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1140792

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date	22/07/2019
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	Research: International Cooperation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what plans his Department has to facilitate international collaboration on research and development after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	280237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/08/2019 answer text <p>The UK’s aim is to be the partner of choice on international research and innovation. The International Research and Innovation Strategy sets out how we will achieve this by deepening international engagement, partnerships and practical collaboration.</p><p>There are strong links between the UK and EU’s research and innovation communities, with a long track record of jointly tackling global challenges. We are working to ensure that collaboration can continue in any scenario, including the funding commitment made under the Horizon 2020 guarantee and extension.</p><p>We are exploring association to the Horizon Europe programme, as well as considering alternative options as part of a review of the future UK funding landscape. International funding will be an important component in implementing the UK International Research and Innovation Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 21/08/2019 15:26:47 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1140793

registered interest
date	22/07/2019
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	Research: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that all regions of the UK benefit from the target in the Industrial Strategy of spending 2.4 per cent of GDP on research and development by 2027.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	280238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/08/2019 answer text <p>Through our Modern Industrial Strategy we committed to increasing R&amp;D investment across the economy to 2.4% of GDP by 2027, which would be the highest recorded level, and 3% in the longer-term.</p><p>We know that there are significant clusters of R&amp;D strengths in all regions and nations of the UK.</p><p>The Government confirmed in the 2018 Budget that the Strength in Places Fund is to receive a further £120m to bring the fund budget for the period up to 2021/22 to £236m. The fund brings together research organisations, businesses, and local leadership on projects that will lead to significant economic impact, high-value job creation and regional growth.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 21/08/2019 15:22:14 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1140829

registered interest
date	22/07/2019
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	Youth Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when his Department will be carrying out its review of the guidance on the statutory duty placed on local authorities to provide appropriate local youth services, as set out in the Civil Society Strategy, published August 2018.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	280262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>We announced the launch of our review of the guidance on the statutory duty placed on local authorities to provide appropriate local youth services 10th July.</p><p> </p><p>Preliminary round tables are underway with young people, the youth sector and local authorities. An open call for evidence will be launched by my department in the coming weeks.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 03/09/2019 09:53:43 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1140840

registered interest
date	22/07/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Organised Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people involved in the criminal exploitation of vulnerable young people in county lines operations have been charged with modern slavery offences.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
uin	280174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">It is important that the police and local agencies have the powers they need to tackle local issues quickly and effectively. That is why we reformed the tools and powers available to tackle Anti-Social behaviour through the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.</del><del class="ministerial">In 2019/20 Lancashire Police are receiving £285.1 million of funding, an increase of £18.4 million, on 2018/19. Funding for 2020-21 for individual forces will be announced as part of the provisional police settlement later this year. Decisions about the allocation of police resources are for Chief Constables and democratically accountable Police and Crime Commissioners, who are best placed to meet the needs of their local community.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The police and Crown Prosecution Services (CPS) are responsible for charging decisions with regards to county lines related criminality. The key is that prosecutions are brought, and the charges should cover the full range of criminality involved including Modern Slavery offences.We are working with the police and the CPS to take full advantage of powers in the Modern Slavery Act when making charging decisions against county line gang members. The CPS have issued an overview of the approach to be taken in criminal investigations and prosecutions linked to ‘county lines’ offending, with a particular focus on the relevance of the Modern Slavery Act.</ins></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 09/09/2019 15:12:13 question first ministerially corrected 09/09/2019 16:21:57 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins previous answer version 134815 answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

1140882

registered interest
date	22/07/2019
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	Meat: Imports
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 (a) proportion, (b) value and (c) volume of (i) lamb, (ii) beef, (iii) pork and (iv) chicken consumed in the UK is imported (A) from the EU and (B) from the rest of the world.
tabling member constituency	Harborough
tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
uin	280389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>According to analysis of HMRC Overseas Trade Statistics and Defra agricultural statistics, in 2018:</p><p> </p><p>UK lamb consumption - (A) imported from the EU = (a) 7%, (b) £53m, (c) 21 thousand tonnes and (B) imported from the rest of the world = (a) 26%, (b) £320m, (c) 76 thousand tonnes.</p><p> </p><p>UK beef consumption - (A) imported from the EU = (a) 30%, (b) £1.1bn, (c) 343 thousand tonnes and (B) imported from the rest of the world = (a) 2%, (b) £94m, (c) 22 thousand tonnes.</p><p> </p><p>UK pork consumption - (A) imported from the EU = (a) 55%, (b) £849m, (c) 792 thousand tonnes and (B) imported from the rest of the world = (a) 0.1%, (b) £3m, (c) 1 thousand tonnes.</p><p> </p><p>UK poultry consumption - (A) imported from the EU = (a) 25%, (b) £1.2bn, (c) 548 thousand tonnes and (B) imported from the rest of the world = (a) 2%, (b) £61m, (c) 36 thousand tonnes.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/09/2019 15:26:51 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1140889

registered interest
date	22/07/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Peace Negotiations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the prospects for a peace deal in Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
uin	280275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/08/2019 answer text <p>​Despite continuing challenges, there is the real prospect of a credible peace process for Afghanistan. Concerted Afghan and international efforts continue, with positive signs including US-Taliban talks; the recent intra-Afghan dialogue co-convened by Germany and Qatar; and the consultative Loya Jirga in Kabul. Intra-Afghan negotiations are now needed to find a sustainable settlement which will assure the country's future peace and stability. It is crucial that the democratically elected National Unity Government plays a central role, and that peace efforts are inclusive, including women and minorities. The people of Afghanistan deserve peace after decades of conflict and insecurity. We strongly believe that a political settlement is the only way to achieve lasting peace and stability.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 09/08/2019 13:51:17 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

1140890

registered interest
date	22/07/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Peace Negotiations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the (a) involvement of civil society in the talks between the US and the Taliban in Afghanistan and (b) rights of women in any agreement that might be reached in those talks.
tabling member constituency	Heywood and Middleton
tabling member printed	Liz McInnes
uin	280276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/08/2019 answer text <p>Talks between the US Government and the Taliban are a positive step towards an Afghan-owned and Afghan-led peace process. Resolution of the conflict will require negotiations between Afghans, including the National Unity Government and the Taliban. We continue to make clear the importance of the involvement of civil society and of women and minorities in the process to shape Afghanistan's future.</p><p>Afghanistan is a focus country in the UK's National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security and a priority country in our efforts to promote women's meaningful inclusion in peace processes. We encourage the Afghanistan Government to bring women into discussions on peace and to ensure the participation of Afghan women in all levels of decision-making, from the local level to the negotiation table. The UK funds programmes in support of this, including a pilot on local approaches to peace, with an emphasis on women, across four districts and two provinces. We also support the &quot;Open Jirga&quot; television programme which provides a platform for women's representation in politics, including on the critical issue of peace.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 09/08/2019 13:53:13 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4342 label Biography information for Liz McInnes

1140943

registered interest
date	22/07/2019
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	Dutch Elm Disease: Disease Control
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 steps the Government is taking to (a) support local authorities managing and tackling elm disease and (b) ensure that Brighton and Hove City Council has adequate support to protect the National Elm Collection in the city.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	280285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Landowners are responsible for managing the trees on their land. All Local Authorities, including Brighton and Hove, have been provided with the legislative powers necessary to safeguard the nation’s elm population and prevent the spread of elm disease. These powers are set out in the Dutch Elm Disease (Local Authorities) Order 1984. They allow officers (appointed by the Local Authority) who suspect the presence of this disease to enter any land to inspect trees and take samples, and where disease is present, to take action to eradicate it. Government has a strong risk-based biosecurity response to reduce the pest and disease risk to trees involving comprehensive international and domestic surveillance, stringent border biosecurity, robust contingency plans and world leading research. Government invests over £30million per year on our plant health service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith question first answered 09/09/2019 13:32:17 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1140946

registered interest
date	22/07/2019
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Parliamentary Estate: Beverage Containers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, what recent assessment the Commission has made of the effect of the 25p surcharge on hot drinks served in disposable cups on the Parliamentary estate on (a) drinks sales and (b) disposable cup waste.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	280286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/08/2019 answer text <p>In the nine months to September 2018, before the 25p surcharge, catering (non-banqueting) sales for hot beverages was £655,640 incl VAT. In the nine months to date, after the surcharge, hot beverage (non-banqueting) sales were £727,203 incl VAT.</p><p>There has been a reduction from 58,000 paper cups per month being sold to 15,000 on average. It is not possible to count the number of such paper cups which enter Parliamentary waste containers, but visual observation of the contents of segregated compostable waste shows that many of the compostable cups are disposed of within the Estate.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 14/08/2019 13:16:27 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1140950

registered interest
date	22/07/2019
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	Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the July 2019 Progress Report to Parliament published by the Committee on Climate Change, for what reasons 21 of the 56 risks and opportunities identified in the UK’s Climate Change Risk Assessment have no formal actions in the National Adaptation Programme.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	280287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 09/09/2019 16:34:01 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas