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1682964

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	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	Syria: Turkey
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what estimate his Department has made of the number of aerial bombardments by Turkey in the northeast of Syria in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	10096
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK recognises Turkey's legitimate security interests in Syria but also the need to protect civilian lives and infrastructure, and to avoid destabilising activity. Security and stability in the region are essential to prevent worsening of the already serious humanitarian situation in northern Syria and enable the Global Coalition to continue the fight against Daesh. We continue to monitor the situation, but the UK is not in a position to provide a figure on the number of Turkish airstrikes in Northeast Syria over the last 12 months.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 24/01/2024 17:24:05 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1682963

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	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	Sharks: Animal Products
	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 data his Department holds on the amount of shark meat that entered the commercial food chain in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	10095
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>While we monitor landings of shark species into UK ports and abroad by UK vessels, as well as UK trade flows of shark commodities, we do not hold data on the volume of shark meat entering the commercial food chain.</p><p>The UK Government continues to be a leading voice for sustainable fisheries, trade and protection of shark species. The UK places the utmost importance on ensuring that appropriate protection and management is in place for all shark species. While we are not opposed to the capture of sharks in commercial fisheries, we want to ensure those fisheries are sustainable, trade is managed, and that appropriate management measures are in place.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 22/01/2024 17:13:28 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1682965

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	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	Nigeria: Crimes of Violence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what estimate his Department has made of the number of people killed in attacks in the north-central Plateau state in Nigeria in December 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	10097
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The number of people killed in attacks in Plateau state, Nigeria, during December 2023, remains uncertain, particularly as not all attacks are reported to local authorities. The British High Commissioner has raised the recent attacks in Plateau with the Nigerian National Security Adviser, and the UK continues to monitor the situation closely. The UK is committed to supporting Nigeria to tackle the causes of intercommunal conflict, including through the Strengthening Peace and Resilience in Nigeria programme.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 25/01/2024 14:59:13 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1682961

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	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	Darwin Plus
	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 much funding has been made available to each Darwin Plus project in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	10093
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK Government continues to support conservation and biodiversity projects in the Overseas Territories, through initiatives such as the Darwin Plus Programme. The programme expanded in April 2023, offering greater levels of funding for Darwin Plus projects and the UK Government committed to make available, £10 million each year until 2025 to improve the natural environment of the Overseas Territories. The programme has made available:</p><p> </p><p>Darwin Plus Strategic: Funding between £1m-£3m.</p><p>Darwin Plus Main: Between £100k-£1m for projects.</p><p>Darwin Plus Local: Up to £20k for individuals and £50k for organisations.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 06/02/2024 10:18:21 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1682962

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	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	Darwin Plus
	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 much funding has been provided by Darwin Plus by country in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	10094
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2024 answer text <p>Darwin Plus is a competitive UK Government grants scheme that provides funding for environmental projects in the UK Overseas Territories. Since 2019, UK government spending on Darwin Plus has increased year on year to a record high of £6.85m in 22/23, reflecting the rising breadth and quality of applications to our schemes. Projects are selected on their merit at application supported by the advice of independent experts currently sat on the Darwin Plus Advisory Group. Darwin Plus funding per territory over the last five years can be found below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Overseas Territory</p></td><td><p>Grant Funding from 2019 - 2024</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Anguilla</p></td><td><p>£2,702,538.47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bermuda</p></td><td><p>£562,703.60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Antarctic Territory</p></td><td><p>£935,916.75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Indian Ocean Territory</p></td><td><p>£1,233,527.92</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Virgin Islands</p></td><td><p>£3,660,593.29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cayman Islands</p></td><td><p>£2,871,387.06</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Falkland Islands</p></td><td><p>£3,137,812.11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gibraltar</p></td><td><p>£169,956.10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Montserrat</p></td><td><p>£2,071,315.89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pitcairn, Henderson, Oeno and Ducie Islands</p></td><td><p>£423,105.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Helena, Ascension and Tristan Da Cunha</p></td><td><p>£5,918,668.62</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands</p></td><td><p>£4,412,383.75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sovereign Base Area of Akrotiri and Dhekelia</p></td><td><p>£1,176,523.50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Turks and Caicos Islands</p></td><td><p>£3,462,690.14</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 09/02/2024 09:51:03 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord