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1300828

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
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	Cybersecurity: International Cooperation
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 engagement his Department has had with international partners on cyber-espionage; and what international partnerships his Department has entered into to help tackle cyber-espionage practices.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	165625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>We engage continuously with international partners on all aspects of cyber policy and security to protect and uphold a free, open, peaceful and secure cyberspace. This happens in a range of settings and fora including the UN, NATO, OSCE and with the EU, and in smaller groups, particularly 'Five Eyes' partners. We also regularly raise issues of cyber policy and security through our cross-Government Cyber dialogues with 30 countries and globally through our growing network of 20+ cyber experts across six continents.</p><p>Malicious actors, both State and non-State, conduct activity that harms UK interests or those of our allies. We work closely with allies to deter, mitigate and respond to malicious cyber activity including by raising awareness, attributing attacks and sanctioning those responsible.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 12/03/2021 15:03:46 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1300829

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
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	National Crime Agency
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 engagement he has had with his international counterparts on the international work of the National Crime Agency.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	165626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>The FCDO is committed to supporting the international work of the National Crime Agency (NCA) both through ministerial engagement and the work conducted at diplomatic posts overseas to enhance cooperation with foreign law enforcement agencies.</p><p>As the UK Government lead for serious and organised crime and the NCA, the Home Secretary leads on international engagement of this kind. However, other UK Government Ministers also engage with international counterparts on the work of the NCA when appropriate, encouraging further cooperation to tackle shared threats and promote shared interests. It is clear from HMG's international engagement that the work of the NCA is highly valued across the world.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 12/03/2021 15:07:36 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1300830

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
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	Columbia: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much financial assistance the UK Government has offered to the Colombian Government to help tackle illicit drugs in that country.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	165627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>Between April 2015 and March 2020, HMG spent £11,785,400 on Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) programming covering Colombia, Peru, Panama and Venezuela, focused on tackling serious organized crime and corruption, including tackling illicit drugs. It is not possible to disaggregate this figure by country as a significant proportion of the programming is regional in nature, and activities benefit more than one country. It should be noted that a significant proportion of this figure was activity delivered by HMG, and was not outsourced to other implementers.</p><p>The UK has also contributed to a multi-donor $2 million project for crop substitution and food security, as well as funding the provision of technical advisers to the Colombian government office overseeing this work.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 12/03/2021 10:56:51 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1300832

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
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	Russia: Espionage
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 engagement he has had with his EU counterparts since the end of the transition period on the UK's co-operation with EU partners on Russian espionage in Europe.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	165628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>It is the long-standing policy of the Government not to comment on intelligence matters.</p><p>The EU continues to be an important partner. As the Prime Minister said in the House of Commons on 30th December, 'we are going to become a friendly neighbour - the best friend and ally the EU could have - working hand-in-glove whenever our values and interests coincide while fulfilling the sovereign wish of the British people to live under their own laws, made by their own elected Parliament'.</p><p>2021 is an exciting year for the UK - with our G7, COP26 and UN Security Council Presidencies. We look forward to working with all our partners, including the EU, to tackle the biggest challenges of our time: from the global recovery from Covid-19 to turning the tide on climate change, where we are working notably with Italy as our COP26 partner. We will also continue working with EU partners on key foreign policy files such as Iran and Libya.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 12/03/2021 10:53:32 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1300833

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
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	Terrorism: International Cooperation
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 recent engagement he has had with his international counterparts on the threat of global terrorism.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	165629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>Sadly, we are all too familiar with the devastating impact that terrorist attacks can have on our streets and ensuring the safety and security of the UK, and the UK's interest overseas is a priority for the government. The Foreign Secretary discusses the threat of global terrorism with his international counterparts when appropriate to do so. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office continues to work with international partners, including through its global Counter Terrorism and Extremism Network, engaging on a wide range of issues to counter the threat and keep the British people safe.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 12/03/2021 14:57:56 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1300149

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
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	Water: Consumption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to set the personal water consumption target consulted on in 2019.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	164563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2021 answer text <p>Good progress has been made in water efficiency policy development. Some of our work was paused last winter, to support work on Covid-19. Our efficiency work now continues at pace and we are committed to publishing the Government response this spring, which sets out our ambition and a package of policies to reduce household water consumption.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 11/03/2021 13:04:42 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1300151

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to reduce domestic air travel in line with the Government's climate change policies.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	164564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2021 answer text <p>Aviation must play its part in delivering the UK’s net zero commitment, but we also need to retain the ability to fly. The aviation sector is vital for the whole of the UK economy in terms of connectivity, direct economic activity, trade, investment and jobs, particularly where viable alternative modes of travel are limited. The Government is already supporting a variety of technology, fuel and market-based measures to address aviation emissions, and we will consult on a Net Zero Aviation Strategy in the coming months, setting out the steps to reach net zero aviation emissions by 2050.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 11/03/2021 09:53:33 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1300152

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railway Network: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to reduce emissions on the rail network.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	164565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2021 answer text <p>In the last three years, we have completed almost 700 single track miles of rail electrification in England and Wales, and we will continue to electrify more of the rail network in the years ahead. We are also supporting the development of new low-carbon technologies in rail, like battery and hydrogen trains, through innovation funding and research.</p><p> </p><p>The Network Rail-led Traction Decarbonisation Network Strategy (TDNS) provides advice about which decarbonising technologies (electrification, hydrogen, or battery) could best suit each part of the network. TDNS will inform the Department’s forthcoming Transport Decarbonisation Plan and Government decisions about the scale and pace of rail decarbonisation between now and 2050.</p><p> </p><p>Emissions from diesel trains can contribute to air pollution hotspots, with stations being an area of particular concern. The Government is funding a new £4.5 million air quality monitoring network, which will measure air pollution in up to 100 stations across the GB railway. Once established, the network will help to identify priority locations where air quality improvement measures are most needed.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 11/03/2021 14:00:36 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1300153

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling and Walking: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing long-term goals for increasing active travel in urban areas of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	164566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2021 answer text <p>The Prime Minister’s 2020 Cycling and Walking Plan ‘Gear Change’ sets a new vision that cycling and walking will be the natural first choice for many journeys with half of all journeys in towns and cities being cycled or walked by 2030. This vision is complementary to the 2040 ambition contained in the 2017 Statutory Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, that cycling and walking should be the natural choices for shorter journeys, or as part of a longer journey.</p><p> </p><p>The second Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy (CWIS 2) will be published after the Government has agreed and set out its long-term spending plans for active travel at the next multi-year Spending Review. It will reflect and build on the commitments outlined in the Prime Minister’s Cycling and Walking Plan of July 2020, including targets for cycling and walking.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 11/03/2021 08:54:20 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1300154

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	UN Climate Conference 2021
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, what discussions he has had with the new US Administration as part of preparations for the COP26 summit in Glasgow.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	164567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>I welcomed the US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry, to London on Monday 8 March 2021, his first international visit since his appointment. We discussed the new US Administration’s climate ambition and our joint efforts to ensure that COP26 is a success. Our discussion built on previous conversations I have had with Secretary Kerry and with Gina McCarthy, US National Climate Advisor.</p><p>I refer the hon. Member to the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/joint-statement-from-cop26-president-designate-alok-sharma-and-us-special-presidential-envoy-for-climate-john-kerry-from-his-visit-to-london" target="_blank">joint statement</a> on climate change from myself and Special Envoy Kerry published on GOV.UK on Tuesday 9 March 2021. The UK and US will be working closely together to ensure that President Biden’s Leaders’ Summit on Climate on 22 April and the UK-hosted G7 build momentum on the way to COP26 in Glasgow.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 12/03/2021 14:03:40 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West