to Question 120941 on Safe Hands Plans: Finance, what estimate his Department has had made of the number of consumers who were at risk from Safe Hands Funeral Plans in July 2017. more like this
tabling member constituency Blaenau Gwent remove filter
tabling member printed
Nick Smith more like this
uin 127726 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-01-25more like thismore than 2023-01-25
answer text <p>Safe Hands Plans went into administration in March 2022. The government understands that this situation is very concerning for customers of Safe Hands.</p><p> </p><p>Since being made aware of misconduct across the funeral plan sector in 2017, the government and Financial Conduct Authority have dedicated significant resource to regulate the sector fully. This has ensured that those trying to make financial arrangements for their funerals now have the right regulatory protections.</p><p> </p><p>The government’s work to bring pre-paid funeral plans into regulation has ensured that – for the first time – 1.6 million funeral plan consumers are protected from poor practice within the sector. Because of the action taken, it is now a criminal offence to sell pre-paid funeral plans without FCA authorisation.</p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs more like this
answering member printed Andrew Griffith more like this
grouped question UIN
127725 more like this
127727 more like this
127728 more like this
127729 more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-01-25T11:57:11.113Zmore like thismore than 2023-01-25T11:57:11.113Z
answering member
4874
label Biography information for Andrew Griffith more like this
tabling member
3928
label Biography information for Nick Smith more like this
1568656
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-01-19more like thismore than 2023-01-19
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Safe Hands Plans: Finance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2023 to Question 120941 on Safe Hands Plans: Finance, whether his Department made an assessment of the potential merits of providing support to Safe Hands’ customers at the time that those concerns were raised. more like this
tabling member constituency Blaenau Gwent remove filter
tabling member printed
Nick Smith more like this
uin 127727 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-01-25more like thismore than 2023-01-25
answer text <p>Safe Hands Plans went into administration in March 2022. The government understands that this situation is very concerning for customers of Safe Hands.</p><p> </p><p>Since being made aware of misconduct across the funeral plan sector in 2017, the government and Financial Conduct Authority have dedicated significant resource to regulate the sector fully. This has ensured that those trying to make financial arrangements for their funerals now have the right regulatory protections.</p><p> </p><p>The government’s work to bring pre-paid funeral plans into regulation has ensured that – for the first time – 1.6 million funeral plan consumers are protected from poor practice within the sector. Because of the action taken, it is now a criminal offence to sell pre-paid funeral plans without FCA authorisation.</p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs more like this
answering member printed Andrew Griffith more like this
grouped question UIN
127725 more like this
127726 more like this
127728 more like this
127729 more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-01-25T11:57:11.143Zmore like thismore than 2023-01-25T11:57:11.143Z
answering member
4874
label Biography information for Andrew Griffith more like this
tabling member
3928
label Biography information for Nick Smith more like this
1568657
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-01-19more like thismore than 2023-01-19
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Safe Hands Plans: Finance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to Answer of 17 January 2023 to Question 120941 on Safe Hands Plans: Finance, whether his departmental officials contacted representative's of Safe Hands Plans to inquire into the risk those plans posed to consumers. more like this
tabling member constituency Blaenau Gwent remove filter
tabling member printed
Nick Smith more like this
uin 127728 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-01-25more like thismore than 2023-01-25
answer text <p>Safe Hands Plans went into administration in March 2022. The government understands that this situation is very concerning for customers of Safe Hands.</p><p> </p><p>Since being made aware of misconduct across the funeral plan sector in 2017, the government and Financial Conduct Authority have dedicated significant resource to regulate the sector fully. This has ensured that those trying to make financial arrangements for their funerals now have the right regulatory protections.</p><p> </p><p>The government’s work to bring pre-paid funeral plans into regulation has ensured that – for the first time – 1.6 million funeral plan consumers are protected from poor practice within the sector. Because of the action taken, it is now a criminal offence to sell pre-paid funeral plans without FCA authorisation.</p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs more like this
answering member printed Andrew Griffith more like this
grouped question UIN
127725 more like this
127726 more like this
127727 more like this
127729 more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-01-25T11:57:11.19Zmore like thismore than 2023-01-25T11:57:11.19Z
answering member
4874
label Biography information for Andrew Griffith more like this
tabling member
3928
label Biography information for Nick Smith more like this
1568658
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-01-19more like thismore than 2023-01-19
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Safe Hands Plans: Finance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to Answer of 17 January 2023 to Question 120941 on Safe Hands Plans: Finance, whether his Department holds data on (a) how many more consumers bought a Safe Hands Plan after July 2017, and (b) the estimated average loss to each consumer who had bought a plan. more like this
tabling member constituency Blaenau Gwent remove filter
tabling member printed
Nick Smith more like this
uin 127729 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-01-25more like thismore than 2023-01-25
answer text <p>Safe Hands Plans went into administration in March 2022. The government understands that this situation is very concerning for customers of Safe Hands.</p><p> </p><p>Since being made aware of misconduct across the funeral plan sector in 2017, the government and Financial Conduct Authority have dedicated significant resource to regulate the sector fully. This has ensured that those trying to make financial arrangements for their funerals now have the right regulatory protections.</p><p> </p><p>The government’s work to bring pre-paid funeral plans into regulation has ensured that – for the first time – 1.6 million funeral plan consumers are protected from poor practice within the sector. Because of the action taken, it is now a criminal offence to sell pre-paid funeral plans without FCA authorisation.</p><p> </p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs more like this
answering member printed Andrew Griffith more like this
grouped question UIN
127725 more like this
127726 more like this
127727 more like this
127728 more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-01-25T11:57:11.223Zmore like thismore than 2023-01-25T11:57:11.223Z
answering member
4874
label Biography information for Andrew Griffith more like this
tabling member
3928
label Biography information for Nick Smith more like this
1566312
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-01-12more like thismore than 2023-01-12
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Sante Global more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he held discussions with lobbyists for Sante Global LLP between April and September 2022. more like this
tabling member constituency Blaenau Gwent remove filter
tabling member printed
Nick Smith more like this
uin 122113 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-01-18more like thismore than 2023-01-18
answer text <p>There were no discussions held.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-01-18T16:31:55.513Zmore like thismore than 2023-01-18T16:31:55.513Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
tabling member
3928
label Biography information for Nick Smith more like this
1566003
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-01-11more like thismore than 2023-01-11
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Safe Hands Plans: Finance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the Treasury were first made aware of the financial risk posed by Safe Hands Plans funeral scheme. more like this
tabling member constituency Blaenau Gwent remove filter
tabling member printed
Nick Smith more like this
uin 120941 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-01-17more like thismore than 2023-01-17
answer text <p>During a wide-ranging meeting with industry in July 2017 to discuss pre-paid funeral plans, some concerns about Safe Hands Plans were raised with HM Treasury.</p><p> </p><p>In response, officials advised that such concerns should more properly be reported to the Financial Conduct Authority, reflecting the fact that HM Treasury has no investigatory or enforcement powers of its own.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs more like this
answering member printed Andrew Griffith more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-01-17T08:55:36.557Zmore like thismore than 2023-01-17T08:55:36.557Z
answering member
4874
label Biography information for Andrew Griffith more like this
tabling member
3928
label Biography information for Nick Smith more like this
1566026
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-01-11more like thismore than 2023-01-11
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Unispace Global: Contracts more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Unispace Global Ltd fulfilled its contractual obligations on all PPE contracts it was awarded prior to its novation to Sante Global LLP. more like this
tabling member constituency Blaenau Gwent remove filter
tabling member printed
Nick Smith more like this
uin 120948 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction true more like this
date of answer less than 2023-01-31more like thismore than 2023-01-31
answer text <p>The Department contract with Unispace Global Ltd for gloves was not fulfilled prior to that contract being novated to Sante Global LLP. However, in July <ins class="ministerial">2022</ins><del class="ministerial">2021</del>, a settlement was reached and the contract has now performed.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
previous answer version
48228
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
51549
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-01-31T12:42:58.01Zmore like thismore than 2023-01-31T12:42:58.01Z
question first ministerially corrected
less than 2023-02-06T10:23:39.913Zmore like thismore than 2023-02-06T10:23:39.913Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
tabling member
3928
label Biography information for Nick Smith more like this
1566048
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-01-11more like thismore than 2023-01-11
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading Unispace Global: Contracts more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the PPE contracts awarded to Unispace Global Ltd were novated to Unispace Health LLP, now Sante Global LLP. more like this
tabling member constituency Blaenau Gwent remove filter
tabling member printed
Nick Smith more like this
uin 120953 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-01-31more like thismore than 2023-01-31
answer text <p>On 16 December 2020, contracts under Unispace were novated to Sante Global LLP, whom at the time were Unispace Health Products LLP, by a deed of novation made between the Department, Unispace and Sante Global LLP.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-01-31T12:39:33.607Zmore like thismore than 2023-01-31T12:39:33.607Z
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
previous answer version
48229
answering member constituency Colchester more like this
answering member printed Will Quince more like this
answering member
4423
label Biography information for Will Quince more like this
tabling member
3928
label Biography information for Nick Smith more like this
1550767
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-12-12more like thismore than 2022-12-12
answering body
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept id 10 more like this
answering dept short name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
answering dept sort name Digital, Culture, Media and Sport more like this
hansard heading 5G more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the economic impact of the rollout of standalone 5G (a) in Blaenau Gwent constituency and (b) nationally. more like this
tabling member constituency Blaenau Gwent remove filter
tabling member printed
Nick Smith more like this
uin 108143 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-12-19more like thismore than 2022-12-19
answer text <p>In 2017, the government set an ambition for the majority of the UK population to have access to 5G by 2027. This has been met five years early, with basic “non-standalone” 5G - which uses 5G equipment on 4G infrastructure.</p><p>We expect the Mobile Network Operators to begin deploying Standalone 5G in 2023. This next phase of investment will help unlock the full potential of 5G as a foundational technology for the knowledge-based economy, to support uses in industrial and innovation in the provision of public services, bringing both significant economic and societal benefits to the UK.</p><p>We are developing a Wireless Infrastructure Strategy which will establish a new ambition for 5G rollout, and set out how the UK can realise the full socioeconomic benefits of advanced wireless connectivity. We aim to publish the strategy early next year.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster more like this
answering member printed Julia Lopez more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-12-19T12:38:26.587Zmore like thismore than 2022-12-19T12:38:26.587Z
answering member
4647
label Biography information for Julia Lopez more like this
tabling member
3928
label Biography information for Nick Smith more like this