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893005

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date	27/04/2018
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Brazilian counterpart on the legal proceedings against former President of Brazil, Lula da Silva; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	139047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>​I have not made any representations on this issue to my counterpart. Brazil has a robust, transparent and independent justice system that is rightly tackling corruption issues.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 02/05/2018 14:13:59 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

893006

registered interest
date	27/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has to report to the Platform on Action Commitments and Transformation set up at the World Humanitarian Summit 2016.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	139048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The UK government has recently submitted its second World Humanitarian Summit self-report, through the Platform for Action, Commitment and Transformation. This report documents progress made by the UK in 2018 to deliver on commitments made at the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016. My department will prioritise getting the humanitarian system to work better, working in concert with other major donors and agencies.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 02/05/2018 16:58:29 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

893007

registered interest
date	27/04/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Parks: Regeneration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on local communities of the ending of the Parks for People conservation grant scheme.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	139041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The Parks for People programme was a joint scheme between the Heritage Lottery Fund and Big Lottery Fund, and therefore such decisions are made independently of Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 02/05/2018 12:57:55 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

893008

registered interest
date	27/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Middle East: Internally Displaced People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether (a) the UN and (b) its agencies have requested any increases in UK humanitarian assistance to Internally Displaced Persons in Syria or neighbouring states in 2018 to date.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	139049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The UN has been lobbying the international community to increase their humanitarian assistance, ahead of the ‘Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region’ Conference in Brussels on 24-25 April. The UK made the third largest pledge at the conference, committing £450 million for 2018 and £300 million for 2019. This will help to alleviate the extreme suffering in Syria and provide vital support in neighbouring countries, including for internally displaced people and refugees.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 02/05/2018 17:00:08 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

893009

registered interest
date	27/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to supply further humanitarian aid to Yemen after supplies were destroyed at the port of Hodeidah on 31 March 2018.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	139050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2018 answer text <p>On 31 March, a fire destroyed a World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse in Hodeidah containing an estimated 3,422 metric tonnes of nutrition supplements and other food. WFP reported that the incident had not affected their food distribution pipeline.</p><p>On 3 April, DFID announced an additional £170 million in response to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen for the new financial year (2018/2019). This is in addition to over £400 million in bilateral support from the UK since the conflict began in 2015.</p><p>The UK has led the call for unhindered humanitarian and commercial access into Yemen, including through the UK-coordinated Security Council Statement of 15 March, the Secretary of State’s visit to Riyadh in December and lobbying from the Prime Minister. DFID is also providing expertise and funding to UN shipping inspectors to facilitate import flows into Yemen.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/05/2018 13:49:26 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

893010

registered interest
date	27/04/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: International Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with her Saudi counterpart on the pledge of the Saudi Government in January 2018 to donate $1.5 billion to humanitarian agencies in Yemen in coordination with the UN.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	139051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2018 answer text <p>The Saudi-led Coalition’s Yemen Comprehensive Humanitarian Operations Plan, announced on 23 January, included a commitment to provide $1.5 billion of new donations to the 2018 UN Yemen Humanitarian Response Plan, costed at $2.96 billion. Following this announcement, UK Ministers – including the Prime Minister – encouraged Coalition counterparts to disburse this funding quickly. At the Yemen High Level Pledging Event held on 3 April, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kuwait pledged $500 million, $500 million and $250 million respectively to the UN, totalling $1.25 billion. So far, Saudi Arabia and the UAE have disbursed $930 million to the UN Appeal. The UK will continue to encourage members of the Coalition and other donors to fully and quickly disburse the funds they have pledged to the UN Appeal.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/05/2018 13:50:48 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

893011

registered interest
date	27/04/2018
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	Pet Travel Scheme: Fraud
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 his Department has made of the effectiveness of training provided by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) to (a) carrier staff and (b) pet checker staff who operate on behalf of the APHA to ensure that they are able to identify fake pet passports used for animals travelling under the Pet Travel Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	139042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>Pursuant to the answer provided on 23 April 2018 to PQ 136010, the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is responsible for providing carriers and checkers with training information and an overview of the requirements for the approved carriage of dogs, cats and ferrets under the Pet Travel Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>APHA carries out quality assurance checks on carriers and pet checkers to monitor the ongoing standard of performance of the carrier or approved checker when checking that animals meet the requirements of the scheme.</p><p> </p><p>The quality assurance process focuses on overall compliance with the Pet Travel Scheme. This includes ensuring that carriers or checkers can identify animals that do not meet the general requirements of the scheme; identifying suspected smuggling cases; and identifying fraudulently completed or fake passports.</p><p> </p><p>The level of quality assurance checks carried out is established using factors such as the volume of animal throughput, the previous quality assurance checks undertaken, performance of the carrier or checker and any high risk considerations.</p><p> </p><p>APHA field teams are in communication with their carriers and checkers. Where non-compliance is identified, extra checks must be undertaken as part of the recorded follow-on actions, along with any training or action taken with the carrier or authorised checker.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 09/05/2018 13:47:54 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

893012

registered interest
date	27/04/2018
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect of paying universal credit into a joint bank account on the (a) level of independence of women and (b) balance of power in a relationship between two people sharing such an account.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
uin	139032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>In Universal Credit, couples make a joint claim to Universal Credit. Both are responsible for servicing the claim, and both benefit from the claim. The couple nominates a bank account for their Universal Credit to be paid into, and this can be a joint account or an individual account. The Government believes that people within a household are best placed to make the money management choices that are most appropriate for them and a single payment enables them to do that.</p><p> </p><p>A single payment of Universal Credit also enables people in a household clearly to see the effect of their decisions about work on their total household income.</p><p> </p><p>In some circumstances, payment of Universal Credit can be divided between two members of the household. This is an Alternative Payment Arrangement known as a Split Payment. Split payments can be made where there is financial mismanagement, domestic abuse, or the inability to budget for the household’s basic day to day needs.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 02/05/2018 10:40:10 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

893013

registered interest
date	27/04/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	STEM Subjects: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to increase the number of girls participating in core STEM subjects after the age of 16.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
uin	139033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>In England, the department have taken focussed action to increase the take-up of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects after the age of 16. Whilst we have seen the number of girls taking STEM A levels increase by 18 per cent since 2010, there is still more to do.</p><p> </p><p>That is why we are investing in programmes to encourage take up in STEM-related subjects and courses, including announcing substantial spending commitments in the Autumn Budget 2017 on mathematics, digital skills and technical education. For example:</p><p> </p><ul><li>to increase the take-up of mathematics (such as a new post-16 mathematics premium), computing and physics;</li><li>to support better teaching of mathematics, science and computing in schools, including a new £84 million programme to improve computing teaching, with a particular focus on girls.</li></ul><p> </p><p>We are also improving STEM careers advice in schools in the recently published ‘Careers strategy: making the most of everyone’s skills and talents’. For example, we support wider government initiatives such as the Department for Business, Energy &amp; Industrial Strategy’s STEM Ambassador programme. The STEM Ambassador programme represents a network of over 30,000 volunteers from scientific research and business who visit schools, Further Education colleges and youth or science clubs, encouraging participation in STEM and providing real-life examples of careers in STEM. 42 per cent of the ambassadors are women, providing visible role models for girls wishing to pursue STEM.</p><p> </p><p>We are taking action to address gender disparities in the take up of STEM-related apprenticeships through a range of activities. These include taking part in the Year of Engineering 2018 and use of the Education and Skills Funding Agency’s Apprenticeship Diversity Champions Network. We have also made it easier for part-time workers to undertake apprenticeships, such as those with caring responsibilities and lone parents.</p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 02/05/2018 16:33:54 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

893014

registered interest
date	27/04/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	East Coast Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his Oral Answer 1 March 2018, Official Report, column 945, what progress he is making on the appraisal of the options for the Virgin Trains East Coast franchise.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	138948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2018 answer text <p>Work is underway to consider the options. An announcement will be made in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The decision will be taken in a transparent way; the Department’s assessment of the option will be published and it will be properly validated.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 09/05/2018 12:33:23 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn