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Written Question
Cash Dispensing: Voice Over Internet Protocol
Monday 11th September 2023

Asked by: Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent East)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the migration of households from the public switched telephone network to the Digital Voice service on the functionality of free-to-use cash machines.

Answered by Andrew Griffith - Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade

The finance sector, including ATM providers are well-prepared for the switch over from the public switched telephone network to voice over internet (VoIP) in 2025.

Written Question
Safe Hands Plans
Tuesday 29th March 2022

Asked by: Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent East)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will take steps to help ensure that customers of Safe Hands funeral service who have ceased trading (a) will be reimbursed in full for the money already invested for funeral cover and (b) avoid early cancellation fees associated with recouping their money; and if he will make a statement.

Answered by John Glen

Safe Hands Funeral Plans has recently gone into administration, and until the insolvency process is complete it will not be possible for customers to be reimbursed any of the money held.

I am aware that the current situation will be distressing for customers of Safe Hands and can assure you that the Treasury continues to monitor the implementation of regulation in this sector closely.

I welcome the commitment from Dignity to provide funerals to Safe Hands’ customers for two weeks.

It is a regrettable fact that bringing a previously unregulated sector into regulation – whatever form that may take – creates a possibility that some providers are not able to meet the threshold for authorisation.

Where a provider is unable to obtain FCA authorisation because of underlying issues, it is important to understand that this is not an issue created by bringing the sector into regulation. Rather, bringing the sector into regulation exposes these unsustainable business models and prevents these problems from getting worse and impacting more consumers.

The FCA’s guidance is clear that providers who are not seeking or not able to obtain authorisation should either transfer their existing plans to a provider which is seeking authorisation, or wind down in an orderly way before regulation starts.

Written Question
Offshore Industry: Taxation
Monday 21st February 2022

Asked by: Dawn Butler (Labour - Brent East)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a windfall tax on oil and gas companies.

Answered by Helen Whately - Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

The UK Government places additional taxes on the extraction of oil and gas, with companies engaged in the production of oil and gas on the UK Continental Shelf subject to headline tax rates on their profits that are currently more than double those paid by other businesses. To date, the sector has paid more than £375 billion in production taxes.

All taxes are kept under review and any changes are considered and announced by the Chancellor.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 30 Nov 2021
Conduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip

"On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. If the Government have lost every court case when they have been taken to court in regard to procurement contracts and corruption, does that mean that the right hon. Member for West Suffolk (Matt Hancock) needs to apologise for what he has …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 30 Nov 2021
Conduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip

"Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 30 Nov 2021
Conduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip

"The hon. Member is making a powerful speech. Government Members seem to forget the subject matter of this debate. Watching the Peter Stefanovic video that has more than 40 million views might help to jog their memory. They might also want to sign my early-day motion 383 about the ministerial …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 30 Nov 2021
Conduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip

"Not only is it an important subject; how the Prime Minister behaves is fundamental to our democracy and to how Parliament works. [Interruption.] We have a Prime Minister who comes to the House and fails to tell the truth. That is fundamental to how our democracy works, so …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 30 Nov 2021
Conduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip

"My hon. Friend is absolutely right that on the Labour Benches we believe that the “Ministerial Code” should be followed, that Ministers should be compelled to come to the House and tell the truth, and that if they do not tell the truth, they should be dealt with as the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 30 Nov 2021
Conduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip

"Will my hon. Friend give way?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 22 Jul 2021
Government Response to Covid-19: Public Inquiry

"Will the Committee also be considering whether the ministerial code has been broken, either by deliberately misleading the House or other actions?..."
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