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Select Committee
Letter from the Minister for Trade Policy and Economic Security relating to a UK-Thailand ETP, 26 September 2024

Correspondence Oct. 30 2024

Committee: Business and Trade Committee (Department: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)

Found: on Agricultural Cooperation between the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (“MOAC”) and the Department


Select Committee
Letter from the Director General of Public Spending at HM Treasury relating to the Compendium of Covid Scheme Evaluations, 30 September 2024

Correspondence Oct. 30 2024

Committee: Public Accounts Committee

Found: extent until the end of the scheme), which could be avoided. 16 Green Recovery Challenge Fund Department


Select Committee
Covid-19 Evaluation Compendium sent from the Director General of Public Spending at HM Treasury, 30 September 2024

Correspondence Oct. 30 2024

Committee: Public Accounts Committee

Found: extent until the end of the scheme), which could be avoided. 16 Green Recovery Challenge Fund Department


Westminster Hall
COP29 and International Climate Finance - Wed 30 Oct 2024
Department for International Development

Mentions:
1: Ellie Chowns (Green - North Herefordshire) Indeed, reading the detail on page 37 of the Budget, we will have a real-terms 2% decrease in the Department - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL]
Committee stage part one - Wed 30 Oct 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Baroness Browning (Con - Life peer) amendments in this group tabled in my name seek to mitigate what could quickly become a standoff between the Department - Speech Link


Written Question
Air Pollution: Schools
Wednesday 30th October 2024

Asked by: Mary Glindon (Labour - Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 22 October 2024 to Question 9455 on Air Pollution: Poverty, if he will take steps to reduce the number of schools in England that are in areas exceeding World Health Organisation guidelines for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentrations.

Answered by Andrew Gwynne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Government is determined to improve air quality and protect children from the harms of pollution, and is committed to meeting the legal targets for air quality, including the targets recently set under the Environment Act 2021. The Department of Health and Social Care is working across Government to achieve this, including with the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs on their Clean Air Strategy to reduce emissions and reduce harms associated with air pollution.

Local air quality is the responsibility of local authorities, who should prepare air quality action plans to ensure the level of pollutants is reduced, if it is not compliant with relevant limits. Local authorities are responsible for monitoring air quality in their areas and will decide where to undertake their monitoring, which may be around schools. The Government will continue to work with local authorities to support their work on improving air quality. Active Travel England and the Department for Transport are working on guidance for local authorities to help them implement School Streets vehicle access restrictions effectively.


Written Question
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Equality
Wednesday 30th October 2024

Asked by: Baroness Altmann (Non-affiliated - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Sherlock on 7 August (HL344), how many staff in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs are permitted to undertake diversity-related network time during core working hours; what is the percentage of overall working time they are permitted to spend on such network activity; how many hours are allocated in total; which networks are being funded; and whether they have any plans alter such funding.

Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The delivery of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Staff Network activity is agreed between networks and departments as the employer. This includes permitted time allocation and any funding arrangements. The majority of staff time spent on diversity staff networks is voluntary and unpaid.

Defra does not afford any protected time to network leads or co-chairs or anyone involved in network activity.


Departmental Publication (Policy and Engagement)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Oct. 29 2024

Source Page: Biodiversity Finance Trends 2024
Document: Biodiversity Finance Trends 2024 (webpage)

Found: From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Published 29 October 2024 Get emails


Departmental Publication (Policy and Engagement)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Oct. 29 2024

Source Page: Criteria for 30by30 on land in England
Document: Criteria for 30by30 on land in England (webpage)

Found: From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Published 29 October 2024 Get emails


Select Committee
Special Inquiry Committee proposals 2025

Agendas and papers Oct. 29 2024

Committee: Liaison Committee (Lords)

Found: departments, including (but not limited to): • the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC); • the Department