Mark Garnier MP: written questions
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Heat PumpsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of hybrid heat pumps on (a) consumer energy bills and (b) UK greenhouse gas emissions.
Answer: The specific greenhouse gas emissions and running costs of a hybrid heat pump are impacted by a range of factors including the proportion of heating met by the heat pump. However, the Government noted in the recent ‘Raising product standards for space hea...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBoiler Upgrade Scheme: Heat PumpsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including hybrid heat pumps in the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.
Answer: The Boiler Upgrade Scheme does not support hybrid heat pumps, as we want to direct the available funding towards the technologies that offer the greatest carbon savings, rather than those which would continue to involve the burning of fossil fuels for spa...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: TribunalsDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on the adequacy of the jurisdiction of the SEND Tribunal.
Answer: Most education, health and care (EHC) plans and assessments are concluded without a Tribunal hearing, but, increasingly, many families are having to go to Tribunal to get the support they think they need.The special educational needs and disabilities (SEN...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: TribunalsDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with (a) tribunal judges and (b) local authorities on the future of the SEND tribunal.
Answer: Most education, health and care (EHC) plans and assessments are concluded without a Tribunal hearing, but, increasingly, many families are having to go to Tribunal to get the support they think they need.The special educational needs and disabilities (SEN...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital AssetsTreasuryTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61169More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions her Department has had with institutional market participants on the adoption of (a) tokenised sovereign instruments and (b) associated standards.
Answer: My team regularly engages with the sector on issues relating to tokenisation in UK financial markets. In addition, we have had further discussions with participants in relation to our digital gilt instrument (DIGIT) pilot. The Government is taking forward...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital AssetsTreasuryTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61168More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking with the Financial Conduct Authority to help ensure that digital sovereign instruments issued by the Digital Securities Sandbox are fully interoperable with existing (a) financial
Answer: The Government is taking forward its digital gilt instrument (DIGIT) pilot which will be issued onto a digital securities platform within the Digital Securities Sandbox (DSS). With this pilot, the Government is seeking to explore how distributed ledger te...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial ServicesTreasuryTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61159More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to consult on bringing forward legislative proposals to introduce open finance under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.
Answer: The National Payments Vision, published in November, set out the government’s ambitious plans for the next phase of Open Banking, building on the UK’s leadership in this area. This includes steps towards delivering seamless, Open Banking enabled, account-...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBank Services: RegulationTreasuryTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61158More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to regulate open banking under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.
Answer: The National Payments Vision, published in November, set out the government’s ambitious plans for the next phase of Open Banking, building on the UK’s leadership in this area. This includes steps towards delivering seamless, Open Banking enabled, account-...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHorizon IT System: CompensationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57631More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions his Department has had with Fujitsu on (a) their plans to compensate Sub-Postmasters and (b) pausing bidding for new Government contracts while the Post Office Inquiry is ongoin
Answer: We welcome Fujitsu’s acknowledgement of their moral obligation to contribute to the cost of the scandal. Fujitsu have also announced they will voluntarily not bid for new contracts unless requested by Government. Following the joint announcement on 7 Marc...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFujitsu: Trader Support ServiceTreasuryTabled 5 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57630More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of Fujitsu’s suitability to bid for the Trader Support Service, in the context of the failures of the Horizon system.
Answer: All of our contract opportunities are publicly available through Contracts Finder and/or Find A Tender Service and are available to any economic operator that is able to meet the requirements of the procurement in compliance with the Public Contracts Regu...
Answered 11 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCryptocurrenciesTreasuryTabled 9 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51116More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether qualifying stablecoin issuers will be subject to (a) capital and (b) liquidity requirements under the provisions in the draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities and Miscellaneous P
Answer: The Government’s forthcoming regime for cryptoassets will provide the Financial Conduct Authority with the necessary powers for effective regulation of cryptoassets, including the ability to set prudential capital and liquidity requirements for UK stablec...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCryptoassets: RegulationTreasuryTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50487More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to make an assessment of the potential impact of new regulated activities for cryptoassets on (a) UK-based and (b) overseas firms offering services to UK consumers.
Answer: HM Treasury will publish a full impact assessment alongside its final legislation.
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCryptoassets: RegulationTreasuryTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50486More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the readiness of the Financial Conduct Authority to (a) implement and (b) enforce the proposed regulatory regime for cryptoassets by the proposed commencement date.
Answer: HM Treasury has engaged closely with the Financial Conduct Authority in developing the future financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets and the FCA published its discussion paper shortly after HM Treasury published its draft legislation. The F...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPensions Investment ReviewTreasuryTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50485More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she is making an assessment through the Pensions Investment Review of the potential merits of mandating pension fund providers to invest in British stocks and shares.
Answer: The Interim Report of the Pensions Investment Review was published in November 2024 and included a number of proposals to reform the UK pension system, delivering fewer, larger pension schemes or ‘megafunds’ better able to deliver for savers and better po...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordIndividual Savings AccountsTreasuryTabled 7 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50484More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on usage of the Lifetime ISA by region; and if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Lifetime ISA price cap on prospective first-time buyers in each region.
Answer: At the request of the Treasury Select Committee, HMRC recently released regional data on the Lifetime ISA.HMRC Letter to Treasury Select Committee Data from the latest UK House Price Index shows that while the average price paid by first-time buyers has i...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordIndividual Savings AccountsTreasuryTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50101More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the annual cost to the Exchequer of the Lifetime ISA in terms of (a) reduced tax revenue and (b) value paid bonus payments in (i) 2024–25 and (ii) 2025–26.
Answer: The cost of the tax relief element of the Lifetime ISA is included within tax relief cost of all ISAs, which can be found in the Non-structural tax relief statistics publication, specifically table 5.16. A forecast of estimated bonus paid is published wit...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordIndividual Savings AccountsTreasuryTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50100More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of updating guidance on the lifetime ISA scheme to clarify the cost of early withdrawal penalties.
Answer: The Lifetime ISA supports younger people saving for their first home or later life by offering a generous government bonus on up to £4,000 of savings each year. These funds, including the government bonus, can be used to purchase a first home up to the va...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services Compensation SchemeTreasuryTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50099More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing the the Financial Services Compensation Scheme deposit protection limit for registered businesses.
Answer: Eligible deposits held by UK banks, building societies and credit unions that are authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) are protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme up to £85,000. This limit is set by the PRA and applies t...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Services Compensation SchemeTreasuryTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50098More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with the Prudential Regulation Authority on the potential merits of changes to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme deposit protection limit.
Answer: Eligible deposits held by UK banks, building societies and credit unions that are authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) are protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme up to £85,000. The PRA sets this limit and is required to...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Funds Transfer: FraudTreasuryTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50097More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with social media and telecommunication companies on reducing Authorised Push Payment Fraud on online platforms.
Answer: The government is committed to ensuring that all key sectors play their part to better protect the public and businesses from fraud. In November, building on existing pledges to prevent fraud, the Home Secretary, the Secretary of State for Science, Innova...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBanks: FinanceTreasuryTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49341More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the mid-tier banking sector on the Bank of England’s consultation on changes to thresholds for the minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities, published on 15 Octobe
Answer: The Bank of England sets MREL requirements independently, though the government takes a close interest in the policy and engages regularly on it both with the Bank of England and with the banking sector, including mid-tier firms. The government’s engageme...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPostal Services: Universal Service ObligationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions his Department has had with Ofcom on their consultation on the future of the universal service obligation for postal services.
Answer: Ministers and officials meet with Ofcom regularly to discuss a range of issues in relation to its role as the regulatory authority for the postal sector.The government is committed to a universal service obligation and know Ofcom will use this consultatio...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPostal Services: Universal Service ObligationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44963More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure there will be parliamentary oversight of reforms to the Universal Service Obligation for postal services.
Answer: Parliament has made Ofcom the independent regulator for the postal sector, and as such Ofcom has the responsibility to ensure the provision of the universal service obligation. Ofcom proposed reforms to the universal service obligation in its consultation...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFinancial Ombudsman ServiceTreasuryTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41404More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) scope and (b) remit is of the Treasury review into Financial Ombudsman Service.
Answer: The Treasury will examine whether the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS), is delivering its role as a simple, impartial dispute resolution service which quickly and effectively deals with complaints against financial services firms, and which works in conc...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment SecuritiesTreasuryTabled 26 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41403More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has a planned timeline for the implementation of digital gilts; and when she expects to lay legislation before the House.
Answer: On 18 March 2025, the Chancellor of the Exchequer launched the procurement process for the pilot Digital Gilt Instrument (DIGIT) issuance. Following the announcement, HMT and UK Debt Management Office published the first step in the process, which seeks v...
Answered 2 Apr 2025
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