Deposited papers

Letter dated 26/05/2023 from Andrew Murrison MP to Valerie Vaz MP regarding when the Defence Secretary last spoke to the NATO Secretary General regarding remarks made at a press conference on 27 April and about Chinese negotiations, as discussed during the Urgent Question on Ukraine. 1p.

Letter dated 26/05/2023 from John Whittingdale MP to Stephanie Peacock MP regarding where the functions of the Biometrics Commissioner (BC) and Surveillance Camera Commissioner (SCC) would move to, following abolition of the roles, as discussed during the Committee stage (eighth sitting) of the Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill 2022-23. 2p.

Letter dated 25/05/2023 from Sarah Dines MP to Vicky Foxcroft MP regarding clarification to a response concerning numbers of police officers, made during a question on hate crime. 1p.

Letter dated 25/05/2023 from Victoria Atkins MP to Douglas Chapman MP regarding a question raised during the Finance (No. 2) Bill committee stage debate (third sitting): Clause 313, relating to the exemptions for Registered Social Landlords from the Stamp Duty Land Tax regime for the Homes for Ukraine Scheme: funding to the devolved administrations to implement their own scheme. 2p.

The six-monthly report on Hong Kong: 1 July to 31 December 2022. 30p

Letter dated 25/05/2023 from Baroness Penn to Baroness Sheehan regarding when the government will bring forward regulations requiring large companies to establish a due diligence system to assess and mitigate the risk of importing commodities grown on illegally deforested land, as discussed during the Committee stage (sixth & seventh day) of the Financial Services and Markets Bill. 2p.

I. Letter dated 24/05/2023 from Michael Gove MP to Ben Houchen, Tees Valley Mayor, regarding the commissioning of an independent external assurance review into the South Tees Development Corporation (STDC) and the Teesworks joint venture. 2p. II. (a) Woking Borough Council: Governance, financial and commercial review for the Secretary of State for Levelling Up Housing and Communities [redacted]. 47p. (b) Explanatory memorandum accompanying the Directions made by the Secretary of State for intervention and appointing Commissioners. 7p. IV. Directions under section 15(5) and (6) of the Local Government Act 1999. 6p.

Letter dated 25/05/2023 from Baroness Penn to Baroness Worthington and others regarding issues raised during the Committee stage (tenth day) of the Financial Services and Markets Bill: the adequacy of the Prudential Regulation Authority’s (PRA’s) and the Bank of England’s work on climate, the role of international processes in developing standards and oversight around voluntary carbon markets. 4p.

Letter dated 25/05/2023 from John Whittingdale MP to Stephanie Peacock MP regarding issues raised in the Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill committee stage debate: Clause 83 Direct marketing for the purposes of democratic engagement, Clause 99 - concern raised by MedConfidential, Clause 48 to 53 - UK digital identities and attributes trust framework. 2p.

I. Letter dated 25/05/2023 from Baroness Penn to Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd and others regarding what the regulators’ views are on their mandate, and the proportionality of the rules they make, as discussed during the Committee stage (third day) of the Financial Services and Markets Bill. 1p. II. Letter dated 25/05/2023 from Sam Woods Deputy Governor and CEO, Prudential Regulation Authority, to Baroness Penn regarding the PRA’s interpretation of its mandate and the approach they take to ensure rules are proportionate and clear. Incl. attachment (2 docs.) III. Letter dated 25/05/2023 from Nikhil Rathi, Chief Executive, Financial Conduct Authority to Baroness Penn regarding the FCA approach to proportionate, clear, predictable, and consistent rule-making. 2p.

May 2023 update on the delivery the recommendations in Sir David Calvert-Smith’s Independent Review into the Serious Fraud Office’s handling of the Unaoil Case – R v Akle & Anor. 8p.

Letter dated 24/05/2023 from Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist to Lord Berkeley regarding the use of renewable liquid fuels such as hydrotreated vegetable oil in heating, with reference to the Energy Bill report stage debate (second day). 1p.

Letter dated 23/05/2023 from Lord Caine to Baroness Suttie regarding the Northern Ireland (Interim Arrangements) Bill second reading debate: issues raised by amendments relating to financial costs associated with a divided society, exploring an invest-to-save transformation fund, and a needs-based spending floor and percentage uplift in Barnett consequentials. 2p.

Letter dated 23/05/2023 from Paul Scully MP to Bim Afolami MP and others regarding clarification to a response on the need for the digital markets regime to have the right appeals standard, made during the Second Reading debate on the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill. 1p.

I. Letter dated 23/05/2023 from Huw Merriman MP to Iain Stewart MP regarding the revised Safeguarding Directions for the West Midlands to Leeds section of the High Speed Two (HS2) route to reflect an update on latest designs at the Thorpe Park location. 2p. II. High Speed Two Phase 2b Crewe to Manchester West Midlands to Leeds. Safeguarding Directions with guidance notes for local planning authorities. 13p.

I. A report on decisions taken during March 2023 by Northern Ireland Departments in accordance with the guidance issued by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland under the provisions of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2022. 16p. II. Letter dated 23/05/2023 from Chris Heaton-Harris MP to the Deposited Papers Clerk regarding a document for deposit in the House libraries. 1p.

Government response to the consultation on draft legislation to support identity verification. Incl. annex. 32p.

List of successful projects allocated funding from the Condition Improvement Fund (CIF) 2023-24, showing name of school (academies, sixth-form colleges and voluntary aided schools), local authority and constituency. 84p.

Letter dated 23/05/2023 from Jeremy Hunt MP to Harriett Baldwin MP and Lord Bridges of Headley regarding an update on the Government and Bank of England’s work on a Central Bank Digital Currency, the digital pound. 1p.

Letter dated 23/05/2023 from John Whittingdale MP to Ian Paisley MP and Philip Hollobone MP regarding ensuring that the personal data of research participants is protected, as discussed during the Committee Stage (third & fourth sitting) of the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill. 2p.