The British Council have advised that in each of the last five years the number of education projects the British Council has supported in each country is:<\/p>
Country<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 2013<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 2014<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 2015<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 2016<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 2017<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Swaziland<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 2<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 2<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 3<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 1<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 1<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Botswana<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 3<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 3<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 3<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 3<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 2<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Lesotho<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 2<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 2<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 3<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 1<\/ins><\/p><\/td> 1<\/ins><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> Her Majesty's Government Communications Centre (HMGCC) follows government best practice in working to clear and strong management guidelines and performance objectives, and in the allocation of resources with an organisational strategic plan.<\/ins><\/p> <\/ins><\/p> In line with its strategic plan, individual members of staff agree their objectives on an annual basis, and their performance is assessed regularly against a range of standard and professional competencies. Managers are given appropriate training and have full access to internal guidance and external best practice.<\/ins><\/p> <\/ins><\/p> HMGCC ensures that it maintains rigorous financial management and that resources are used fully in a timely and appropriate manner. HMGCC adheres to HMT's fees and charges guidance, Managing Public Money, relevant accounting and audit standards and other appropriate HMT guidance. HMGCC has for the last five years followed a programme of LEAN & Continuous Improvement, using best commercial practice to examine internal processes, derive improvements and measure effectiveness.<\/ins><\/p> <\/ins><\/p> HMGCC's use of resource has been approved by both internal and external audits.<\/ins><\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Department for Work and Pensions has a target to uphold 80 per cent of benefit decisions that are subject to Mandatory Reconsideration.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Personal Independence Payment assessors have been disciplined for making misleading reports on the basis of which decisions were made that were later overturned by a tribunal, in each of the last three years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government under what authority the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has agreed a definition of racially and religiously aggravated crime that is wider than the legal definition under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and Criminal Justice Act 2003, as indicated in the CPS Public statement on prosecuting racist and religious hate crime published in August.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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