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1011334

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	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

1011433

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the October 2018 letter from Sir Brian Langstaff, Chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry, what plans he has to he has to enhance financial and psychological support to those affected by infected blood and blood products; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	194124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>It is for the Department of Health and Social Care to consider the issue of financial support raised by Sir Brian Langstaff in his letter. The Minister for Minister for Mental Health, Inequalities and Suicide Prevention has expressed her willingness to meet the Inquiry team and other discussions may follow.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 26/11/2018 10:55:45 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

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

1011481

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	Libya: Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if her Department will stop providing funding to migrant detention centres in Libya where people are subject to abuse.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	194036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK government is not funding migrant detention centres in Libya. They are the responsibility of the Libyan authorities and we regularly raise with them the need to respect the human rights of migrants, to ensure the provision of basic services, and to explore alternatives to detention centres. UK Aid funds basic humanitarian provisions where it is possible to do so in detention centres whilst upholding humanitarian principles.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 26/11/2018 14:11:43 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

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

1011582

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Aerospace Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, at the planned timescale is for agreeing an aerospace sector deal; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	194085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>We announced at Farnborough Airshow that Government would enter in to negotiations with the UK’s Aerospace Sector to agree a Sector Deal. Recognising that Aerospace is a leading sector in the UK, Ministers and Officials have been in negotiations with the sector since that time. We expect an ambitious Sector Deal to be agreed with industry in due course.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 26/11/2018 14:25:20 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker