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date	17/01/2024
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	Flood Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to take steps to incorporate climate change projections into the UK Government Resilience Framework, in the context of flood prevention and management.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	10227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government’s long-term flood and coastal erosion risk management Policy Statement, published in 2020, sets out our ambition to create a nation more resilient to future flood and coastal erosion risk. It includes five ambitious policies and a number of actions which will accelerate progress to better protect and better prepare the country against flooding and coastal erosion in the face of more frequent extreme weather as a result of climate change.</p><p> </p><p>Flooding resilience in England is a priority for Defra as part of the ‘whole of society’ approach to resilience outlined in the <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fthe-uk-government-resilience-framework%2Fthe-uk-government-resilience-framework-html&amp;data=05%7C02%7CJames.Perkins%40defra.gov.uk%7Ca2b50e0434ae4d961da608dc1845a33a%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638411934580493165%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=0Bv8NdGQSGjqvrQUONGI%2FkxgwmuMe2cCQ%2BWGcisHIEc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">UK Government Resilience Framework</a> (UKGRF). In December 2023 the Government published an <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fthe-resilience-framework-2023-implementation-update%2Fthe-uk-government-resilience-framework-2023-implementation-update-html&amp;data=05%7C02%7CJames.Perkins%40defra.gov.uk%7Ca2b50e0434ae4d961da608dc1845a33a%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638411934580493165%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=a4jYbpCyGMg3LuDPjJF0trxwp%2BnV6FTD73hMTy3iO1I%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">implementation update</a> for the UKGRF outlining progress to date in delivering commitments in the Framework. For example, the Government is investing a record £5.2 billion in the Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Capital Programme. Since 2021, over £1.5 billion has so far been invested in flood defence projects across the England, with over 67,000 properties better protected. Climate change projections are built into the design of new flood defences to make sure they are fit for the future.</p><p> </p><p>On the 5 April 2023, the Government also announced the first communities in England to benefit from the Government’s £100 million Frequently Flooded Allowance. These communities have been allocated a total of £48 million, better protecting more than 2,300 households and businesses.</p><p> </p><p>Defra and the Environment Agency also work closely with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) to share flood risk information and identify particularly vulnerable areas. We constantly review our policies in the light of the most up-to-date evidence. This includes UK Climate Projections and the Government’s five-yearly <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fuk-climate-change-risk-assessment-2022&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cchristina.elms%40defra.gov.uk%7C7ddeaa9226ae4c8717fd08d9da55b97b%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C637780883983565775%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=I4p927hKrUtYQqx3yewbvvhXtqDj8zieWjGFCQdhwNw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">UK Climate Change Risk Assessment</a>.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore grouped question UIN 10225 10226 10228 question first answered 31/01/2024 18:07:58 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1329392

registered interest
date	04/06/2021
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	Bangladesh: Humanitarian Situation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 May 2021 to Question 3815, what discussions he has had with the Bangladeshi Government on the sustainability of life on Bhasan Char.
tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
uin	10227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2021 answer text <p>The British High Commissioner to Bangladesh participated in a visit to Bhasan Char on 3 April, along with heads of a number of diplomatic missions. They also met with the Government of Bangladesh this month to discuss the situation there following recent UN visits. Concerns over the risks of cyclones and the monsoon have been raised, and we note the investments made by the Government of Bangladesh in cyclone shelters and reinforcing embankments. Further conversations are needed between the Government of Bangladesh and the UN on a protection framework for the refugees on the island.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 14/06/2021 16:26:34 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

759740

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Health Services: Prisons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many full-time GPs there were working within the prison health system in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	10227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>It is expected that all prisons have access to a full range of health professionals as per services within the community.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2013, NHS England has been responsible for commissioning all healthcare services for prisoners in England. Services are commissioned for individual prisons by NHS England’s local commissioners, based on a local health needs assessment which informs the provision of services required.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England has commissioned a report looking at the workforce, market management and recruitment and retention in the adult prison estate in England, to support providers in their recruitment approaches.</p><p> </p><p>The information on the number of National Health Service staff seconded to, and the number of full time general practitioners working in the prison health system is not collected centrally.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price grouped question UIN 10209 10210 question first answered 18/09/2017 14:23:13 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

418735

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development: Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many hours her Department spent on processing freedom of information requests in each of the last 24 months.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	10227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2015 answer text <p>All DFID staff are responsible for ensuring that the Department is able to meet its legislative obligations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and may be involved in the processing of requests. The number of hours spent on this activity is not separately identifiable.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 21/09/2015 12:27:51 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman