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Neil O'Brien: ...December 2022 shows that adult smoking rates in England are continuing on a downward trend and at 13% the lowest rate on record. Youth smoking rates also continue to decline. The Government remains firmly committed to our bold ambition to be Smokefree by 2030 and we will be setting out further action to achieve this very soon.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon: The Windsor Framework maintains the full, unfettered access for Northern Ireland firms to the whole United Kingdom market. As we make clear in the Command Paper, that trade with Great Britain is by far Northern Ireland's largest market and East-West trade is the principal arterial route of Northern Ireland's economy. That is why the Windsor Framework locks in unfettered access to that market...
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon: ...Ireland vote otherwise, continue to have special access to the EU market. The minimal number of EU laws that remain - less than 3 percent - safeguard maximum free trade and market access for NI firms. That is something businesses have specifically asked us to protect. We have publicly acknowledged the fact that the European Court of Justice is the final arbiter on matters of EU law.
Viscount Younger of Leckie: ...have different requirements depending on their circumstances. Income–related benefit rates are not made up of separate amounts for specific items of expenditure, such as food. The Government firmly believes claimants should be free to spend their benefit as they see fit, in line with their individual needs and preferences. The Government does not consider it appropriate to introduce...
Nigel Huddleston: ...opportunity to deepen our already strong trade relationship, worth £34 billion in the year to end Q3 2022. We seek a forward-looking FTA which includes a solid market access offer that can boost firms like Irish whiskey exporters, as well as easing red tape for services and ensuring greater legal certainty for investment. On 10 February 2023, the seventh round of UK-India FTA...
Andrew Griffith: ...Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) can only consider cases which fall within its compulsory or voluntary jurisdiction. The FOS compulsory jurisdiction covers regulated activities being undertaken by firms authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The voluntary jurisdiction includes firms which have voluntarily agreed to be subject to FOS processes and decisions where they do not...
Guy Opperman: The Benefit Cap provides a strong work incentive and fairness for hard-working taxpaying households, whilst providing a reasonable safety net of support for the most vulnerable. The Government firmly believesâ¯thatâ¯where possibleâ¯it is in the best interests of children to be in working households and the benefit cap provides a clear incentive to move into work. The Secretary of State for...
Julia Lopez: ...broadband. Through the 2018 Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review (FTIR) and the 2019 Statement of Strategic Priorities (SSP), we brought forward substantive proposals to make it easier for new firms to enter the market and compete with the incumbent provider, such as granting competitors access to Openreach’s national network of ducts and poles. The SSP gave Ofcom a strategic priority...
Rachael Maskell: ...Innovation and Technology, what funding the Government (a) has provided and (b) plans to provide in the next two years to support the development of clusters of innovative research and development firms.
Baroness Penn: ...constituency level data published by LINK there are over 650 ATMs and more than 80 bank branches in the county of Devon. Guidance from the Financial Conduct Authority sets out its expectation of firms when they are deciding to close their branches. Firms are expected to carefully consider the impact of planned branch closures on the everyday banking and cash access needs of their...
Andrew Griffith: ...societies. The Government does not intervene in these decisions or make direct assessments of these branch networks. Guidance from the Financial Conduct Authority sets out its expectation of firms when they are deciding to close their branches. Firms are expected to carefully consider the impact of planned branch closures on the everyday banking and cash access needs of their customers...
Robert Jenrick: ..., Community Sponsorship and the Afghan Citizens’ Resettlement Scheme and we have routes for Hong Kongers and Ukrainians via other safe and legal routes. This commitment, alongside a fair and firm asylum system, will ensure we continue to offer safe and legal routes to the UK for those in need of protection. Our focus will remain on helping individuals directly from regions of conflict...
Lord Caine: ...and businesses in Northern Ireland as a result of the difficult decisions needed in order for Northern Ireland Executive departments to live within their budgets. It remains the UK Government’s firm view that the right people to make these decisions are locally elected politicians in a fully functioning Northern Ireland Executive and local Assembly. In the absence of these, it will be...
James Heappey: ...government is exceptionally generous with the provision of infrastructure and basing to support the movement of equipment to Ukraine, the training of personnel and the testing of equipment. Polish firms already support a variety of UK contracts for support to Ukraine and we will make additional investments wherever they can expedite our support to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Andrew Griffith: ...plays an important and beneficial role in the orderly and effective functioning of financial markets, by supporting liquidity and risk management and increasing market confidence. The SSR requires firms to report to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on short selling activity and provides the FCA with powers to apply penalties, and to restrict short selling in exceptional circumstances.
Angela Rayner: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has knowingly granted procurement contracts with any firms that have engaged in fire and rehire tactics.
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether digital asset firms that have left the UK to seek authorisation in other jurisdictions can still serve UK consumers.
Baroness Penn: ...on opening and closing high street banking facilities are a commercial issue for banks and building societies. Guidance from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) sets out its expectation of firms when they are deciding to close their branches or free-to-use ATMs. Firms are expected to carefully consider the impact of planned branch closures on the everyday banking and cash access needs...
Michael Tomlinson: ...Minimum Wage Naming Scheme, employers who have previously broken minimum wage law can be publicly named. The Department for Business and Trade follows a clear and thorough process allowing firms to make representations against being named if they meet our published criteria. Details of Government contracts above £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder:...
Rachel Maclean: ...is the law. Under the National Minimum Wage Naming Scheme, employers who have previously broken minimum wage law can be publicly named. The department follows a clear and thorough process allowing firms to make representations against being named if they meet our published criteria. Details of Government contracts above £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder.
