Every parliamentary written question tabled by Harriett Baldwin this session, with the full answer and department. Back to the MP page.
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What meetings (a) he and (b) other Ministers in his Department have had with the (i) British Dental Association and (ii) Association of Dental Groups since 5 July 2024.
Since 5 July 2024, the Government has had two meetings with the British Dental Association (BDA). My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, met with the BDA in July, and I had a further meeting in August. I also met with the Association of Dental Groups in September 2024.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to respond to Question 7449 on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Private Education, tabled by the Rt hon. Member for West Worcestershire on 7 October 2024.
We are grateful to the Honourable member for bringing this matter to our attention. We apologise for the delay. The FCDO published a response to Question 7449 on 17 October 2024.
If she publish data on the performance of West Midlands Rail services on the Birmingham to Hereford line in each of the last six reporting periods.
Specific route performance for the West Midlands Railway (WMR) operated Birmingham to Hereford line can be found online for the most recent period (18 August to 14 September) online at: //www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/about-us/train-performance. This data is updated every four weeks. WMR should be contacted for information about further periods.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help improve the humanitarian situation in Myanmar.
Since the coup in February 2021, the UK has provided more than £150 million for life-saving humanitarian assistance, healthcare, education and support for civil society and local communities in Myanmar. Since September 2022, UK funding has provided over 560,000 people in conflict-affected areas with essential humanitarian support, including safe water and sanitation. Most recently, the UK Government provided £1.3 million to help address the impact of the severe flooding in September.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the situation in Myanmar.
This government will continue to support the Myanmar people and their aspirations for a free and democratic future. The UK will continue to use its role as penholder at the UN Security Council to maintain an international spotlight on Myanmar. We will continue to support ASEAN's leadership on the crisis, including the full implementation of the Five Point Consensus and the work of the Special Envoy. This government will continue to use targeted sanctions, to constrain the military's access to finance, arms and equipment. Since the coup, the UK has provided more than £150 million in life-saving humanitarian assistance, emergency healthcare and education support, and work to support civil society and local communities.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle the human rights situation in Myanmar.
The UK condemns human rights abuses by the Myanmar military regime and is clear that there must be accountability for atrocities committed. The UK has provided £800,000 to the Independent Mechanism for Myanmar and established the Myanmar Witness programme to gather and preserve evidence of human rights violations in support of future prosecutions. In April, we co-sponsored a UN Human Rights Council resolution on Myanmar which stressed the need to address the root causes of human rights violations and abuses against ethnic and religious minority groups.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2024 on Question 1266, what recent estimate he has made of the potential impact of the introduction of VAT on private school fees on his Department's budget for (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26.
From 1 January 2025, VAT will be charged on private school fees at 20 percent. We have contacted the schools to ask how they intend to implement the introduction of VAT, but we do not yet have a full picture. Based on an assumption of how schools might apply the increase to parents and the impact on fees, we expect that the increased cost to the FCDO could be around an additional £1 million for 24/25 and £2.5 million in 25/26. The FCDO will continue to assess the longer-term financial impact.