Why does SQL display an & as &?

I need some assistance, my query is below:

STUFF(
     (
       SELECT ',' + CountDesc
       FROM Count INNER JOIN ProjectCount ON Count.Id =  ProjectCount.CountId 
       WHERE ProjectCount.ProjectId = Project.Id ORDER BY Count.CountDesc
       FOR XML PATH('')
     ), 1, 1, '') as  [Country]
 

What happens is when i run this query and the Count table has an & in one of its fields, it displays the & &

Is there anyway to not let this happen?

Thanks in advance.

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