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date	12/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Defence: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) fiscal and (b) economic conditions have to be met for defence spending to be raised to 2.5% of Gross Domestic Product.
tabling member constituency	Wells
tabling member printed	James Heappey
uin	21171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>The government’s aspiration is to invest 2.5% of GDP on defence, when the fiscal and economic circumstances allow. The Prime Minister has been clear that the target and path towards 2.5% will be set out at the next Spending Review.</p><p>The government has consistently prioritised defence spending. The Ministry of Defence was the first department to get certainty on its budgets in this Parliament. This settlement was the largest sustained spending increase in defence since the end of the Cold War, with a £24 billion uplift in cash terms over the four-year period. In March 2023, we also provided an extra £11 billion for defence and national security priorities over the next five years, with £4.95 billion over the next two years.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 17/04/2024 10:54:11 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey

1136984

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date	04/07/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Trading Schemes Act 1996
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which Government Department is responsible for enforcing The Trading Schemes Act 1996.
tabling member constituency	Wells
tabling member printed	James Heappey
uin	273472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>The Trading Schemes Act 1996 amended Part XI (pyramid selling and similar trading schemes) of the Fair Trading Act 1973. The 1973 Act, as it now stands, does not confer an express enforcement duty on any particular body. The Department for Trade and Industry has previously led on enforcement of the 1973 Act, and its functions have now transferred to the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 11/07/2019 13:03:41 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey

1060472

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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	Sustainable Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to encourage people to contribute to the Voluntary National Review of the Sustainable Development Goals.
tabling member constituency	Wells
tabling member printed	James Heappey
uin	909197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>I am committed to an inclusive Voluntary National Review that showcases activity across the UK. Almost 200 organisations and individuals have submitted case studies highlighting activity to support delivery of the Goals. We continue to welcome contributions which can be submitted via our gov.uk VNR website.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/02/2019 15:10:58 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey