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1679734

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date	05/01/2024
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	Potatoes: Food Supply
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 potential impact of lower potato production on food security.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	8269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2024 answer text <p>We are very aware of the recent turbulence in the potato market caused by recent wet weather. We are closely monitoring the market situation and continue to engage with the potato growing, manufacturing and processing sectors to supplement Government data with real-time intelligence.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has a highly resilient food supply chain, with a high degree of food security built on strong domestic production and supply from diverse sources. While the weather has created a challenging growing and harvesting environment for potato crops this season, we are not anticipating any significant impacts to domestic supply.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 16/01/2024 11:17:08 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1173500

registered interest
date	27/01/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Lebanon: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent diplomatic steps he has taken to help ensure a secure and stable Government in Lebanon.
tabling member constituency	Woking
tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
uin	8269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text <p>I spoke with former Lebanese Prime Minister Hariri on 9 December 2019 about the situation and with new Lebanese Foreign Minister Dr. Nassif Hitti on 28 January. Members of the International Support Group for Lebanon – including the UK – met in December 2019. The group reiterated its support to Lebanon and was unified in calling for the swift formation of a Government capable of meeting the aspirations expressed by Lebanese and capable of delivering the urgently required economic reform; it also reiterated that the right for peaceful protest must continue to be respected. The UK's Defence Senior Advisor to the Middle East and North Africa visited Lebanon on 12 December 2019 and met with senior Lebanese authorities, including President Aoun, to discuss the current situation.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 30/01/2020 17:01:21 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1167650

registered interest
date	31/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Department's press release, Prime Minister boosts schools with £14 billion package, published on 30 August 2019, when the £700 million for children with special educational needs will be allocated; and whether that funding will be ring-fenced.
tabling member constituency	Walsall North
tabling member printed	Eddie Hughes
uin	8269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>On 11 October 2019 we notified local authorities of their provisional allocations of high needs funding for the next financial year 2020-21, which included an additional £780 million, compared to their 2019-20 allocations. This additional £780 million will not be ring-fenced within the total high needs funding allocations to local authorities, which will rise to over £7 billion next year. The high needs allocations will form part of the dedicated schools grant to local authorities, and can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-funding-formula-tables-for-schools-and-high-needs-2020-to-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-funding-formula-tables-for-schools-and-high-needs-2020-to-2021</a>.</p><p>The dedicated schools grant is ring-fenced and has to be spent by local authorities on education in accordance with the regulations and conditions of the grant.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 05/11/2019 09:04:47 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes

756544

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	e-petitions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, for what reasons petitions on the e-petitions website were not carried over from the beginning of purdah on 3 May 2017.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	8269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2017 answer text <p>The new Petitions Committee will consider petitions which reached the 100,000 threshold for debate as soon as it is set up.</p><p> </p><p>As the petitions system is part of the official work of Parliament, it stops when Parliament dissolves. This applies not just to petitions but also to other kinds of business, such as parliamentary questions and early day motions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 08/09/2017 16:28:50 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

391681

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Met Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what his policy is on retaining full public ownership of the Met Office; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	8269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring the effective and efficient management of publicly owned assets and keeps ownership of all assets under review. Where there is no longer a strong policy reason for continued public ownership or where there is potential for an asset to operate more sensibly and efficiently in the private sector, the Government will continue to look into the potential sale of public sector assets.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson grouped question UIN 8212 8270 8271 8272 8350 question first answered 11/09/2015 13:18:53 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis