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1011334

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date	21/11/2018
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 Citizen Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment she has made of the future funding needs of the International Citizen Service.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	907730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>Almost 35,000 young people have completed the International Citizen Service to date. Thanks to a £15m extension to the programme, 3,000 more young people will complete placements before the end of next year.</p><p> </p><p>As we continue with our ambitious redesign, funding details beyond next year have not been confirmed. However, I can confirm that £8.5 million has been allocated for the 2019/20 financial year.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 21/11/2018 14:48:23 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1011335

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Famine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to respond to the risk of mass famine in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	907733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK is playing a lead role preventing famine in Yemen, with our funding meeting the immediate food needs of 4 million Yemenis this year.</p><p>We also recently announced support for UNICEF to screen over 2 million children for severe acute malnutrition, and provide treatment for 70,000 of the most vulnerable children.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 21/11/2018 14:49:13 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

1011336

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	World Health Organisation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking with the World Health Organisation to achieve the sustainable development goals to (a) end preventable child deaths and (b) establish universal health coverage.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	907734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK supports WHO’s leadership on health systems and work to achieve Universal Health coverage, including ending preventable child deaths and addressing global health security, and I commend WHO’s leadership on the recent Ebola outbreaks in DRC. DFID funds WHO to provide technical assistance, develop global standards and norms, strengthen country health systems and support health and wellbeing for all.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 21/11/2018 14:50:47 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1011337

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	St Helena: Airports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	How many planes have successfully (a) landed and (b) taken off from St Helena's airport since that airport was built.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Meg Hillier
uin	907738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>Since the airport opened in April 2016, there have been 278 flights. This consists of 139 arrivals and 139 departures.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 21/11/2018 14:51:26 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

1011440

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Trials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the number of defendants seeking to use section 76(8) of the Serious Crime Act 2015 as a key form of defence within criminal trials.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	194126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 26/11/2018 10:31:00 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1011470

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the number of children in full-time education who are are employed.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	194033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The number and proportion of young people of academic age 16 to 17 in full-time education or in full-time education and employment at the end of 2017 is provided in the table below. No information is held by the department on the employment status of young people under the age of 16.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Academic Age</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>In full time education </strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>In full-time education and employment </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>Proportion</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td><td><p>Proportion</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>1,004,800</p></td><td><p>82.1%</p></td><td><p>271,500</p></td><td><p>22.2%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The figures provided comes from the department’s official estimates of participation in education, training and employment for young people of academic age 16 to 18, which are published annually. The figures are available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/participation-in-education-training-and-employment-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/participation-in-education-training-and-employment-2017</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 26/11/2018 13:42:36 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1011549

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Sector: Workplace Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much he has allocated to the Home Office for 2019-20 to cover changes in relation to quadrennial valuations of the public service pension schemes.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	194173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The Budget allocated extra funding to the reserve for 2019-20 to cover an expected £4.7 billion of unforeseen additional costs arising from the ongoing valuations of public service pension schemes. The Treasury is currently working with departments to confirm departmental allocations of this funding.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 26/11/2018 13:37:51 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1011688

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Brexit
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 assessment he has made of the ability of his Department to implement its Departmental Plan in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	193999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>All Departments are planning for how their programmes for leaving the EU relate to the negotiation timetable. Defra is assessing the impact of different scenarios on its business as a whole, and incorporating this into its business, financial and workforce planning to inform prioritisation and the Single Departmental Plan.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 26/11/2018 12:00:12 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne