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date	21/03/2023
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	East Africa: Development Aid
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 specific commitments his Department will make to funding sustainable farming projects in East Africa following the Government’s commitment in the Integrated Review Refresh to drive the shift to sustainable agriculture.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	170706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2023 answer text <p>The UK continues to support new financing from the World Bank and African Development Bank (AfDB) to address food security, including through enhancing sustainable agriculture. We have championed the AfDB's Climate Action Window (CAW) and are providing £200 million to help vulnerable countries adapt to climate change including by developing more sustainable and resilient food production. We will continue to share the UK's scientific expertise to increase innovation and agricultural productivity. We have demonstrated leadership through the COP process, including on the Agriculture Breakthrough Goal to make climate resilient, sustainable agriculture technology affordable and accessible for farmers everywhere by 2030.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 24/03/2023 11:19:55 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1303473

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date	17/03/2021
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	Economic Growth: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2021 to Question 167292 on Levelling Up Fund: Wales, when his Department last had discussions with representatives of (a) Ceredigion County Council and( b) other local authorities in Wales as part of the Government's ongoing work to support local economic growth in response to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	170706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2021 answer text <p>The Levelling Up Fund is a competitive fund, with funding distributed to places across the UK on the basis of successful project selection.</p><p>The Levelling Up Fund will invest in local infrastructure that will have a visible impact on people and their communities. The Government regularly engages with a wide range of stakeholders as part of ongoing work to support local economic growth as we recover from Covid-19.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 26/03/2021 14:09:03 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

968244

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date	05/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Schools: Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the findings of the National Education Union and Child Poverty Action Group, Child poverty and education: A survey of the experiences of NEU members, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of school staff who are personally purchasing equipment for students.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	170706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>School staff should not have to purchase equipment for their students. Core funding for schools and high needs is at its highest ever level, having risen from almost £41 billion in the period 2017 to 2018 to £42.4 billion this year. It will rise further to £43.5 billion in the period 2019 to 2020.</p><p>Since 2010, there are 637,000 fewer children living in workless households. 75% of children from workless families moved out of poverty when their parents entered into full-time work.</p><p>Supported by the National Living Wage, the lowest paid have seen their wages grow by almost 7% above inflation between April 2015 and April 2017. This year, the government raised the Income Tax personal allowance to £11,850.</p><p>Under the Labour government, in the period 2009 to 2010, someone working full-time on the minimum wage earned over £10,500 and had to pay £820 to the government in income tax. Under the Conservative government, in the period 2018 to 2019, they earn over £14,200 and would only pay £490.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 13/09/2018 16:28:11 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 74122 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane