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date	17/01/2024
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	Darwin Plus
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 much funding has been made available to each Darwin Plus project in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	10093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK Government continues to support conservation and biodiversity projects in the Overseas Territories, through initiatives such as the Darwin Plus Programme. The programme expanded in April 2023, offering greater levels of funding for Darwin Plus projects and the UK Government committed to make available, £10 million each year until 2025 to improve the natural environment of the Overseas Territories. The programme has made available:</p><p> </p><p>Darwin Plus Strategic: Funding between £1m-£3m.</p><p>Darwin Plus Main: Between £100k-£1m for projects.</p><p>Darwin Plus Local: Up to £20k for individuals and £50k for organisations.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 06/02/2024 10:18:21 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1682963

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
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	Sharks: Animal Products
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 data his Department holds on the amount of shark meat that entered the commercial food chain in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	10095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>While we monitor landings of shark species into UK ports and abroad by UK vessels, as well as UK trade flows of shark commodities, we do not hold data on the volume of shark meat entering the commercial food chain.</p><p>The UK Government continues to be a leading voice for sustainable fisheries, trade and protection of shark species. The UK places the utmost importance on ensuring that appropriate protection and management is in place for all shark species. While we are not opposed to the capture of sharks in commercial fisheries, we want to ensure those fisheries are sustainable, trade is managed, and that appropriate management measures are in place.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 22/01/2024 17:13:28 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1682964

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
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	Syria: Turkey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what estimate his Department has made of the number of aerial bombardments by Turkey in the northeast of Syria in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	10096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK recognises Turkey's legitimate security interests in Syria but also the need to protect civilian lives and infrastructure, and to avoid destabilising activity. Security and stability in the region are essential to prevent worsening of the already serious humanitarian situation in northern Syria and enable the Global Coalition to continue the fight against Daesh. We continue to monitor the situation, but the UK is not in a position to provide a figure on the number of Turkish airstrikes in Northeast Syria over the last 12 months.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 24/01/2024 17:24:05 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1682965

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
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	Nigeria: Crimes of Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people killed in attacks in the north-central Plateau state in Nigeria in December 2023.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	10097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The number of people killed in attacks in Plateau state, Nigeria, during December 2023, remains uncertain, particularly as not all attacks are reported to local authorities. The British High Commissioner has raised the recent attacks in Plateau with the Nigerian National Security Adviser, and the UK continues to monitor the situation closely. The UK is committed to supporting Nigeria to tackle the causes of intercommunal conflict, including through the Strengthening Peace and Resilience in Nigeria programme.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 25/01/2024 14:59:13 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord