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The requested information on training spend is not held centrally and to obtain it would incur disproportionate costs.<\/p>

<\/p>

Core Defra Marine and Fisheries staff and employees of Defra\u2019s marine Arm\u2019s Length Bodies undertake a range of training and learning and development (L&D) opportunities covering a wide range of topics including coastal restoration and the protection of marine ecosystems, monitoring, enforcement, and sustainable recreation. Training is delivered through a range of means, including for example on the job learning, attending courses, peer to peer learning, conferences or talks, membership of professional bodies/learned societies, reviewing literature and mentoring. There is no mechanism through which we can give a specific amount that will be spent on those areas in the next 12 months. Every civil servant is supported to undertake L&D and expected to undertake the training necessary to their role. Detailed records are not kept at a corporate level on specific training.<\/p>

<\/p>

The department does employ apprentices. As at March 2024 Defra Group currently has 880 active apprentices.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4522", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Rebecca Pow"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Taunton Deane"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Rebecca Pow"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-04-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-04-22T13:23:25.003Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "13"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-03-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Training"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department spent in the last 12 months on (a) in-work and (b) other training on (i) coastal restoration, (ii) the protection of coastal and marine ecosystems, (iii) monitoring, (iv) enforcement and (v) sustainable recreation; how much he plans to spend on each of those areas in the next 12 months; and whether his Department employs apprentices.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4645", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Emma Hardy"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Emma Hardy"} ], "uin" : "20101"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1698077", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1698077/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists or \u2018puberty blockers\u2019 are used to treat several medical conditions in children and young people. These include precocious puberty, some forms of cancer, endometriosis and gender dysphoria. Information on biological sex is not held in the format requested.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4492", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Maria Caulfield"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Lewes"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Maria Caulfield"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-04-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-04-09T12:38:30.42Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-03-22", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Gender Dysphoria: Children"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children of which biological sex were prescribed puberty blockers in each year since 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4478", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Royston Smith"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Southampton, Itchen"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Royston Smith"} ], "uin" : "20081"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697792", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Church Commissioners"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697792/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The table below shows the number of confirmations conducted in the Church of England each year since 1994.

As the Established Church, every member of the public, whatever their belief, living within a parish in England has the right to access baptism, marriage and burial services of the Church of England as long as performing that service is lawful under Canon Law.

The detailed data on the number of baptism and confirmation services is published in the annual data \u2018Statistics for Mission\u2019.<\/p>

Post 2009 figures can be found here: https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2023-11/statisticsformission2022_tables.xlsx<\/a><\/p>

Pre-2009 figures can be found here: https://www.churchofengland.org/about/data-services/resources-publications-and-data#na<\/a><\/p>

Year<\/p><\/td>

Number of confirmations<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

1994<\/p><\/td>

48,024<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

1995<\/p><\/td>

43,667<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

1996<\/p><\/td>

42,768<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

1997<\/p><\/td>

40,881<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

1998<\/p><\/td>

39,926<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

1999<\/p><\/td>

37,469<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2000<\/p><\/td>

36,387<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2001<\/p><\/td>

33,367<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2002<\/p><\/td>

33,425<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2003<\/p><\/td>

31,797<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2004<\/p><\/td>

30,425<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2005<\/p><\/td>

29,833<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2006<\/p><\/td>

29,380<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2007<\/p><\/td>

27,926<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2008<\/p><\/td>

26,972<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2009<\/p><\/td>

25,028<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2010<\/p><\/td>

22,349<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2011<\/p><\/td>

22,242<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2012<\/p><\/td>

22,540<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013<\/p><\/td>

19,883<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2014<\/p><\/td>

18,028<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2015<\/p><\/td>

16,723<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2016<\/p><\/td>

15,917<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2017<\/p><\/td>

15,253<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2018<\/p><\/td>

14,475<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2019<\/p><\/td>

13,355<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2020<\/p><\/td>

2,165<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2021<\/p><\/td>

6,388<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2022<\/p><\/td>

10,855<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1453", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Selous"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South West Bedfordshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Andrew Selous"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-04-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-04-12T13:14:53.36Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "9"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Church Commissioners"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Church Commissioners"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-03-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Christianity: Ceremonies"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, how many confirmations there were in each year since 1994.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4679", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Neil O'Brien"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Harborough"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Neil O'Brien"} ], "uin" : "19960"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697793", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Church Commissioners"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697793/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The National Church Institutions first started collecting attendance data centrally in the autumn of 2000; as a result, it is not possible to publish data for the period 1994-1999. A methodological change also took place between 2000 and 2003 which means statistics for those years are not directly comparable with the data now collected. The data displayed below shows the longest period of comparable figures available, from 2003-2022.<\/p>

<\/p><\/td>

Adult average weekly attendance<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Child average weekly attendance<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

All age average weekly attendance<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Adult average Sunday attendance<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Child average Sunday attendance<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

All age average Sunday attendance<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Adult average school service attendance<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Child average school service attendance<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

All age average school service attendance<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2003<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

905,000<\/p><\/td>

218,000<\/p><\/td>

1,126,000<\/p><\/td>

802,000<\/p><\/td>

154,000<\/p><\/td>

959,000<\/p><\/td>

n/a<\/p><\/td>

n/a<\/p><\/td>

n/a<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2004<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

896,000<\/p><\/td>

220,000<\/p><\/td>

1,119,000<\/p><\/td>

789,000<\/p><\/td>

151,000<\/p><\/td>

942,000<\/p><\/td>

n/a<\/p><\/td>

n/a<\/p><\/td>

n/a<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2005<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

898,000<\/p><\/td>

218,000<\/p><\/td>

1,119,000<\/p><\/td>

791,000<\/p><\/td>

147,000<\/p><\/td>

941,000<\/p><\/td>

n/a<\/p><\/td>

n/a<\/p><\/td>

n/a<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2006<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

894,000<\/p><\/td>

217,000<\/p><\/td>

1,115,000<\/p><\/td>

786,000<\/p><\/td>

145,000<\/p><\/td>

935,000<\/p><\/td>

n/a<\/p><\/td>

n/a<\/p><\/td>

n/a<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2007<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

888,000<\/p><\/td>

205,000<\/p><\/td>

1,097,000<\/p><\/td>

779,000<\/p><\/td>

137,000<\/p><\/td>

919,000<\/p><\/td>

n/a<\/p><\/td>

n/a<\/p><\/td>

n/a<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2008<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

877,000<\/p><\/td>

215,000<\/p><\/td>

1,094,000<\/p><\/td>

768,000<\/p><\/td>

139,000<\/p><\/td>

910,000<\/p><\/td>

n/a<\/p><\/td>

n/a<\/p><\/td>

n/a<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2009<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

867,000<\/p><\/td>

211,000<\/p><\/td>

1,082,000<\/p><\/td>

758,000<\/p><\/td>

134,000<\/p><\/td>

895,000<\/p><\/td>

n/a<\/p><\/td>

n/a<\/p><\/td>

n/a<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2010<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

851,000<\/p><\/td>

208,000<\/p><\/td>

1,062,000<\/p><\/td>

741,000<\/p><\/td>

130,000<\/p><\/td>

874,000<\/p><\/td>

n/a<\/p><\/td>

n/a<\/p><\/td>

n/a<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2011<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

840,000<\/p><\/td>

207,000<\/p><\/td>

1,050,000<\/p><\/td>

728,000<\/p><\/td>

127,000<\/p><\/td>

858,000<\/p><\/td>

n/a<\/p><\/td>

n/a<\/p><\/td>

n/a<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2012<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

843,000<\/p><\/td>

202,000<\/p><\/td>

1,049,000<\/p><\/td>

733,000<\/p><\/td>

128,000<\/p><\/td>

864,000<\/p><\/td>

n/a<\/p><\/td>

n/a<\/p><\/td>

n/a<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

836,000<\/p><\/td>

157,000<\/p><\/td>

994,000<\/p><\/td>

721,000<\/p><\/td>

124,000<\/p><\/td>

845,000<\/p><\/td>

23,000<\/p><\/td>

103,000<\/p><\/td>

126,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2014<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

831,000<\/p><\/td>

144,000<\/p><\/td>

975,000<\/p><\/td>

711,000<\/p><\/td>

119,000<\/p><\/td>

830,000<\/p><\/td>

35,000<\/p><\/td>

113,000<\/p><\/td>

148,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2015<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

819,000<\/p><\/td>

140,000<\/p><\/td>

959,000<\/p><\/td>

698,000<\/p><\/td>

115,000<\/p><\/td>

813,000<\/p><\/td>

40,000<\/p><\/td>

131,000<\/p><\/td>

171,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

791,000<\/p><\/td>

132,000<\/p><\/td>

922,000<\/p><\/td>

671,000<\/p><\/td>

108,000<\/p><\/td>

780,000<\/p><\/td>

42,000<\/p><\/td>

139,000<\/p><\/td>

182,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

767,000<\/p><\/td>

127,000<\/p><\/td>

895,000<\/p><\/td>

653,000<\/p><\/td>

104,000<\/p><\/td>

757,000<\/p><\/td>

46,000<\/p><\/td>

152,000<\/p><\/td>

198,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

752,000<\/p><\/td>

120,000<\/p><\/td>

872,000<\/p><\/td>

635,000<\/p><\/td>

96,000<\/p><\/td>

730,000<\/p><\/td>

40,000<\/p><\/td>

137,000<\/p><\/td>

177,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2019<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

734,000<\/p><\/td>

120,000<\/p><\/td>

854,000<\/p><\/td>

613,000<\/p><\/td>

94,000<\/p><\/td>

707,000<\/p><\/td>

41,000<\/p><\/td>

141,000<\/p><\/td>

182,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2020<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

317,000<\/p><\/td>

28,000<\/p><\/td>

345,000<\/p><\/td>

273,000<\/p><\/td>

24,000<\/p><\/td>

298,000<\/p><\/td>

n/a<\/p><\/td>

n/a<\/p><\/td>

n/a<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2021<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

531,000<\/p><\/td>

75,000<\/p><\/td>

605,000<\/p><\/td>

447,000<\/p><\/td>

62,000<\/p><\/td>

509,000<\/p><\/td>

18,000<\/p><\/td>

71,000<\/p><\/td>

89,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2022<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

567,000<\/p><\/td>

87,000<\/p><\/td>

654,000<\/p><\/td>

477,000<\/p><\/td>

70,000<\/p><\/td>

547,000<\/p><\/td>

36,000<\/p><\/td>

128,000<\/p><\/td>

164,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/p>

Attendance figures are collected from churches for the first 4 Sundays of October and in the following Monday-Saturday midweek periods - this exercise is referred to as the "October count\u201d. Figures include attendance at baptisms, as these usually take place in service, but not attendance at weddings and funerals. Attendance at services for schools is NOT included in the average weekly and average Sunday attendance figures but is reported separately.<\/p>

In 2013, the question was changed to specifically ask about attendance at school services. Prior to 2013, it was apparent that some churches included such attendance in their reported figures while others did not. The change in question during this year resulted in a large change in the average weekly attendance from 2012 to 2013 and a more consistent practice across the church as a whole.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1453", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Selous"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South West Bedfordshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Andrew Selous"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-04-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-04-12T13:23:00.667Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "9"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Church Commissioners"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Church Commissioners"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-03-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Church Services: Attendance"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what average weekly attendance was in each year since 1994.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4679", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Neil O'Brien"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Harborough"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Neil O'Brien"} ], "uin" : "19961"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697794", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Church Commissioners"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697794/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The Church of England law around church buildings is complex, but there are two main types; a consecrated church building where the bishop has performed a rite of consecration, setting the church building (and font and altar) aside for public worship, and a place of worship that has been licensed for that purpose by the bishop (not consecrated).<\/p>

The Church of England does not have a rite of "deconsecration" as such \u2013 it is more usual to refer to the 'closure' of a church that is consecrated. The process of closure is a legal one, set out in the Mission and Pastoral Measure\u202f2011 and its predecessor legislation. The bishop's consecration of a church building for worship cannot be removed. However, the legal effects of consecration can be withdrawn in order to allow the disposal of the building and a new use to be found for the building.<\/p>

Since 1994 there have been around 650 closure schemes for consecrated church buildings brought forward under the Mission and Pastoral Measure. In some of those cases, the closed church building will have been sold to other Christian denominations for worship use, and in some cases some occasional worship continues, even if the closed church building is being used for community activities, for example.<\/p>

<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1453", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Selous"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South West Bedfordshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Andrew Selous"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-04-25", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-04-25T12:27:05.307Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "9"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Church Commissioners"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Church Commissioners"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-03-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Redundant Churches"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, how many churches were deconsecrated in each year since 1994.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4679", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Neil O'Brien"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Harborough"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Neil O'Brien"} ], "uin" : "19962"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697802", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697802/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Data on the number of illicit vapes seized through Operation Joseph in the financial year 2023 to 2024 will be published shortly.<\/p>

Operation Joseph has identified that in the year before the Operation, 2.1 million illicit vapes were seized across England by Trading Standards from 2022 to 2023.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4117", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrea Leadsom"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South Northamptonshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Andrea Leadsom"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-04-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-04-09T12:33:05.82Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-03-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Electronic Cigarettes: Sales"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many non-compliant disposable vaping products have been seized through Operation Joseph.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1586", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Adam Afriyie"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Windsor"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Adam Afriyie"} ], "uin" : "19832"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697803", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697803/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Operation Joseph was established to enforce the rules on vaping, and tackle illicit vapes and underage sales. It supplements work being undertaken by local authorities using existing local government funding. The £3 million of funding has been allocated over two years, from 2023/24 to 2024/25. A grant was provided to the National Trading Standards to commission specific areas of work, and to support local authorities. The following table shows the budget of each work area as of February 2024, as well as the total allocated:<\/p>

<\/p>

Work Area<\/p><\/td>

Budget<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Business Education<\/p><\/td>

£88,800<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Professional Training and Upskilling<\/p><\/td>

£164,400<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Intelligence and Data<\/p><\/td>

£500,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Supporting storage and disposal costs for local authority seizures<\/p><\/td>

£600,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Online test purchasing and website takedowns<\/p><\/td>

£80,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Market Surveillance and testing of vaping products<\/p><\/td>

£140,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Tackling the import of illegal vapes<\/p><\/td>

£1,087,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Programme Governance Communications and Evaluation<\/p><\/td>

£281,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Contingency<\/p><\/td>

£58,800<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Total Allocated<\/p><\/td>

£3,000,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Note: The figures shown are based on allocations in February 2024, and may be subject to change.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4117", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrea Leadsom"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South Northamptonshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Andrea Leadsom"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-04-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-04-09T12:30:31.383Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-03-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Electronic Cigarettes: Sales"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will publish a breakdown of the allocation of £3million government funding for Operation Joseph.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1586", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Adam Afriyie"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Windsor"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Adam Afriyie"} ], "uin" : "19833"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697823", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697823/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Data is provided only for International Centre for the Exploration of the Seas Area VII. My department has not collected pollack otolith bones from Area VI.<\/p>

<\/p>

In 2023, 643 otolith bones were collected by the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4055", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Sherwood"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mark Spencer"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-04-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-04-12T09:48:57.27Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "13"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-03-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "White Fish: Monitoring"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many pollack otolith bones were collected by his Department in International Centre for the Exploration of the Seas area (a) VI and (b) VII in 2023.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4382", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Daniel Zeichner"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Cambridge"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Daniel Zeichner"} ], "uin" : "19887"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697839", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697839/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

NHS England has developed an all-age palliative and end of life care dashboard, which brings together all relevant local data in one place in an easily accessible format. The dashboard is accessible to integrated care boards (ICBs) and their commissioners and helps them understand the palliative and end of life care needs of their local population, including children and young people. This supports commissioners in their statutory duty for palliative and end of life care, enabling ICBs to put plans in place to address and track the improvement of health inequalities, and ensure that funding is distributed fairly based on prevalence.<\/p>

Funding has been confirmed to ensure continued maintenance of the dashboard for 2024/25, with discussions ongoing regarding further development and use. There is, however, existing publicly available data, such as the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities \u2018Fingertips\u2019 data on palliative and end of life care.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4527", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Helen Whately"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Faversham and Mid Kent"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Helen Whately"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-04-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-04-23T12:47:06.26Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-03-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Palliative Care: Children and Young People"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if NHS England will (a) fund and (b) publish a data dashboard to help integrated care boards commission children and young people\u2019s palliative and end of life care.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/163", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "East Ham"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Sir Stephen Timms"} ], "uin" : "19763"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697845", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697845/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Defra funded two coastal and marine restoration projects under its flagship R&D Marine Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment Programme, at a cost of £2.1m in FY23/24. These projects are looking at the natural capital approaches to support local and strategic planning for marine recovery (£1.1m) and regional restoration plans for estuaries and coasts (£1m).<\/p>

<\/p>

Defra and the Environment Agency are supporting blue carbon restoration efforts through various initiatives, for example by investing £750,000 over two years to facilitate domestic blue carbon habitat restoration. As part of this, the Environmental Agency\u2019s Restoring Meadow, Marsh and Reef (ReMeMaRe) initiative aims to reverse centuries of decline of our estuarine and coastal habitats by restoring seagrass meadows, saltmarsh and native oyster reef. The Environment Agency and partners are working on options for additional work to support saltmarsh restoration through the Water Environment Improvement Fund.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4861", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Robbie Moore"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Keighley"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Robbie Moore"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-04-23", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-04-23T14:59:27.187Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "13"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Environment, Food and Rural Affairs"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-03-21", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Marine Environment: Finance"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what is the annual funding for (a) coastal and marine restoration projects and (b) regenerative ocean activities; and if he will publish a breakdown of how this funding is spent.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4645", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Emma Hardy"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Emma Hardy"} ], "uin" : "19943"} ], "itemsPerPage" : 10, "next" : "https://eldaddp.azurewebsites.net/answeredquestions.text?_page=1&max-AnswerDate=2024-04-03&min-ddpModified.=2024-04-08T13%3A41%3A08.643Z", "page" : 0, "startIndex" : 1, "totalResults" : 123, "type" : ["http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#ListEndpoint", "http://purl.org/linked-data/api/vocab#Page"]} }