Tony Baldry

There’s huge potential in British Horticulture.

We’re seeing exciting innovation. For example the strawberries season has been extended to 9 months of the year and due to new growing technologies we’ve seen the highest crop of cherries ever.

Two weeks ago I held a roundtable with leading figures in the sector to discuss what more we can do to help them grow.

The UK has committed 700 million pounds in response to the Syria crisis, which is providing food, medical care and relief items to some of those most affected – including children. At the UN in September I announced a further 50 million pounds of funding specifically for the No Lost Generation Initiative. These funds will provide education, psycho-social support, and protection for Syrian children within Syria and in neighbouring countries.

£42.5 million has been committed by DFID for support to refugees in the region through UN agencies including UNHCR, UNICEF and WFP. DFID offices in the neighbouring countries of Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda are working closely to monitor the situation and provide guidance for future humanitarian support.

DFID is working with aid and humanitarian partners to ensure that the aid being delivered is done so on the basis of need and prioritisation, to ensure the requirements of the most vulnerable are being met, and all accessible areas are being served.

There are over 6,000 more nurses on our hospital wards since May 2010.

The United Kingdom is working to prevent violence against women in South Sudan in a number of ways. First, the UK, with the US and Norway (the Troika), is an active member of the peace talks in Addis Ababa and is supporting regional efforts to address the crisis. Secondly, we are supporting the work of the African Union's Commission of Inquiry that will investigate allegations of violence and abuse to ensure accountability. Third, the UK is one of the leading humanitarian donors contributing, around £94 million to date, that will help protect the most vulnerable, especially women and girls. And fourth, and crucially in this regard, South Sudan is a country for engagement for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative. The Government signed the Declaration of Commitment to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, and attended the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict in London on 10-13 June. We will continue to engage the South Sudan Government on how to take this initiative forward.

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Between 21 July 2014 and 31 October 2014, 48 Arrest Warrants have been issued on behalf of police forces in England. This breaks down as follows:

These figures have been provided by the National Crime Agency and are not validated. It will be subject to further verification and end-of-year
validation and so may change.

Between 21 July 2014 and 31 October 2014, the National Crime Agency has refused to certify 59 Arrest Warrants. Of those, 21 Arrest Warrants have been refused on the basis that the person’s extradition would be disproportionate. This includes for non-payment of child maintenance and using forged banks note to the value of around 31 pounds to pay for goods in a shop. A further 38 Arrest Warrants because have been refused on the basis that they would obviously be refused by the courts for a failure to establish dual criminality.

Between 21 July 2014 and 31 October 2014, 48 Arrest Warrants have been issued on behalf of police forces in England. This breaks down as follows:

These figures have been provided by the National Crime Agency and are not validated. It will be subject to further verification and end-of-year
validation and so may change.

Between 21 July 2014 and 31 October 2014, the National Crime Agency has refused to certify 59 Arrest Warrants. Of those, 21 Arrest Warrants have been refused on the basis that the person’s extradition would be disproportionate. This includes for non-payment of child maintenance and using forged banks note to the value of around 31 pounds to pay for goods in a shop. A further 38 Arrest Warrants because have been refused on the basis that they would obviously be refused by the courts for a failure to establish dual criminality.

Between 21 July 2014 and 31 October 2014, 48 Arrest Warrants have been issued on behalf of police forces in England. This breaks down as follows:

These figures have been provided by the National Crime Agency and are not validated. It will be subject to further verification and end-of-year
validation and so may change.

Between 21 July 2014 and 31 October 2014, the National Crime Agency has refused to certify 59 Arrest Warrants. Of those, 21 Arrest Warrants have been refused on the basis that the person’s extradition would be disproportionate. This includes for non-payment of child maintenance and using forged banks note to the value of around 31 pounds to pay for goods in a shop. A further 38 Arrest Warrants because have been refused on the basis that they would obviously be refused by the courts for a failure to establish dual criminality.