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621059

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she plans to take to build resilience to climate change in developing countries through weather-indexed insurance at the Marrakech climate conference in November.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	50191
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2016 answer text <p>In December 2015, every G7 nation set out how they will meet a collective target to reach an additional 400 million people with risk insurance by 2020. The UK has led the way, making excellent progress in delivering on its pledges of support for Climate Risk Insurance in the past year including funding for African Risk Capacity (ARC) and Pacific Catastrophe Risk Assessment and Financing Initiative (PCRAFI). UK Ministers have been invited to participate in side events at COP to highlight progress with the G7’s InsuResilience climate risk insurance initiative and on ARC.</p><p>Currently, just 5% of losses from natural disasters in low-income countries are covered by insurance (against around 40% in developed countries), leaving millions with nothing to rebuild their lives after disaster strikes. UK initiatives give countries and people the tools they need to get themselves back on their feet, which is firmly in our national interest.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 28/10/2016 13:28:37 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

621062

	registered interest
	date	25/10/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will increase climate risk insurance programmes to address loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change on developing countries.
	tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
	tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
	uin	50190
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK is proud to be a global leader in disaster risk finance and insurance and we are committed to contributing to meeting the G7’s InsuResilience collective target (set out in the 2015 G7 Leaders Elmau declaration) of helping up to an additional 400 million people in the most vulnerable developing countries to gain access to climate risk insurance by 2020.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 28/10/2016 13:17:55 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

391870

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the total value was of projects funded by her Department on climate change adaptation in each year since 2010-11; and how much is planned to be spent in each year up to 2019-20.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	8284
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>DFID support to help people adapt to the impacts of climate is delivered in an integrated way through a range of programmes. Since the International Climate Fund was established in 2011/12 approximate funding is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>2011/12 - £136m</p><p>2012/13 – £212m</p><p>2013/14 –<ins class="ministerial"> £228m</ins> <del class="ministerial">£304m</del></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data for 2014/15 and 2015/16 will be published once available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Future funding levels for spend on climate change will be determined as part of the current Spending Review process.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 07/09/2015 15:03:45 question first ministerially corrected 09/09/2015 17:25:19 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps previous answer version 19758 answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

92028

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, in what country the fund managers for the CP3 Asia Fund will be based.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	209376
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The fund managers for CP3 Asia will be based in Hong Kong. CP3 Asia has been renamed ‘Asia Climate Partners’ by the fund managers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 14/10/2014 14:00:07 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

990370

	registered interest
	date	18/10/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps the Government is taking to support communities in developing countries that are affected by climate change.
	tabling member constituency	Dundee West
	tabling member printed	Chris Law
	uin	181257
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>As the recent IPCC report has made clear, climate change is one of the biggest global threats to sustained development and our own way of life. This is why the UK is taking a leading role in tackling climate change and protecting the world’s natural resources.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has committed to £5.8bn of climate finance from 2016/17 – 2020/21. This includes specific assistance to help people and communities to be more resilient to climate change. For example, under our Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters programme, we are helping farmers in Burkina Faso prepare for heavy rains and high temperatures, which will help improve household food security and livelihoods. Since 2011, UK climate investments have supported 47 million people to cope with the effects of climate change and provided 17 million people with improved access to clean energy. More detail of our results is available on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 23/10/2018 15:04:27 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

797370

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much and what proportion of spending on adaptation in countries receiving finance from the International Climate Fund has been on health-related adaptation.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	116333
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>In 2016, the UK spent directly £411 million on programmes to help countries build their resilience and adapt to climate change and a further £371 million on programmes to support sustainable development and help reduce their carbon emissions. Of this, £12 million (1%) was on projects specifically targeting health and a further £370 million (47%) through programmes which may also have health benefits, such as on clean energy, agriculture, nutrition, and water, sanitation and hygiene programmes.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 05/12/2017 11:43:58 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

681229

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much government funding is provided for climate action in developing countries.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	David Simpson
	uin	62257
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2017 answer text <p>Over the last five years, the UK Government has provided £3.87 billion for climate action in developing countries. This has, amongst other things, supported 21 million people to cope with the effects of climate change and helped 6.6 million people access clean energy.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 02/02/2017 17:49:17 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson

540076

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support the Government is providing to micro-insurance schemes in developing countries for the protection of livelihoods from the effects of climate change.
	tabling member constituency	Brent Central
	tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
	uin	43322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>DFID’s work on climate resilience includes a number of weather-related microinsurance initiatives and a major research programme on scaling up microinsurance in the agricultural sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 25/07/2016 11:33:36 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

540079

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department has taken to support the G7 Initiative on Climate Risk Insurance; and what assessment her Department has made of progress towards the target of expanding insurance coverage to 400 million people by 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Brent Central
	tabling member printed	Dawn Butler
	uin	43339
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>DFID has a large and growing disaster risk finance and insurance portfolio, with up to £136m approved or invested to date. This includes our £100 million contribution to the Africa Risk Capacity, which aims to reach 150 million people by 2020. The G7 are setting up an expert group to develop indicators to measure progress against the ‘Insuresilience’ target, against which all G7 members, including the UK, will report progress.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 25/07/2016 11:31:37 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1489 label Biography information for Dawn Butler

442314

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of climate change on forced migration and population displacement in the period to 2050.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Huw Irranca-Davies
	uin	20861
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2016 answer text <p>There is increasing consensus among experts and academics that climate change will influence the factors that drive migration, changing both migration patterns and the volume of people likely to move, but the relationship is complex. The UK’s Foresight Report (2011) on Migration and Global Environmental Change found that environmental change will affect migration. Through resilience programming DFID is working to support countries, communities and households to anticipate and avoid shocks and stresses where possible, and to adapt when their current activities are no longer appropriate or threatened with collapse due to changing circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 11/01/2016 16:15:18 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	1476 label Biography information for Huw Irranca-Davies