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1643961

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2023
	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	Sustainable Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress his Department has made on meeting the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Theo Clarke
	uin	905355
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2023 answer text <p>Following numerous overlapping crises, achieving the SDGs and alleviating poverty is more pressing than ever. The UK is committed to achieving the SDGs and the alleviation of poverty, as affirmed in the International Development Strategy and the Integrated Review Refresh.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 13/06/2023 15:18:05 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4819 label Biography information for Theo Clarke

1470822

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Stafford
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will reconsider the Government's proposal to relocate approximately 500 single male asylum seekers to Beaconside in Stafford.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Theo Clarke
	uin	19020
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>Due to the unprecedented demand to accommodate asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute, we have had to use temporary accommodation such as hotels and other large-scale sites to manage demands on the asylum estate. We are committed to working with local authorities to move to a fairer distribution of asylum seekers and bring an end to the use of hotels as contingency accommodation.</p><p>The Home Office has therefore announced all local authority areas in England, Scotland and Wales will be expected to participate in a new system of full dispersal to allow us to move away from hotels to less expensive and more suitable accommodation. We have also announced funding of approximately £3,500 per bedspace procured in this financial year to recognise the pressures of accommodating asylum seekers on Local Authority areas.</p><p>The Beaconside has been identified as a potential new site for Initial Accommodation as the current site in the West Midlands is due to close shortly. Our accommodation provider, Serco, are proceeding with the consultation on planning and once this is concluded we will convene a Multi-Agency Forum to discuss operations on site. The Multi-Agency forum will be made up of Home Office officials, along with the accommodation provider and representatives from Stafford County Council, the police service, NHS, and Public Health along with others from the voluntary sector. These meetings are an opportunity for all members to discuss any ongoing issues and to share best practice.</p><p>Ministers have also met with the Hon Member for Stafford who has expressed her concerns about and opposition to the proposal.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 27/06/2022 11:36:13 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 8231 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4819 label Biography information for Theo Clarke

1401186

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Sub-Saharan Africa: Radicalism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to tackle violent extremist organisations in sub-Saharan Africa.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Theo Clarke
	uin	904841
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>The hon. Lady will have noted a similar question raised in the Topicals and in a recent PQ. The UK is committed in east, west and southern Africa, against not just the rise of violent extremism, which concerns us enormously, but also increasingly how our competitors and adversaries are using countries to develop their influence. We see that as a bad thing in the long term, and we are seeking to counter it.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 10/01/2022 18:00:21 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4819 label Biography information for Theo Clarke

1328053

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2021
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Females: New Businesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps she is taking to support female entrepreneurs.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Theo Clarke
	uin	900681
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2021 answer text <p>Our Start Up Loans Company has a great track record, supporting female entrepreneurs with over 33,000 loans worth over £270.5 million since the scheme launched in 2012, to the end of April 2021. This represents 40% of the total amount lent. Over £4.5 million of these loans have been made since the start of April 2021. The scheme provides intensive support to new entrepreneurs, including low-cost government-backed loans and free mentoring.</p><p>In March, we announced an award of £50,000 each to the UK's top female innovators, as well as bespoke mentoring, to scale up and bring to market their innovations, and to help the UK recover from COVID-19 and tackle global challenges.</p><p>The Government has taken active measures, publishing the Investing in Women Code and working with industry through the actions agreed by the Rose Review. In response to the Rose Review recommendations, we set an ambition to increase the number of female entrepreneurs by half by 2030, equivalent to nearly 600,000 additional female entrepreneurs.</p><p>The government-backed British Business Bank is part of HM Treasury’s Women in Finance Charter, which asks financial services firms to commit to industry actions to prepare their female talent for leadership positions.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 900689 question first answered 26/05/2021 16:03:45 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4819 label Biography information for Theo Clarke

1229174

	registered interest
	date	28/08/2020
	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	Independent Commission for Aid Impact
	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 the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) and the Sub-Committee on the Work of the ICAI will be retained following the merger of his Department and the Department for International Development; and if he will make it his policy to (a) publish all ICAI reports that have already been commissioned and (b) allow the ICAI Sub-Committee to scrutinise those reports.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Theo Clarke
	uin	82569
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2020 answer text <p>The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) will continue to scrutinise aid spending. The publication of all ICAI reports will continue, including those commissioned prior to the merger.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary is committed to thorough parliamentary scrutiny of UK aid. With the formation of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, the House of Commons may wish to reconfigure the select committee structure. The Government's view is that select committees should generally mirror government departments. We will reflect carefully on the recommendations of the International Development Committee and the Liaison Committee before bringing forward motions to change the existing committee structures for the House to agree later in the year.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 09/09/2020 15:55:22 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4819 label Biography information for Theo Clarke

1220352

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2020
	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: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to improve the processes used by High Speed Two Ltd in relation to (a) land and (b) property claims.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Theo Clarke
	uin	68450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>One of the Government’s key objectives for the HS2 programme is to deliver a step- change in HS2 Ltd’s performance and to drive improvements in transparency and accountability. Central to that ambition is to place people - the communities, individuals and businesses who are being impacted by the new railway - at the heart of everything the Government does.</p><p> </p><p>It is inevitable that a project the size and scale of HS2 will be disruptive to people who face losing their homes, relocating their businesses or having their community disrupted during construction and the future operation of the railway.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has already introduced a range of property compensation schemes that seek to strike a sensible balance between supporting those affected and protecting the public purse. Nevertheless, the Government is determined to ensure those people and businesses are supported, fairly compensated, and treated with compassion, dignity and respect.</p><p> </p><p>I therefore commissioned a review in May of the HS2 land and property acquisition programme. This review is examining HS2 Ltd’s land and property acquisition processes and, where the evidence demonstrates it, associated wider-government policies. It is looking at what can be done to streamline claims and payments to remove unnecessary delay and frustration for people who are giving up land for the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Work on the review has involved close joint-working between the Department and HS2 Ltd, and engagement with numerous stakeholders, including all line of route MPs. The Government expects the review to conclude shortly. A copy of the final report and proposals for change will be placed in the Libraries of the Houses of Parliament.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 07/07/2020 15:50:13 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4819 label Biography information for Theo Clarke

1167801

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Older People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing the post of a commissioner for older people.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	8585
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>We recognise that it is important that the fundamental rights of people continue to be respected throughout their lives and that the specific needs of older people are recognised and respected.</p><p> </p><p>We have previously considered the merits of introducing an older person’s commissioner. However, we believe that the duties that would be covered by such a role are covered by work elsewhere in the system.</p><p> </p><p>Establishing an older person’s commissioners would also have significant costs associated with it. Net expenditure in the first year that Northern Ireland’s Older People’s Commissioner was set up was around £101,674 in 2011-12 and has since increased to £876,272 in 2017-18. Recent estimates indicate that there are around 33% more over 65s in England than in Northern Ireland, suggesting such a body would create significant annual costs.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to making this country one of the best places to grow old in.</p><p>Across the health and social care system in England there are already systems in place, that are able to listen to the voices of older people and respond to their concerns.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 05/11/2019 14:26:57 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

1166957

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on vaccine research to tackle antimicrobial resistance.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	900208
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>My Right Honourable friend and I recognise the importance of vaccination in tackling antimicrobial resistance (or AMR). Our AMR national action plan, developed across Government, includes commitments to optimise use of vaccines in humans and animals, and stimulate vaccine research and development.</p><p>A cross-departmental Delivery Board, co-chaired by my Department and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, will drive and oversee delivery of this work and met for the first time this month.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 29/10/2019 16:46:31 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

1149004

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Diabetes: Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to mental health support for people with type 1 diabetes.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	248
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>The NHS Long Term Plan committed to increasing the provision of mental health support for all patients who require it. The importance of addressing the mental health needs of people with diabetes is recognised and further work is underway to consider the most effective routes for supporting this as part of the future development of services.</p><p> </p><p>On 21 March 2018, NHS England and NHS Improvement, along with the National Collaboration Institute for Mental Health, published ‘The Improving Access to Psychotherapy Therapy (IAPT) Pathway for People with Long-term Physical Health Conditions and Medically Unexplained Symptoms’. The guidance outlines the IAPT pathway, and accompanying benchmarks, to support the national expansion of IAPT services for adults with long term conditions and medically unexplained symptoms.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 17/10/2019 15:41:08 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

1149005

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Nurses: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of reinstating the nursing bursary.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	249
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>The education funding reforms unlocked the cap which constrained the number of pre-registration nurse training places allowing more students to gain access to nurse degree training courses. Eligible pre-registration nursing students now receive at least 25% more support than under the National Health Service bursary system through tuition fee loans and living cost support from the Student Loans Company.</p><p>Additionally, to support pre-registration nursing students whilst attending the clinical placement element of their courses, the Government introduced a Learning Support Fund. Eligible loan funded students can apply for non means tested and non-repayable annual payments of £1,000 for child dependents allowance, reimbursement of all clinical placement travel costs above their usual daily travel and exceptional hardship payments of up to £3,000. These are in addition to the allowances paid by the Student Loans Company.</p><p>On 19 September 2019 the Universities and College Admission Services (UCAS) published data on full-time undergraduate applicants to nursing and midwifery courses. The data shows that there are 21,590 placed applicants on nursing and midwifery courses at English providers. This is 4% higher than the same point in 2018 when there were 20,690 place applicants.</p><p>UCAS will publish further data in December 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 17/10/2019 09:42:06 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

1143793

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Visas: EU Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what plans the Government has to negotiate visa free travel between the UK and EU for short leisure and business visits after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	285270
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/10/2019 answer text <p>The European Union has confirmed that it will grant UK nationals visa-free travel for short stays of up to 90 days in any 180 day period - subject to reciprocity.</p><p>The Government has also said that we do not intend to require visas for tourists or short term business visitors from the European Union.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 02/10/2019 13:16:40 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

1143903

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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	Manufacturing Industries: Energy
	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 she is taking to establish an industrial energy efficiency scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	285271
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The Industrial Energy Transformation Fund was announced in October 2018. We are providing £315m for this fund to support industrial energy efficiency and decarbonisation projects. This will help to bring down energy costs and reduce carbon emissions for vital industries, including energy intensive industries. We have sought stakeholder views through our informal consultation as well as a market intelligence exercise, helping to inform the design of the fund. We will publish a consultation setting out our preferred fund design and invite stakeholders to comment shortly.</p><p> </p><p>The IETF will complement existing schemes such as the Industrial Heat Recovery Scheme and the Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 05/09/2019 13:24:42 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

1132763

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Patients: Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to ensure NHS patient safety.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	911420
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>Patient safety remains a key priority for the National Health Service. NHS Improvement and NHS England are developing a new National Patient Safety Strategy that will sit alongside the NHS Long Term Plan.</p><p>The strategy will be published this summer and will build on existing work to provide a coherent framework that the whole NHS can recognise and support</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 18/06/2019 15:03:47 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

1128283

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Hospitals: Data Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of subject access requests made to NHS hospitals were responded to within the correct timescale since the General Data Protection Regulation came into force; and what steps he is taking to reduce the volume of those requests.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	257545
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2019 answer text <p>We do not currently collect this data. Individual trusts may hold this data but are not required to share this with the Government. There are currently no steps being taken to reduce the volume of these requests.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 07/06/2019 13:20:16 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

1128282

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Disclosure of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of subject access requests made to the Subject Access Team of the Ministry of Justice have been responded to within the correct timescale since the General Data Protection Regulation came into force; and what steps she is taking to reduce the volume of those requests.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	257544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2019 answer text <p>I can confirm that the proportion of subject access requests made to the Ministry of Justice since June 2018 that were responded to within time is 75%. This figure includes requests received up to and including March 2019, representing the latest available performance results.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice takes its data protection responsibilities seriously. We have seen a significant increase in the numbers of subject access requests received since the General Data Protection Regulation came into force. We have developed plans to address this increase and taken steps to achieve the desired level of performance. We have:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Reviewed and improved working practices and streamlined staff training</li><li>Increased staffing levels</li><li>Invested in technology and we are conducting a trial to release more information to offenders in prison.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The volume of subject access requests received by the department is beyond its control. Since the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation and the accompanying Data Protection Act 2018 on the 25 May 2018, the number of SARs have increased by 160% from offenders and 55% from MoJ staff and members of the public.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 06/06/2019 14:16:24 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

1128281

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of subject access requests made to the Child Maintenance Service were responded to within the correct timescale since the General Data Protection Regulation came into force; and what steps she is taken to reduce the level of the backlog of those requests.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	257543
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>Data is not available to show the number of Right of Access requests that included a request for Child Maintenance Group records prior to 5/11/2018.</p><p>Therefore, the following information shows the number Right of Access Requests that included a request for Child Maintenance Group records from 5/11/2018</p><p><strong>CMG RECORDS REQUESTS COMPLETED</strong></p><p>For the period 5/11/2018 to 21/5/2019:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Number of Right of Access Requests where the CMG records have been supplied (regardless of the other records that were requested within the RAR) within statutory deadline</p></td><td><p>1130</p></td><td><p>66.9%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Regarding the current workload we have the following measures in place:</p><p>We have secured an additional resource to support existing colleagues</p><p>As a contingency we have cross skilled staff that we can utilise if required</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 05/06/2019 17:14:11 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

1127516

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Pathology
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of pathologists available to conduct post-mortem examinations for coroners.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	256259
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>Most post-mortem examinations are carried out by pathologists who specialise in histopathology. However, post-mortems are not a requirement of the Certificate of Completion of Training in histopathology, therefore, the number of histopathologists who are qualified to carry out post-mortem examinations for coroners is not held centrally.</p><p>Overall, in January 2019, there were 1,206 full time equivalent (FTE) consultant histopathologists in the National Health Service in England. This represents a 10% (119 FTE) increase compared to January 2010.</p><p>Health Education England has committed to attract and retain more histopathologists by 2021 as part of its Cancer Workforce Plan for England published in December 2017. In 2019, 100% of specialist histopathology training places were filled.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 256258 question first answered 23/05/2019 14:54:15 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

1127515

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Pathology: Vacancies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle the shortage of pathologists that can carry out post-mortem examinations for coroners.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	256258
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>Most post-mortem examinations are carried out by pathologists who specialise in histopathology. However, post-mortems are not a requirement of the Certificate of Completion of Training in histopathology, therefore, the number of histopathologists who are qualified to carry out post-mortem examinations for coroners is not held centrally.</p><p>Overall, in January 2019, there were 1,206 full time equivalent (FTE) consultant histopathologists in the National Health Service in England. This represents a 10% (119 FTE) increase compared to January 2010.</p><p>Health Education England has committed to attract and retain more histopathologists by 2021 as part of its Cancer Workforce Plan for England published in December 2017. In 2019, 100% of specialist histopathology training places were filled.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 256259 question first answered 23/05/2019 14:54:15 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

1127514

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Gold and Foreign Exchange Reserves
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the UK’s official reserves are of (a) gold, (b) foreign currency and (c) other assets as at 31 March 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	256257
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>As at end March 2019, the market value of the UK’s official reserves was $169.5 billion. This comprised of (a) $12.9 billion gold, (b) $129.5 billion foreign currency reserves and (c) $27.1 billion other assets.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 23/05/2019 12:50:43 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

942622

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Gold and Foreign Exchange Reserves
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the gold reserves of the Bank of England were on 30 June (a) 1998, (b) 2008 and (c) 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	164422
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>The Bank of England does not own any gold reserves of its own, except for two bars held for display at the Bank of England Museum. However, the Bank provides safe custody for the UK's gold reserves and for other customers. It has only started recently publishing the weight of all the gold in its custody on its website, which includes data back to 2011. On 30 June 2018, it held 166,516,000 fine troy ounces of gold. There is no equivalent data available for 1998 and 2008.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 15/05/2019 17:33:50 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

1122096

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Arts: English Baccalaureate
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment he has made of the effect of the English Baccalaureate on access to creative subjects.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	245789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government is clear that the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) should be studied as part of a broad and balanced curriculum. It is limited in size in order to allow pupils to continue to study additional subjects that reflect their individual interests and strengths, including arts subjects. The proportion of pupils taking at least one Arts GCSE has fluctuated but remained broadly stable since the EBacc was introduced in 2010</p><p> </p><p>Arts subjects are not limited to the classroom, and according to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s Taking Part Survey, in 2017-18, 96% of children aged 5-15 had engaged with the arts in the past 12 months[1]. The government is providing almost £500 million of funding between 2016-20 for arts and cultural education programmes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] The arts cover music activities, theatre/drama, reading/writing, arts crafts and design, film, video, media, and radio activities, dance activities, street arts, circus, carnival, and festival activities.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 25/04/2019 16:05:11 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

1122954

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2019
	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: Developing Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What plans he has to ensure that the poorest countries in the world are able to take part fairly in global trade.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	910519
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>We believe that the global, rules-based system is the most important protection poorer countries have. We will champion their interests through the WTO, enact a UK trade preferences scheme through the Taxation Cross Border Trade Act and then further improve their access to the UK market after we’ve left the EU.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 25/04/2019 10:33:16 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

1060476

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Developing Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps her Department is taking to promote the Government's trade for development programme.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	909204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK remains a world leader in trade for development. We are prioritising our trading partners for the future, for example through our commitments on gender, the new Commonwealth Standards Network and our ambition for the UK to be the largest G7 investor in Africa by 2022.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/02/2019 15:11:38 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

1054678

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Autism: Care Homes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the NHS spent on private contractors for residential care for patients with a diagnosis of autism in (a) 2016-17 and (b) 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	216285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 12/02/2019 12:03:12 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

1054677

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Tropical Diseases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department spent on programmes tackling Neglected Tropical Diseases in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	216284
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>Estimated UK spend on programmes tackling neglected tropical diseases was £48 million in 2015/16, £60 million in 2016/17 and £73 million in 2017/18. The figures include expenditure on programmes to prevent or treat neglected tropical diseases and funding for research.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In 2017, UK funded programmes delivered over 144 million treatments for neglected tropical diseases.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/02/2019 17:46:22 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

1054676

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Malaria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department spent on programmes tackling malaria in (a) 2015-16, (b) 2016-17 and (c) 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	216283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>DFID contributes to the global effort to tackle malaria through bilateral programmes in countries, research, multilateral funding to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and the World Health Organisation (WHO), and through strengthening health systems in malaria affected countries.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The total estimated UK spend on malaria was £332 million in 2015/16, £499 million in 2016/17 and £481 million in 2017/18. All direct bilateral malaria spend and relevant multilateral contributions are available in <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fstatistics-on-international-development-2017&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7C5fe0158cf95744875b8108d68cf46f62%7Ccdf709af1a184c74bd936d14a64d73b3%7C0%7C0%7C636851378849748654&amp;sdata=T4GfLfallN1NCEPJ9pwKarcfqH9EhNcBeJC8AOIbc2I%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Statistics on International Development</a>. DFID is currently the second largest global funder of the effort against malaria and will remain a leading global donor in the future.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/02/2019 17:45:16 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

1055028

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Pupil Exclusions: Reviews
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the review of exclusions practice led by Edward Timpson CBE will publish its final report.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	217022
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>​In March 2018, the Government launched an externally-led review of exclusions practice, led by Edward Timpson CBE. The review is exploring how head teachers use exclusion, and why pupils with particular characteristics are more likely to be excluded from school. It is also considering the differences in exclusion rates across primary and secondary schools in England.</p><p>​The review has gathered substantial evidence, including over 900 submissions to the call for evidence. Edward Timpson has also chaired a series of roundtables and the review has met with over 100 organisations and individuals, including schools, local authorities, parents and children. The review will report in this term.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 08/02/2019 14:40:23 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

1050086

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2019
	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	Litter
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding his Department has allocated directly to (a) Keep Britain Tidy and (b) other anti-litter initiatives in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	213350
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The following table sets out the grant funding allocated to Keep Britain Tidy from 2010 to 2015:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grant </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>£4.75 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>£4 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>£3.5 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>£2.25 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>£0.5 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>After 2015, no funding was specifically allocated to Keep Britain Tidy, but it has successfully bid for a number of litter-related contracts:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Project</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Contract value </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>Analysis of Local Environment Quality Survey for England data 2014-15</p></td><td><p>£29,986</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>Survey of roadside litter on trunk roads other than motorways</p></td><td><p>£79,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>Economic valuation of the non-market benefits of dealing with specific types of litter that a Deposit Return Scheme in England would help to overcome</p></td><td><p>£41,525</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Keep Britain Tidy was also awarded the following grant funding towards the delivery of national clear-up days in 2015-18:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grant </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015 (Community Clear-Up Day)</p></td><td><p>£9,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016 (Clean for the Queen)</p></td><td><p>£9,500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017 (Great British Spring Clean)</p></td><td><p>£10,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In 2017, we also launched the £450,000 Litter Innovation Fund (jointly funded by Defra and the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government), to pilot, implement and evaluate small scale local research projects that could be replicated more widely. The Fund was open to applications from councils, community groups, campaign groups and small/medium-sized enterprises. A total of £122,449 was awarded to 13 projects in the first round, including 4 awards to Keep Britain Tidy, totaling £39,717. Full details of all the first-round awards are available online at:</p><p><a href="http://www.wrap.org.uk/content/litter-innovation-fund" target="_blank">http://www.wrap.org.uk/content/litter-innovation-fund</a></p><p>Defra has spent the following amounts on the development of the national anti-littering campaign (none of this funding was paid to Keep Britain Tidy).</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Purpose</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-2017</p></td><td><p>Initial scoping and research</p></td><td><p>£15,868</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-2018</p></td><td><p>Development of campaign and partnership strategy and stakeholder research, as well as testing and development of a campaign identify</p></td><td><p>£124,412</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-2019</p></td><td><p>Campaign branding, creative assets and launch.</p></td><td><p>£50,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Since 2015, Defra has also provided £5,000 per year to the Marine Conservation Society to carry out beach cleaning at priority beaches.</p><p>No funding has been allocated to other anti-litter initiatives.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 31/01/2019 11:48:08 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

1045537

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Religion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for which of his Department's posts is attendance on the religious literacy course run by his Department's Diplomatic Academy a mandatory part of pre-posting training.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	210585
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>​There are no posts for which pre-posting training in religion and diplomacy is mandatory. However, Foundation Level online learning on Religion and Diplomacy is a mandatory component of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) fast stream induction programme. In addition, the FCO course on religion and diplomacy delivered by the London School of Economics is well advertised throughout the FCO and we actively encourage attendance by staff if their job relates to countries in which religion plays a significant part in social and political life.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 29/01/2019 16:20:15 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

1045536

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Religion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many and what proportion of staff of his Department have undertaken the course on religious literacy run by his Department's Diplomatic Academy.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	210584
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p>Religion and diplomacy is included in the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office (FCO) Diplomatic Academy's training module on human rights. So far 181 staff have completed this module, which is mandatory for staff on the FCO fast stream induction programme.</p><p>The diplomatic academy is not the only way in which staff obtain and expand their religious literacy. The FCO offers a more in-depth two day course on religion and diplomacy. This course, which takes place twice-yearly is attended by 30 to 40 students. The FCO also runs seminars or talks on specific themes or religions. These are open to all staff.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 29/01/2019 16:18:06 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

1039069

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Staffordshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what financial support the Government has allocated to Staffordshire County Council in support of caring for unaccompanied (a) adult and (b) children asylum seekers in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	207253
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>The government provides funding to local authorities as a contribution to-wards the costs incurred in supporting unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) and young care leavers who were UASC.</p><p>For unaccompanied children arriving from 1 July 2016, local authorities can claim £114 per day for those children aged under 16 and £91 per day for those children aged 16 or 17. The overall value of each claim is dependent on the number of agreed days that children are supported by the local authority. More information on the funding available to local authorities supporting UASC and former UASC care leavers can be found in the funding instructions published at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/unaccompanied-asylum-seeking-children-uasc-grant-instructions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/unaccompanied-asylum-seeking-children-uasc-grant-instructions</a></p><p>The Home Office directly provides adult asylum seekers and their dependants who would otherwise be destitute with free furnished accommodation (rent and utility free) and a weekly cash allowance to cover their other essential living needs.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 17/01/2019 17:10:24 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

1024607

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2018
	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	Cultural Relations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps his Department is taking to promote cultural diplomacy.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	908182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to my response during Topical questions today in the Chamber.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 908184 question first answered 13/12/2018 13:05:21 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

1011553

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Forces Help to Buy Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to announce whether the Forces Help to Buy scheme will continue beyond December 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	194176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>As announced by the former Secretary of State for Defence in October 2016, the Forces Help To Buy scheme is due to close at the end of December 2018. Applications can be submitted up to this date. Work is ongoing to consider how to take this policy principle forward and details will be confirmed later this year.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 26/11/2018 17:10:14 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

997400

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2018
	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	Burma: Human Rights
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the report entitled, Stable and Secure? An Assessment on the Current Context of Human Rights for Chin People in Myanmar/Burma, published by the Chin Human Rights Organisation in September 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	185069
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>​We are aware of this published report. Since August, UK officials have consulted UNHCR in Geneva and in Burma for clarification on the needs assessment process for Chin refugees residing in other countries, and UNHCR's proposed process for ensuring their safe return to Burma. The UK will continue to monitor this process in line with our objective of ensuring the safety of all those displaced by violence in Burma and a safe return process for all groups forced to flee to other countries.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 06/11/2018 11:17:33 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

993590

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Polio
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking ensure progress made by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative is sustained after polio funding is withdrawn in countries transitioning away from support in 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	182763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) has successfully led global efforts that have reduced Wild Polio Virus cases by more than 99% since its inception in 1988. The UK has played an important role in this process and UK support to GPEI will mean up to 45 million children can be vaccinated against polio each year until 2020.</p><p> </p><p>It is a key priority for the UK that polio-funded assets continue to ensure strong health systems after the world has been declared polio-free, when GPEI will cease to exist. Governments and key partners must take responsibility for ensuring the assets of the polio programme are not lost and countries remain polio-free. The UK expects the World Health Organisation (WHO) to take a leading role in ensuring a robust and coordinated response and part of the UK’s funding to WHO is conditional on this being met.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has been instrumental in ensuring a coherent strategy be developed and implemented that will support countries as they transition from GPEI support. We will continue to work with WHO and other key polio partners to ensure this is fully actioned and well coordinated.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 31/10/2018 17:44:50 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

971454

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Foster Care: Care Leavers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the guidance, Staying put: arrangements for care leavers aged 18 years and above, published on 22 May 2013, what progress the Government has made on implementing the staying put policy.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	172577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>Staying Put has helped thousands of care leavers to continue to benefit from a stable and secure family setting and to prepare for independence at a more gradual pace rather than facing a ‘cliff-edge’ at the age of 18. The policy has been welcomed by care leavers and the sector.</p><p>The latest data for the year ending March 2017 shows that 51% of those ceasing to be looked after in a foster placement on their 18<sup>th</sup> birthday remained with their former foster carer. In addition, 25% of 19 and 20 year olds were still living with their former foster carers.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 13/09/2018 15:03:12 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

971456

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Care Leavers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress the Government has made on its staying close scheme for children leaving residential care; and how many such children have been involved in that scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	172579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>We are providing around £6 million in the period 2018 to 2019 and in the period 2019 to 2020 for a national pilot of Staying Close in eight sites.</p><p>These pilots provide an enhanced support offer for those leaving residential care. The support offer includes an accommodation offer close to their former children’s home alongside practical and emotional support from a member of staff from their former children's home whom they know and trust.</p><p>Reports from the pilots show that 120 care leavers participated in the Staying Close pilots from January 2018 to July 2018.</p><p>A full evaluation will be available when the pilots end in March 2020.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 13/09/2018 15:01:39 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

964649

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Medical Treatments: Innovation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress his Department has made on establishing an Accelerated Access Collaborative to manage the new accelerated access pathway.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	169360
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Accelerated Access Collaborative (AAC) has been successfully established, meeting for the first time in January 2018 and agreeing terms of reference and ways of working. Lord Darzi is the new chair of the AAC, replacing Sir Andrew Witty, who stood down to avoid any conflict of interest with his new role as CEO of Optum. We expect that the Accelerated Access Pathway will launch at the next meeting of the AAC, which will be in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 11/09/2018 14:37:19 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

964650

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Medical Treatments: Innovation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the accelerated access pathway is planned to begin designating breakthrough products.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	169361
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Accelerated Access Collaborative will meet this autumn to launch the Accelerated Access Pathway and the first group of products will be part of their discussions.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 11/09/2018 14:35:39 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

964651

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	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	Medical Treatments: Innovation
	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 involvement his Department has had in the establishment of the new accelerated access pathway.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	169362
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The establishment of the pathway has been led by the Accelerated Access Collaborative (AAC), working with industry and patients. The establishment of the AAC has been supported by the Office for Life Sciences, which is a joint unit between both the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). A member of the BEIS departmental board sits on the AAC.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 11/09/2018 14:24:44 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

964592

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	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	Grazing Land
	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 he will grant farmers flexibility in allowing livestock to graze land which is not normally permitted for grazing because of the short supply of bedding and grazing.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	169358
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>Three variations or derogations from EU law have been granted or are under active discussion in Brussels in relation to grazing. First, some member states have secured permission to allow the grazing of Ecological Focus Area (EFA) Fallow Land. This derogation is not relevant in England as we already allow the grazing of such land after 1 July each year.</p><p> </p><p>The UK was the first Member State to raise a concern with the European Commission over the difficulties farmers faced in establishing EFA catch crops by the required date of 20 August. Other Member States agreed with us and the Commission agreed that “force majeure” should apply in these circumstances, so we could waive any penalties for farmers for non-compliance with EU law.</p><p> </p><p>The third possibility relates to the small areas of land that have been declared as EFA Winter Cover Crops for the purposes of the EU Greening requirements. This green cover must be present from 1 October to at least 15 January and ordinarily must not be grazed. Because of the extreme weather conditions, the EU is considering waiving that rule for 2018 in suitably justified areas, and we have asked that England be listed amongst those countries eligible for this derogation. The change that we expect to secure this week will allow for grass and other herbaceous forage to be grown in those areas, rather than the usual restrictive list of plant species, and for those areas to be grazed.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 06/09/2018 16:59:17 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

964593

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	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	Agricultural Products: Republic of Ireland
	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 discussions he has had with the Irish Government on its plans to reintroduce a subsidy on the import of forage and bedding; and what assessment he has made of the effect of such a subsidy on the supply of forage and bedding within the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	169359
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>Farmers in the UK, Ireland and across northern Europe have experienced a difficult time this year with the hot, dry weather. The impacts are likely to be most severely felt by the grazing livestock due to the shortage of grass.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It is clear that the main impact of the recent drought conditions is likely to be felt by livestock farmers facing a shortage of fodder and that the full extent of the impacts may not be realised until later in the year. We have prioritised practical solutions to help farmers increase access to fodder and bedding both now and in the coming months. These actions will help farmers to limit the impact of extra feed costs by allocating land to forage growth and grazing, but we will keep the situation under review.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Particular measures the Government has taken to help farmers are:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ul><li><p>We have clarified that English farmers, unlike farmers in other EU countries where derogations have been sought, have been able to use fallow land for grazing since 1 July. That is because our legislation reflects what we consider to be the minimum EU requirement.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>We were the first Member State to raise a concern with the Commission to establish Ecological Focus Area (EFA) catch crops by 20 August: Other Member States agreed with us and the Commission agreed that “force majeure” would apply in these circumstances, so we could waive penalties for farmers in this situation.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>We are seeking a derogation from the requirement to sow only certain seed types which are unpalatable to livestock in EFA areas as catch crop. The derogation we expect to secure this week will allow for grass and herbaceous forage to be grown in those areas, and those areas to be grazed.</p><p> </p></li><li><p>On Countryside Stewardship, Environmental Stewardship and forestry legacy agreements farmers are able to ask Natural England to agree a temporary variation to the agreement conditions, either as an Environmental Stewardship Derogation (to date, over 100 have been granted) or a Countryside Stewardship Minor and Temporary Adjustment (over 30 have so far been granted).</p></li></ul><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I will monitor whether the fodder import scheme that has been introduced in Ireland has an appreciable effect on supplies of fodder and bedding within the UK. We have also made the point to the European Commission that whilst the UK is committed to working to identify appropriate responses to this year’s weather impacts, these should not interfere with the normal functioning of the market or obscure the focus of farmers in mitigating weather impacts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 170407 170412 170415 question first answered 06/09/2018 16:58:52 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

964591

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2018
	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	Agriculture: Subsidies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has plans as a result of extreme weather conditions to instruct the Rural Payments Agency to make advance payments or bridging loans to farmers who will not have received their 2018 BPS by 31 December 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	169357
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) is fully focussed on getting Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2018 payments issued promptly. Given the prescriptive EU requirements in making advance payments, RPA will concentrate on making payments from the opening of the payment window in December. In addition we are reviewing options, such as bringing forward bridging payments, for those BPS claimants who will not have received their BPS 2018 payments in December.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 06/09/2018 10:30:54 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

934160

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2018
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Nuclear Power: Decommissioning
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential for UK businesses to export nuclear decommissioning expertise as a result of the French Government's decision to decommission 17 nuclear reactors by 2025.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	160207
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>Services are a vitally important part of the UK economy and UK expertise across all sectors are in high demand around the world. In January, the UK and French Governments signed a Declaration of Intent to enhance collaboration in civil nuclear decommissioning and waste management in France, the UK and potentially third countries.</p><p>The Department for International Trade, together with partners across HMG, is working closely with the French Government and the UK and French private sector to identify decommissioning opportunities in our respective civil nuclear markets.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/07/2018 15:05:44 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

934162

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2018
	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	Office for Nuclear Regulation
	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 assessment he has made of the ability of the Office for Nuclear Regulation to take over the (a) inspection and (b) oversight of responsibilities from Euratom on (i) 30 March 2019 and (b) 1 January 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	160209
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2018 answer text <p>We continue to work closely with the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) as they take on the role and responsibilities required to enable the UK’s domestic nuclear safeguards regime to meet international nuclear safeguards and nuclear non-proliferation obligations when Euratom safeguards arrangements no longer apply in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Based on current progress, the ONR will be in a position to deliver a regime that will discharge the commitments set out in the UK’s new safeguards agreements with the International Atomic Energy Agency by 29 March 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The ONR will move to deliver Euratom equivalence as soon as possible. The speed with which the ONR is able to apply a system offering equivalent effectiveness and coverage as that provided by the Euratom regime is dependent on a wide variety of factors. These factors include negotiations on future cooperation with Euratom and technical discussions between Euratom and the ONR.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 11/07/2018 14:59:06 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

934161

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2018
	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	Euratom Supply Agency: Contracts
	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 assessment he has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on contracts held by UK businesses under the Euratom Supply Agency.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	160208
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2018 answer text <p>Under Euratom Treaty arrangements, businesses based in Euratom Member States are required to seek approval from the Euratom Supply Agency to conclude contracts for the supply of nuclear materials. When the UK leaves the Euratom Community, UK businesses will only be subject to these arrangements for supply contracts involving businesses in a Euratom Member State. The EU position is that, in a “no deal” scenario, these contracts would require re-approval once the UK is no longer part of the Euratom Community, as set out in the EU’s <em>Notice to Stakeholders</em> published on 28 March 2018[1].</p><p> </p><p>The UK has raised this as a priority issue with the European Commission, as set out in the UK’s position paper on <em>Nuclear materials and safeguards issues</em>, published on 13 July 2017[2]. This remains an issue of concern to the nuclear industry in both the UK and in the wider EU. There are positive signs that the Commission are seeking ways to address the problem, and the UK will continue to press for a solution that does not lead to any additional costs or inconvenience to industry.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/publications/euratom_en" target="_blank">https://ec.europa.eu/info/publications/euratom_en</a></p><p>[2] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nuclear-materials-and-safeguards-issues-position-paper" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nuclear-materials-and-safeguards-issues-position-paper</a></p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 10/07/2018 15:14:57 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

934159

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2018
	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	Advanced Gas-cooled Reactors: Decommissioning
	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 he is taking to ensure the adequacy of generating capacity after the Advanced Gas-cooled Reactors are decommissioned in 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	160206
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2018 answer text <p>The Capacity Market is securing the capacity required to meet peak electricity demand through auctions held four and one year ahead of delivery. It supports technically reliable existing plant to remain in the market and, as coal and other ageing plant retire, it strengthens incentives for new plant to be financed and built.</p><p> </p><p>The Capacity Market has already secured over 5.4GW of new build capacity for delivery between 2018/19 and 2021/22. Alongside traditional gas generation, significant levels of alternative, innovative new capacity, such as demand-side response (DSR) and battery storage, has been brought forward. This wide range of new resources is helping deliver the security, reliability and flexibility that the country needs.</p><p> </p><p>Other measures being taken to ensure the security of electricity supply include the broadening of the UK’s generation base through the deployment of new nuclear generation, with Hinkley Point C under construction, and offshore wind.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 10/07/2018 15:14:21 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

924672

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2018
	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	Galileo System
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether any non-EU member states that participate in Galileo have companies that have access to contracts in the Galileo satellite programme.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	154161
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2018 answer text <p>Third countries currently participate in the Galileo programme via Cooperation Agreements. Both Norway and Switzerland are participants and contributors in the Galileo and EGNOS programmes and may bid for certain contracts. For example, Switzerland supplies on-board clock technology for the Galileo satellites and Norway hosts parts of the system infrastructure on its territory. However, their industries are restricted from bidding for contracts that include sensitive elements.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 25/06/2018 14:03:15 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

909154

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2018
	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	Sustainable Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what contribution her Department plans to make to the voluntary national review of progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	146234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2018 answer text <p>​I refer the honourable Member to the answer given by the Minister of State for International Development on 29 May 2018 (PQ 146233).</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 30/05/2018 12:34:08 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

909155

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2018
	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	Developing Countries: Sustainable Development
	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 plans his Department has to contribute to the UK's Voluntary National Review of progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals to be presented in 2019 at the High Level Political Forum of the United Nations.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	146235
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by the Secretary of State for International Development PQ 146233.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 30/05/2018 11:17:11 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy