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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 13 Nov 2018
Local Sporting Heroes

"I refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I am chair of the all-party parliamentary group for boxing, a steward of the British Boxing Board of Control and the author of “Fearless Freddie: The Life and Times of Freddie Mills”. I think that Members will, therefore, …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 13 Nov 2018
Local Sporting Heroes

"Islwyn...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 13 Nov 2018
Local Sporting Heroes

"What about Wales?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 13 Nov 2018
Local Sporting Heroes

"It would be remiss of the Minister not to mention my hon. Friend the Member for Scunthorpe (Nic Dakin), who I understand was the only MP to run a faster time this year in the London marathon than he had run before. He should be congratulated on that...."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 16 Oct 2018
Eating Disorders

"I congratulate the hon. Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse) on bringing this vital debate to the House. I pay tribute to everyone who is watching the debate, whether they are in the House or at home. I know that eating disorders—bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa, body dysmorphia and others— are secretive …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 11 Sep 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"The Chancellor will know that the freeze on fuel duty is only a sticking plaster and cannot go on forever. One way of cutting down on emissions is electric cars, but in my constituency there is not a single electric car charging point. Will he commit to investing in more …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 27 Feb 2018
Oral Answers to Questions

"Traditionally, Wales has lower wages than the rest of the economy. In the light of low productivity and growth forecasts, what are the Government doing to attract high-quality jobs to the Welsh economy?..."
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Written Question
Money Laundering: Cryptocurrencies
Thursday 21st December 2017

Asked by: Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op) - Caerphilly)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether under the 4th Money Laundering Directive there are minimum transaction thresholds below which customer due diligence is not required for trade and investment in digital currencies.

Answered by Steve Barclay

The European Union's Fourth Anti Money Laundering Directive (4MLD) was implemented into UK legislation by 'The Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017', which came in to force on 26 June 2017. Digital currency exchanges are not regulated for the purposes of 4MLD, so there is no requirement to undertake Customer Due Diligence for trade and investment in digital currencies at present.

The government has however committed to bringing digital currencies into the scope of anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing (AML/CTF) regulation. Provisional political agreement has recently been reached at EU-level to amend 4MLD to bring digital currency exchange platforms and custodian wallet providers into the AML/CTF regime.

These amendments will require Member States to oblige these entities to conduct customer due diligence when establishing a business relationship, when carrying out occasional transactions of €15,000 or more, when carrying out a transfer of funds exceeding €1,000, where there is a suspicion of money laundering or terrorist financing, and when there are doubts about the veracity or adequacy of previously obtained customer identification data.

Written Question
Deposits: Cryptocurrencies
Thursday 21st December 2017

Asked by: Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op) - Caerphilly)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to introduce deposit guarantee protections for consumers holding digital currencies.

Answered by Steve Barclay

The Government has no current plans to introduce deposit guarantee protections for consumers holding digital currencies, but keeps all policy under review.

Written Question
Cryptocurrencies: Tax Collection
Wednesday 20th December 2017

Asked by: Chris Evans (Labour (Co-op) - Caerphilly)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government has made an estimate of potential savings to the public purse arising from UK taxpayers being able to pay their taxes in digital currencies.

Answered by Mel Stride - Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer

HMRC does not currently offer digital currencies as a payment method and there are no plans to do so in the future.