Rishi Sunak: Given the overlap between money laundering networks and terrorist financing networks, does my hon. Friend agree that this is also an issue of national security and that, furthermore, the only way we can tackle it is with greater information sharing between the private sector, regulatory bodies and enforcement agencies?
Rishi Sunak: What steps he is taking to support economic growth outside London and the South East.
Rishi Sunak: Last week I met doctors and nurses at the Friarage, an excellent small hospital serving a rural population spread over 1,000 square miles. Will my right hon. Friend urge South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to do everything it can to ensure the continued provision of emergency care clinicians and anaesthetists at this vital local hospital?
Rishi Sunak: Will the hon. Lady give way?
Rishi Sunak: The hon. Gentleman talks about maintaining our attractiveness to international investors after we leave the EU. Does he think that Labour’s proposed 50% increase in our corporation tax rate to 26% would make it more or less likely that international investors would want to invest here in the UK?
Rishi Sunak: Will my right hon. Friend confirm that the Government will initiate the implementation phase only if our final relationship with our European allies has been agreed, at least in principle, so that what is meant to be a transitory state of affairs does not become a permanent bridge to nowhere?
Rishi Sunak: I cannot say that I recognise that figure, because £700 million more was made available in the last set of universal credit reforms, all of which was directed at the most vulnerable in our society.
...Kaur Gill, Drew Hendry, Alex Norris, Eleanor Smith, Alan Whitehead Voting no: Ben Bradley, Richard Harrington, Rebecca Harris, Trudy Harrison, Andrew Lewer, Rachel Maclean, Mary Robinson, Rishi Sunak, Robert Syms, William Wragg
...Kaur Gill, Drew Hendry, Alex Norris, Eleanor Smith, Alan Whitehead Voting no: Ben Bradley, Richard Harrington, Rebecca Harris, Trudy Harrison, Andrew Lewer, Rachel Maclean, Mary Robinson, Rishi Sunak, Robert Syms, William Wragg
...Kaur Gill, Drew Hendry, Alex Norris, Eleanor Smith, Alan Whitehead Voting no: Ben Bradley, Richard Harrington, Rebecca Harris, Trudy Harrison, Andrew Lewer, Rachel Maclean, Mary Robinson, Rishi Sunak, Robert Syms, William Wragg
...Kaur Gill, Drew Hendry, Alex Norris, Eleanor Smith, Alan Whitehead Voting no: Ben Bradley, Richard Harrington, Rebecca Harris, Trudy Harrison, Andrew Lewer, Rachel Maclean, Mary Robinson, Rishi Sunak, Robert Syms, William Wragg
Rishi Sunak: What steps his Department is taking to tackle the illegal wildlife trade.
Rishi Sunak: A summary of responses to the Local Government Finance Settlement 2018-19 technical consultation can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/local-government -finance-settlement-2018-to-2019-technical-consultation
Rishi Sunak: Impact Assessments, typically related to specific new primary legislation before Parliament, are narrowly defined. For example, the Government laid an impact assessment alongside the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill, which can be found on our website. Civil servants conduct any Impact Assessments related to legislation as business as usual. Our broader analysis continues.
Rishi Sunak: The manifesto committed the Government to bring forward a new integration strategy, which will include proposals to teach more people to speak English. We are working closely with other government Departments, including the Department for Education, in preparing the integration strategy, which we will publish for consultation shortly.
Rishi Sunak: Holding answer received on 16 January 2018 The working patterns of council Chief Executives are entirely local matters which are the responsibility of the council concerned.
Rishi Sunak: The Government recognises the important role that councils play in helping to provide local community services such as Local Welfare Assistance schemes, and local authorities in England will have access to more than £200 billion to deliver these services between 2015/16 and 2019/20.
Rishi Sunak: Holding answer received on 17 January 2018 This Government has high ambitions for looked after children and care leavers. The forthcoming corporate parenting provisions in the Children and Social Work Act will ensure high quality care and support for these vulnerable young people.
Rishi Sunak: The Government provided an additional £2 billion at the 2017 Spring Budget for adult social care, of which £1 billion was provided in 2017-18. This meant that by the start of this financial year, the Government had given councils access to £9.25 billion additional funding for adult social care over the next three years.
Rishi Sunak: The Government periodically assesses resourcing requirements for local government as part of each spending review, ensuring a sustainable basis for local authorities to discharge their functions.
