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767493

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date	09/10/2017
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	Dogs: Imports
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 estimate his Department has made of the number of puppies being smuggled illegally into the UK.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	106485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>We take the issue of illegal trafficking of puppies very seriously, and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) are gathering intelligence to help us understand the size of the problem regarding puppy smuggling.</p><p>Defra and APHA work constructively with other government agencies and charities to share intelligence on illegal movements of pet animals. APHA has established an intelligence team which will gather data, intelligence and information on illegal movement of dogs and puppies and, as appropriate, share with enforcement bodies.</p><p>APHA works in partnership with the Dogs Trust and Kent County Council to identify and seize dogs and puppies which were not compliant with the requirements as part of a pilot project at Dover responding to intelligence on potential non-compliance. Approximately 600 puppies have been seized and taken into quarantine since the initiative began in December 2015.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 17/10/2017 12:58:58 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
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

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

760963

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
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	Gratuities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when he plans to publish the results from his Department's consultation on Tips, gratuities, cover and service charges; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	105284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government is currently considering next steps in light of responses to the consultation.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 12/10/2017 14:14:49 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

759801

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison and Probation Service: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much has been spent by HM Prison and Probation Service on recruitment in each month since September 2016.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	10171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Period </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Recruitment costs* (£) </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2016</p></td><td><p>129,357</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2016</p></td><td><p>219,450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2016</p></td><td><p>301,913</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2016</p></td><td><p>563,028</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2017</p></td><td><p>338,803</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2017</p></td><td><p>76,497</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2017</p></td><td><p>1,176,080</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2017</p></td><td><p>1,109,430</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2017</p></td><td><p>227,939</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2017</p></td><td><p>438,487</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2017</p></td><td><p>1,097,571</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2017</p></td><td><p>1,181,421</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Recruitment costs provided only include spend on advertising and recruitment through external suppliers and does not account for recruitment-associated costs of any HMPPS staff working on resourcing initiatives or any other miscellaneous costs of recruiting staff (this data is not readily available within centrally held records). Figures include advertising costs in respect of recruitment and various media campaigns for prison officers, probation officers and the Unlocked Graduates scheme.</p><p> </p><p>*The figure provided has been drawn from our central accounting system and although care is taken when processing data, this may be subject to the inaccuracies and input errors inherent in any large scale recording system.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 09/10/2017 08:24:10 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden