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1723179

registered interest
date	24/07/2024
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press Inquiry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of re-establishing the Leveson Part Two inquiry.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	1459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2024 answer text <p>Ministers and officials working in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport regularly engage with press stakeholders on a range of issues.</p><p>The Government clearly laid out its priorities in the manifesto and in the King’s Speech.</p> answering member constituency Barnsley South answering member printed Stephanie Peacock grouped question UIN 1613 question first answered 29/07/2024 12:16:35 answering member 4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

1723219

registered interest
date	24/07/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Occupied Territories: Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of recent increases in settler violence in the West Bank.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	1460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2024 answer text <p>Settlement expansion reached record levels in the past year and has been accompanied by an increase in settler violence. During the Foreign Secretary's visit to Israel and the OPTs on 14-15 July, he met with Palestinians displaced in the West Bank and was horrified to hear of acts of violence carried out by settlers.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary made the UK's position clear to those communities and to the Israeli Government. Settlements are illegal under international law, present an obstacle to peace and threaten the physical viability of a two-state solution.</p><p>The Government will challenge those who undermine the prospects of a two-state solution or use hateful rhetoric. We will look at all options to take tougher action.</p> answering member constituency Lincoln answering member printed Mr Hamish Falconer question first answered 30/07/2024 13:07:45 answering member 5148
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

1722038

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he expects to conclude negotiations with Mauritius on the sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2024 answer text <p>The Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary met the Mauritian Prime Minister on 23 July and committed to continuing negotiations on the exercise of sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory/Chagos Archipelago. It is too early to speculate on timelines or conclusions, but it is the Government's priority to resolve this long standing and important issue, including ensuring the long-term secure and effective operation of the joint UK/US military base on Diego Garcia and other key issues. As appropriate, we will continue to engage with all relevant parties including the Chagossian diaspora.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff South and Penarth answering member printed Stephen Doughty question first answered 24/07/2024 16:38:26 answering member 4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

1722050

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Animal Products: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ban the import of hunting trophies.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2024 answer text <p>The government committed in its manifesto to banning the import of hunting trophies.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 23/07/2024 16:35:45 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

1722051

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Furs: Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to respond to the consultation entitled the Fur market in Great Britain, published on 31 May 2021.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2024 answer text <p>Ministers are reviewing policies, which will be announced in the usual way, including the consultation on the Fur Market in Great Britain. Defra is continuing to build the evidence base on the fur sector. This includes commissioning our expert Animal Welfare Committee (AWC) on what constitutes responsible sourcing of fur. The report that they produce will support our understanding of the fur industry and help inform our next steps.</p><p> </p><p>We have some of the highest animal welfare standards in the world and this Labour Government will introduce the most ambitious programme for animal welfare in a generation.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 23/07/2024 16:55:26 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

1722052

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Animal Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will (a) make an assessment of the potential merits of banning the use of farrowing crates and (b) hold a public consultation on such a ban.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2024 answer text <p>We are firmly committed to maintaining and improving animal welfare and will work closely with the farming sector to deliver high standards.</p> answering member constituency Cambridge answering member printed Daniel Zeichner question first answered 23/07/2024 16:41:25 answering member 4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

1719324

registered interest
date	20/05/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: Women
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's report into women’s State Pension age changes, published on 21 March 2024, if he will hold discussions with the Leader of the House on enabling Members to vote on the Government's financial redress proposals before 23 July 2024.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	26938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>In laying the report before Parliament at the end of March, the Ombudsman has brought matters to the attention of this House, making it clear that Parliament has a role in responding to the report. The Government intends to engage fully and constructively with Parliament. The Secretary of State has also committed to provide a further update to the House once the report's findings have been fully considered.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 23/05/2024 10:30:51 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

1696211

registered interest
date	14/03/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Kenya: Female Genital Mutilation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what criteria his Department uses to determine whether to allocate funding to organisations to help tackle FGM in Kenya.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	18635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>The UK is investing £35 million in the second phase of the Africa-Led Movement (ALM) to end female genital mutilation (FGM) that is targeting support to grassroots African organisations leading change from within their communities, including in Kenya. The UK recognises the importance of working with specialist organisations, which is why the ALM Programme has established a grassroots grants mechanism through which smaller community-based organisations can receive funding and capacity development to lead sustainable change within communities. All FCDO programmes have agreed criteria for results and effectiveness against which they are measured annually.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 20/03/2024 10:38:06 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

1696212

registered interest
date	14/03/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Female Genital Mutilation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, to which (a) charities and (b) other organisations his Department has allocated funding to help tackle FGM in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	18636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>We work with a range of organisations in our efforts to tackle Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). This includes specialist FGM charities, academic institutions, private sector organisations, and grassroots organisations.</p><p>The UK has a proud record of supporting the Africa-Led Movement to End FGM. We are investing £35 million between 2019-2027 to support grassroots African organisations and activists leading change from within their communities through small grant funding. The UK also supports grassroots organisations tackling FGM through the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women and the Equality Fund. We do not hold data on what proportion of FCDO spend has gone to grassroots organisations for activities that specifically address FGM.</p><p>In 2022, £75.1 million of UK bilateral Official Development Assistance was spent on tackling violence against women and girls. Results show that between April 2021 and March 2023 our work on gender-based violence, including FGM, reached 4.2 million people.</p><p>All FCDO programmes have agreed criteria for results and effectiveness against which they are measured annually. We have also developed new tools to track rates of FGM and changes in attitudes and are using these to measure the effectiveness of our FGM programmes.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell grouped question UIN 18637 18638 question first answered 20/03/2024 14:01:31 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

1696213

registered interest
date	14/03/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Female Genital Mutilation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what criteria his Department uses to assess the effectiveness of programs working on eradicating FGM that his Department (a) has awarded and (b) plans to award funds to.
tabling member constituency	Islington North
tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
uin	18637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>We work with a range of organisations in our efforts to tackle Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). This includes specialist FGM charities, academic institutions, private sector organisations, and grassroots organisations.</p><p>The UK has a proud record of supporting the Africa-Led Movement to End FGM. We are investing £35 million between 2019-2027 to support grassroots African organisations and activists leading change from within their communities through small grant funding. The UK also supports grassroots organisations tackling FGM through the UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women and the Equality Fund. We do not hold data on what proportion of FCDO spend has gone to grassroots organisations for activities that specifically address FGM.</p><p>In 2022, £75.1 million of UK bilateral Official Development Assistance was spent on tackling violence against women and girls. Results show that between April 2021 and March 2023 our work on gender-based violence, including FGM, reached 4.2 million people.</p><p>All FCDO programmes have agreed criteria for results and effectiveness against which they are measured annually. We have also developed new tools to track rates of FGM and changes in attitudes and are using these to measure the effectiveness of our FGM programmes.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell grouped question UIN 18636 18638 question first answered 20/03/2024 14:01:31 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn