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1087060

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date	12/03/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Peatlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the value of blanket bog peat lands to (a) carbon sequestration and (b) flood prevention.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Tony Lloyd
uin	231367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>Blanket bogs can act as a source or sink of carbon depending on their condition. Near natural condition blanket bogs sequester small amounts of carbon per hectare per year (0.7 to 2.8 tonnes carbon dioxide equivalents); however, the largest climate mitigation benefit of restoring blanket bog peatlands is from avoided emissions of greenhouse gases, rather than carbon sequestration, as degraded blanket bogs are more significant sources of greenhouse gases.</p><p> </p><p>Research funded by Defra shows that restoring upland peat habitats can slow overland water flow leading to delayed and reduced peak discharge in small catchments. However, it remains difficult to demonstrate the benefits of peat management on flood prevention in larger catchments.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 15/03/2019 11:22:55 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	450 label Biography information for Tony Lloyd

1087069

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many looked after children there were in each local authority in England in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	231419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>The latest national information on the number of looked-after children in England can be found in table A1 of the statistical release ‘Children Looked After in England Including Adoption: 2017 to 2018’ at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2017-to-2018</a>. These figures are also disaggregated at local authority level for the latest 5 years in the underlying data tables that accompany this statistical release. Figures for earlier years can be found in the underlying data that accompanies earlier statistical releases: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-looked-after-children" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-looked-after-children</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 231420 question first answered 15/03/2019 12:30:01 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1087070

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children in Care: Cumbria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many looked-after children there were in Cumbria in each of the last ten years.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	231420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>The latest national information on the number of looked-after children in England can be found in table A1 of the statistical release ‘Children Looked After in England Including Adoption: 2017 to 2018’ at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2017-to-2018</a>. These figures are also disaggregated at local authority level for the latest 5 years in the underlying data tables that accompany this statistical release. Figures for earlier years can be found in the underlying data that accompanies earlier statistical releases: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-looked-after-children" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-looked-after-children</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 231419 question first answered 15/03/2019 12:30:01 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

1087073

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Post Offices: Franchises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many new Post Office branch franchise opportunities are available in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales, (c) Northern Ireland. and (d) each region of England.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	231519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the critical role that post offices play in communities and for small businesses across the UK. This is why the Government committed to safeguard the post office network and protect existing rural services. The overall number of post offices across the UK remains at its most stable in decades with over 11,500 branches thanks to significant Government investment of over £2 billion since 2010.</p><p>While the Government sets the strategic direction for the Post Office, it allows the company the commercial freedom to deliver this strategy as an independent business. Matters relating to postmasters, network transformation and the operation of post offices by retailers are operational matters for the Post Office. I have therefore asked Post Office Limited to write to the hon Member on these matters. A copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of the House.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 15/03/2019 12:01:06 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1087101

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	AWACS: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the grounding of Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, whether he has made a risk assessment of the award of the AWACS contract to Boeing for the provision of the E-7 wedgetail.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Ruth Smeeth
uin	231535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>The E-7 is based on the proven and widely used 737 NG aircraft generation of which nearly 7,000 have been produced since it was first introduced in 1996. The two recent tragic incidents involved the different 737 MAX aircraft generation. It would not be appropriate to speculate on these accidents until the competent regulatory bodies have issued their formal reports.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew question first answered 15/03/2019 11:02:45 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	4508 label Biography information for Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent

1087108

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rescue Services: Llanelli
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which sites in the Llanelli constituency his Department has considered as a potential location for a new coastguard base.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	231406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>HM Coastguard is reviewing the locations of volunteer Coastguard Rescue Teams in this area. When a suitable site has been determined HM Coastguard will liaise with local authorities as appropriate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 15/03/2019 09:00:13 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1087109

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rescue Services: Llanelli
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions his Department has had with representatives of (a) Carmarthenshire County Council and (b) the Welsh Government on the relocation of the Loughor Coastguard to Llanelli.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	231407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>HM Coastguard is reviewing the locations of volunteer Coastguard Rescue Teams in this area. This process is in a very early stage therefore no meetings have been arranged. Once the location has been agreed then if required appropriate consultation will take place.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 15/03/2019 09:30:32 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1087110

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Rescue Services: Llanelli
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of co-locating the Loughor Coastguard with (a) Llanelli Fire Station, (b) Wales Air Ambulance in Dafen and (c) any other co-location option within the Llanelli area.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	231408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>HM Coastguard is reviewing the locations of volunteer Coastguard Rescue Teams in this area. This process is in a very early stage and HM Coastguard will consider all options to find the most operationally appropriate location.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 15/03/2019 09:47:09 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1087112

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Technology: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to increase the number of women who work in the (a) tech and (b) ICT sectors.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	231549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>This is a critical issue and the government has set an ambition for 50% of students at Ada, the National College for Digital Skills, to be women by 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The £1million Digital Skills Innovation Fund was launched in 2018, specifically aiming to help people from underrepresented groups (such as women) to take up digital roles.</p><p> </p><p>The Institute of Coding consortium will be looking to boost diversity in technology-related education and careers. Government has provided £20 million to help fund this consortium.</p><p> </p><p>We are investing £84m of new funding over the next four years to deliver a comprehensive programme to improve the teaching of the computing curriculum. This includes a pilot of targeted activities to identify effective approaches to improve gender balance in computing and increase the number of girls who take up computer science.</p><p> </p><p>The Digital Skills Partnership, launched in the Digital Strategy, is also tackling diversity on a national and local level, such as in Coventry via the West Midlands Local Digital Skills Partnership, where PWC’s Tech She Can programme are piloting their new Tech We Can lesson plans to attract more girls to STEM subjects and tech careers.</p><p> </p><p>We also support the Tech Talent Charter (TTC) which has over 300 signatories, and gives organisations tangible actions they can adopt to become more gender-diverse and commits signatories to measuring the diversity profile of their UK employees in tech roles.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 15/03/2019 09:48:59 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1087113

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: NHS
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he plans to take to ensure that future trade deals do not require the NHS to outsource further services to private providers.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	231421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Friend for Westmorland and Lonsdale to the answer I gave to the Member for Midlothian on 26 February 2019, UIN 224364.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 15/03/2019 11:35:23 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron