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1258671

registered interest
date	07/12/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Debts: Developing Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of debt owed by countries eligible for G20 Common Framework on Debt Treatments applies to (a) non-official creditors owed to entities resident in the UK and (b) private creditors governed by English law as at 7 December 2020.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	126048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2020 answer text <p>The UK strongly supports the Common Framework for future debt treatments which will facilitate quicker and simpler restructurings where required. A total of 77 of the least developed countries are eligible for treatment under the Common Framework.</p><p>Under the Common Framework, private sector creditors will be required to implement debt restructurings that are at least equivalent to those agreed by official creditors.</p><p>We do not hold a breakdown of the proportion of these countries’ debt that is owed to private creditors governed by English law or entities resident in the UK. However, in 2019 the IMF assessed that 45% of the total outstanding stock of international sovereign bonds by nominal principal amount are governed under English law.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 15/12/2020 14:11:46 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1258433

registered interest
date	04/12/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 30 November to Question 118531, what discussions he has had with (a) the Chancellor the Exchequer and (b) other Cabinet colleagues on ensuring that adequate funding is in place for the services providing support to women leaving prison.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	125242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Justice has regular discussions with the Chancellor and other Cabinet colleagues, including during the recent Spending Review, to ensure that adequate funding is available to deliver departmental priorities. These priorities include working with our partners across government to address the causes of reoffending whilst offenders are in custody and in the community.</p><p>This Government is committed to reducing reoffending by ensuring that all offenders have the support they need to turn their backs on crime. Prisons and probation must provide the opportunity together with appropriate support for prisoners to rehabilitate, which will ultimately reduce reoffending and protect the public.</p><p>Reducing reoffending is a complex issue and needs to be a combined effort across government and local partners in order to help ex-offenders secure employment, find a home, get treatment for a drug addiction and support for mental health issues.</p><p>And we remain committed to delivering the Female Offender Strategy’s objectives of fewer women coming into the criminal justice system and reoffending, fewer women in custody (especially on short-term sentences) and a greater proportion of women managed in the community successfully, and better conditions for those in custody.</p><p>The Government recognises the important role played by women’s community services in supporting women leaving prison. Following the publication of the Female Offender Strategy, the Government invested £5.1 million over two years in women’s community sector organisations, including women’s centres. Thirty different organisations across England and Wales received funding, which included the creation of six new women’s centres. On 5 May, the Government announced further funding of £2.5 million for the sector.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/12/2020 15:39:01 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1258434

registered interest
date	04/12/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 30 November 2020 to Question 118531 on Prisons: Coronavirus, how many (a) pregnant women and (b) mothers of dependent children have entered prison since the end of March 2020.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	125243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>Pregnancy data is collected locally by individual prisons, to ensure the appropriate support can be provided to women in our care. I can confirm that an ad hoc data collection exercise was undertaken last year, which found that at 15:00hrs on 28 October 2019, 47 women in prison self-declared as pregnant, including those on remand and who had been sentenced.</p><p>On 31 July we published a summary report of our review of operational policy on pregnancy and women separated from children under 2. This includes an undertaking to extend the range of data we publish in relation to pregnant women in prison, and can be found at the following link: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/905559/summary-report-of-review-of-policy-on-mbu.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/905559/summary-report-of-review-of-policy-on-mbu.pdf</a>.</p><p>We have already taken steps to increase our internal national data collection processes to support the policy review, and to enable us to plan for future publication.</p><p>At the moment, information on a prisoner’s caring responsibilities and children living in the community is monitored locally by prison Governors/Directors to ensure the appropriate support can be provided to women and their families.</p><p>On reception into custody, all prisoners are asked if they have any children living at home and what their ages are. Currently, this information is not captured in a way that can be centrally monitored, and we know that there are challenges around parents being reluctant to disclose this information due to fear of involvement from social services. However, we are considering how to monitor and publish this information.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/12/2020 15:45:47 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1258506

registered interest
date	04/12/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Debts: Developing Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many countries have (a) had, or (b) are expected to have, debt payments to the UK Government suspended under the G20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative in (i) 2020 and (ii) 2021; and how much debt has been suspended for each country.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	125244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2020 answer text <p>The UK has been at the forefront of leading the international response in assisting developing countries to deal with debt challenges exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Through the G20 and Paris Club, the UK has supported a new Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) which has agreed to defer the debt service repayments of low-income countries until at least June 2021, ensuring they can focus their resources on the health and economic response to Covid-19.</p><p> </p><p>As of 13 November 2020, 46 countries have requested to benefit from the DSSI, amounting to an estimated USD 5.7bn of 2020 debt service deferral. In relation to the UK, 10 countries have requested to benefit from the DSSI in 2020. The following table shows the amounts that the government has agreed to defer for 2020.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Country</p></td><td><p>Estimated deferred amount (USD million<sup>1</sup>)</p></td><td><p>Additional remarks<sup>2</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Angola</p></td><td><p>0.57</p></td><td><p>1 contract in US (0.1m USD); 1 contract in EUR (0.43m EUR)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dominica</p></td><td><p>0.89</p></td><td><p>1 contract in USD (0.89m USD)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grenada</p></td><td><p>0.31</p></td><td><p>1 contract in GBP (0.24m GBP)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lesotho</p></td><td><p>0.006</p></td><td><p>EU IDA credits, contract in GBP (4,935 GBP)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Myanmar</p></td><td><p>2.35</p></td><td><p>1 contract in GBP (1.72m GBP); 1 contract in USD (0.2m USD)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nepal</p></td><td><p>0.51</p></td><td><p>EU IDA credits, contract in GBP (405,864 GBP)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pakistan</p></td><td><p>0.66</p></td><td><p>1 contract in GBP (0.53mGBP)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Samoa</p></td><td><p>0.0008</p></td><td><p>EU IDA credits, recently identified by WBG, contract in GBP (663 GBP)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yemen, Republic of</p></td><td><p>0.03</p></td><td><p>EU IDA credits, contract in GBP (23,325 GBP)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Zambia</p></td><td><p>0.90</p></td><td><p>1 contract in USD (0.9mUSD)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><sup>1</sup> If the original currency of the agreement/country is not in USD, please convert in USD by using the exchange rates as of 30 April 2020 provided by the IMF</p><p><sup>2</sup> EU IDA credits are the UK’s share of EU credits delivered by the World Bank’s International Development Association</p><p> </p><p>We cannot at this stage set out the information requested for 2021 as it remains for individual countries to approach the Paris Club and G20 to request to continue or newly take advantage of the DSSI extension.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 14/12/2020 13:34:22 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1258189

registered interest
date	03/12/2020
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
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 implications for the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation decision not to include unpaid carers on the priority list for covid-19 vaccination of the policy whereby unpaid carers do have priority status for the influenza vaccination.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	124757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) consists of independent experts who advise the Government on which vaccine/s the United Kingdom should use and provide advice on prioritisation at a population level. The JCVI has advised that the vaccine should be given to care home residents and staff, followed by people over 80 years old and health and social care workers.</p><p>We recognise the vital role unpaid carers play in caring for vulnerable individuals. JCVI recommends that carers who are in receipt of a carer’s allowance, or those who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person whose welfare may be at risk if the carer falls ill, should also be offered vaccination alongside people with underlying health conditions.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 124687 124758 124814 question first answered 08/02/2021 17:00:46 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 67824 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1258190

registered interest
date	03/12/2020
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will ask the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation to revise its recommendation not to include unpaid carers on the priority list for covid-19 vaccinations.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	124758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) consists of independent experts who advise the Government on which vaccine/s the United Kingdom should use and provide advice on prioritisation at a population level. The JCVI has advised that the vaccine should be given to care home residents and staff, followed by people over 80 years old and health and social care workers.</p><p>We recognise the vital role unpaid carers play in caring for vulnerable individuals. JCVI recommends that carers who are in receipt of a carer’s allowance, or those who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person whose welfare may be at risk if the carer falls ill, should also be offered vaccination alongside people with underlying health conditions.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 124687 124757 124814 question first answered 08/02/2021 17:00:46 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi previous answer version 67825 answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1257721

registered interest
date	02/12/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorways: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding his Department has spent on retrofitting smart motorways with additional safety measures since the publication of his Department's report entitled Smart Motorway Evidence Stocktake and Action Plan, published on 12 March 2020.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	124195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>Since the publication of the Smart Motorway Safety Evidence Stocktake and Action Plan in March 2020, Highways England has spent £26.4 million on safety measures identified in the action plan. The work undertaken includes constructing new emergency areas and making all emergency areas more visible, starting programmes of work to install stopped vehicle detection technology in additional locations and works to upgrade 66 miles of dynamic hard shoulder motorways to all lane running. Highways England has also been creating a national targeted campaign to increase road user confidence and awareness of what to do in the event of a breakdown on a motorway and working to update the Highway Code.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 07/12/2020 15:03:58 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1257166

registered interest
date	01/12/2020
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	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Foreign Nationals
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 existing international development staff who are non-UK nationals will be (a) able to apply for new jobs and progress their careers in his Department and (b) offered assistance if they wish to become UK citizens.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	123606
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2020 answer text <p>Existing non-UK national staff in the FCDO remain in the department and are able to apply for roles in a range of functions, continuing their valuable contribution to the Department's work and progressing their careers. In line with Civil Service policy, the FCDO offers support to staff wishing to apply for naturalisation, in the form of providing evidence and supporting statements on request.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 07/12/2020 17:20:52 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1256559

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery: Victim Support Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the change in the number of (a) British children and (b) Albanian adults being referred to the National Referral Mechanism in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	122709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling the heinous crime of modern slavery; ensuring that victims are provided with the support they need to begin rebuilding their lives and that those responsible are prosecuted. The number of National Referral Mechanism (NRM) referrals has increased every year since the NRM was introduced in 2009.</p><p>The increase in referrals is likely to be indicative of greater awareness of the NRM and improved law enforcement activity, as well as an increase in the recorded NRM referrals related to young people involved in county lines activity. The Home Office have published statistics on the nationality of NRM referrals for adults and children on a quarterly basis from Quarter 2 2019. Prior to this the NCA published this data. On 19 October we published the 2020 UK Annual Report on Modern Slavery which sets out an assessment of trends in modern slavery in the UK.</p><p>Home Office statistics can be found: here:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-referral-mechanism-statistics</a></p><p>Statistic published by the NCA can be found here: <a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnationalcrimeagency.gov.uk%2Fwho-we-are%2Fpublications&amp;data=04%7C01%7CHarriette.Smith15%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C90670f082f244219a6ef08d895e10785%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637424141014553106%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=0KII6triWN8NYISxDWjt2%2FR6mtdvH67m89lsr2z5ZYQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/who-we-are/publications</a></p><p>Modern Slavery Annual report can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2020-uk-annual-report-on-modern-slavery" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/2020-uk-annual-report-on-modern-slavery</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 03/12/2020 17:10:39 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1256728

registered interest
date	30/11/2020
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	Development Aid
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 UK’s financial obligations to the EU are, after 31 December 2020, in relation to transfers of funding classified as Official Development Assistance, by financial year.
tabling member constituency	Rotherham
tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
uin	122710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>In the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK committed to contribute its share of the current EU Multi-Annual Financial Framework 2014-2020 - including Heading IV ODA, and the off-budget European Development Fund (EDF), the Facility for Refugees in Turkey (FRIT) and the EU Trust Fund for Africa.</p><p>The EDF contributions include the UK's share of the EDF 11 (grants) and allocations to the European Investment Bank's investment facility through its external mandate (outside EU).</p><p>The actual total spend of the UK ODA commitment to the Heading IV and the EDF will be calculated, audited and officially reported on once those programmes are implemented and finalised and the total UK commitments fulfilled. The annual spend will depend on the speed of implementation for the EU led programming as well as overall exchange rate fluctuations.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 03/12/2020 11:04:22 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion