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1060806

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to (a) reopen and (b) allocate additional funding to the Equitable Life payment scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	220976
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>Since 2010, we have taken more action than any previous government to resolve this issue by allocating up to £1.5bn, tax free, for payment to affected policyholders. There are no plans to allocate any further funds to the Equitable Life Payment Scheme, or reopen it.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 20/02/2019 15:33:56 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1060810

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	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: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has to increase humanitarian aid to help tackle violence against children.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	220978
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to protecting children in conflict. DFID does not have targets for humanitarian aid spending on specific groups. Our humanitarian programming is based on an assessment of need in any given context and on evidence of which interventions are most effective. DFID is providing significant support to protect children from violence around the world through our humanitarian programming. Protection is at the centre of our humanitarian action, with partners adhering to minimum standards to ensure the safety and dignity of those most vulnerable, including children.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 20/02/2019 14:54:38 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1060811

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	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: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment has she made of the economic effect of violence against children.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	220979
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>DFID is committed to protecting vulnerable children around the world and helping them to grow up free from violence.</p><p> </p><p>Violence has long lasting impacts on children’s health, their capacity to learn, and their economic prospects in later life. Violence against children is also proven to have a negative impact on the economy. One estimate models the annual costs of physical, sexual and psychological violence against children to be up to 8 per cent of global Gross Domestic Product, which equates to approximately US$7 trillion.</p><p> </p><p>The economic effect of violence against children is one of the reasons why DFID is the leading supporter of the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 20/02/2019 14:55:39 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1060812

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	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: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recovery projects her Department has in place to end violence against children.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	220980
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>DFID is committed to reducing violence through dedicated investments to protect children, alongside interventions embedded in wider development and humanitarian programming.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Current examples of support include: £5.75 million to the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children to drive international ambition and progress, including the Safe to Learn campaign that will inspire action to end violence in schools around the world; £10m to UNICEF to prevent and respond to violence, abuse and exploitation of children on the move in Somalia, Ethiopia and Sudan through a strengthened child protection system; and £65m to the No Lost Generation Initiative in Lebanon to support Syrian children with education and psychosocial support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 20/02/2019 14:56:42 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1056443

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	United Kingdom Holocaust Memorial Foundation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when responsibility for the UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation will be transferred to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport; and how.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Eccles
	uin	HL13501
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>There are no plans to transfer responsibility for the UK Holocaust Foundation to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. The Holocaust Memorial Foundation provides independent advice to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government who has overall responsibility for the delivery of the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 19/02/2019 17:15:23 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	2447 label Biography information for Viscount Eccles

1056444

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what expenditure of public funds has been made to date on the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Eccles
	uin	HL13502
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>From 2015/16 to the end of January 2019 the Government has spent £4.8 million on the Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre programme.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 19/02/2019 17:10:04 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	2447 label Biography information for Viscount Eccles

1056445

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what the total cost of the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre is expected to be; and how this expenditure will be financed.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Eccles
	uin	HL13503
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>In January 2015, in response to the Holocaust Commission’s report ‘Britain’s Promise to Remember, the Prime Minister with cross-party support committed £50 million to kick-start a society-wide fundraising effort to deliver the National Memorial and Learning Centre and its wider educational objectives.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 20/02/2019 15:17:30 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	2447 label Biography information for Viscount Eccles

1056446

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the risk that the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre will attract the attention of Holocaust-deniers and anti-Zionists if it is sited close to Parliament.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Eccles
	uin	HL13504
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>The Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre will have security arrangements similar to the many other public buildings in Westminster. By using the latest technology and security methodology available we intend for the security aspects to be integrated into the design so it does not impact on the visitor experience.</p><p>To achieve this we are working with security experts, government agencies and the Metropolitan Police to ensure the necessary security measures are put in place.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 19/02/2019 17:15:02 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	2447 label Biography information for Viscount Eccles

1056447

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consultation has taken place, or is intended, with the UK Jewish community about the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre.
	tabling member printed	Viscount Eccles
	uin	HL13505
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK Holocaust Memorial Foundation has engaged extensively with all interested parties, including organisations and members of the Jewish community.</p> answering member printed Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth question first answered 19/02/2019 17:15:12 answering member 4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
	tabling member	2447 label Biography information for Viscount Eccles

1060587

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	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	Trees: Conservation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Category A trees with Heritage Tree status there are throughout the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Gower
	tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
	uin	221005
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>‘Category A Heritage Tree’ is an industry standard for undertaking arboricultural assessments, as set out in British Standard (BS) 5837 of 2012 on ‘Trees in relation to design, demolition and construction’ policy.</p><p> </p><p>As this is an industry standard rather than an official Government one, central Government does not keep records of how many such trees there are.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is currently consulting on a ‘Duty to Report’ on tree planting and felling for local government. The consultation closes on 28 February.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 20/02/2019 15:33:17 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi