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1682031

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Development Aid: Climate Change and Poverty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, with reference to UK International Development's white paper entitled International development in a contested world: ending extreme poverty and tackling climate change, published in November 2023, if his Department will publish a plan to deliver the policy commitments in that white paper.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
	uin	9371
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p><em>International development in a contested world</em>, the International Development White Paper, sets out our strategic goal, to end extreme poverty and tackle climate change and biodiversity loss, and how the UK can accelerate progress on the Sustainable Development Goals, through to 2030. The FCDO will set out how it is delivering the White Paper through existing departmental planning processes, including the Outcome Delivery Plan and the Annual Report and Accounts.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 23/01/2024 10:50:29 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

1682032

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2024
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Development Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure maximum value for money in overseas development assistance spending decisions.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
	uin	9372
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>The FCDO employs robust systems and frameworks to ensure we achieve value for money for UK taxpayers. The suitability of organisations receiving ODA, including the projects undertaken, is assessed through FCDO business cases and annual reviews, as set out in the Department's Programme Operating Framework. The Department uses evidence to inform spending decisions and maximise the impact of the UK's ODA. FCDO officials are empowered to adjust programming using our approach to prioritisation set out in the White Paper on International Development.</p><p>The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) independently scrutinises UK ODA to assess value for money and impact [https://icai.independent.gov.uk/].</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 23/01/2024 10:48:41 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

1681112

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	King James Academy Royston: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support the King James Academy in Royston following recent flooding and the loss of its roof.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
	uin	8878
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>The department is working with The Diamond Learning Partnership Trust, the responsible body for the school, to return pupils to face-to-face education as soon as possible. The trust is considering using alternative teaching sites and whether to install temporary facilities on the existing site. A loss adjustor from the Risk Protection Arrangement scheme is carrying out a site assessment on 12 January 2024. The department will discuss next steps with the trust once the outcomes from the site assessment have been received.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 18/01/2024 12:55:20 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

1680803

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Horizon IT System: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent estimate she has made of when Mrs Jasvinder Barang will receive compensation in respect of her overturned conviction by the Post Office.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
	uin	8644
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2024 answer text <p>Our aim is to ensure that every affected postmaster is fully recompensed for their losses and the suffering they have had to endure as a result of the Horizon scandal. To date, more than £148 million has been paid to 2,700 victims across all compensation schemes, 95 convictions have been overturned and, of those, 30 have agreed full and final settlements. Just over £30 million has been paid out in compensation to those with overturned convictions, including interim payments.</p><p>I cannot comment on individual claims for reasons of confidentiality.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 17/01/2024 17:18:50 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

1657854

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2023
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Marine Protected Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has plans to strengthen the marine protected area around (a) the South Sandwich Islands and (b) South Georgia.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
	uin	197331
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) is currently undertaking the second 5-year review of its Marine Protected Area (MPA). GSGSSI launched the review with a 2-day science symposium in June 2023 and is currently assessing the extent to which existing provisions are delivering the objectives of the MPA. GSGSSI is committed to reporting on its review by early next year.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 11/09/2023 15:00:13 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

1657855

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2023
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Fisheries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of industrial fisheries on the (a) penguin and (b) whale populations around South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
	uin	197332
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) manages a highly regulated fishery, in accordance with its Marine Protected Area legislation. Only vessels which fully meet requirements of both the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) and strict GSGSSI licensing requirements are able to conduct fishing activities. Scientific observers are deployed on every fishing vessel, and there are seasonal and spatial controls to ensure the fishery does not impact on the conservation of all animals living around these islands.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 11/09/2023 15:00:42 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

1657857

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2023
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Blue Belt Programme and Marine Protected Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much has been spent from the public purse on the (a) Blue Belt Programme and (b) domestic Marine Protected Area roll out around the UK in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
	uin	197336
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>From 2018-19 to 2022-23, Blue Belt spend has been £7 million, £5.4 million, £6.9 million, £7.7 million and £7.7 million respectively. The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) does not keep the detail of funding specifically devoted to Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Defra's MPA team is funded through general administrative budgets to deliver management, monitoring and enforcement working alongside Defra's Arms Length Bodies.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 11/09/2023 14:23:59 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

1654438

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to respond to correspondence of 30 June 2023 from the hon, Member for North East Hertfordshire, enclosing a letter from the Chief Executive of Johnson Matthey.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
	uin	194960
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>I responded to the Rt Honourable Member on 20 July 2023.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 06/09/2023 07:37:31 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

1643824

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Probation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many multi-agency public protection arrangements lay advisers there are in post.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
	uin	188813
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>There are currently 63 Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) Lay Advisers in post across England and Wales. Details of their role can be found in the MAPPA Guidance at <a href="https://mappa.justice.gov.uk/MAPPA/view?objectID=403300" target="_blank">https://mappa.justice.gov.uk/MAPPA/view?objectID=403300</a>.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 20/06/2023 11:19:23 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald

1642672

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2023
	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	Rivers: Pollution 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, if her Department will take steps to work with water companies to explore (a) the management of microplastics in sewage sludge and (b) options for protecting chalk streams; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North East Hertfordshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Oliver Heald
	uin	188171
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>Last year the Government launched the most ambitious plan to reduce sewage discharges from storm overflows in water company history. The Environment Agency <del class="ministerial">are</del> <ins class="ministerial">is </ins>currently developing a microplastics monitoring <ins class="ministerial">plan</ins> <del class="ministerial">strategy</del> for <ins class="ministerial">English rivers</ins> <del class="ministerial">river all catchments in England</del>. The Government has prioritised chalk streams in policy and legislation. In the Plan for Water, we reaffirmed our commitment to protecting chalk streams and recognised them as having a special natural heritage.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 23/06/2023 14:37:37 question first ministerially corrected 06/07/2023 13:15:07 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow previous answer version 83477 answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald