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760929

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	United Nations: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many UN Junior Professional Officer posts have been funded by the Government in (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and (c) 2017 to date; in what location each of those posts was filled; and for which UN organisation those posts were funded.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	105285
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>DFID has supported 18 UK Junior Professional Officers since 2015, who have helped to strengthen the UN's capability in priority areas. I have outlined below the positions DFID have funded.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Agency</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Duty Station</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNDESA</p></td><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Agency</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Duty Station</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNDP</p></td><td><p>UNDP HQ</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNDP</p></td><td><p>UNDP HQ</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNDP</p></td><td><p>UNDP HQ</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNDP</p></td><td><p>UNDP HQ</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNDP</p></td><td><p>Pakistan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNDP</p></td><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNFPA</p></td><td><p>Nepal</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNFPA</p></td><td><p>Sudan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNFPA</p></td><td><p>Bangladesh</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNFPA</p></td><td><p>Afghanistan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WHO</p></td><td><p>Occupied Palestinian Territory</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WHO</p></td><td><p>WHO HQ</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WHO</p></td><td><p>Congo, Republic of</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WHO</p></td><td><p>WHO HQ</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNICEF</p></td><td><p>Nepal</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNICEF</p></td><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNICEF</p></td><td><p>Nepal</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 09/10/2017 15:35:22 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

765734

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	United Nations: Secondment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding from the public purse will be disbursed for each post on the UN Junior Professional Officer programme by location and UN organisation in each of the next five years.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	105728
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2017 answer text <p>The funding due to be disbursed for each post on the United Nations Junior Professional Officer programme has been outlined below. The costs include an annual salary at UN grade P2/3, together with other relevant costs. There is no future funding planned beyond 2017.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Agency</p></td><td><p>Duty Station</p></td><td><p>Funding (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNDP</p></td><td><p>UNDP Headquarters</p></td><td><p>40,889.15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNDP</p></td><td><p>UNDP Headquarters</p></td><td><p>42,083.78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNDP</p></td><td><p>UNDP Headquarters</p></td><td><p>47,748.16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNDP</p></td><td><p>UNDP Headquarters</p></td><td><p>30,337.46</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNDP</p></td><td><p>Pakistan</p></td><td><p>41,731.94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNFPA</p></td><td><p>Nepal</p></td><td><p>36,425.88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNFPA</p></td><td><p>Sudan</p></td><td><p>20,383.22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNFPA</p></td><td><p>Bangladesh</p></td><td><p>6,997.05</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNFPA</p></td><td><p>Afghanistan</p></td><td><p>6,997.05</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WHO</p></td><td><p>Occupied Palestinian Territory</p></td><td><p>37,152.36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WHO</p></td><td><p>WHO Headquarters</p></td><td><p>49,824.44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WHO</p></td><td><p>Congo, Republic of</p></td><td><p>39,044.26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNICEF</p></td><td><p>Nepal</p></td><td><p>91,508.54</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNICEF</p></td><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td><td><p>67,258.56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UNICEF</p></td><td><p>Nepal</p></td><td><p>80,109.11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>638,490.94</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Please note, the funding agreement the UK has with the UN is in US dollars so the below figures have been exchanged to GBP at today’s exchange rate (10/10/2017) to take account of <strong>payments still to be processed prior to 31 December 2017.</strong></p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/10/2017 13:15:24 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

825527

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the levels of (a) availability and (b) use of psychoactive substances in prisons in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	123665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2018 answer text <p>We take a zero-tolerance approach to drugs in our prisons. Anyone found with contraband will be subject to disciplinary action and police investigation. We are taking unprecedented action to stop the supply and use of drugs. This is based on a multi-agency approach working closely with health partners and law enforcement agencies. We are the first prison jurisdiction in the world to have developed a test for psychoactive substances and have over 300 dogs to detect psychoactive substances.</p><p> </p><p>We have invested £3m in enhancing our intelligence capability to identify the organised crime groups and individuals behind supply routes, and are using this intelligence to work with the police to disrupt them</p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of finds of Psychoactive Substances has been recorded on the HMPPS Incident Reporting system since October 2015, so whole year data is only available for 2016 and 2017.</p><p> </p><p>Testing for psychoactive substances was only in place across the whole prison estate from September 2016 onwards. Figures for 2017/18 will be published in the Annual HMPPS Digest in July 2018.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 26/01/2018 12:22:20 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

833914

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Hunting: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions there have been for hunting foxes with hounds in each local authority area in England and Wales in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	125672
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2018 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 07/02/2018 16:04:45 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

890463

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to respond to the letter of 28 March 2018 from the hon. Member for Birmingham Northfield on legal aid for families of the victims of the Birmingham Pub Bombings.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	137416
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2018 answer text <p>A response was dispatched on the 26<sup>th</sup> April.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding the families’ application for legal aid for the judicial review, there is still a right of appeal to an Independent Funding Adjudicator. The law firm have been advised to submit the requisite paperwork to the LAA if they wish to exercise this right.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 27/04/2018 13:47:29 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

353876

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2015
	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	Food: Waste
	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 she is taking to tackle food waste in supermarkets.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	2313
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>Through the Waste and Resources Action Programme the Government is working with food manufacturers and retailers, including all the major UK supermarkets, to meet targets to reduce food waste from households and the grocery supply chain under the Courtauld Commitment.</p><p>Signatories reported a reduction of 7.4% in food supply chain waste since 2010 (there are also targets on household food waste and packaging waste). The third phase targets a further 1.1 million tonnes of food and packaging waste reduction by the end of 2015.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 16/06/2015 16:41:37 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

455726

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2016
	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	Animal Welfare: Trapping
	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 assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of stricter regulations on the use of snares and traps.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	28746
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>Regulation of traps and snares balances the welfare needs of the trapped animal against the need for effective methods of killing or taking target species.</p><p> </p><p>With regard to snares, I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Chesterfield, Toby Perkins MP, on 11 February 2016, PQ UIN 25710.</p><p> </p><p>As for other kinds of trap, we already ensure all new spring traps are tested for humaneness before they are approved for use and the use of any trap is prohibited against certain species of European or national concern, for example the European otter and pine marten.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 02/03/2016 14:50:10 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

541064

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she has had discussions with her European counterparts on the letter signed in July 2016 by eight European Ambassadors to Israeli officials on the confiscation of EU-funded structures in Jabal al Baba; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	43522
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>I have not had discussions with my European counterparts about the letter regarding EU-funded structures, and the UK Ambassador to Israel was not asked to sign this letter. I understand that a group of international donors to the Occupied Palestinian Territories UN Humanitarian Pooled Fund wrote to the Israeli authorities to note their concerns about confiscation of several humanitarian assistance projects. The UK is not part of this fund.</p><p>The UK remains extremely concerned at the large increase in demolitions and confiscations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories since the start of 2016, compared to the monthly average in 2015, and continues to raise this with the Israeli authorities. Demolitions and the evictions of Palestinians from their homes cause unnecessary suffering, are harmful to the peace process, and in all but the most exceptional of cases are contrary to international humanitarian law.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 05/09/2016 16:17:42 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

583192

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Overseas Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to her article in the Daily Mail, entitled Too much of your money is simply stolen or squandered, published on 13 September 2016, in what areas of her Department's spending funding is being stolen or wasted.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	46379
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2016 answer text <p>DFID has a zero tolerance approach to fraud and has a wide range of robust measures and controls in place to protect UK aid and ensure we maximise value for money. My department works in challenging areas and operates a comprehensive risk management framework which assesses and responds to the risk of fraud at every stage of the project cycle. The Counter Fraud Section responds firmly to any allegation of fraud recovering funds wherever possible. We expect our partners to account for losses from their own funds to minimise the impact on UK taxpayers and the recipients of aid.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 10/10/2016 15:51:28 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

598443

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Overseas Aid: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 10 October 2016 to Question 46379, how many instances of fraud have been identified by her Department's Counter Fraud Section in relation to UK aid spending in each of the last three years; and in which areas of her Department's spending such instances occurred.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	47905
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2016 answer text <p>The counter fraud section of DFID’s Internal Audit Department is responsible for managing all internal and external referrals on crime, corruption and fraud. The majority of reports are raised through our confidential hotline or through our dedicated e-mail account. Both of these access points are clearly referenced on DFID’s external website.</p><p>Our case numbers have increased in recent years. We believe this is as a result of the proactive approach we have taken on fraud awareness and counter fraud activities. Our staff and partners are now much clearer on the action to be taken to report concerns as soon as they arise.</p><p>In FY13-14 there were 6 cases of proven fraud across 4 of our central departments. There were 51 cases of proven fraud across 18 of our country offices.</p><p>In FY14-15 there were 33 cases of proven fraud across 9 of our central departments. There were 39 cases of proven fraud across 17 of our country offices.</p><p>In FY15-16 there were 28 cases of proven fraud across 11 of our central departments. There were 60 cases of proven fraud across 20 of our country offices.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/10/2016 16:25:57 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden