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date	14/05/2024
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	Fisheries: Regulation
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 date the Hand Gathering (Restrictions and Permitting) Bylaw 2021 will be approved.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	26026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The Hand Gathering (Restrictions and Permitting) Bylaw 2021 has not yet been submitted to Defra for approval.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer question first answered 17/05/2024 10:41:12 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1483510

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date	27/06/2022
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	Sri Lanka: Economic Situation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to work with the international community to alleviate poverty caused by the Sri Lankan economic crisis.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	26026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2022 answer text <p>The UK is closely monitoring the situation in Sri Lanka, particularly as it relates to food insecurity and livelihoods. We are working to support the UN and its agencies in their coordinated response based on the UN's recent joint Humanitarian Needs and Priorities (HNP) Plan, launched on 9 June. This called for US$47.2 million to provide life-saving assistance to 1.7 million people who are most at risk and need immediate support.</p><p>The UK contributes to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) Operation in Sri Lanka. The DREF is supporting the Sri Lanka Red Cross with an allocation of CHF691,002 in response to shortages and civil unrest. The World Bank, of which the UK is a major donor, has announced over US$400 million of assistance to provide economic and health sector support.</p><p>The UK recognises the difficult economic situation and welcomes the ongoing in-depth discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on reforms needed to bring the economy back to a sustainable path. The Prime Minister spoke to the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe on 30 May, and underlined the UK's continued support for the people of Sri Lanka during their current economic difficulties.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 06/07/2022 16:05:33 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

451003

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date	05/02/2016
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Electricity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what the spare capacity is in each of the national electricity grid systems from which the UK buys electricity through interconnectors.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	26026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2016 answer text <p>The security of supply contribution that interconnectors to other countries can make is assessed annually, based on detailed market modelling to determine anticipated electricity flows from connected markets at times of GB system stress. An overview of the 2015 assessment can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/439232/150629_SoS_NG_Confirmation_of_Capacity_Auction_Parameters.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/439232/150629_SoS_NG_Confirmation_of_Capacity_Auction_Parameters.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>In addition, there are arrangements in place for interconnectors to provide emergency response services to the System Operator outside of usual market operation. This includes reducing any exports to zero in the unlikely event of coincident stress with connected markets.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 12/02/2016 14:20:18 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson