Deposited papers

Letter dated 02/06/2023 from Baroness Penn to Baroness Kramer regarding questions raised during the debate on the Amendments of the Law (Resolution of Silicon Valley Bank UK Limited) Order 2023: interaction between SVB UK and its US parent, sale of SVB UK to HSBC’s ring-fenced bank, permanency, limitations and impact of the ring-fencing modifications. 5p.

I. Letter dated 02/06/2023 from Andrew Griffith MP to Tulip Siddiq MP regarding a document for deposit in the House libraries. 1p. II. Letter dated 09/05/2023 from Sam Woods, Deputy Governor and CEO, Prudential Regulation Authority, to Andrew Griffith MP regarding the Amendments of the Law (Resolution of Silicon Valley Bank UK Limited) (No. 2) Order 2023. 2p.

Letter dated 02/06/2023 from Lucy Frazer MP to Barbara Keeley MP regarding the Point of Order on 17th May and in response to a letter regarding Government assistance to the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra. 2p.

Letter dated 01/06/2023 from Lord Markham to Lords regarding issues raised during the Oral Question on Long Covid: the option to purchase a Covid-19 vaccination, over represented groups among those with long Covid, assessment and treatment of long COVID, the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic and future pandemic preparedness, referral times to Long Covid clinics. 3p.

Letter dated 01/06/2023 from Parm Sahota, for the Treasury Solicitor, to Laura Taylor, Module 2 Solicitor, Covid 19 Public Inquiry, regarding the ruling on the section 21(4) application and what actions the Cabinet Office are taking and for what reason. 4p.

I. Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of Jersey concerning Healthcare Arrangements. Incl. annexes. 6p. II. Letter dated 31/05/2023 from Will Quince MP to the Deposited Papers Clerk regarding a document for deposit in the House libraries. 1p.

Letter dated 22/11/2023 from Tom Pursglove MP to Daniel Zeichner MP in response to a Written Parliamentary Question regarding the proportion of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) award reviews which were assessed in-house (without being referred to a health professional) and which were assessed via an assessment provider, Aug 2022 to Jul 2023 2p.

Table providing details of power outages at Bickleigh Barracks, April 2022 to December 2022. 4p.

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.

I. Letter dated 26/05/2023 from Lord Murray of Blidworth to Lord Coaker and others regarding the second and final tranche of Government amendments tabled for Lords Committee stage of the Illegal Migration Bill: Tribunal Procedure Rules, interim remedies, legal aid, age assessment legal challenges, transitional regulations. 3p. II. Illegal Migration Bill: supplementary delegated powers memorandum. 3p.

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 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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.