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1357844

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	HIV Infection: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2021 to Question 33889 on HIV Infection: Disclosure of Information, through what mechanism he will report annually to Parliament from 2022 on the Government’s progress in implementing the HIV Action Plan to end new cases of HIV in England by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	53861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>The HIV Action Plan is currently being developed for publication in December 2021 and will set out our plans for annual reporting to Parliament from 2022.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 18/10/2021 09:27:47 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1357845

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Animal Experiments: Chemicals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether private consultation with (a) industry and (b) other stakeholders has (i) taken place and (ii) is planned prior to publication of an updated policy and guidance on the regulation of animal testing for regulatory purposes for compliance with UK REACH; if she will make it her policy to publish all consultation undertaken on that matter; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	53862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>The Home Department has not needed to undertake consultation on policy and guidance on the regulation of animal testing for regulatory purposes for compliance with UK REACH.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA) one of the permissible purposes for which animals can be used in research is the development, manufacture or testing of the quality, effectiveness and safety of drugs, foodstuffs and feed-stuffs or any other substances or products. This includes requirements under UK chemicals legislation (REACH). This is often termed ‘regulatory testing’ as the work fulfils a regulatory requirement.</p><p> </p><p>The requirements for regulatory testing are set by regulators other than the Home Office Regulator, whose remit is solely to ensure compliance with protections afforded to animals used in science under ASPA.</p><p> </p><p>All UK regulations and regulators abide by the principles of the 3Rs (the replacement, reduction, and refinement of animal use) and therefore only require animal testing where there are no alternatives and only to the degree needed to meet the scientific requirements of the regulations.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 22/10/2021 13:21:50 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1358014

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Sites of Special Scientific Interest
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, (a) how many and what proportion of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) for which the Ministry of Defence has management responsibility are in favourable condition and (b) what steps he plans to take to bring SSSIs in unfavourable condition into favourable condition.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	53863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>The UK defence estate includes 174 Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) covering 82,232 hectares. SSSIs are designated and assessed differently between all four nations.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Country</p></td><td><p>Number of SSSIs</p></td><td><p>Total Hectares covered</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>70,468</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>4,731</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>5,944</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1,089</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In England 48.4% of the hectares are deemed by Natural England to be in Favourable condition.</p><p> </p><p>In Wales, 41% of the hectares is deemed by Natural Resources Wales to be in Appropriate Conservation Management.</p><p> </p><p>Scotland has 14 SSSIs covering 5,944 hectares, this includes 115 separate SSSI features with 93.9% deemed by NatureScot to be in Favourable condition.</p><p> </p><p>Northern Ireland includes two Areas of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) covering 1089 hectares. This includes 12 separate ASSI features, ten of which are deemed by Northern Ireland Environment Agency to be in a Favourable condition with 2 in an Unfavourable recovering condition</p><p> </p><p>The MOD SSSI Condition Improvement Project has been in place for over ten years to deliver improvements in the condition of SSSIs across the defence estate. MOD is investing £1.2 million directly into managing MOD SSSIs in this financial year. Currently in England 97% of sites are assessed as favourable or recovering condition.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 22/10/2021 09:45:16 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1358015

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Nature Conservation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department plans to take to help deliver the Government’s target to halt the decline in species by 2030.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	53864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence's (MOD) long established SSSI management programme supports the conservation of a wide a range of species that are either legally protected or a priority for conservation management. Our species conservation work also takes place outside of SSSIs with the majority of the activity funded from the DIO Conservation Stewardship Fund. Through this fund the MOD has directly invested in the conservation of habitats and species. Linked programmes and initiatives are run by our specialist natural environment teams and conservation volunteers and are also supported by MOD volunteers. These volunteers work as part of a network of site-level Conservation Groups which enable local naturalists and organisations to undertake surveys across defence sites and contribute to species conservation initiatives.</p><p> </p><p>MOD also works closely with Statutory Bodies and Non-Governmental Organisations to identify opportunities for species conservation (e.g. Back From the Brink - Dorset Heathland Heart, Wildfowl and Wetland Trust Curlew Headstarting). Site level opportunities for species conservation are captured in an Integrated Rural Management Plan to ensure species conservation is integrated with military use and other land uses (e.g. public access, forestry and our agricultural tenanted estate).</p><p> </p><p>There are numerous examples of targeted species conservation projects across the estate (e.g. Wessex Stone Curlew project). For more information and also a focus on conservation groups work I would refer the hon. Member to Sanctuary magazine which is available on the GOV.UK website.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 18/10/2021 11:54:49 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1358016

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Greenhouse Gas Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the Ministry of Defence’s greenhouse gas emissions for the years (a) 2018-2019, (b) 2019-2020 and (c) 2020-2021.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	53865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence publishes its Greenhouse Gas emissions associated with energy consumption on the defence estate, domestic business travel and operational fuels in its Annual Report and Accounts:</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fmod-annual-reports&amp;data=04%7C01%7CSimon.Kinsey630%40mod.gov.uk%7C921d1e28573448dfb46f08d98d782c90%7Cbe7760ed5953484bae95d0a16dfa09e5%7C0%7C0%7C637696369537502174%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=JYhu%2F6m5VlZU%2FYg3k8eoqEPkU7H2NGDZ5E7qoU9Jtsw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mod-annual-reports</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 18/10/2021 11:49:57 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1358018

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	UN Climate Conference 2021
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, if he will publish the details of all meetings he has held in the last 12 months with (a) Heads of States (b) Ambassadors (c) business leaders and (d) civil society, where COP26 was the leading topic of discussion.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	53866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>A successful COP26 is at the top of the Government’s agenda. I regularly raise climate change and COP26 in my bilateral meetings. Most recently, during my visit to the US and attendance at the UN General Assembly, I raised climate change with the heads of state or government from Brazil, Colombia, South Korea, Turkey, and the US. I<strong> </strong>co-hosted a climate roundtable<strong> </strong>with the UN Secretary General where we called on major economies to be more ambitious in cutting emissions and encouraged developed countries to increase mobilisation of climate finance to meet the $100 billion goal. Details of my meetings are published and can be found on Gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson grouped question UIN 53867 question first answered 18/10/2021 12:26:48 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1358020

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	UN Climate Conference 2021
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, if he will publish details of all meetings he has attended with (a) Heads of States, (b) Ambassadors, (c) business leaders and (d) civil society where COP26 was the leading topic of discussion in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	53867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>A successful COP26 is at the top of the Government’s agenda. I regularly raise climate change and COP26 in my bilateral meetings. Most recently, during my visit to the US and attendance at the UN General Assembly, I raised climate change with the heads of state or government from Brazil, Colombia, South Korea, Turkey, and the US. I<strong> </strong>co-hosted a climate roundtable<strong> </strong>with the UN Secretary General where we called on major economies to be more ambitious in cutting emissions and encouraged developed countries to increase mobilisation of climate finance to meet the $100 billion goal. Details of my meetings are published and can be found on Gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson grouped question UIN 53866 question first answered 18/10/2021 12:26:48 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1358022

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
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	UN Climate Conference 2021
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will publish the details of all meetings which (a) she and (b) her predecessor has held with (i) Heads of States, (ii) Ambassadors, (iii) business leaders and (iv) civil society, where COP26 was the leading topic of discussion in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	53868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>To help deliver a successful COP26, climate diplomacy is at the centre of the work of the whole FCDO diplomatic network and a priority for the Foreign Secretary's engagement. FCDO Ministers regularly raise climate issues in a range of meetings, including bilateral engagements, negotiations and multilateral summits. This year the former Foreign Secretary discussed climate in more than 100 engagements with counterparts across the world - this includes recently at September's UN General Assembly.</p><p>Details of meetings held by Ministers in the Department with external organisations are recorded in our transparency data, which is published on GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fcdo-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford grouped question UIN 53869 question first answered 18/10/2021 15:15:46 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1358023

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
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	UN Climate Conference 2021
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will publish the details of all meetings which (a) she and (b) her predecessor has attended with (i) Heads of States, (ii) Ambassadors, (iii) business leaders and (iv) civil society, where COP26 was the leading topic of discussion in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	53869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>To help deliver a successful COP26, climate diplomacy is at the centre of the work of the whole FCDO diplomatic network and a priority for the Foreign Secretary's engagement. FCDO Ministers regularly raise climate issues in a range of meetings, including bilateral engagements, negotiations and multilateral summits. This year the former Foreign Secretary discussed climate in more than 100 engagements with counterparts across the world - this includes recently at September's UN General Assembly.</p><p>Details of meetings held by Ministers in the Department with external organisations are recorded in our transparency data, which is published on GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/fcdo-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford grouped question UIN 53868 question first answered 18/10/2021 15:15:46 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1358050

registered interest
date	23/09/2021
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, with reference to Zero Hour’s report, Three COP Outcomes We Can’t Live Without, (a) if he will make an assessment of its recommendations for (i) a joint emergency strategy for climate and nature (ii) commitment from parties to the UNFCCC to the global carbon budget aligned with 1.5 degrees Celsius and (iii) a global goal to achieve net gains in biodiversity by 2030, against a baseline of 2020 and (b) if he will make it his policy to take forward these recommendations at COP26.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	53870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>Ahead of COP26, we are calling for global action and ambition to reduce emissions from all sectors in order to meet net zero by 2050 – including in agriculture, forestry and other land use, which is collectively responsible for 23% of global emissions.</p><p>On i) we are pushing countries to make ambitious commitments to curb the dual crisis of biodiversity loss and climate change, which will be announced at COP26 in November. This will put us on a path to reverse biodiversity loss by 2030 and mitigate the climate crisis.</p><p>In addition, this year the UK has convened meetings between the COP26 and COP15 Presidencies and their respective Secretariats to increase synergies and jointly address the interlinked crises of climate, biodiversity and land through integrated approaches. Discussions have explored the importance of unified action at all levels to restore the land that sustains us, halt the loss of biodiversity, and mitigate and adapt to climate change.</p><p>On ii) the science is clear that in order to prevent the most catastrophic effects of climate change we must limit warming to 1.5c. This is why we are urging all parties to submit ambitious NDCs that keep this target within reach by COP26.</p><p>On iii) the UK is pursuing a hugely ambitious package of outcomes from COP15 that goes beyond agreement of new global biodiversity goals and targets, but also puts in place the core elements needed to drive real-world change. These are: 1) a set of ambitious targets to deliver on our overall goal of ‘bending the curve of biodiversity loss by 2030’; 2) significantly increased mobilisation of global resources from all sources and a shift towards nature positive decision-making across all sectors; 3) strengthened accountability to mitigate the risk that countries agree ambitious targets but fail to take meaningful steps to deliver change.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 18/10/2021 13:49:17 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas