The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is an established multilateral development bank (MDB) with a membership of 109 countries worldwide.<\/p>
The benefits of the UK's membership of the AIIB were set out when the government announced its intention for the UK to join the AIIB<\/a> and in presenting the Draft AIIB (Initial Capital Contribution) Order 2015 for agreement by the House of Commons.<\/a><\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the (a) financial and (b) political (i) benefits and (ii) disadvantages of membership of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/114", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Tim Loughton"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1698981", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1698981/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " We are actively monitoring threats to UK data and will not hesitate to take further action if necessary to protect our national security.<\/p> Data can be exploited by those seeking to counter UK interests and we are taking action to secure our data. As set out in the Integrated Review Refresh 2023, this includes considering new levers to prevent hostile actors accessing our data.<\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1694466/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The UK saw £60bn of investment in 2023, meaning that since 2010 the UK has seen £300bn of public and private investment into low carbon sectors. The Powering Up Britain Plan, backed by substantial government funding, seeks to attract private capital for green energy.<\/p> <\/p> We've bolstered investor confidence with announcements on the UK Carbon Capture Usage and Storage (CCUS) sector and the Hydrogen Strategy. In December 2023, we unveiled Europe's largest simultaneous commercial-scale green hydrogen projects, supporting 125MW in the inaugural Hydrogen Allocation Round (HAR1).<\/p> <\/p> We\u2019ve allocated over £1 billion for the flagship Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme's Allocation Round 6 (AR6) and £1.1 billion to the Green Industries Growth Accelerator, to support the expansion of domestic green manufacturing capacity and strengthen clean energy supply chains.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to report entitled Financing the Future: Energy, published by the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association on 26 February 2024, what steps her Department plans to take to encourage private capital investment in green energy.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1694126/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Government does not collect figures in relation to how many children are subject to a special guardianship order at any one time.<\/p> However, the following table extracted from the publicly available Family Court Statistics Quarterly figures provides details on the number of children involved in orders from 2013 until 2022. Data for public law cases in 2022 has not been published due to data issues resulting from the reform of public law services.<\/p> The number of these orders has remained relatively stable over that period.<\/p> <\/p> Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Public Law<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Private Law<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2013<\/p><\/td> 4,923<\/p><\/td> 1,863<\/p><\/td> 6,786<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2014<\/p><\/td> 4,852<\/p><\/td> 1,944<\/p><\/td> 6,796<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015<\/p><\/td> 5,514<\/p><\/td> 1,949<\/p><\/td> 7,463<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016<\/p><\/td> 5,668<\/p><\/td> 1,812<\/p><\/td> 7,480<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017<\/p><\/td> 5,758<\/p><\/td> 1,581<\/p><\/td> 7,339<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2018<\/p><\/td> 5,920<\/p><\/td> 1,501<\/p><\/td> 7,421<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2019<\/p><\/td> 5,835<\/p><\/td> 1,544<\/p><\/td> 7,379<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2020<\/p><\/td> 5,268<\/p><\/td> 1,196<\/p><\/td> 6,464<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2021<\/p><\/td> 6,124<\/p><\/td> 1,293<\/p><\/td> 7,417<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2022<\/p><\/td> *<\/p><\/td> 1,184<\/p><\/td> *<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children have been subject to a special guardianship order in each of the last 10 years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "true", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data her Department holds on the number of children born as a result of IVF treatment in each of the last 10 years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1693275", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1693275/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The safety and security of British airlines and the travelling public are a top priority for my Department. Management of airspace is a sovereign responsibility and it is for airlines to take decisions on routings. DfT provide additional advice to UK airlines operating outside of the UK where we deem it necessary<\/p> <\/p> In relation to Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) events within Somali airspace, a high number of TCAS events may indicate an inadequate Air Traffic Control provision within the area but it also means that the protections are working and aircraft are being kept separated. Should an aircraft\u2019s TCAS be unserviceable, then protection is still provided by aircraft with a serviceable TCAS. It is also of note that this airspace is not routinely or regularly used by UK operators.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications for (a) his policies and (b) the safety of overflying British aircraft of recent Traffic Collision Avoidance System events over air space controlled by Somalia and Somaliland.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1690356", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he made representations to his Chinese counterpart on the (a) repeal of the Beijing-imposed National Security Law and (b) the release of (i) Jimmy Lai and (ii) other political prisoners at the Munich Security Conference in February 2024.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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