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1342269

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Drugs: Organised Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2021 to Question 14126 and with reference to the findings of the Dame Carol Black review of drugs: phase one report, what assessment has been made of the effect of county line closures and drugs seized on (a) drug availability or rates of drug use, (b) potency, (c) price and (d) new trends including local recruitment of children and children being missing for longer periods in adaption to police activity and covid-19; what Government national leadership and oversight on the implementation of a public health approaches to youth violence has taken place; how the Department for Education is involved with that oversight; what assessment she has made of the ethical implications of state use of children to be used as a covert human intelligence source as detailed in The Covert Human Intelligence Sources Bill; and whether a Child Rights impact assessment has been undertaken in relation to that proposed policy.
	tabling member constituency	Reigate
	tabling member printed	Crispin Blunt
	uin	24876
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2021 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">In May 2021, the National County Lines Coordination Centre published the latest County Lines strategic assessment. The assessment found that county lines continue to be at the forefront of drug supply nationally and have evolved in response to environmental changes.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The county lines business model remains heavily weighted towards the supply of heroin and crack cocaine. NCLCC’s latest assessment indicates that there has been a reduction in the total number of potentially active deal lines, with numbers reported to have fallen from between 800-1,100 in 2019/20 to 600 in 2020/21.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">We continue to work with partners to address the underlying drivers of exploitation and ensure support and protection is in place for children exploited through county lines criminality. Wehave funded specialist support for victims of county lines exploitation to deliver one-to-one support to under 25s and their families in the three largest county lines exporting force areas</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">This Government is also delivering a range of initiatives to tackle youth violence including investing over £105.5 million from 2019 to 2022, (VRUs). The Home Office also works closely with the Department for Education to tackle youth violence.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">We will continue to use data on rates of drug use to monitor trends and inform the Government’s approach to addressing drugs and drug harms’.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The Government acknowledges the strength of feeling on juvenile CHIS, however, we must recognise that some juveniles are involved in serious crimes, as perpetrators and victims. In some circumstances a young person may have unique access to information or intelligence that could play a vital part in preventing or detecting serious offences.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Young people are only authorised as CHIS in rare circumstances. Between January 2015 and December 2018, there were only 17 instances where law enforcement bodies deployed those under 18 years old as CHIS, and their participation in criminal conduct is rarer still.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Act 2021 includes a commitment on the face of the legislation that young people will only be authorised to undertake criminal conduct in exceptional circumstances.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In May 2021, the National County Lines Coordination Centre published the latest County Lines strategic assessment. The assessment found that county lines continue to be at the forefront of drug supply nationally and have evolved in response to environmental changes. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The county lines business model remains heavily weighted towards the supply of heroin and crack cocaine. NCLCC’s latest assessment indicates that there has been a reduction in the total number of potentially active deal lines, with numbers reported to have fallen from between 800-1,100 in 2019/20 to 600 in 2020/21. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We continue to work with partners to address the underlying drivers of exploitation and ensure support and protection is in place for children exploited through county lines criminality. We have funded specialist support for victims of county lines exploitation to deliver one-to-one support to under 25s and their families in the three largest county lines exporting force areas</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">This Government is also delivering a range of initiatives to tackle youth violence including investing over £105.5 million in Violence Reduction Units from 2019 to 2022. The Home Office works closely with the Department for Education to tackle youth violence.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We will continue to use data on rates of drug use to monitor trends and inform the Government’s approach to addressing drugs and drug harms.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government acknowledges the strength of feeling on juvenile CHIS, however, we must recognise that some juveniles are involved in serious crimes, as perpetrators and victims. In some circumstances a young person may have unique access to information or intelligence that could play a vital part in preventing or detecting serious offences. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Young people are only authorised as CHIS in rare circumstances. Between January 2015 and December 2018, there were only 17 instances where law enforcement bodies deployed those under 18 years old as CHIS, and their participation in criminal conduct is rarer still. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Act 2021 includes a commitment on the face of the legislation that young people will only be authorised to undertake criminal conduct in exceptional circumstances. </ins></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 06/07/2021 08:08:09 question first ministerially corrected 08/07/2021 13:33:52 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse previous answer version 11642 answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	104 label Biography information for Crispin Blunt

1490734

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Agnes Wanjiru
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the case of the death of Agnes Wanjiru has been a barrier to the final ratification of the Defence Cooperation Agreement between the UK and Kenya.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
	tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
	uin	39867
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2022 answer text <p>After engagement with the Kenyan Government, and the Defence and Foreign Relations Committee of the Kenyan Parliament, the ratification treaty was tabled on 13 July 2022. That session of the Kenyan Parliament was subsequently cancelled. The existing Defence Cooperation Agreement remains<ins class="ministerial">, with a bridging agreement,</ins> in place in the meantime.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 27/07/2022 13:34:04 question first ministerially corrected 09/08/2022 09:04:07 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey previous answer version 15999 answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1342325

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2021
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will publish guidance on welfare benefit entitlement for EU nationals who have not made an application under the EU Settlement Scheme by the deadline of 30 June 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	25110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2021 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">As with citizens of countries elsewhere in the world, EEA citizens who missed the 30 June deadline to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme, and do not have any other form of immigration leave, no longer have their rights protected, including access to benefits.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">However, a person granted status under the EU Settlement Scheme on the basis of a late application will have the same rights from the date they are granted status, as a person who applied by the deadline.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The Home Office has already published guidance on late applications to the EU Settlement Scheme at <a href="https://horizon.homeoffice.gov.uk/file-wrapper/eu-settlement-scheme-eu-other-eea-and-swiss-citizens-and-their-family-members" target="_blank">EU Settlement Scheme: EU, other EEA and Swiss citizens and their family members | Horizon</a>.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The Home Office is working closely with DWP and HMRC to ensure all those eligible for the EU Settlement Scheme apply, including contacting people to encourage them to do so. We will also expediate outstanding applications to the EUSS, including late applications where there are compelling or compassionate grounds for doing so.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">As with citizens of countries elsewhere in the world, EEA citizens who missed the 30 June deadline to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme, and do not have any other form of immigration leave, no longer have their rights protected, including access to benefits. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">However, a person granted status under the EU Settlement Scheme on the basis of a late application will have the same rights from the date they are granted status, as a person who applied by the deadline. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Home Office has already published guidance on late applications to the EU Settlement Scheme at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-eu" target="_blank">Immigration Rules Appendix EU - Immigration Rules - Guidance - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Home Office is working closely with DWP and HMRC to ensure all those eligible for the EU Settlement Scheme apply, including contacting people to encourage them to do so. We will also expediate outstanding applications to the EUSS, including late applications where there are compelling or compassionate grounds for doing so.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 08/07/2021 14:12:56 question first ministerially corrected 13/07/2021 10:52:14 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 12506 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1342536

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2021
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Teachers: Arts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many schools lack a qualified teacher in (a) art and design, (b) drama and (c) music.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	25092
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>The number of state-funded schools in England with no teachers holding a relevant post-A level qualification in art and design, drama or music is provided in the attached table.</p><p>To reduce burden during the COVID-19 outbreak, schools and local authorities were not required to provide information on teacher qualifications in 2020. Therefore, the information provided relates to the November 2019 School Workforce Census.</p><p>Please note that this information relates to qualifications of teachers, not the subjects taught. Information on subjects taught and teacher post-A level qualifications is published in the ‘School Workforce in England’ statistical publication at the following link: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/school-workforce-in-england</a>.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 05/07/2021 15:09:36 question first ministerially corrected 07/04/2022 09:37:35 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker attachment 1 file name 25092_table.xlsx title 25092_table previous answer version 11142 answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb answering member 111 attachment 1 file name 25092_table_teachers_without_post_a_level_qualification_Art_Drama_music.xls title Table for teacher employment qualifications
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

1342644

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Community Orders
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many hours of unpaid work have been completed as part of Community Sentences in each of the last five years.
	tabling member printed	Lord Marlesford
	uin	HL1613
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2021 answer text <p>The number of UPW hours delivered in the last five years are:</p><ul><li><del class="ministerial">April 2016 to March 2017: 5,581,803</del></li><li><del class="ministerial">April 2017 to March 2018: 5,381,903</del></li><li><del class="ministerial">April 2018 to March 2019: 5,310,093</del></li><li><del class="ministerial">April 2019 to March 2020: 4,101,917</del></li><li><del class="ministerial">April 2020 to March 2021: 2,117,333</del></li></ul><ul><li><ins class="ministerial">April 2016 to March 2017: 5,582,445</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">April 2017 to March 2018: 5,382,173</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">April 2018 to March 2019: 5,310,526</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">April 2019 to March 2020: 4,868,990</ins></li><li><ins class="ministerial">April 2020 to March 2021: 1,356,061</ins></li></ul><p>The figures for April 2020 – March 2021 evidence a decline in unpaid work delivery resulting from the pandemic and the need to comply with public health regulations, such as lockdowns and social distancing measures.</p><p>Prior to 26<sup>th</sup> June 2021, Community Rehabilitation Companies were responsible for the delivery of unpaid work. Since then, the new unified probation service has assumed responsibility for unpaid work delivery. This has provided an opportunity to re-energise our work, drive up completion rates and deliver better outcomes. We will deliver better quality and more robust unpaid work placements that are highly visible to the public and that meet both punitive and reparative aims. We want to move away from a reliance on individual placements towards incorporating larger national projects with public bodies and charities and we are keen to involve our stakeholders as much as possible in our plans.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 14/07/2021 16:42:58 question first ministerially corrected 24/03/2022 17:21:24 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar previous answer version 14204 answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
	tabling member	1854 label Biography information for Lord Marlesford

1342933

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2021
	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	Water Supply: Finance
	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 many water pumps and wells overseas has the Government funded in each of the last 5 years.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	25888
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2021 answer text <p>UK Aid funded programmes in the water supply sector report the number of people reached with improved water supply or sanitation and provide financial reports, they do not report on the number of wells or pumps needed to provide those water services. Between 2015 and 2020 the UK supported 62.6 million people to gain access to basic water supply or sanitation services. <del class="ministerial">The table below shows the total UK bilateral ODA spend on Water Supply and Sanitation between 2015 and 2019, as presented in respective annual Statistics on International Development publications:</del></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2015</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2016</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2017</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2018</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">2019</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">£183 million</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£170 million</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£177 million</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£207 million</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£176 million</del></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><del class="ministerial"><em>(Total UK Bilateral ODA Spend on Water Supply and Sanitation, as presented in annual Statistics on International Development publications)</em></del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Yearly UK bilateral ODA spend on Water Supply and Sanitation can be found in the respective annual Statistics on International Development publications: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-international-development</ins></p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 06/07/2021 16:31:06 question first ministerially corrected 08/07/2021 13:31:40 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton previous answer version 12008 answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1343043

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2021
	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	Climate Change: Females
	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 assessment he has made of the link between universal access to (a) sexual and reproductive health and rights, (b) family planning and (c) girls’ education and climate change.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	25770
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2021 answer text <p>The global climate crisis is a major threat to girls' education, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and gender equality. <del class="ministerial">Enabling girls and women to thrive, by providing quality education, health services and protecting their rights, is part of the solution. SRHR, including voluntary family planning, and girls' education have wide-ranging benefits for individuals and societies, including supporting their adaptive capacity and resilience to climate change. Supporting people in their reproductive choices may also have a positive impact on the conservation of nature over the long term, given the role this plays in empowering women and lowering fertility rates. In this context, it is important to note that it is high income countries that have the greatest impact on the biosphere.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The UK is a proud defender of SRHR and in 2021 we are supporting the launch of FP2030, the new global partnership to support countries to accelerate progress on voluntary family planning. The UK is also championing the right of all girls to twelve years of quality education so that they have the knowledge and skills to thrive, including leading change to help tackle the climate crisis. The UK is committed to delivering an inclusive COP26 that advances gender equality within climate action and finance.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">SRHR, including voluntary family planning, and girls' education have wide-ranging benefits for individuals and societies, including supporting their adaptive capacity and resilience to climate change. The UK is a proud defender of SRHR and champion of the right of all girls to twelve years of quality education. The UK is committed to delivering an inclusive COP26 that advances gender equality within climate action and finance. Our recently published COP Presidency paper 'Priorities for Public Climate Finance' sets out gender-responsive climate finance as a UK priority, which we are championing through our COP26 and G7 presidencies.</ins></p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 08/07/2021 13:43:54 question first ministerially corrected 13/07/2021 10:52:22 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton previous answer version 12484 answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1343307

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2021
	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	Climate Change: Finance
	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 his Department has taken to identify innovative sources of finance for funding climate-related loss and damage.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
	tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
	uin	26156
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2021 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The UK seeks to enable action to avert, minimise and address loss and damage, particularly in countries most vulnerable to impacts of climate change. As incoming COP 26 Presidency the UK is pressing donors to meet and surpass their commitment to provide $100 billion in climate finance to developing countries. The UK has increased its International Climate Finance to £11.6 billion over five years. This includes finance for adaptation relevant to averting, minimising and addressing loss and damage.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The UK supports innovative approaches in a number of areas, including disaster risk reduction and support for regional insurance schemes. Most recently, at the G7 Summit, the UK announced £120 million of support with Germany committing €125 million of funding to regional disaster protection schemes across Africa, South East Asia, the Caribbean and Pacific, to protect the lives and livelihoods of poor and vulnerable people against climate risks. This new funding contributes to the Risk Informed Early Action Partnership (REAP) target of making 1 billion people safer from disasters by 2025.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The UK seeks to enable action to avert, minimise and address loss and damage, particularly in countries most vulnerable to impacts of climate change. As incoming COP 26 Presidency the UK is pressing donors to meet and surpass their commitment to provide $100bn in climate finance to developing countries. The UK has increased its International Climate Finance to £11.6bn over five years. This includes finance for adaptation relevant to averting, minimising and addressing loss and damage.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The UK supports innovative approaches in a number of areas, including disaster risk reduction and support for regional insurance schemes. Most recently, at the G7 Summit, the UK announced £120m of support with Germany committing €125m of funding to regional disaster protection schemes across Africa, South East Asia, the Caribbean and Pacific, to protect the lives and livelihoods of poor and vulnerable people against climate risks. This new funding contributes to the Risk Informed Early Action Partnership (REAP) target of making 1 billion people safer from disasters by 2025. Our commitment to spend £3bn of our ICF on nature also recognises the importance of healthy ecosystems and the role of nature-based solutions in building resilience to the impacts of climate change.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 14/07/2021 16:50:33 question first ministerially corrected 19/07/2021 17:08:15 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge previous answer version 14238 answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1343730

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2021
	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	Cancer: Waiting Lists
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS 2021-22 priorities and operational planning guidance, published on 25 March 2021, whether the NHS is on schedule to tackle the backlog of cancer diagnosis, care and treatment by the end of March 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	27178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>NHS England and Improvement are committed to clearing the cancer backlog of patients waiting over 62 days from referral to first treatment by March 2022. Progress has been made, with 2.68 million urgent referrals and over 664,000 people treated for cancer between March 2020 and May 2021. In May 2021 general practitioner urgent referrals for suspected cancer were <del class="ministerial">8.3%</del> <ins class="ministerial">14%</ins> higher than the May 2019 baseline. Cancer referrals have reached over 10,500 referrals per day in April and nearly 11,000 in May.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 19/07/2021 13:14:50 question first ministerially corrected 28/07/2021 15:56:04 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 14949 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1344344

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2021
	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	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: EU Countries
	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 many staff of his Department work on European issues and relationships.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	28278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>The FCDO works to reinforce the UK's position as a reliable neighbour and partner in Europe, as set out in the Government's Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy. <del class="ministerial">There are over 2000 FCDO UK Based and Country Based members of staff in Europe Directorate. In addition to this, many</del> <del class="ministerial"> colleagues across the FCDO in the UK and around the world work to deepen our relationships with European allies and to amplify our global influence and achieve shared goals.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> Many colleagues across the FCDO in the UK and around the world work to deepen our relationships with European allies and to amplify our global influence and achieve shared goals.</ins></p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 12/07/2021 15:58:00 question first ministerially corrected 13/07/2021 10:51:45 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton previous answer version 13332 answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West