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177509

registered interest
date	03/02/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Burma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what offers were made to the government of Burma of expert help with the investigation of the rape and murder of two ethnic Kachin teachers on 20 January 2015.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	223090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>We have raised our concerns about the incident with the Burmese government, and have urged a rapid investigation to bring the perpetrators to justice. We will be closely monitoring the outcome of this investigation.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 09/02/2015 15:36:39 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

177510

registered interest
date	03/02/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance the Government gave to the Ministry of Education in Burma on that country's National Education Law.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	223091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>The UK Government has not provided any funding directly to the government of Burma in developing the National Education Law. DFID, together with other International Development Partners, has funded technical inputs to the Burmese Ministry of Education’s evidence-based review of the education sector. This review has informed the development of the National Education Law. I met with Burma’s Deputy Minister for Education in January and encouraged the government of Burma to consult with donors and civil society on further rules relating to the National Education Law.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 10/02/2015 16:59:25 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

176154

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Nigeria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the report, the Dominion Farms' land grab in Nigeria, published in January 2015, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that projects sponsored by the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition in Africa do not marginalise farmers in Taraba State, Nigeria.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	222187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>DFID is working with members of the Nigerian New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition partnership to promote responsible agricultural investment in Nigeria. This includes adoption of the internationally endorsed Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests. The New Alliance partnership in Nigeria has already helped improve market access to 7,290 smallholder farmers and has created 22,670 jobs.</p><p> </p><p>DFID is supporting the Nigerian Presidential Technical Committee on Land Reform to roll out systematic land titling and registration across the country. Under our Growth and Employment in States project, 33,500 parcels of land have already been demarcated and certificates of occupancy are being issued. These measures are specifically aimed at protecting the rights of farmers at risk of involuntary relocation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 03/02/2015 17:49:46 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

176938

registered interest
date	27/01/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the effect of real terms cumulative changes in local authority spending power on services in communities with the greatest needs since 2010-11.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	907340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>Since 2010, we have delivered fair local government finance settlements to every part of the country. All councils have balanced their budgets, and most have reduced council tax in real-terms and maintained public satisfaction with services. Councils facing the highest demand for services continue to receive more funding and have higher spending power than less deprived authorities.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 02/02/2015 17:35:38 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

175485

registered interest
date	23/01/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Agriculture
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that UK aid programmes protect the resilience of small-scale farmers.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	221833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Department for International Development (DFID) funds numerous projects around the world to build climate and economic resilience, including that of small-scale farmers. These are listed on the Development Tracker <a href="http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/" target="_blank">http://devtracker.dfid.gov.uk/</a>. Two examples of global programmes include: support to the International Fund for Agricultural Development over five years to deliver the Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture (ASAP) programme, which aims to support six million smallholder farmers in the most vulnerable countries; and the recently launched the Building Resilience and Adapting to Climate Extremes and Disasters programme (BRACED) to deliver interventions to build the resilience of 5 million people in 13 countries, including in the Sahel, that are at most risk of climate extremes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 02/02/2015 17:50:01 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

172777

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
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	Cane Sugar: Imports
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 her Department's policy is on EU renegotiation of quotas to get a better deal for cane sugar importers.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	220210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>During negotiations of the reform of the Common Agriculture Policy, which led to the agreement to end sugar beet production quotas in 2017, the UK pushed for the full liberalisation of the sugar regime in order to allow the sugar cane refiners to compete with the beet producers on an equal footing.</p><p>Disappointingly, there was insufficient support from other Member States to secure the necessary changes as part of that exercise. However, we remain committed to working with the European Commission to address this issue through forthcoming EU trade agreements.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 220212 question first answered 14/01/2015 17:37:20 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

172778

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
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	Cane Sugar: Imports
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 steps her Department is taking to ensure that cane sugar importation from African and Caribbean countries is protected when EU beet sugar quotas are lifted in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	220211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2015 answer text <p>Defra has been working closely with the Department for International Development and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to ensure that the Economic Partnership Agreements between African, Caribbean and Pacific countries and the EU are concluded. This will ensure that African and Caribbean countries continue to benefit from preferential access to the EU for their sugar.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 15/01/2015 17:59:12 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

172779

registered interest
date	08/01/2015
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	Cane Sugar
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 steps her Department is taking to protect cane sugar refiners (a) in East London and (b) elsewhere in the UK following the lifting of beet sugar quotas in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	220212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>During negotiations of the reform of the Common Agriculture Policy, which led to the agreement to end sugar beet production quotas in 2017, the UK pushed for the full liberalisation of the sugar regime in order to allow the sugar cane refiners to compete with the beet producers on an equal footing.</p><p>Disappointingly, there was insufficient support from other Member States to secure the necessary changes as part of that exercise. However, we remain committed to working with the European Commission to address this issue through forthcoming EU trade agreements.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 220210 question first answered 14/01/2015 17:37:20 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

172174

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pre-school Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many free early years education places were provided in (a) Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency, (b) each London borough and (c) England in each year since 2010; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	219791
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The tables below provide the number of children in receipt of funded early education provision in each London borough and in England from 2010 to 2014. The variation between areas will reflect local demand.</p><p> </p><p>Information at constituency level is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Number of 3- and 4-year-olds benefitting from funded early education places</strong></p><p><strong>2010 to 2014</strong></p><p><strong>Position at January</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>1,186,365</p></td><td><p>1,224,465</p></td><td><p>1,264,416</p></td><td><p>1,283,497</p></td><td><p>1,299,908</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Camden</p></td><td><p>4,060</p></td><td><p>4,060</p></td><td><p>3,900</p></td><td><p>4,090</p></td><td><p>4,050</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>City of London</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hackney</p></td><td><p>6,360</p></td><td><p>6,640</p></td><td><p>6,700</p></td><td><p>6,970</p></td><td><p>7,140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hammersmith and Fulham</p></td><td><p>4,030</p></td><td><p>4,080</p></td><td><p>4,110</p></td><td><p>4,130</p></td><td><p>4,050</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Haringey</p></td><td><p>5,910</p></td><td><p>6,000</p></td><td><p>6,210</p></td><td><p>6,240</p></td><td><p>6,190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Islington</p></td><td><p>4,130</p></td><td><p>4,480</p></td><td><p>4,550</p></td><td><p>4,540</p></td><td><p>4,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kensington and Chelsea</p></td><td><p>2,720</p></td><td><p>2,740</p></td><td><p>2,700</p></td><td><p>2,730</p></td><td><p>2,740</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lambeth</p></td><td><p>6,550</p></td><td><p>6,930</p></td><td><p>7,030</p></td><td><p>7,150</p></td><td><p>7,110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lewisham</p></td><td><p>6,480</p></td><td><p>6,870</p></td><td><p>7,160</p></td><td><p>7,450</p></td><td><p>7,390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newham</p></td><td><p>8,870</p></td><td><p>9,260</p></td><td><p>9,660</p></td><td><p>9,750</p></td><td><p>9,710</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southwark</p></td><td><p>6,850</p></td><td><p>6,620</p></td><td><p>6,570</p></td><td><p>6,970</p></td><td><p>7,030</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tower Hamlets</p></td><td><p>6,270</p></td><td><p>6,530</p></td><td><p>6,580</p></td><td><p>6,780</p></td><td><p>6,940</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wandsworth</p></td><td><p>6,870</p></td><td><p>7,090</p></td><td><p>7,280</p></td><td><p>7,470</p></td><td><p>7,480</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Westminster</p></td><td><p>3,860</p></td><td><p>3,780</p></td><td><p>3,890</p></td><td><p>3,810</p></td><td><p>3,750</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barking and Dagenham</p></td><td><p>5,300</p></td><td><p>5,850</p></td><td><p>6,360</p></td><td><p>6,690</p></td><td><p>6,760</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barnet</p></td><td><p>8,220</p></td><td><p>8,220</p></td><td><p>8,730</p></td><td><p>8,890</p></td><td><p>9,140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bexley</p></td><td><p>5,510</p></td><td><p>5,720</p></td><td><p>6,000</p></td><td><p>6,080</p></td><td><p>6,140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brent</p></td><td><p>6,690</p></td><td><p>7,050</p></td><td><p>7,390</p></td><td><p>7,730</p></td><td><p>8,070</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bromley</p></td><td><p>7,200</p></td><td><p>7,540</p></td><td><p>7,840</p></td><td><p>8,110</p></td><td><p>8,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croydon</p></td><td><p>8,670</p></td><td><p>9,320</p></td><td><p>9,710</p></td><td><p>9,780</p></td><td><p>9,710</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ealing</p></td><td><p>8,420</p></td><td><p>8,730</p></td><td><p>9,110</p></td><td><p>9,400</p></td><td><p>9,380</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Enfield</p></td><td><p>7,570</p></td><td><p>7,930</p></td><td><p>8,460</p></td><td><p>8,620</p></td><td><p>8,680</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greenwich</p></td><td><p>6,870</p></td><td><p>7,330</p></td><td><p>7,390</p></td><td><p>7,330</p></td><td><p>7,410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harrow</p></td><td><p>4,860</p></td><td><p>5,140</p></td><td><p>5,400</p></td><td><p>5,680</p></td><td><p>5,910</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Havering</p></td><td><p>5,060</p></td><td><p>5,340</p></td><td><p>5,610</p></td><td><p>5,750</p></td><td><p>5,870</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hillingdon</p></td><td><p>6,990</p></td><td><p>7,320</p></td><td><p>7,670</p></td><td><p>7,990</p></td><td><p>8,240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hounslow</p></td><td><p>5,560</p></td><td><p>5,860</p></td><td><p>6,380</p></td><td><p>6,750</p></td><td><p>6,940</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kingston upon Thames</p></td><td><p>3,580</p></td><td><p>3,850</p></td><td><p>4,120</p></td><td><p>4,220</p></td><td><p>4,250</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merton</p></td><td><p>5,090</p></td><td><p>5,390</p></td><td><p>5,780</p></td><td><p>5,750</p></td><td><p>5,760</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Redbridge</p></td><td><p>7,380</p></td><td><p>7,920</p></td><td><p>8,200</p></td><td><p>8,340</p></td><td><p>8,520</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Richmond upon Thames</p></td><td><p>4,780</p></td><td><p>5,200</p></td><td><p>5,390</p></td><td><p>5,460</p></td><td><p>5,680</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sutton</p></td><td><p>4,250</p></td><td><p>4,440</p></td><td><p>4,610</p></td><td><p>4,810</p></td><td><p>4,960</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Waltham Forest</p></td><td><p>6,690</p></td><td><p>7,010</p></td><td><p>7,340</p></td><td><p>7,410</p></td><td><p>7,500</p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Count of children aged 3 and 4 at 31 December in the previous calendar year.</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p>Any child attending more than one provider will have only been counted once.</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Totals are rounded to the nearest 10.</p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Number of 2-year-olds benefitting from funded early education places</strong></p><p><strong>2014</strong></p><p><strong>Position at January</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>2014</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>86,637</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Camden</p></td><td><p>240</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>City of London</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Hackney</p></td><td><p>460</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Hammersmith and Fulham</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Haringey</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Islington</p></td><td><p>300</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Kensington and Chelsea</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Lambeth</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Lewisham</p></td><td><p>440</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Newham</p></td><td><p>530</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Southwark</p></td><td><p>590</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Tower Hamlets</p></td><td><p>270</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Wandsworth</p></td><td><p>370</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Westminster</p></td><td><p>230</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Barking and Dagenham</p></td><td><p>680</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Barnet</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Bexley</p></td><td><p>410</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Brent</p></td><td><p>330</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Bromley</p></td><td><p>400</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Croydon</p></td><td><p>490</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Ealing</p></td><td><p>430</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Enfield</p></td><td><p>730</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Greenwich</p></td><td><p>390</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Harrow</p></td><td><p>340</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Havering</p></td><td><p>420</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Hillingdon</p></td><td><p>390</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Hounslow</p></td><td><p>350</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Kingston upon Thames</p></td><td><p>170</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Merton</p></td><td><p>260</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Redbridge</p></td><td><p>420</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Richmond upon Thames</p></td><td><p>160</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Sutton</p></td><td><p>190</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Waltham Forest</p></td><td><p>440</p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Count of children aged 2 at 31 December in the previous calendar year.</p><p>Any child attending more than one provider will have only been counted once.</p><p>Totals are rounded to the nearest 10.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 13/01/2015 14:39:47 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

172253

registered interest
date	06/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of BME adults in UK prisons have previously been imprisoned in youth offending institutions, by (a) age, (b) sex and (c) ethnicity; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	219792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>It is not possible to identify the number of BME adult prisoners in England and Wales who have previously been held in a Young Offender Institution. This information could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 13/01/2015 17:29:45 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott