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756714

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Chippenham
	tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
	uin	8442
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>Yemen is one of the most serious humanitarian crises in the world. According to the UN, almost 21 million people (over 75% of the population) are in need of humanitarian aid, with nearly 10 million in need of immediate help to save or sustain life. Yemen is also facing the world’s worst cholera outbreak with over 624,000 suspected cholera cases recorded since April and more than 2,000 deaths.</p><p>In response, the UK has increased our funding for Yemen to £139 million for 2017-18. This includes support for cholera prevention; the provision of medical supplies and treatment for those affected; as well as life-saving interventions including nutrition support to 1.7 million people and clean water and sanitation for 1.2 million people.</p><p>On the 11<sup>th</sup> August, the Secretary of State for International Development announced that we are targeting £8 million of our support to UNICEF and the International Organization for Migration on activities specifically to address cholera. The funding will be used to provide medical supplies to half a million people, give safe access to chlorinated water to 300,000 people, and rehabilitate medical facilities used by 250,000 people.</p><p>This is a significant increase from previous years, and makes us the second-largest contributor to the UN’s 2017 Yemen Appeal and the third-largest humanitarian donor overall. At the same time the UK continues to play a leading role in lobbying for a political solution to the conflict, as well as pressing others in the international community to step up and provide co-ordinated humanitarian support.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/09/2017 17:03:10 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan

755662

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Motor Sports: Operating Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if the Government will take steps to assist with the hosting fees of the British Grand Prix; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Chippenham
	tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
	uin	7364
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The government fully recognises the major benefits of holding the British Grand Prix, given its status in the UK sporting calendar and the considerable wider economic opportunities it provides. The British Racing Drivers' Club have kept government informed about their discussions on the future of British Grand Prix, and this dialogue will continue. This is primarily a commercial matter between the British Racing Drivers' Club and Liberty F1 to progress.</p> answering member constituency Chatham and Aylesford answering member printed Tracey Crouch question first answered 11/09/2017 10:31:13 answering member 3950 label Biography information for Dame Tracey Crouch
	tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan

756713

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Mobile Phones: Aerials
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether he plans to review the acceptable levels of exposure to radiofrequency radiation from mobile telephone base stations.
	tabling member constituency	Chippenham
	tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
	uin	8421
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Government policy is that exposures to electromagnetic fields from mobile phone masts and other radio-transmitting equipment should comply with the guidelines on limiting exposure from the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP). This policy is reflected in the National Planning Policy Framework for England, which contains provisions in respect of ICNIRP compliance.</p><p> </p><p>The former Health Protection Agency published a comprehensive review of the evidence prepared by its independent Advisory Group on Non-ionising Radiation (AGNIR) in 2012. The Group’s overall conclusion was that although a substantial amount of research has been conducted in this area, there is no convincing evidence that electromagnetic field exposures below guideline levels cause health effects in either adults or children.</p><p> </p><p>Included within the AGNIR report are many measurements that have been published showing that exposures of the general public living near to mobile phone masts are well within the ICNIRP levels.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England has committed to keeping emerging evidence under review and preparing another comprehensive review when sufficient new evidence has accumulated.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 12/09/2017 16:27:50 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
	tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan

756712

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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	Fisheries
	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 assessment he has made of the effect of banning the landing of bass by fixed nets on reducing the incidence of accidental catching of those fish.
	tabling member constituency	Chippenham
	tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
	uin	8441
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The EU bass measures that apply this year are intended to further reduce the landings of bass across all fishing gear groups – trawl, hook and line, and netting (both fixed and drift) as Member States work together to recover this important stock. Limited derogations from a complete ban were agreed for application this year, including a monthly limit of 250kg per eligible vessel to allow for limited landings of unavoidable by-catches when using fixed gillnets to catch fish other than bass.</p><p> </p><p>In the first six months of this year, we have seen a reduction of bass landings in the UK fleet netting gear group of 54% from the 2011-13 baseline average in the same period, i.e. 54 tonnes landed from January to June, down from 117 tonnes in the earlier six month baseline average.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/09/2017 12:37:56 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan

756711

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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	Environment: 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, whether the 25 Year Environment Plan will include measures to help manage the UK's impact on the environment in other countries through the products it imports.
	tabling member constituency	Chippenham
	tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
	uin	7829
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Our 25 Year Environment Plan will set out not only how we will improve the natural environment in this country, but also how we will use the UK’s position and influence to improve the environment around the globe.</p><p> </p><p>We want to provide even stronger global leadership on environmental issues in the coming decades.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 12/09/2017 12:39:41 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan

756710

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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	Animal Welfare: Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will assess the feasibility of raising the maximum sanction to five years in prison for animal cruelty sentences in England and Wales to align sentences with Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Chippenham
	tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
	uin	7598
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Anyone who is cruel to an animal or does not provide for its welfare needs may be banned from owning animals, given an unlimited fine or sent to prison. We are aware of the penalties which apply in other parts of the United Kingdom. As the Secretary of State told the House on 20 July, we are actively reviewing penalties in England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/09/2017 15:50:48 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan