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100859

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Fires: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 in providing (a) adequate fire safety and (b) appropriate fire drills, including evacuations, for (i) airport termini and (ii) hospitals.
	tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
	tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
	uin	211861
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of enforcing authorities to satisfy themselves that the responsible person has complied with their duties under the Fire Safety Order 2005.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Fire Safety Order, building owners are required to carry out a fire risk assessment of their premises and put in place and maintain adequate and appropriate fire safety measures to ensure that the risk to life in the event of fire is reduced to as low as reasonably practicable. The Order is not prescriptive about what particular safety measures are needed; these are for the building owner to determine based on the specific circumstances of their building and the needs of the occupants, including those who may be particularly vulnerable to the risk from fire.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 03/11/2014 16:51:21 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

101072

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2014
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Radioactive Materials: Transport
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how his Department has implemented the relevant recommendations from Exercise Senator in 2011 on nuclear accident emergencies.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	212073
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>Exercise Senator 2011 tested the multi-agency response to an incident involving a UK nuclear weapon convoy travelling in Scotland and the simulated release of radioactive material. The Ministry of Defence is the lead Government Department responsible for emergencies involving defence nuclear assets (other than an emergency arising as a result of a terrorist event where the Home Office is appointed as lead).</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence works closely with devolved administrations (Scotland in this exercise) and local responders to ensure an effective coordinated response. The central government’s concept of operations sets out UK arrangements for responding to and recovering from emergencies.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/192425/CONOPs_incl_revised_chapter_24_Apr-13.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/192425/CONOPs_incl_revised_chapter_24_Apr-13.pdf</a></p><p>My Department is responsible for providing the Government liaison function below the national level in England only. The Ministry of Defence invited my Department to observe exercise play at their main building where it considered cross border issues.</p><p>The all agency exercise report (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/85882/exercise_senator_2011_all_agency_report.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/85882/exercise_senator_2011_all_agency_report.pdf</a>) identified recommendations in exercise planning and operational, strategic and media play. There were no recommendations identified for my Department to implement.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 03/11/2014 16:48:13 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

1011337

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	St Helena: Airports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	How many planes have successfully (a) landed and (b) taken off from St Helena's airport since that airport was built.
	tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
	tabling member printed	Meg Hillier
	uin	907738
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>Since the airport opened in April 2016, there have been 278 flights. This consists of 139 arrivals and 139 departures.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 21/11/2018 14:51:26 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

1019506

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	European Development Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress she has made on her Department's plans for the future financial relationship with the European Development Fund (a) beyond the current funding cycle and (b) after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	198355
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The EU is currently considering merging the EDF into a broader instrument for the period of the next EU budget cycle and the UK is party to those discussions. In the future, the UK is open to contributing to the EU’s development programmes where it is in the UK and EU’s mutual interest and meets joint objectives. A condition of any future UK contribution would be that UK organisations must be eligible to implement programmes we choose to fund.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 10/12/2018 17:25:08 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1019508

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	European Development Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that UK-based organisations that access funds from the European Development Fund will have access to alternative funding after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	198356
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>Under a future partnership, any UK financial contribution to EU programmes would require eligibility for UK entities to bid for and implement relevant programmes. DFID continues to regularly consult stakeholders regarding any issues they faced with regards to access to EU funding.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 06/12/2018 17:48:40 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1019509

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	EU Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions her Department has had with representatives of UK-based organisations on access to funding from the EU Development Cooperation Instrument after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	198357
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>DFID continues to regularly consult stakeholders regarding any issues they faced with regards to access to EU funding. Under a future partnership, any UK financial contribution to EU programmes would require eligibility for UK entities to bid for and implement relevant programmes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 06/12/2018 17:50:24 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1019511

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress she has made on the national conversation to which she referred in her speech of 9 October 2018 entitled The future of UK aid post-Brexit.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	198358
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>DFID will be holding a national conversation in 2019 to generate more information about how and to what extent British people want their savings and pensions to be invested in line with their values including the Sustainable Development Goals and ending poverty. This will include research and public outreach as well as discussions with the private sector, academia, think tanks and NGOs.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 06/12/2018 18:20:41 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1019513

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to her speech of 9 October 2018, entitled The future of UK aid post-Brexit, what progress she has made on supporting members of the public to invest in poverty reduction.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	198359
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>DFID will be holding a national conversation in 2019 to generate more information about how and to what extent British people want their savings and pensions to be invested in line with their values including the Sustainable Development Goals and ending poverty. This will include research and public outreach as well as discussions with the private sector, academia, think tanks and NGOs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 06/12/2018 18:20:48 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1019545

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Terrorism: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many reports have been made under section 19 of the Terrorism Act 2000 of incidents where (a) charities and (b) partners of charities (i) believe and (ii) suspect that a terrorist financing offence has been committed in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	198371
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>No reports of terrorist financing offences have been made by the Department for International Development under Section 19 of the Terrorism Act 2000. The Department has a zero-tolerance approach to UK aid diversion to fund terrorist activities. DFID’s funding agreements commit our partners to understand and comply with UK and international counter terrorism legislation. My department has robust measures in place which mandate our staff and partners to report all suspicions or allegations that funds or assets have been diverted to terrorist organisations.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 10/12/2018 17:26:40 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1019550

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what regulations her Department have put in place to ensure that Official Development Assistance is allocated appropriately and does not benefit extremist groups.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	198375
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department for International Development has a robust set of measures in place to protect, prevent and detect the diversion of development assistance to terrorist and extremist groups, and to ensure that UK aid reaches those for whom it is intended. These measures include rigorous controls throughout the funding cycle, from comprehensive risk assessments and monitoring requirements for all programmes, to due diligence checks on partners, and regular internal and external audits. The risk that UK aid funds could be diverted to benefit proscribed extremist groups, or terrorist groups or activities, is fully assessed as part of DFID’s risk assessment process before any funding is approved.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has a zero-tolerance approach to the diversion of aid to extremist and terrorist groups. DFID complies with UK and international counter terrorism legislation and our funding agreements commit partners to understand and comply with this legislation.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 10/12/2018 17:28:04 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden