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605901

registered interest
date	19/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funds for which purposes the Government pledged at the Brussels conference on Afghanistan, held on 4-5 October 2016; what measures she has put in place to monitor how those funds are (a) distributed and (b) spent; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	49420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2016 answer text <p>On 2 October the Secretary of State announced that the UK would spend up to £750m in ODA to Afghanistan to 2020, depending on Afghan government performance and security conditions. UK support will help build a safer, more stable and prosperous Afghanistan through increased state capacity and legitimacy; it will support increased economic growth and self-reliance and decreased poverty and vulnerability. It will be delivered via multi-donor trust funds and contracts with commercial providers of good and services, UN agencies and UK, Afghan, and international NGOs, and monitored by both internal and external mechanisms.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 26/10/2016 16:31:10 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon

604877

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Civil Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will review the effect on access to justice and protection of human rights of civil legal aid reforms introduced under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	49049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>We are committed to reviewing Parts 1 and 2 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 within three to five years of its implementation.</p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Sir Oliver Heald grouped question UIN 48967 48968 49060 question first answered 25/10/2016 15:16:34 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

604997

registered interest
date	18/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	European Investment Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions the Government has had with the European Investment Bank on continued investment in the UK following the UK leaving the EU; and how many loans were issued by the European Investment Bank to projects in each region of the UK in the 2015-16 fiscal year.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	49236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the UK Governor of the European Investment Bank and continues to fulfil his governance duties. The Chancellor continues to meet his European counterparts on a regular basis to discuss a range of issues.</p><p>The EIB publish all loans made to UK borrowers as well as details on future projects yet to be financed. In 2015 the EIB lent over €7.77bn to UK projects. The link below provides full details on EIB lending to the UK.</p><p>http://www.eib.org/projects/regions/european-union/united-kingdom/index.htm</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 25/10/2016 09:23:45 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

603989

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Sustainable Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, when the Government plans to publish its report outlining the international and domestic approach to implementation of the UN Sustainable Goals.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	48805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2016 answer text <p>The drafting of the Government’s report outlining the UK’s approach to implementing the Global Goals for Sustainable Development is a cross-government effort. The report will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 21/10/2016 13:34:29 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

603998

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Minimum Wage: Day Care
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to mitigate the effect of planned increases to the national minimum wage on the ability of childcare providers to recruit staff.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	49024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2016 answer text <p>We are investing £1 billion more per year in the early years to fund our commitments on the entitlements. This includes £300 million per year from 2017-18 for a significant increase to the rate paid for the two, three and four year old entitlements.</p><p> </p><p>To inform the size of the funding rates increase, the government conducted a six-month long review of the cost of providing childcare and published its findings in November 2015. It looked at both the current costs of provision and the implications of future cost pressures facing the sector, including the introduction of the National Living Wage.</p><p> </p><p>We have committed to developing a workforce strategy to help employers attract, retain and develop staff to deliver high quality provision.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 02/11/2016 17:27:03 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

604040

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Social Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent representations she has received from the National Union of Teachers on the effect of children's centre closures.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	48810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2016 answer text <p>We have no record of having recently received representations from the National Union of Teachers on the effect of children’s centre closures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 21/10/2016 13:11:25 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

604209

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Mining
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the number of employees of mining companies that are registered in the UK and listed on the London Stock Exchange.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Pauline Latham
uin	48923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 48924 question first answered 25/10/2016 09:05:35 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ 48923 & 48924 V.02.pdf title UKSA Letter to Member - Mining Company Employees
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

604210

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Mining
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the number of mining companies that are registered in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Mid Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Pauline Latham
uin	48924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2016 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 48923 question first answered 25/10/2016 09:05:35 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ 48923 & 48924 V.02.pdf title UKSA Letter to Member - Mining Company Employees
tabling member	4025 label Biography information for Mrs Pauline Latham

604218

registered interest
date	17/10/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with devolved administrations on the operation of the Apprenticeship Levy.
tabling member constituency	South Antrim
tabling member printed	Danny Kinahan
uin	48935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>Department for Education officials hold regular discussions with their counterparts in the devolved administrations to consider the implications of the apprenticeship levy on their own apprenticeship programmes and for cross-border employers.</p><p> </p><p>We want to ensure that apprenticeship funding works for employers and learners, wherever they are in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 24/10/2016 16:02:24 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4381 label Biography information for Danny Kinahan

601938

registered interest
date	14/10/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Genetically Modified Organisms: Labelling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department takes to ensure that the law on labelling foods that contain genetically modified products is complied with.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	48708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2016 answer text <p>Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 on genetically modified food and feed requires that food derived from genetically modified (GM) sources must be labelled, regardless of the presence of detectable GM material in the final product or of the quantity of intentionally used GM ingredients.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses must take all reasonable precautions and exercise due diligence to ensure that the food they sell meets the requirements of the GM food and feed Regulation. The Food Standards Agency provides guidance on the Regulation on its website and local authorities are responsible for ensuring compliance with the labelling requirements set out in this Regulation.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 24/10/2016 16:33:04 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman