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\u200bThe UK government actively engages with civil society organisations, recognising that collaborative engagement can strengthen the protection of children in armed conflict. On 12 February 2019, the International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon met four youth participants from World Vision UK's newly launched campaign entitled 'It takes a World...To End Violence Against Children'<\/em>, to discuss their views and recommendations for government action regarding the use of children in armed forces and groups. The UK government recognises the importance of amplifying young people's voices and the powerful impact this can have in raising the profile of the Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) Agenda. The UK government therefore continues to engage with World Vision on this agenda. An invitation has been extended to World Vision to present at the newly established cross-government Working Group on CAAC.<\/p> <\/p> The UK is an active member of the United Nations Working Group on CAAC, which leads the international response to the issue of child soldiers and child protection. This includes pressing those parties to conflict listed in the UN Secretary-General's annual report on CAAC to enter into concrete action plans with the UN to verify and release any child soldiers associated with armed groups and forces and to prevent re-recruitment. The UK is the largest single financial contributor to the office of the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for CAAC, contributing £800,000 in the last five years. We have shown our support for the SRSG's recently launched Global Coalition for Reintegration (GCR) by joining the 'Friends of Reintegration' group, a forum to generate new ideas for supporting reintegration programmes and prevention of re-recruitment for children formerly associated with armed groups. The UK has confirmed it will be increasing its funding to the office of the SRSG for CAAC to £450,000 for the FY19/20 to continue assisting the SRSG with her current mandate and will be giving an additional £50,000 to fund extended activities pertaining to the GCR.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if his Department will assess the merits of the conclusions and recommendations of the report entitled, No Choice: It takes a world to end the use of child soldiers, published by World Vision International in February 2019; and what steps his Department is taking to protect children at risk of recruitment by armed forces and his groups.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1061159/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Figures for the number of Winter Fuel Payment recipients in the Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk constituency are given in the table below.<\/p> <\/p> 2013/14<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2014/15<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2015/16<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2016/17<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2017/18<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 25,020<\/p><\/td> 24,760<\/p><\/td> 24,460<\/p><\/td> 24,150<\/p><\/td> 23,770<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Figures for the annual cost of Winter Fuel Payment from the past five winters is not available at constituency level.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people in Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk received winter fuel payments in each of the last five winter periods; and what the annual cost of winter fuel payments in Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk was in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1061160/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Cold Weather Payment scheme is administered at weather station level rather than any other standard GB geography such as constituency level. The coverage area for each weather station is determined by the Met Office which assesses the most appropriate weather station for each postcode area. Cold weather payments are triggered when the average temperature recorded at the weather station has been recorded as, or is forecast to be, 0o<\/sup>C or below over seven consecutive days, during the Cold Weather season (November to March).<\/p> <\/p> The constituency of Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk covers all or part of the following postcode areas: DG14, EH37, EH38, EH43 and TD1-15.<\/p> <\/p> The above postcode areas are covered by four weather stations: Charterhall, Edinburgh Gogarbank, Eskdalemuir and Salsburgh. Qualifying individuals living in this area will have received a payment in respect of a seven-day period of Cold Weather, as shown in Table 1<\/strong>.<\/p> <\/p> Table 1 Estimated number of Cold Weather Payment recipients, by year and weather station<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Weather station<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2013/14<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2014/15<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2015/16<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2016/17<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2017/18<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Charterhall<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 6,000<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 6,0001<\/sup><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Edinburgh Gogarbank<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 72,0001<\/sup><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Eskdalemuir<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 5,0001<\/sup><\/p><\/td> 5,000<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 5,0003<\/sup><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Salsburgh<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 19,0001<\/sup><\/p><\/td> 35,000<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 34,0002<\/sup><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 1<\/sup> There were two triggers at this weather station; recipients will have received two payments in that year. 2<\/sup> There were four triggers at this weather station; recipients will have received four payments in that year. 3<\/sup> There were five triggers at this weather station; recipients will have received five payments in that year.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Estimated expenditure for Cold Weather Payment recipients covered by Charterhall, Edinburgh Gogarbank, Eskdalemuir and Salsburgh weather stations can be seen in Table 2,<\/strong> along with the annual total for the four weather stations.<\/p> <\/p> Table 2 Estimated Expenditure of Cold Weather Payments, by year<\/strong> and weather station<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Weather station<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2013/14<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2014/15<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2015/16<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2016/17<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2017/18<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Charterhall<\/p><\/td> £0.0m<\/p><\/td> £0.0m<\/p><\/td> £0.1m<\/p><\/td> £0.0m<\/p><\/td> £0.3m<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Edinburgh Gogarbank<\/p><\/td> £0.0m<\/p><\/td> £0.0m<\/p><\/td> £0.0m<\/p><\/td> £0.0m<\/p><\/td> £3.6m<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Eskdalemuir<\/p><\/td> £0.0m<\/p><\/td> £0.2m<\/p><\/td> £0.1m<\/p><\/td> £0.0m<\/p><\/td> £0.6m<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Salsburgh<\/p><\/td> £0.0m<\/p><\/td> £0.9m<\/p><\/td> £0.9m<\/p><\/td> £0.0m<\/p><\/td> £3.4m<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/p><\/td> £0.0m<\/p><\/td> £1.1m<\/p><\/td> £1.1m<\/p><\/td> £0.0m<\/p><\/td> £7.9m<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/strong><\/p> Charterhall, Edinburgh Gogarbank, Eskdalemuir and Salsburgh weather stations cover the following postcode areas, in Table 3<\/strong>, which include constituencies other than Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk. We estimate that 313,000 payments to 117,000 recipients, totalling £7.9 million expenditure, were made in this area as a whole in respect of the triggers in 2017/18. We are not able to break this figure down to a lower level.<\/p> <\/p> Table 3 Postcode sectors mapped to Weather Stations<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Weather station<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Postcode Sectors Covered<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Charterhall<\/p><\/td> NE71, TD1-6, TD8, TD10-15.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Edinburgh Gogarbank<\/p><\/td> EH1-42, EH47-49, EH51-55, FK1-7, FK9-10, KY3, KY11-12.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Eskdalemuir<\/p><\/td> DG3-4, DG10-11, DG13-14, ML12, TD7, TD9.<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Salsburgh<\/p><\/td> EH43-46, G65, G67-68, ML1-3, ML6-11.<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/strong><\/p> Notes<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/social-fund-cold-weather-payments<\/a><\/p> <\/p>