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1148950

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Uganda: Homosexuality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking with regard to its aid programme for Uganda in light of the recent decision by the Ugandan Government to reintroduce a bill that imposes the death penalty on homosexuals.
	tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
	tabling member printed	Kate Green
	uin	245
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>We are fundamentally opposed to all forms of discrimination and work to uphold the rights and freedoms of LGBT people in all circumstances. We note that a Ugandan Government spokesperson confirmed they do not intend to introduce new anti-homosexuality laws and we continue to follow closely any developments related to the death penalty.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 21/10/2019 15:36:33 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

1151958

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: Living Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff in his Department are paid less than the London Living Wage; and what requirements his Department places on contractors to pay the London Living Wage to London-based staff.
	tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
	tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
	uin	4417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>All DFID staff on Civil Service contracts are paid above the Living Wage Foundation rates. None of DFID’s contracted workers are paid less than the National Living Wage. DFID encourages outsource partners to pay the Living Wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 28/10/2019 16:00:32 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

1171905

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps he is taking to (a) ensure children with disabilities progress under the 12 years’ quality education for all girls by 2030 policy and (b) monitor the progress of those children.
	tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
	tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
	uin	5458
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>Through DFID’s 2018 education policy and disability strategy, the UK committed to show leadership in disability inclusion.</p><p>We are making good progress. We support the ‘Inclusive Education Initiative’ with the World Bank and Government of Norway to get children with disabilities into school and learning. Our Disability Inclusive Development programme tests what works at scale in education for children with disabilities. UK Aid supports the development and publication of the annual Global Education Monitoring report. This year’s focus is inclusive education.</p><p>DFID is also scaling up support to children with disabilities through our country education programmes. In Rwanda, UK Aid will support inclusion training of one teacher in every school, and in Ethiopia, we supported establishment of inclusive education resource centres to support teachers with inclusive practice.</p><p>We are monitoring our progress through tracking of DFID’s Disability Strategy and Education Policy.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 27/01/2020 13:43:19 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

1245019

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Acceleration Unit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) mission statement and (b) objectives are of his Department's Acceleration Unit; and for what reasons that Unit was established.
	tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
	uin	106280
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2020 answer text <p>The Acceleration Unit was established with the overall objective of accelerating key transport projects and programmes. The work of the Acceleration Unit is driven by the need to build back better, to level up the country and to decarbonise transport.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 28/10/2020 14:45:37 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1245020

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Acceleration Unit: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the post of Director of his Department's Acceleration Unit was advertised; and what the remuneration is for that post.
	tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
	uin	106281
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2020 answer text <p>The Director of the Acceleration Unit has been appointed on a fixed term basis in line with Civil Service Recruitment Principles. The remuneration for the post is in line with Senior Civil Service Pay Scales.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 28/10/2020 14:40:38 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1245021

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Acceleration Unit: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the role of member of his Department's Acceleration Unit was advertised; what the required skills are for that post; and what the remuneration for that post is.
	tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
	uin	106282
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2020 answer text <p>While the unit is established current appointments have been made on a temporary basis. Role profiles setting out the skills and experience needed within the unit were developed. Potential candidates were assessed against these criteria, this included an internal expression of interest, identified named individuals and applications from wider transport organisations who would join the department on secondment. Where fair and open competition has not been used, all appointments have been in line with the agreed Exceptions to the Civil Service Recruitment Principles. Remuneration for posts is in line with DfT Pay Scales.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 28/10/2020 14:25:42 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1245022

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Acceleration Unit: Accountability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he has taken to help ensure the accountability of his Department's Acceleration Unit.
	tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
	uin	106283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2020 answer text <p>The Acceleration Unit will be directly accountable to the Secretary of State and is expected to engage with key stakeholders and colleagues across the department, government, and industry on a range of projects and programmes at varying stages of their lifecycle to deliver the best possible outcome from accelerating their delivery. The Acceleration Unit Director, Darren Shirley, will assess the effectiveness of its activities and report weekly to the Secretary of State.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 28/10/2020 14:23:02 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1245409

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Acceleration Unit: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will publish the non-Government specialists working for the Transport Acceleration Unit.
	tabling member constituency	Wimbledon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Hammond
	uin	106938
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2020 answer text <p>The Acceleration Unit will be assisted in its work by an expert panel with industry experience including Highways England’s Director of Complex Infrastructure projects, Chris Taylor and Mark Reynolds Chief Executive of Mace.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 28/10/2020 14:47:43 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond

1257636

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: North of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of delays to High Speed Two on Northern Powerhouse Rail.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	124190
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Transport and Transport for the North are continuing to make good progress in developing a revised Strategic Outline Case for Northern Powerhouse Rail, which is due to be submitted in 2021 as planned. The Integrated Rail Plan for the Midlands and the North will consider the scoping and sequencing of HS2 alongside other major rail investment, including NPR, to ensure transformational rail improvements are delivered as quickly as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 07/12/2020 15:52:30 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1257638

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the benefits of the eastern leg of Phase 2b of High Speed Two on the economies of (a) the north of England, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) the Sheffield City Region.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	124191
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>The High Speed Two (HS2) Phase Two business case, published in July 2017, sets out the benefits of the phase 2b route from the West Midlands to Leeds (Eastern Leg), including an assessment of the value for money of the route. On the Eastern leg, the Integrated Rail Plan (IRP) will consider how to sequence its delivery to ensure benefits are realised sooner and to ensure it is integrated with plans for Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) and other rail investment projects, to get the best out of the significant investment in rail.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 07/12/2020 15:33:26 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis