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1197131

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date	19/05/2020
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	Eritrea: Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Government of Eritrea on the release of political prisoners, journalists and Aster Fissehatsion.
tabling member constituency	West Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Harriett Baldwin
uin	48982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>We remain concerned about the human rights situation in Eritrea, including the arrests of opposition leaders, journalists and religious figures. Since Aster Fissehatsion and others were detained in 2001, the UK Government, along with partners in the international community, have taken every opportunity to voice our concern about arbitrary arrests and detentions in Eritrea, and have called for their release. We have done so directly with the Government of Eritrea and publicly - through our annual reporting on human rights and at the Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva.</p><p>On 26 February, the UK's International Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French, delivered a statement during the 43rd Session of the HRC expressing concern at continuing human rights abuses. Although welcoming Eritrean acceptance of Universal Periodic Review recommendations and offering UK assistance in support of their implementation, she said that the UK would continue to press for the release of arbitrarily detained individuals including journalists, as well as reform of the National Service and freedom of religion or belief for worshippers of unregistered religions.</p><p>During visits to Eritrea, the FCO's Head of East Africa Department, in November 2019, and the Home Office International Director, in February 2020, both raised human rights issues with senior members of the Eritrean Government, including Freedom of Expression and National Service. In April our Ambassador in Asmara raised the prospect of releasing prisoners given their increasing risk of infection from Covid-19 with the President's chief political adviser, Yemane Gebreab. Eritrea remains a priority country for the FCO under our annual human rights reporting, and we will continue to monitor the situation there.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 04/06/2020 14:40:03 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin

1193065

registered interest
date	05/05/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	North Cotswold Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what information his Department has received from Network Rail on the feasibility of the North Cotswold Line taskforce strategic outline business case.
tabling member constituency	West Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Harriett Baldwin
uin	43635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2020 answer text <p>Network Rail is continuing undertake a review of the business case at the Department’s request. This is expected to be completed in early summer, however the constraints of the current COVID19 situation may have an impact on the timescales for both the review and the Department’s subsequent consideration of the Task Force’s request for funding to develop the case and its entry into the Rail Network Enhancement Pipeline (RNEP).</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 14/05/2020 11:03:13 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin

1192163

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is providing to global education during the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	West Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Harriett Baldwin
uin	42014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>Ensuring 12 years of quality education for all children, especially girls, is a UK priority, particularly in responding to the COVID 19 pandemic. This entails mitigating short term risks by focussing on safety, nutrition, wellbeing and learning whilst schools are closed; and supporting countries to protect and maintain education budgets in the longer term.</p><p>DFID is adapting its bilateral education programmes in 18 countries. The UK has announced £20 million for the UN Children’s Fund crisis appeal, which includes education, and a further £5 million to the Education Cannot Wait fund to support emergency education in fragile contexts. The Global Partnership for Education, to which the UK is the largest donor, is flexing over £200 million to support education sector stability in response to the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 11/05/2020 16:51:06 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin

1192165

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	International Financing Facility for Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is providing to the International Financing Facility for Education.
tabling member constituency	West Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Harriett Baldwin
uin	42015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>The Prime Minister announced a commitment of up to £300 million for the International Finance Facility for Education (IFFEd) at the UN General Assembly in September 2019, consisting of £100 million in grant funding and around £200 million in paid-in cash and guarantees.</p><p>The UK is working closely with the Education Commission and Netherlands to finalise plans for the Facility, which will be based in London. IFFEd will be a vital tool to help ensure education systems are adequately funded during and after the COVID 19 pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 11/05/2020 16:52:26 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin

1192170

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Education: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the role of global education in helping to tackle (a) the covid-19 pandemic and (b) future pandemics.
tabling member constituency	West Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Harriett Baldwin
uin	42016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>DFID’s objective in responding to the pandemic is to support a robust global public health response that empowers local leadership and works through national and regional systems.</p><p>Global education has a critical role to play in this and we are adapting programmes to raise community awareness of the pandemic and protect the most vulnerable. We are using lessons from Ebola and the current response to improve our approach.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 11/05/2020 16:49:28 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin

1192171

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Environment Protection: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of global education in reducing carbon emissions and tacking climate change.
tabling member constituency	West Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Harriett Baldwin
uin	42017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2020 answer text <p>The world must take increased, urgent action to tackle climate change and environmental degradation to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Across the world governments, businesses, financial institutions, communities and individuals all need to play a part, and the Government is working hard so that, at the international climate summit next year in Glasgow, we accelerate progress to address these twin global challenges. Education, training and public awareness have a vital role in increasing the understanding of the impacts of climate change and our ability to respond and adapt.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 15/05/2020 15:18:22 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin

1192172

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of the use of satellite technology in delivering remote learning to children that are not attending school as a result of (a) the covid-19 pandemic and (b) other reasons.
tabling member constituency	West Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Harriett Baldwin
uin	42018
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>DFID is helping to deliver remote learning to children during the COVID19 crisis through radio, television and many mobile telephone networks that are providing educational applications free of charge.</p><p>Satellite internet technology has specific potential benefits in reaching children in remote areas where mobile telephone coverage is limited. The DFID-funded EdTech Hub is researching how to effectively scale this type of learning in low income countries, with a key focus on the Value for Money compared to non-tech interventions.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 11/05/2020 16:53:39 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin

1192174

registered interest
date	01/05/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Basic Skills
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of using onebillion.org software to teach reading, writing and numeracy to children in developing countries; and whether her Department has allocated funding to provision of teaching using that software in those countries.
tabling member constituency	West Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Harriett Baldwin
uin	42019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>We are aware of the learning benefits of using onebillion, as shown by research and as the UK winner of the Global Learning X-Prize. Onebillion’s approach has demonstrated learning benefits for both girls and boys in areas of the world where access to education is limited. DFID has previously funded onebillion through Comic Relief and through an in-kind donation in Malawi.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 11/05/2020 16:55:17 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin

1191652

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Natural Gas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish the risk assessment that his Department commissioned when it advised landlords to continue to carry out in-home gas boiler inspections during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	West Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Harriett Baldwin
uin	41438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive is the regulator and independent enforcer of the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 and oversees the Gas Safe Register under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. The Health &amp; Safety Executive has made clear that landlords should not suspend all annual gas safety checks at this time as it could put tenants at risk of serious illness or fatalities from gas explosions or carbon monoxide poisoning, particularly as people are spending all or most of their time at home. It is the responsibility of the dutyholder to assess on a case by case basis the risk of carrying out gas safety checks in a property. HSE guidance can be found here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gassaferegister.co.uk%2Fhelp-and-advice%2Fcovid-19-advice-and-guidance%2Flandlords%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7CClaire.Robertson%40communities.gov.uk%7Cf0e6fffc80c046d1a49d08d7f0162f0f%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637241850371100775&amp;sdata=L47RLf8JHK7jGv2gnI2KybupPzMJJZIO%2FJhj5UCbh4Y%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gassaferegister.co.uk/help-and-advice/covid-19-advice-and-guidance/landlords/.</a></p><p>Our guidance is clear that no work should be carried out in any household which is isolating or where an individual is being shielded, unless the work is to remedy a direct risk to the safety of the household. Where entry is required for emergency repairs landlords should take every possible step to minimise contact with residents and follow government guidance on tradespeople working in people homes, which may be found at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fguidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19%2Fguidance-for-employers-and-businesses-on-coronavirus-covid-19%23social-distancing-in-the-workplace---principles&amp;data=02%7C01%7CClaire.Robertson%40communities.gov.uk%7Cf0e6fffc80c046d1a49d08d7f0162f0f%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637241850371110733&amp;sdata=agXsp%2FDWkSKyrFXls%2FF1WM8fAmX%2FfS4wiK2lFd7QDS4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19/guidance-for-employers-and-businesses-on-coronavirus-covid-19#social-distancing-in-the-workplace---principles.</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 11/05/2020 13:22:01 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin

1189248

registered interest
date	22/04/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Protective Clothing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advice that the public should wear a homemade cloth face covering outside the home where it is difficult to maintain social distancing.
tabling member constituency	West Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Harriett Baldwin
uin	38910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2020 answer text <p>Since 11 May, we have advised people to wear face coverings in enclosed spaces where they cannot easily social distance and might come into contact with people they do not normally meet, and from Friday 24 July, members of the public must wear a face covering when visiting a shop or supermarket in England.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government is running a major proactive communications campaign on face coverings to alert the public where they are now required to wear face coverings and educate the public on how to correctly wear one.</p><p> </p><p>United Kingdom advice on face covering follows advice from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies. As always, we are committed to following the evidence and will keep reviewing evidence from around the world and update our position as and when we need to.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 05/08/2020 11:57:46 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin