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date	08/05/2024
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	All-party Parliamentary Groups: National Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, with reference to paragraph 8 of the Eighth Report of Session 2022-23 of the Committee on Standards, All-Party Parliamentary Groups: final proposals, HC 228, published on 5 April 2023, what steps the Commission is taking to tackle the risk of improper (a) access and (b) influence by foreign actors through APPGs.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	25198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Commission does not control or regulate All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs).</p><p>The Committee on Standards put forward recommendations which were approved by the House on 19 July 2023. These included the following provisions which are now contained within the APPG rules:</p><p>a) groups are not permitted to have a secretariat either provided or funded by a foreign government.</p><p>b) a group’s officers must undertake due diligence as to whether a foreign government is the eventual funder of a secretariat or other benefit. If a group receives a benefit (other than a secretariat) from a foreign government, this is permissible but must be registered.</p><p>c) for groups receiving over £1500 in benefits in a calendar year, the group shall publish an annual report explaining its work and a due diligence statement in relation to foreign government funding.</p><p>As the Committee recommended, the Parliamentary Security Department and the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards on 20 September 2023 issued guidance on due diligence. That guidance was emailed to all APPG Chairs and is available here: <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/about/mps-and-lords/members/apg/rules-on-appgs/" target="_blank">Guide to the rules on All-Party Parliamentary Groups - UK Parliament</a></p><p>There is no ban on the receipt of benefits from foreign governments, but such benefits must be registered.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker grouped question UIN 25199 question first answered 15/05/2024 14:22:52 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker previous answer version 33836 answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

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date	04/03/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Literacy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to encourage people to take part in adult literacy programmes in (a) Blackpool and (b) England.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	25198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2020 answer text <p>The adult education budget (AEB) fully funds or co-funds skills provision for eligible adults aged 19 years and above from pre-entry to level 3, to support adults to gain the skills they need for work, an apprenticeship or further learning. This includes fully funded courses in English and maths, for adults aged 19 years and above who need to improve their literacy and numeracy, and fully funded first full level 2 or level 3, or both, for learners aged 19 to 23 years.</p><p>From the 2019/20 academic year, approximately 50% of the AEB has been devolved to six mayoral combined authorities (MCAs) and the Mayor of London, acting where appropriate through the Greater London Authority (GLA). These authorities are now responsible for the provision of AEB-funded adult education for their residents and allocation of the AEB to providers. The Education and Skills Funding Agency will continue to be responsible for the remaining AEB in non-devolved areas, including Blackpool.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 11/03/2020 14:34:51 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton