Deposited paper deposited in the House of Commons by the Treasury on Tuesday, 6 December 2022. The commitment to deposit was made on Monday, 5 December 2022.

Deposited Paper DEP2022-0955

I. Letter dated 05/12/2022 from Andrew Griffith MP to all MPs regarding freedom of expression and the role of payment services providers. 3p. II. Letter dated 30/11/2022 from Sheldon Mills, Executive Director of Consumers and Competition, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), to Virendra Sharma MP regarding Pal’s decision to withdraw services from a number of accounts including one held by the Free Speech Union. 2p. III. Letter dated 29/11/2022 from Sean Byrne, CEO, PayPal Europe to Maria Miller MP and Virendra Sharma MP regarding the care needed to uphold freedom of speech in the enforcement of terms and conditions, as raised during the Committee stage of the Financial Services and Markets Bill. 2p.

Associated files: https://data.parliament.uk/DepositedPapers/files/DEP2022-0955/Freedom_of_Expression_-_EST_Dear_Colleagues_letter.pdf; https://data.parliament.uk/DepositedPapers/files/DEP2022-0955/Freedom_of_Expression_-_FCA_letter.pdf; https://data.parliament.uk/DepositedPapers/files/DEP2022-0955/Freedom_of_Expression_-_PayPal_letter.pdf

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Type: Deposited paper
Reference: DEP2022-0955
Originated on: Tuesday, 29 November 2022
Author: Treasury; Financial Conduct Authority; PayPal
Related items: Financial Services and Markets Bill. Committee stage sixth sitting (afternoon).
Thursday, 27 October 2022
Committee proceedings
House of Commons; Financial Services and Markets Bill. Committee stage fifth sitting (morning).
Thursday, 27 October 2022
Committee proceedings
House of Commons
Subjects: Censorship Financial services Legislation Freedom of expression Regulation Amendments and new clauses Financial Conduct Authority PayPal Hart, Sally-Ann Free Speech Union
Legislation: Financial Services and Markets Bill 2022-23

Deposited Paper DEP2022-0955

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