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1238327

	registered interest
	date	28/09/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department plans to disburse the additional funding and grants for costs associated with the covid-19 outbreak claimed for by (a) Eversely Primary School and (b) other schools.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
	uin	96163
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>The Department is providing additional funding to schools, on top of existing budgets, to cover unavoidable costs incurred between March and July due to the COVID-19 outbreak that cannot be met from their existing resources.</p><p>Schools have been eligible to claim for: increased premises related costs associated with keeping schools open over the Easter and summer half term holidays; support for free school meals for eligible children who are not in school, where schools are not using the national voucher scheme; and additional cleaning costs required due to confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases, over and above the cost of existing cleaning arrangements.</p><p>The first claims window for the COVID-19 schools fund closed on 21 July. There will be a further opportunity in the autumn for schools to claim for exceptional costs that fell between March and July. This second claims window will be available for schools who were unable to claim in the summer and will be for the same eligible cost categories.</p><p>Schools have claimed £104 million against the standard expenditure categories in the fund, as set out above. The Department will be making further payments in the autumn term to schools who either claimed outside of the standard categories or whose claims exceeded the cost limit, following an assessment of their claims. Along with other schools who made a claim outside of the standard expenditure categories, Eversley Primary School, Enfield, will receive a payment in the autumn term which will reflect the outcome of that assessment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 01/10/2020 16:20:17 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1173818

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Asylum
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many requests for legal assistance were made by asylum applicants during the first instance procedure in 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
	uin	9116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>Information on the total number requests for this type of legal assistance is not held. Such assistance when provided by legal aid is funded under the ‘Legal Help’ scheme, where the decision on whether or not to grant funding is taken by the legal aid provider, and hence refusals are not reported to the Legal Aid Agency.</p><p> </p><p>The data on the number of grants of this type of legal aid in 2019 is not available, as this is not broken down to the level of detail required until a claim for payment is submitted.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton grouped question UIN 9117 9118 question first answered 03/02/2020 16:13:18 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1173819

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Asylum
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many requests were made for legal assistance by asylum applicants during the first instance procedure by (a) regular, (b) accelerated, (c) border and (d) Dublin procedures in 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
	uin	9117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>Information on the total number requests for this type of legal assistance is not held. Such assistance when provided by legal aid is funded under the ‘Legal Help’ scheme, where the decision on whether or not to grant funding is taken by the legal aid provider, and hence refusals are not reported to the Legal Aid Agency.</p><p> </p><p>The data on the number of grants of this type of legal aid in 2019 is not available, as this is not broken down to the level of detail required until a claim for payment is submitted.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton grouped question UIN 9116 9118 question first answered 03/02/2020 16:13:18 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1173820

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme: Asylum
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many requests for legal assistance by asylum applicants during the first instance procedure were granted in 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
	uin	9118
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>Information on the total number requests for this type of legal assistance is not held. Such assistance when provided by legal aid is funded under the ‘Legal Help’ scheme, where the decision on whether or not to grant funding is taken by the legal aid provider, and hence refusals are not reported to the Legal Aid Agency.</p><p> </p><p>The data on the number of grants of this type of legal aid in 2019 is not available, as this is not broken down to the level of detail required until a claim for payment is submitted.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton grouped question UIN 9116 9117 question first answered 03/02/2020 16:13:18 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1307785

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2021
	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	Developing Countries: Maternity Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to publish the Ending Preventable Deaths Action Plan.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
	uin	179356
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2021 answer text <p>The UK is committed to working with others to end the preventable deaths of mothers, newborns, and children by 2030. We hope to publish our approach to ending preventable deaths in due course.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 15/04/2021 16:13:56 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1359787

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	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	Developing Countries: Nutrition
	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 make an assessment of the effectiveness of her Department's nutrition-specific programmes, including (a) treatment for child wasting, (b) micro-nutrient supplementation, (c) malnutrition screening services and (d) support for breastfeeding.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
	uin	57239
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>FCDO undertakes reviews of all its programmes on an annual basis, including whether intended outcomes and impacts are being achieved. We also invest in evaluating our programmes to enable us to learn what works and to adapt our approaches accordingly.</p><p>In 2020 the Independent Commission for Aid Impact conducted a review of DFID's work on nutrition. This scored a green/amber rating and provided important insights into how we can further strengthen the work we do.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 25/10/2021 09:45:51 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1359788

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	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	Developing Countries: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the impact of covid-19 on the number of children expected to experience stunted growth as a result of malnutrition.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
	uin	57240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>We have worked to strengthen monitoring of the impacts of COVID-19 on nutrition. This includes compiling evidence on the impact of COVID-19 on nutrition outcomes and interventions, including on disruptions of key services and food consumption patterns. Research shows that by the end of 2022, COVID-19 and related economic impacts could result in an estimated additional 9.3 million wasted and 2.6 million stunted children. Prevention and treatment of malnutrition is part of FCDO's response to address the indirect impacts of COVID-19 in countries such as Somalia, Yemen, South Sudan and Ethiopia.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 25/10/2021 09:09:05 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1359789

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	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	Development Aid: Nutrition
	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 the funding estimates are for her Department's nutrition-specific programmes for the year 2021-22.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
	uin	57241
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>FCDO is focusing its Official Development Assistance (ODA) investment and expertise on issues where the UK can make the most difference and achieve maximum strategic coherence, impact, and value for money.</p><p>Information about our nutrition spend in financial year 2021-22 will be publicly available through Development Tracker in due course.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 25/10/2021 09:07:11 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1359790

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	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	Development Aid: Infant Mortality and Maternal Mortality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government's ending preventable deaths plan will include indicators on nutrition-specific interventions such as support for breastfeeding, vitamin supplementation and treatment for child wasting.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
	uin	57242
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>We plan to launch the Ending Preventable Deaths Action Plan later this year. Ending the preventable deaths of mothers, newborn and children requires work across sectors to address the complex pathways leading to mortality. The plan includes an approach to integrate nutrition-specific services into a health system strengthening approach and influence others to do the same. Indicators for monitoring progress against the plan are still to be decided.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 25/10/2021 10:32:47 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1359791

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	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	Developing Countries: Malnutrition
	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 plans the Government has to support the Nutrition for Growth summit 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
	uin	57243
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>FCDO is working closely with the Government of Japan to make sure the 2021 Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit supports meaningful action by governments, donors, businesses, the UN and civil society.</p><p>The Government is actively considering its approach to the N4G summit, including any new nutrition commitment, and will set its approach following the conclusion of the Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 25/10/2021 10:39:35 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous