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1148173

	registered interest
	date	03/10/2019
	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	Tree Planting
	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 steps the Government is taking to increase the rate of tree planting.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	294125
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith question first answered 08/10/2019 16:32:31 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

1148174

	registered interest
	date	03/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Agriculture
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking to support developing countries to make their agricultural practices more environmentally friendly.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	294126
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>At the UN Climate Action Summit, the UK announced support to the ‘Just Rural Transition’ initiative under which governments, businesses and civic organisations are uniting to drive a shift to sustainable land-use. This initiative includes a policy coalition that will help developing countries put policies in place for more environmentally friendly and sustainable agriculture, and an investment partnership to leverage private sector investment for sustainable land use and improved livelihoods for poor farmers.</p><p>DFID is supporting smallholder farmers in nearly 50 countries to improve sustainable agriculture. At the Summit, we announced an additional £61 million for climate adapted agriculture and innovation to help small-scale farmers increase productivity without degrading the environment.</p><p>DFID support to tackle deforestation in developing countries has brought 2.6 million hectares of land under sustainable management and mobilised £260 million of private investment in sustainable production of commodities like palm oil, cocoa and soya.</p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith question first answered 08/10/2019 12:49:36 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

1148175

	registered interest
	date	03/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Forests
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking to support countries around the world to tackle deforestation and illegal logging.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	294127
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>DFID leads work internationally and across Government to drive efforts to tackle deforestation and combat illegal logging. It does so directly through bilateral programmes aimed at supporting countries and businesses to lock out illegal activities, promote sector reforms, and foster public-private partnerships which catalyse investment into sustainable land use, including environmental and forest protection. DFID also works through multilateral instruments that have broader geographic coverage, particularly through the World Bank’s Forest Investment Programme and the Global Environment Fund.</p><p> </p><p>DFID, together with the international teams in BEIS and Defra, are actively engaged in international policy processes to galvanise the action of other governments and business to stop illegal logging, deforestation and promote sustainable land use. Most recently, the UK led efforts at the UN Climate Action Summit, to agree actions to build natural resilience to climate change.</p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith question first answered 08/10/2019 12:50:17 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

1142075

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	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	Nature Conservation
	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 steps the Government is taking to prevent endangered plant and animal species coming into the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	282289
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the conservation and protection of wildlife and we play a leading role internationally in addressing threats to endangered species; for instance through our membership of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Under our obligations as a party to CITES, the Government regulates trade in listed endangered species into the UK under a permitting regime; safeguarding such species from over-exploitation and with the aim of ensuring that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival. Defra coordinates across policy, scientific authorities and enforcement authorities, and engages closely with stakeholders in the UK, to ensure we continue to deliver on our international commitments to protect endangered species under CITES.</p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith question first answered 09/09/2019 11:48:16 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

1142076

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	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	Nature Conservation: Crime
	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 meetings she has had with her international counterparts on tackling wildlife crime.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	282290
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>Defra Ministers have had numerous meetings with their international counterparts in the last year to discuss efforts to protect endangered species from unsustainable and illegal trade and to follow up on commitments made at the international illegal wildlife trade conference held in London last October.</p><p> </p><p>I look forward to continuing discussions on this important issue when I meet with my international counterparts in the future.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith question first answered 09/09/2019 11:38:48 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

1640044

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2023
	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	Ambulance Services: Motor Vehicles
	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 imported foreign ambulances in use by the NHS in England.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	186606
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>No such estimate has been made by the Department. The procurement of ambulances is an operational matter for the National Health Service. Each new ambulance is required to meet strict technical specifications to ensure consistency in quality and safety across the fleet.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 08/06/2023 14:20:47 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 79054 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

1640043

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2023
	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	Ambulance Services: Motor Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of ambulances in service are fully compliant with the latest British standards: CEN BS EN1789:2020.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	186605
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2023 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. The procurement of ambulances is an operational matter for the National Health Service. Each new ambulance is required to meet strict technical specifications to ensure consistency in quality and safety across the fleet.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 05/06/2023 16:19:57 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

1387319

	registered interest
	date	13/12/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	South East Asia and Pacific: Foreign Relations
	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 she has met with her French counterpart to discuss military and diplomatic cooperation between the UK and France in Southeast Asia and the Pacific.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	91914
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2021 answer text <p>The UK and France regularly discuss military and security cooperation in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. As chair of the G7 the Foreign Secretary invited colleagues from Australia, the Republic of Korea and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to join our meeting in Liverpool 11-12 December. We reaffirmed our strong engagement and co-operation in the region and discussed regional and security issues, in addition to maritime cooperation and state behaviour in cyberspace.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 19/12/2021 21:06:23 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

1383928

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2021
	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	Bosnia and Herzegovina: Politics and Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the political dispute between Republika Srpska and the Federation of Bosnia Herzegovina; and whether she has made representations to her respective Bosnian and Serbian counterparts to encourage cooperation between the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina within the framework of the Dayton Agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	85232
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>The UK is deeply concerned at the deteriorating political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The Foreign Secretary met BiH Foreign Minister Turkovic at the OSCE Ministerial meeting on 1 December, and High Representative Schmidt in London on 2 December.</p><p>The UK remains committed to ensuring peace and stability in BiH, and upholding its sovereignty and state integrity. We continue to work closely with political parties, civil society, and community leaders in BiH to support reconciliation efforts, tackle legacy issues, and build common purpose around a brighter future for all citizens.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 09/12/2021 10:54:21 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

1365473

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2021
	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	Cyprus: Peace Negotiations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made on the prospects of Cypriot reunification.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	68200
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2021 answer text <p>The UK remains committed to supporting the UN process to reach a Cyprus Settlement in line with UN parameters based on the model of a Bi-zonal, Bi-communal Federation with political equality - a model that we believe to be broad enough to address the concerns of both sides. UK Ministers and Officials continue to engage all sides to urge flexibility and compromise to that end.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 08/11/2021 16:59:30 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy