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1660970

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
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	Burkina Faso: Education
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 impact of the security situation in Burkina Faso on access to education for children.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	199830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2023 answer text <p>The UK is closely monitoring events in Burkina Faso including the worsening security and humanitarian situation. Recent analysis by the UN and NGOs indicates that high numbers of school closures are disrupting education for pupils in Burkina Faso. The UK continues to provide support for education through the Education Cannot Wait Fund, a multilateral fund which supports the provision of education interventions targeting children in emergencies, including in Burkina Faso. The UK also supports the Global Partnership for Education which supports education systems transformation globally, including in Burkina Faso.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 25/09/2023 11:26:01 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1660971

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
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	Libya: Floods
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 discussions he has had with the African Union on the humanitarian response to the floods in Libya.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	199831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2023 answer text <p>Our representatives to the African Union have been briefed on the humanitarian response to the floods in Libya. The Africa Centres for Disease control (CDC) briefed the UK alongside other countries on their planned response , in line with their statement over the weekend.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 25/09/2023 15:59:22 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1660972

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
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	G20: African Union
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 recent assessment he has made of the impact of the African Union being made a permanent member of the G20 on that organisation.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	199832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2023 answer text <p>Africa's share of the world's population is forecast to double from 18 percent today to 37 percent by 2100, so African countries need a louder voice on the international stage. Recognising this, the Integrated Review refresh sets out the Government's support of greater African representation in multilateral institutions. The Government supported, and welcomes, the African Union becoming a permanent member of the G20. The pan-African membership of the African Union means it is uniquely placed to represent the interests of the entire African continent.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 25/09/2023 11:22:35 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1660979

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
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	Sick Leave: Stress
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many total working days were staff absent due to work-related stress in (a) her Department, (b) the Environment Agency and (c) Natural England in each year from 2010 to 2023.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	199833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2023 answer text <p>Absence specifically attributed to work-related stress is not currently recorded via HR sickness absence systems. Work-related stress cases – with or without any absence from work – are encouraged to be reported via work-related injury, ill-health and incident reporting procedures, as a health and safety incident, like any other work-related harm.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 28/09/2023 13:30:14 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1660980

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
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	Office for Environmental Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Office for Environmental Protection.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	199834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2023 answer text <p>Defra published <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Foffice-for-environmental-protection-public-body-review-outcome%2Foutcome-recommendations-from-the-oep-review-2022-to-2023&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7Cadeb8218e89a4682093a08dbb8395ebf%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638306328756014300%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=d74kNiVVc3oly96XjNpgkAFRe%2Bp%2BO3Q7FPDYNj5DEF0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">a review</a> of the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) as part of the Government’s Public Bodies Review Programme in July 2022.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 21/09/2023 09:49:44 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1660982

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
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 and Plant Health Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she last met with the Chief Executive of the Animal and Plant Health Agency.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	199835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has regular meetings with the Chief Executives of Defra’s arms’ length bodies, including the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 25/09/2023 15:28:18 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1660983

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
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	Antimicrobials: Drug Resistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress her Department has made on the Antimicrobial Resistance National Action Plan.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	199836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2023 answer text <p>The UK takes a One Health approach to controlling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and Defra is a co-signatory with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) of the UK's AMR five-year National Action Plan (NAP, 2019-24) and the UK's 20-year Vision to Contain and Control AMR by 2040. Defra leads on the animal, plant and environment elements of the NAP. Results from the UK Veterinary Antibiotic Resistance Sales and Surveillance Report 2021 showed that since 2014 the UK has achieved a 55% reduction in antibiotic use in food-producing animals, and over this same period the UK has seen an overall trend of decreasing AMR in bacteria from animals.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is now in the process of developing the second five-year NAP, which will run from 2024-29. This is being developed in consultation with a broad range of stakeholders across different sectors and will be informed by the findings from the AMR Call for Evidence. The 2024-29 NAP will build on progress made in the 2019-24 NAP and set out challenging ambitions and actions for the next five years, which will set us on course for achieving our long-term national and international ambitions.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 25/09/2023 15:21:50 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1660984

registered interest
date	15/09/2023
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	The Elders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has held recent discussions with members of The Elders on foreign and development policy.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	199837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2023 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has not had any recent discussions with members of The Elders. The Foreign Secretary last met with The Elders on 19 October 2022.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 22/09/2023 14:11:25 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1660457

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the impact of the level of private rental costs on renters in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	199424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2023 answer text <p>Housing is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland. In the absence of a Northern Ireland Executive and Ministers, it is for the Department for Communities to provide help and advice for private rented tenants in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 22/09/2023 08:23:55 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1660494

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
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	Africa: Debts
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 implications for his policies of the joint statement by African faith leaders on 8 August 2023 on reducing debt in African countries.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	199442
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government notes the statement by African Faith Leaders. We are working to ensure swift progress and effective implementation of debt treatments and are working to deliver a long-term, sustainable approach to dealing with debt restructurings through the Common Framework. The UK is leading improvements to the global debt architecture and is supporting efforts to find coordinated solutions on debt including through the Global Sovereign Debt Roundtable. During the pandemic, the UK supported the G20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative and contributed £150 million to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust to provide debt relief.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 22/09/2023 14:18:14 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones