Information between 6th April 2024 - 16th April 2024
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Parliamentary Debates |
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Iran-Israel Update
190 speeches (16,579 words) Monday 15th April 2024 - Commons Chamber Cabinet Office Mentions: 1: Michael Shanks (Lab - Rutherglen and Hamilton West) With Canada, France, Finland, Australia, Sweden and the EU having now restored funding, why does the - Link to Speech |
Pandemic Preparedness
27 speeches (1,671 words) Monday 15th April 2024 - Lords Chamber Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Baroness Deech (XB - Life peer) Sweden managed its inquiry in two years. This one will take too long. - Link to Speech 2: Lord Markham (Con - Life peer) things I would like to see the inquiry look at are the lockdown and comparisons with countries such as Sweden - Link to Speech |
Select Committee Documents |
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Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Clare Lombardelli APPCL0002 - Appointment of Clare Lombardelli as Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy, Bank of England Treasury Committee Found: exposed to the energy shock, and so where inflation was higher and lasted longer – notably the UK, Sweden |
Wednesday 10th April 2024
Report - Fifth Report - Creator remuneration Culture, Media and Sport Committee Found: economic interest in the creative industries, including Canada, Japan, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Sweden |
Wednesday 27th March 2024
Oral Evidence - International Institute for Strategic Studies, University of St Andrews, and Policy Exchange Implications of the war in Ukraine for UK Defence - International Relations and Defence Committee Found: Do you think that the addition of Sweden and Finland to NATO has made the prospects of joint procurement |
Written Answers |
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UNRWA: Finance
Asked by: Hywel Williams (Plaid Cymru - Arfon) Monday 15th April 2024 Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office: To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether the Government plans to resume funding for UNRWA following the decisions of (a) Canada, (b) Australia, (c) Sweden and (d) Finland to resume their funding for that organisation. Answered by Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development) We are appalled by allegations that UNRWA staff were involved in the 7 October attack against Israel, a heinous act of terrorism that the UK Government has repeatedly condemned. We have paused any future funding of UNRWA. We remain committed to getting humanitarian aid to the people in Gaza who desperately need it, including through other UN agencies and British charities. Our decision to pause future funding to UNRWA has no impact on the UK's contribution to the humanitarian response. We are aware that the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services and Catherine Colonna have now provided their interim reports to the UN Secretary-General. We want UNRWA to give detailed undertakings about changes in personnel, policy and precedents to ensure this can never happen again. We are working with allies to try to bring this situation to a rapid conclusion, not least because UNRWA has a vital role to play in providing aid and services in Gaza. |
Financial Services: Education
Asked by: Lord Cruddas (Conservative - Life peer) Monday 8th April 2024 Question to the Department for Education: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Barran on 19 February (HL2185), whether they plan to undertake a detailed review of the teaching of financial literacy in Denmark, Norway and Sweden with a view to updating the mathematics national curriculum. Answered by Baroness Barran - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) The department has no plans to undertake a detailed review of the teaching of financial literacy in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The department continues to work closely with HM Treasury and the Money and Pensions Service to monitor the evidence base for financial education to understand what works and what further support schools may need. In order to provide stability for schools and to enable them to remain focused on raising standards of literacy and numeracy and recovery from the pandemic, the government has committed to making no changes to the national curriculum for the remainder of the Parliament. The current mathematics curriculum in England already provides young people with the mathematical knowledge that underpins their ability to make important financial decisions. Mathematics is compulsory in maintained schools and academies must teach a broad and balanced curriculum, including mathematics. Since 2014, the department has reformed the mathematics curriculum and examinations system, bringing teaching practice from high-performing jurisdictions from across East Asia to primary and secondary schools in England. International comparison studies of school-aged pupils show that England performs above the international averages for mathematics for all age groups. Before the pandemic, England achieved its highest ever mathematics score in the 2019 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study international test for year five pupils. Ofsted’s latest mathematical subject report in 2023 stated that primary mathematics education has seen "a resounding, positive shift" with curriculum sitting "at the heart of leaders' decisions and actions", whilst secondary mathematics education has seen "notable improvements" in curriculum guidance and professional development. |
Department Publications - News and Communications |
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Tuesday 16th April 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: UK Government to tackle global financial corruption Document: https://unctad.org/system/files/official-document/aldcafrica2020_en.pdf (PDF) Found: In Denmark, Norway and Sweden, for example, tax avoidance represented about 25 per cent of the tax of |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: Joint statement on Multilateral Development Bank Callable Capital Document: ADB (PDF) Found: 0.340 484.6 460.3 24.3 75,234 0.566 Spain 36,120 0.340 484.6 460.4 24.2 75,234 0.566 Sweden |
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: Joint statement on Multilateral Development Bank Callable Capital Document: IBRD (PDF) Found: 8.6 164.8 Spain 461.2 5,919.8 Sri Lanka 46.7 677.0 Sudan 15.5 224.5 Suriname 2.0 47.7 Sweden |
Tuesday 9th April 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Source Page: Foreign Secretary's speech at RUSI's 'NATO at 75' Conference Document: Foreign Secretary's speech at RUSI's 'NATO at 75' Conference (webpage) Found: And today of course, at the NATO Foreign Ministers’ meeting we welcomed Sweden for the first time as |
Department Publications - Guidance |
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Friday 12th April 2024
Home Office Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 10 April 2024 to 10 April 2024 Document: Immigration Rules archive: 10 April 2024 to 10 April 2024 (PDF) Found: Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden |
Friday 12th April 2024
Home Office Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 4 April 2024 to 9 April 2024 Document: Immigration Rules archive: 4 April 2024 to 9 April 2024 (PDF) Found: Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherl ands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden |
Non-Departmental Publications - News and Communications |
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Apr. 15 2024
Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning Source Page: Penguins Public Notice Document: Environmental Assessment Justification (PDF) News and Communications Found: with a lower probability of other mainland European countries being impacted, Denmark (1 - 5%) and Sweden |
Non-Departmental Publications - Guidance and Regulation |
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Apr. 12 2024
UK Visas and Immigration Source Page: Appendix International Forces: caseworker guidance Document: Appendix International Forces: caseworker guidance (PDF) Guidance and Regulation Found: Portugal Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Slovenia The Slovak Republic Spain Sweden |
Apr. 12 2024
UK Visas and Immigration Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 10 April 2024 to 10 April 2024 Document: Immigration Rules archive: 10 April 2024 to 10 April 2024 (PDF) Guidance and Regulation Found: Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden |
Non-Departmental Publications - Transparency |
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Apr. 09 2024
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency Source Page: MHRA FOI performance data Document: (Excel) Transparency Found: Information Act (FOIA): Betnesol Eye, Ear and Nose Drops Solution 0.1% w/v RPH Pharmaceuticals AB, Sweden |
Scottish Government Publications |
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Wednesday 17th April 2024
Children and Families Directorate Source Page: Age of Criminal Responsibility Advisory Group: November 2023 Document: Age of Criminal Responsibility Advisory Group: November 2023 (webpage) Found: engaged with other European countries on the age of criminal responsibility in Luxembourg, Portugal and Sweden |
Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe) |
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The Alcohol (Minimum Pricing)(Scotland) Act 2012 (Continuation) Order 2024
Friday 12th April 2024 The legislation that introduced minimum unit pricing for alcohol contained a 'sunset clause'. This means the policy will expire on 30 April 2024 unless the Scottish Parliament votes for it to continue. This briefing examines the background to the policy, key areas of debate, the findings of the evaluation and the response of stakeholders. View source webpage Found: MUP takes this relationship one step further and has its origins in research that was conducted in Sweden |