I have regular discussions with Scottish Government ministers on a wide range of issues that are important to Scotland\u2019s economic performance. The Scottish Government must work with us on ensuring that Scotland\u2019s economy thrives, but making Scotland the highest taxed part of the UK is setting the wrong signal.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1512", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for David Mundell"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "David Mundell"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-02-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-02-20T15:36:51.423Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Scotland"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Scotland"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-02-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Taxation: Scotland"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "What recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the use of tax raising powers available to that Government.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4498", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North East Hampshire"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Ranil Jayawardena"} ], "uin" : "909253"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1060560", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1060560/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The process for assessing historic medals claims will be a matter for the independant Advisory Military Sub-Committee and will be announced by the Cabinet Office in due course.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1609", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chloe Smith"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Norwich North"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Chloe Smith"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-02-19", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-02-19T12:08:28.523Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "53"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-02-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Military Decorations"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, will the medal submissions previously submitted to the 2012 Medal Review be automatically reconsidered by the new Advisory Military Sub-Committee of the Honours and Decorations Committee without having to be resubmitted.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4390", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ian Blackford"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Ross, Skye and Lochaber"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ian Blackford"} ], "uin" : "220922"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1060562", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Development"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1060562/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Family Planning 2020 (FP2020) secretariat has not worked with the She Decides campaign. The UK has not allocated any funding to the She Decides campaign.<\/p>
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DFID works with many partners who support women\u2019s sexual and reproductive health and rights. A Minister attended the She Decides launch event, and we were delighted that She Decides held a spotlight event during the Family Planning Summit in London in 2017.<\/p>
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We welcome the Independent Commission for Aid Impact\u2019s impact review on DFID\u2019s results in improving maternal health. The recommendations will feed into DFID\u2019s strategic planning.<\/p>
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Despite the helpful points that the report highlights, we stand by our estimates for the overall number of maternal lives we saved. We used an internationally respected modelling tool \u2013 the Lives Saved Tool. We were forced to make some assumptions, however, and therefore used the tool conservatively, excluding some results from large programmes where we could not be sure of accuracy. This was our best way to account for UK Aid to the taxpayer.<\/p>
<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1201", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Alistair Burt"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North East Bedfordshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Alistair Burt"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-02-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-02-20T14:49:51.337Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "20"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "International Development"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "International Development"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-02-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Developing Countries: Maternity Services"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the finding that her Department's global results claim on saving maternal lives was unable to be confirmed on page i, paragraph 1 of the Executive Summary of the Independent Commission for Aid Impacts report of October 2018, Assessing DFID\u2019s results in improving Maternal Health: An impact review, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of that finding.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/288", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir William Cash"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Stone"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Sir William Cash"} ], "uin" : "220759"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1060564", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Development"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1060564/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
We welcome the Independent Commission for Aid Impact\u2019s impact review on DFID\u2019s results in improving maternal health. The recommendations will feed into DFID\u2019s strategic planning.<\/p>
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Increasing our family planning portfolio from 2013 was an important move \u2013 this was a neglected area with an enormous potential impact, not only for women\u2019s lives but also to societies and economies. Our spending on maternal health was not, however, reduced during this time.<\/p>
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We welcome the Independent Commission for Aid Impact\u2019s impact review on assessing DFID\u2019s results in improving maternal health. The recommendations will feed into DFID\u2019s strategic planning.<\/p>
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The report is right that we revised our estimate down as our information changed. Models continually incorporate better data as it becomes available. The maternal lives saved figure reduced when better data from Bangladesh and Ethiopia became available. Additionally, results from a large multi-country programme were excluded to avoid any potential for over-estimation.<\/p>
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A full update is available in this report: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/update-on-results-achieved-by-the-dfid-between-2011-and-2015<\/a><\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1060568/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The calorie reduction programme that Public Health England (PHE) oversees on behalf of Government challenges all sectors of industry to achieve a 20% reduction in calories in key foods contributing significantly to intakes of children up to 18 years by 2024. The programme is at an early stage with stakeholders having been consulted on initial draft proposed guidelines only in autumn 2018. No decisions have been taken at this stage of development on the guidelines and whether or how these will apply to imported products. PHE is considering the points raised through the consultation and is aiming to publish the guidelines in mid-2019.<\/p> In March 2017 PHE published guidance to assist local authorities in supporting and working with small businesses on voluntary reduction initiatives including calories. This guidance is available at the following link:<\/p>