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1285505

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date	10/02/2021
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	Aung San Suu Kyi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he last had direct contact with Aung San Suu Kyi.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	152636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2021 answer text <p>The last direct contact the UK Government had with Aung San Suu Kyi was on 20 November 2020, when the Prime Minister spoke with her following her election win. In the call the Prime Minister raised his concern at the actions of the military and noted that the UK would continue to push for progress on the Rohingya crisis and the situation in Rakhine, including on the international stage.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 24/02/2021 10:33:47 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1285507

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
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	Universal Credit: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent representations she has received from the Secretary of State for Wales on the effect of ending the £20 uplift to universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	152638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2021 answer text <p>The £20 per week uplift to Universal Credit was announced by the Chancellor as a temporary measure in March 2020 to support those facing the most financial disruption as a result of the public health emergency. This measure remains in place until March 2021. As the Government has done throughout this crisis, it will continue to assess how best to support people, which is why we will look at the economic and health context before making any decisions.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 24/02/2021 15:27:04 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1285508

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Welsh Local Government Association
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when he last met representatives of the Welsh Local Government Association.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	152639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2021 answer text <p>My Ministerial Team and I have regular discussions with the Welsh Local Government Association. Only on Monday 22 February, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales attended a meeting of the WLGA’s rural forum to discuss UK government activity to support rural Wales following the end of the Transition Period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 23/02/2021 11:30:32 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1285509

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effects on levels of child poverty in (a) Newport West and (b) Wales of removing the £20 uplift to universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	152640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>Since the start of the pandemic this Government has introduced a range of temporary emergency measures to help the hardest hit, including the Job Retention Scheme, the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme, and the temporary £20 per week uplift to Universal Credit standard allowance.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor has confirmed the Universal Credit uplift until March 2021. As the Government has done throughout this pandemic, it will continue to assess how best to support low-income families, which is why we will look at the economic and health context before making any decisions.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart grouped question UIN 152641 152642 question first answered 22/02/2021 16:00:25 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1285510

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effects on levels of fuel poverty in (a) Newport West and (b) Wales of removing the £20 uplift to universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	152641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>Since the start of the pandemic this Government has introduced a range of temporary emergency measures to help the hardest hit, including the Job Retention Scheme, the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme, and the temporary £20 per week uplift to Universal Credit standard allowance.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor has confirmed the Universal Credit uplift until March 2021. As the Government has done throughout this pandemic, it will continue to assess how best to support low-income families, which is why we will look at the economic and health context before making any decisions.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart grouped question UIN 152640 152642 question first answered 22/02/2021 16:00:25 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1285511

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent assessment he has made of the potential effects on levels of food poverty in (a) Newport West and (b) Wales of removing the £20 uplift to universal credit.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	152642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>Since the start of the pandemic this Government has introduced a range of temporary emergency measures to help the hardest hit, including the Job Retention Scheme, the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme, and the temporary £20 per week uplift to Universal Credit standard allowance.</p><p> </p><p>The Chancellor has confirmed the Universal Credit uplift until March 2021. As the Government has done throughout this pandemic, it will continue to assess how best to support low-income families, which is why we will look at the economic and health context before making any decisions.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart grouped question UIN 152640 152641 question first answered 22/02/2021 16:00:25 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1285156

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
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	Sites of Special Scientific Interest
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 many and what proportion of Sites of Special Scientific Interest have not received an assessment by Natural England in the last six years.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	151834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2021 answer text <p>3,230 Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) (78% of the total number) have not had a visit to determine their condition in the last six years (since 11 February 2015), recorded on Natural England’s internal systems. Sites are visited for other purposes, such as agri-environment scheme management and to agree onsite activities such as necessary management.</p><p> </p><p>In 2010 Natural England adopted a risk-based approach rather than a fixed six-year cycle. Natural England is also developing an approach to the monitoring of SSSIs which will make better use of new technologies, such as remote sensing, and greater partnership involvement, including supporting and encouraging partners in the work they themselves do to undertake SSSI condition assessments.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 17/02/2021 15:13:21 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1285157

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
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	Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and National Parks: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to appointments of new members to England's National Park Authorities and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Conservation Boards in July 2020, what proportion of (a) applicants, (b) interviewees, (c) candidates shortlisted for the Secretary of State’s consideration and (d) appointees had (i) had skills and experience in nature conservation, (ii) were female, (iii) were under 65, (iv) identified as members of a black, Asian or minority ethnicity and (v) considered themselves disabled.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	151835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2021 answer text <p>186 applications were received for the 18 National Park Authorities and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Conservation Board public appointments made in July 2020. The candidate field is summarised in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Percentage with characteristic</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Applicants %</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Interviewees %</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Candidates shortlisted for the Secretary of State’s consideration %</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Appointees %</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Skills and experience in nature conservation</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>26%</p></td><td><p>27%</p></td><td><p>28%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>37%</p></td><td><p>48%</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td><td><p>50%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Under 65</p></td><td><p>74%</p></td><td><p>75%</p></td><td><p>88%</p></td><td><p>83%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Identified as a black, Asian or minority ethnicity (BAME)</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Declared a disability</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td><td><p>*</p></td><td><p>*</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* Where the numbers are less than five, data is withheld, since with small numbers individuals could be identified. This is in line with the Data Protection Act 2018. Applicants that identified as BAME and declared a disability were shortlisted for the Secretary of State’s consideration. No BAME candidates were appointed.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 17/02/2021 14:34:48 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1285158

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
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	Sites of Special Scientific Interest: 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, how many times Natural England has used the statutory powers provided by (a) Management Schemes under section 28J of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, (b) Management Notices under section 28K of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, (c) Compulsory Purchase under section 28N of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and (d) Byelaws under section 28R of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 to conserve Sites of Special Scientific Interest since those powers came into force on 31 January 2001.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	151836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2021 answer text <p>Since the 31 January 2001, Natural England has used the statutory powers provided by management schemes under section 28J of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (the Act) on nine occasions; management notices under section 28K of the Act have been used on one occasion; compulsory purchase under section 28N and byelaws under section 28R of the Act have not been used.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 17/02/2021 14:44:09 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1285159

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
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	Sites of Special Scientific Interest: Environment Protection
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 many Compliance Certificates have been issued under paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the Environmental Civil Sanctions (England) Order 2010 discharging the 50 Enforcement Undertakings that Natural England has accepted relating to SSSIs.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	151837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2021 answer text <p>In response to the 50 enforcement undertakings that Natural England has accepted relating to Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs), Natural England has issued 2 completion certificates.</p><p> </p><p>In response to non-compliance with enforcement undertakings relating to SSSIs, Natural England has not served any civil sanctions or undertaken any criminal proceedings. Natural England is nevertheless planning to undertake comprehensive compliance/success monitoring of their enforcement undertaking outcomes in the forthcoming field season. COVID-19 restrictions may impact this work but where necessary enforcement visits will continue to ensure that our protected sites are looked after in an appropriate manner.</p><p> </p><p>In monitoring compliance with stop notices, Natural England takes a risk based approach. Where non-compliance has been suspected this has been subject to further investigation. In regard to the five Stop Notices in respect of which completion certificates have not been issued, further enforcement action was not found to be necessary. In the one case where non-compliance was discovered, the offender was able to be swiftly brought back into compliance through advice.</p><p> </p><p>Information on Natural England enforcement action is available on GOV.UK at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-enforcement-action-taken-by-natural-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-enforcement-action-taken-by-natural-england</a>).</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 151838 151839 question first answered 17/02/2021 14:46:14 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones