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1417172

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date	27/01/2022
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	Forests and Recreation Spaces
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 steps he is taking to support new woodlands and community green spaces.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	905302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2022 answer text <p>Our England Trees Action Plan sets out how we will deliver our ambitious commitments to treble tree-planting rates across the country and bring trees and woodlands closer to people, backed by the £750 million Nature for Climate Fund. We are funding three new Community Forests in Cumbria, Devon and the North East, have established the Urban Tree Challenge Fund, and have created opportunities for large-scale tree planting through the Landscape Recovery Scheme with details soon to be launched. On 24 January I had the pleasure of visiting Blenheim estate, a 104-hectare woodland created under the England Woodland Creation Offer. Landowners, land managers and public bodies can apply to the England Woodland Creation Offer, which provides both greater financial incentives to plant and maintain trees and offers greater recognition of the benefits provided by woodland to people and nature.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 27/01/2022 13:40:55 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

1417241

registered interest
date	27/01/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Local Transport Plans: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the sustainable transport toolkit for local authorities will include guidance on how emerging local plans should take the Government's Transport Decarbonisation agenda and Local Transport Plan requirements into account.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	113164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>The Local Authority decarbonisation toolkit will provide guidance and information to support local areas in planning and delivering policy measures to reduce carbon emissions from transport. The guidance is aligned with and will deliver the commitments set out in the Transport Decarbonisation Plan.</p><p> </p><p>The plan also committed us to drive forward decarbonisation and transport improvements at a local level by making quantifiable carbon reductions a fundamental part of local transport planning and funding.</p><p> </p><p>New guidance on developing Local Transport Plans is currently being developed and is expected to be published later this year. The guidance will set out the key requirements for quantifiable carbon reductions and wider alignment with spatial planning.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 01/02/2022 11:35:23 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1417242

registered interest
date	27/01/2022
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: 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 plans she has to track progress towards her Department's two global targets on girls’ education, endorsed last year by G7 leaders.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	113165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2022 answer text <p>We have committed to publish an annual report tracking progress against the two new global objectives, in collaboration with UNESCO and the UN Girls' Education Initiative. The report is due to be published in the summer of 2022 and annually will highlight the progress that low- and lower-middle-income countries have made in getting 40 million more girls into school and 20 million more girls reading by the age of 10, as well as demonstrating the obstacles that are still to be overcome.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 04/02/2022 10:25:03 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1417243

registered interest
date	27/01/2022
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: 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 steps her Department has taken to help advance the two global girls’ education targets since the meeting of the G7 in June 2021.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	113166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2022 answer text <p>We have built on the momentum of the G7 and UK-hosted Global Education Summit to push forward progress on girls' education. At COP26 we shone a spotlight on the links between education and climate and called for countries to prioritise early learning in their efforts to mitigate climate change. In Afghanistan the UK has called for girls' right to secondary education to be restored, and UK humanitarian funds are helping provide safe spaces for learning for 38,000 displaced children, including 28,000 girls.</p><p>As of mid-December, more than 647 million school children were still affected by partial or full school closures. Ministers are pressing national governments to reopen schools as a matter of priority, while our bilateral education programmes and flagship Girls' Education Challenge continue to support children to catch-up on the learning they have lost. On 26 January the UK helped launch a new report by the Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel focused on recovering children's education, as part of our commitment to increase the global evidence base for education reform.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 04/02/2022 10:20:38 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1417244

registered interest
date	27/01/2022
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	Ukraine: British Nationals Abroad
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 the cost to the public purse has been of UK Government public awareness campaigns in Ukraine on support available to UK nationals living in Ukraine in each month since January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	113250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>Keeping British citizens in Ukraine informed of our latest consular advice is a top priority given the volatility of the situation. Digital advertising is one of the many ways we communicate with UK nationals to ensure they have the latest consular information.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 01/02/2022 17:57:51 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1417245

registered interest
date	27/01/2022
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	Alcoholic Drinks: Children and Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the accessibility of the Chief Medical Officer’s guidelines on consumption of alcohol by children and young people.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	113125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2022 answer text <p>The United Kingdom Chief Medical Officers’ low risk drinking guidelines do not include specific guidelines on consumption of alcohol by children and young people. However, advice on alcohol consumption is available at NHS.UK, the Talk to FRANK online resource, and GOV.UK.</p><p>The National Health Service provides advice that alcohol use in teenage years is related to a range of health and social problems and recommends that children and young people do not drink alcohol before the age of 18 years old. This guidance is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/common-health-questions/childrens-health/should-my-child-drink-alcohol/" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/common-health-questions/childrens-health/should-my-child-drink-alcohol/</a></p><p>Education on alcohol use is also a statutory component of relationships education, relationships and sex education and health education in England.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan grouped question UIN 112588 question first answered 02/02/2022 11:03:41 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan previous answer version 48088 answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1417246

registered interest
date	27/01/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Candidates: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Part One of the National Disability Strategy published 28 July 2021, what steps his Department has taken to date towards considering how it can best support those standing for public office and those who hold public office.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	113192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>It is the Government’s ambition to see more disabled people in public office.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Officials in the Cabinet Office Disability Unit continue to work with colleagues at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DHLUC) on this issue. DHLUC is developing a new scheme to support those seeking to become candidates and to support those who have been elected to public office. That work is a part of the 2022/23 local government improvement work which will be launched from April this year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Officials are also speaking to the National Association of Local Councils and the Local Government Association about enhancing support and guidance for disabled councillors.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 07/02/2022 15:01:44 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1417247

registered interest
date	27/01/2022
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	Hungary: Election Observers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the forthcoming Hungarian parliamentary elections on 3 April 2022, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of Hungarian civil society organisations' request to the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Right for the deployment of a full-scale election observation mission.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	113299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2022 answer text <p>The UK is committed to building a Network of Liberty that will put us at the heart of economic, diplomatic and security partnerships. Promoting democratic values is a key part of this, and election observation allows us to support democracies and strengthen democratic electoral processes around the globe, including in the OSCE region.</p><p>We are considering our approach for the Hungarian General Election. Diplomatic observers from our British Embassy in Budapest observed the Hungarian elections in 2018 and 2014, and our Embassy will continue to work energetically with civil society groups in Hungary ahead of the elections this year. We are clear that independent election monitoring is vital for credible and inclusive elections.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 03/02/2022 15:20:17 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1417248

registered interest
date	27/01/2022
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	INTERREG programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether continued membership of Interreg programmes will be possible for UK-based organisations following the UK's departure from the EU.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	113088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>Under the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement January 2020 it was agreed that the UK would remain in European Structural and Investment Fund (ESIF) programmes in the Multiannual Funding Framework (MFF) 2014-2020. This includes Interreg programmes also known as European Territorial Cooperation (ETC) programmes. Spending on these programmes will continue until December 2023 and after this they will be closed.</p><p> </p><p>The UK will not be participating in ESIF programmes in the next MFF 2021-2027, including ETC programmes, except for the Peace Plus programme in Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) has policy responsibility for Peace Plus.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 01/02/2022 16:25:24 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1417249

registered interest
date	27/01/2022
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	Disability
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 Part One of the National Disability Strategy published 28 July 2021, what progress the Disability Unit has made on developing a UK-wide campaign to increase public awareness and understanding of disability, dispel ingrained and unhelpful stereotypes and promote the diverse contributions disabled people have made, and continue to make, to public life.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	113193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2022 answer text <p>The Disability Unit is progressing the development of a UK-wide campaign designed to increase public awareness and understanding of disability, and change perceptions and challenge unhelpful stereotypes and behaviours towards disabled people.</p><p> </p><p>The Disability Unit appointed an independent agency in Autumn 2021 to conduct research to identify and better understand unhelpful stereotypes and perceptions, and the behaviours found to be most harmful to disabled people.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 04/02/2022 11:35:42 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft