Andrew Rosindell MP: written questions

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Digital Assets: Bank ServicesTreasuryTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47634More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she is taking steps to help ensure that (a) UK crypto and digital asset businesses and (b) businesses and sectors associated with the digital asset industry are able to open UK bank accounts.
Answer: The Government recognises that access to banking services is critical for operating a business, and is a matter of concern for certain sectors in particular such as the digital asset industry.The Government continues to engage with the banking sector and ...
Answered 2 May 2025
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Digital Assets: RegulationTreasuryTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47633More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress she has made through (a) the G7, (b) the G20 and (c) other international forums on developing global standards for crypto and digital asset regulation.
Answer: On 29 April, HM Treasury published draft legislation for the future financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets. The Government intends to bring forward final legislation before the end of the year.In developing the regime, the Government has so...
Answered 2 May 2025
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Digital Assets: RegulationTreasuryTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47632More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with overseas regulators on the development of global standards for crypto and digital assets.
Answer: On 29 April, HM Treasury published draft legislation for the future financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets. The Government intends to bring forward final legislation before the end of the year.In developing the regime, the Government has so...
Answered 2 May 2025
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Digital Assets: RegulationTreasuryTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47631More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans she has for UK Government participation in the development of global international standards for crypto and digital assets.
Answer: On 29 April, HM Treasury published draft legislation for the future financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets. The Government intends to bring forward final legislation before the end of the year.In developing the regime, the Government has so...
Answered 2 May 2025
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Digital Assets: RegulationTreasuryTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47630More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies on (a) crypto and (b) digital asset regulation of policies on those matters in overseas jurisdictions.
Answer: On 29 April, HM Treasury published draft legislation for the future financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets. The Government intends to bring forward final legislation before the end of the year.In developing the regime, the Government has so...
Answered 2 May 2025
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Digital Assets: CompetitionTreasuryTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47629More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that the UK is competitive with overseas jurisdictions in relation to (a) crypto and (b) digital asset regulation.
Answer: HM Treasury is proceeding with plans to deliver a new financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets as soon as practicable this year. This will support UK growth by giving cryptoasset firms the regulatory certainty needed to invest here, and drive...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
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Digital Assets: LicensingTreasuryTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47628More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) crypto and (b) digital asset firms have been granted licences to operate by the Financial Conduct Authority; and how many and what proportion of applications were rejected in the last three years.
Answer: The Government launched an anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regime for cryptoassets in January 2020. This means UK cryptoasset exchange providers and custodian wallet providers are now in scope of the UK’s Money Laundering and Terrori...
Answered 2 May 2025
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Digital Assets: LicensingTreasuryTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47627More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the average processing time was for applications by (a) crypto and (b) digital asset businesses to the Financial Conduct Authority in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: The Government launched an anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regime for cryptoassets in January 2020. This means UK cryptoasset exchange providers and custodian wallet providers are now in scope of the UK’s Money Laundering and Terrori...
Answered 2 May 2025
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Digital Assets: LicensingTreasuryTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47626More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that applications to the Financial Conduct Authority for licences to operate in the UK by (a) crypto and (b) digital asset businesses are processed in a timely mann
Answer: The Government launched an anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regime for cryptoassets in January 2020. This means UK cryptoasset exchange providers and custodian wallet providers are now in scope of the UK’s Money Laundering and Terrori...
Answered 2 May 2025
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Digital Assets: RegistrationTreasuryTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47625More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent steps the Financial Conduct Authority has taken to register (a) crypto and (b) digital asset businesses.
Answer: The Government launched an anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing regime for cryptoassets in January 2020. This means UK cryptoasset exchange providers and custodian wallet providers are now in scope of the UK’s Money Laundering and Terrori...
Answered 2 May 2025
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Digital Assets: RegulationTreasuryTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47624More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of regulating the (a) crypto and (b) digital asset sector on the economy.
Answer: HM Treasury is proceeding with plans to deliver a new financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets as soon as practicable this year. This will support UK growth by giving cryptoasset firms the regulatory certainty needed to invest here, and drive...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
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Digital Assets: RegulationTreasuryTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47623More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that regulation of the (a) crypto and (b) digital asset sector helps to (i) protect consumers and (ii) foster innovation in the sector.
Answer: On 29 April, HM Treasury published draft legislation for the future financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets. The Government intends to bring forward final legislation before the end of the year.The Government’s approach seeks to strike the r...
Answered 2 May 2025
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Digital Assets: Foreign Investment in UKTreasuryTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47622More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to help attract attract inward investment into the (a) cryptocurrency and (b) digital assets sector.
Answer: HM Treasury is proceeding with plans to deliver a new financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets as soon as practicable this year. This will support UK growth by giving cryptoasset firms the regulatory certainty needed to invest here, and drive...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
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Digital AssetsTreasuryTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47621More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals on (a) crypto and (b) digital assets.
Answer: On 29 April, HM Treasury published draft legislation for the future financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets. The Government intends to bring forward final legislation before the end of the year.The Government’s approach seeks to strike the r...
Answered 2 May 2025
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Animal Products: Import ControlsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45540More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department issues import permits for hunting trophies of cheetahs.
Answer: The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), an executive agency of Defra, is responsible for issuing import permits for hunting trophies. APHA only issue import permits when the strict criteria set out in the UK Wildlife Trade Regulations are satisfied, in...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
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Judgements: San MarinoMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will consider a mutual recognition of judgements agreement with San Marino.
Answer: Foreign judgments (including those from San Marino) can be enforced in the courts of England and Wales at common law by bringing a fresh action, subject to certain limited grounds of refusal.The Government has no current plans to pursue a bilateral agreem...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
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North Korea: CryptocurrenciesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45538More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the level of cryptocurrency theft by North Korea; what steps he is taking to (a) trace
Answer: The UK has been consistent in challenging malicious cyber activity carried out by North Korean groups. This has included exposing and sanctioning North Korean actors for disruptive attacks that impacted the National Health Service. The National Cyber Secu...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
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Recycling: Public HousesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with local authorities on access to affordable glass recycling services by pubs.
Answer: Local authorities have a duty to arrange the collection of commercial waste when requested to by an occupier of a premise in its area. This may mean providing a service or entering into a contract with a private waste collector. There is no requirement fo...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
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Recycling: Public HousesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the fees imposed on the pub sector under the Extended Producer Responsibility scheme.
Answer: We published three sets of illustrative base fees to help industry prepare for pEPR. The third set, published in December, was based on improved data and using point estimates as opposed to ranges, providing further certainty to businesses. These fees rep...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
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Packaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will review the current Extended Producer Responsibility framework.
Answer: The previous Government consulted on the principles, objectives, and proposals for extended producer responsibility in 2019 and 2021, and these received high levels of support. We continue to work closely with the devolved governments, environmental regul...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
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Packaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with industry stakeholders on the exemption of on-trade packaging from Extended Producer Responsibility fees.
Answer: Since Autumn 2024, the Government has been working with stakeholders, including representatives of the hospitality sector, to consider potential amendments to the definition of household packaging.Despite considering multiple approaches, a consensus on a ...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
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Packaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Extended Producer Responsibility fees on (a) local authority recycling rates and (b) hospitality waste streams.
Answer: In October 2024 the Government published an updated assessment of the impact of introducing the pEPR scheme on packaging recycling rates. This impact assessment did not split recycling rates on a local authority basis. The impact assessment also did not l...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
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Glass: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45532More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing local councils to facilitate glass recycling for hospitality businesses if they choose to cancel their commercial wast
Answer: Local authorities have a duty to arrange the collection of commercial waste when requested to by an occupier of a premise in its area. This may mean providing a service or entering into a contract with a private waste collector. There is no requirement fo...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
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Recycling: Public HousesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45531More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to prevent the double counting of packaging waste in pubs under the extended producer responsibility scheme.
Answer: Since Autumn 2024, the Government has been working with stakeholders, including representatives of the hospitality sector, to consider potential amendments to the definition of household packaging. Despite considering multiple approaches, a consensus on a...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
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Recycling: Public HousesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative assessment he has made of the potential impact of extended producer responsibility schemes on the finances of pubs in (a) the UK and (b) other European countries with
Answer: In October 2024, the Government published an updated assessment of the impact of introducing the pEPR scheme on packaging producers as a whole. This impact assessment did not compare the impact of fees to international schemes. Illustrative base fee estim...
Answered 6 May 2025
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