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I refer the Noble Lord to the answer given on 18 July 2023 to question UIN 194020<\/a>.<\/p>

<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4726", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Penn"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Baroness Penn"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-08-08", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2023-08-08T14:22:20.707Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-07-25", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Treasury: Artificial Intelligence"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government how many automated decision-making systems currently in use by the Treasury are used (even partially) to make decisions that affect people\u2019s legal rights or entitlements; and how many of those systems have publicly available equality impact assessments and/or data protection impact assessments.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3396", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Clement-Jones"} ], "uin" : "HL9681"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1655155", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1655155/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The Government\u2019s 38.6% shareholding in NatWest Group is managed at arm\u2019s length and on a commercial basis by UK Government Investments (UKGI). UKGI\u2019s role is to manage the shareholding, not the bank itself. As a shareholder in NatWest, the government does not intervene in the operational decisions of NatWest. NatWest\u2019s board is responsible for the bank\u2019s strategic and operational decisions.<\/p>

<\/p>

As set out at Budget, the Government intends to exit its shareholding by 2025-26 subject to market conditions and achieving value for money for taxpayers.<\/p>

<\/p>

The Government does have wider responsibilities for financial services regulation. As a matter of public policy, the Government has been clear that it is wrong to remove someone's bank account on the basis of their lawfully-held views, and the Economic Secretary to the Treasury reiterated that message on Wednesday 26 July with leaders from the banking and building society sector.<\/p>

<\/p>

The Government notes NatWest Group\u2019s confirmation, on 25 July 2023, that they will be conducting an independent review into account-closure arrangements, and that, upon completion, the findings of that review will be made public[1]<\/sup><\/sup>.<\/p>

<\/p>

[1] https://www.natwestgroup.com/news-and-insights/news-room/press-releases/our-updates/2023/jul/update-from-natwest-group-board-and-chief-executive-officer.html<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4726", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Penn"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Baroness Penn"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-08-08", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "HL9694"} , {"_value" : "HL9695"} , {"_value" : "HL9696"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2023-08-08T10:50:03.08Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-07-25", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "NatWest"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance, if any, they give to the management of NatWest about their expectations, in managing their 38.6% shareholding in that company.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/895", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Lamont of Lerwick"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Lamont of Lerwick"} ], "uin" : "HL9693"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1655156", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1655156/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The Government\u2019s 38.6% shareholding in NatWest Group is managed at arm\u2019s length and on a commercial basis by UK Government Investments (UKGI). UKGI\u2019s role is to manage the shareholding, not the bank itself. As a shareholder in NatWest, the government does not intervene in the operational decisions of NatWest. NatWest\u2019s board is responsible for the bank\u2019s strategic and operational decisions.<\/p>

<\/p>

As set out at Budget, the Government intends to exit its shareholding by 2025-26 subject to market conditions and achieving value for money for taxpayers.<\/p>

<\/p>

The Government does have wider responsibilities for financial services regulation. As a matter of public policy, the Government has been clear that it is wrong to remove someone's bank account on the basis of their lawfully-held views, and the Economic Secretary to the Treasury reiterated that message on Wednesday 26 July with leaders from the banking and building society sector.<\/p>

<\/p>

The Government notes NatWest Group\u2019s confirmation, on 25 July 2023, that they will be conducting an independent review into account-closure arrangements, and that, upon completion, the findings of that review will be made public[1]<\/sup><\/sup>.<\/p>

<\/p>

[1] https://www.natwestgroup.com/news-and-insights/news-room/press-releases/our-updates/2023/jul/update-from-natwest-group-board-and-chief-executive-officer.html<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4726", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Penn"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Baroness Penn"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-08-08", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "HL9693"} , {"_value" : "HL9695"} , {"_value" : "HL9696"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2023-08-08T10:50:03.127Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-07-25", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Nigel Farage"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government whether, as 38.6% shareholders in NatWest, they will request the company to investigate the briefings provided to the BBC about the alleged financial position of Nigel Farage.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/895", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Lamont of Lerwick"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Lamont of Lerwick"} ], "uin" : "HL9694"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1655157", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1655157/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The Government\u2019s 38.6% shareholding in NatWest Group is managed at arm\u2019s length and on a commercial basis by UK Government Investments (UKGI). UKGI\u2019s role is to manage the shareholding, not the bank itself. As a shareholder in NatWest, the government does not intervene in the operational decisions of NatWest. NatWest\u2019s board is responsible for the bank\u2019s strategic and operational decisions.<\/p>

<\/p>

As set out at Budget, the Government intends to exit its shareholding by 2025-26 subject to market conditions and achieving value for money for taxpayers.<\/p>

<\/p>

The Government does have wider responsibilities for financial services regulation. As a matter of public policy, the Government has been clear that it is wrong to remove someone's bank account on the basis of their lawfully-held views, and the Economic Secretary to the Treasury reiterated that message on Wednesday 26 July with leaders from the banking and building society sector.<\/p>

<\/p>

The Government notes NatWest Group\u2019s confirmation, on 25 July 2023, that they will be conducting an independent review into account-closure arrangements, and that, upon completion, the findings of that review will be made public[1]<\/sup><\/sup>.<\/p>

<\/p>

[1] https://www.natwestgroup.com/news-and-insights/news-room/press-releases/our-updates/2023/jul/update-from-natwest-group-board-and-chief-executive-officer.html<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4726", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Penn"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Baroness Penn"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-08-08", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "HL9693"} , {"_value" : "HL9694"} , {"_value" : "HL9696"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2023-08-08T10:50:03.207Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-07-25", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Nigel Farage"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, given their 38.6% shareholding in NatWest, of the descriptions of the \u201cpurpose\u201d and \u201cvalues\u201d of NatWest in the papers released to Nigel Farage.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/895", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Lamont of Lerwick"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Lamont of Lerwick"} ], "uin" : "HL9695"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1655158", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1655158/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The Government\u2019s 38.6% shareholding in NatWest Group is managed at arm\u2019s length and on a commercial basis by UK Government Investments (UKGI). UKGI\u2019s role is to manage the shareholding, not the bank itself. As a shareholder in NatWest, the government does not intervene in the operational decisions of NatWest. NatWest\u2019s board is responsible for the bank\u2019s strategic and operational decisions.<\/p>

<\/p>

As set out at Budget, the Government intends to exit its shareholding by 2025-26 subject to market conditions and achieving value for money for taxpayers.<\/p>

<\/p>

The Government does have wider responsibilities for financial services regulation. As a matter of public policy, the Government has been clear that it is wrong to remove someone's bank account on the basis of their lawfully-held views, and the Economic Secretary to the Treasury reiterated that message on Wednesday 26 July with leaders from the banking and building society sector.<\/p>

<\/p>

The Government notes NatWest Group\u2019s confirmation, on 25 July 2023, that they will be conducting an independent review into account-closure arrangements, and that, upon completion, the findings of that review will be made public[1]<\/sup><\/sup>.<\/p>

<\/p>

[1] https://www.natwestgroup.com/news-and-insights/news-room/press-releases/our-updates/2023/jul/update-from-natwest-group-board-and-chief-executive-officer.html<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4726", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Penn"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Baroness Penn"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-08-08", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : [{"_value" : "HL9693"} , {"_value" : "HL9694"} , {"_value" : "HL9695"} ], "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2023-08-08T10:50:01.847Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-07-25", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "NatWest: Fossil Fuels"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made, given their 38.6% shareholding in NatWest, of the decision by NatWest to give no loans for new oil and gas projects.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/895", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Lamont of Lerwick"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Lamont of Lerwick"} ], "uin" : "HL9696"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1655166", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1655166/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The Government has introduced a number of measures to financially support businesses. These include:<\/p>