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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

1139884

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2019
	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 plans he has to investigate alternative sources of climate finance from (a) public and (b) private sources.
	tabling member constituency	Dundee West
	tabling member printed	Chris Law
	uin	278526
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2019 answer text <p>Delivering the global transition to a low carbon economy will require unprecedented levels of investment from the public and private sectors. The Government is fulfilling our pledge to deliver £5.8 billion between 2015/2016 and 20/21. In addition to investing our own resources, the Government continues to press multilateral organisations to help countries tackle climate change through providing finance. The Multilateral Development Banks have an important role to play, and in the last year the World Bank has set new targets for the proportion of its finance which contributes to low carbon, resilient development. In 2018, 70% of World Bank projects include some climate benefits, up from 37% just two years ago.</p><p>Private finance is crucial, and the Government uses some of its climate finance to unlock investments from the private sector. To date, we estimate that the UK has leveraged £910 million of private investment. CDC and the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) have a key role in crowding in other investors and demonstrating that investment in low carbon, resilient development is possible. CDC has invested over $500 million in renewable power over the last 2 years, and PIDG $300 million.</p><p>The recently published UK Green Finance Strategy outlines how we will position the UK at the forefront of this global shift, catalysing the investment needed to transition to a net zero economy.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 05/08/2019 16:18:03 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

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 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

1144640

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2019
	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 recent assessment he has made of the effect on his Department's climate-focused work of planning for the UK to leave the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
	uin	286838
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>DFID is fully supporting the Government’s preparations to ensure that the UK leaves the EU on 31 October. At the same time, as the Prime Minister made clear at the recent G7 Leaders meeting, the UK is strongly committed to tackling the two immense threats of climate change and biodiversity loss. Putting climate change and environment at the heart of our development programming is a high priority for DFID. While we have, since July 2019, deployed a small number of staff (fewer than 5) who were working on climate change to work on planning for our exit from the EU, overall the number of staff working on climate change is increasing.</p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith grouped question UIN 286840 question first answered 09/09/2019 15:34:54 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

1144642

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2019
	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 many staff of his Department who previously focused on climate change have moved to a role to plan for the UK leaving without a deal since July 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Midlothian
	tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
	uin	286840
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>DFID is fully supporting the Government’s preparations to ensure that the UK leaves the EU on 31 October. At the same time, as the Prime Minister made clear at the recent G7 Leaders meeting, the UK is strongly committed to tackling the two immense threats of climate change and biodiversity loss. Putting climate change and environment at the heart of our development programming is a high priority for DFID. While we have, since July 2019, deployed a small number of staff (fewer than 5) who were working on climate change to work on planning for our exit from the EU, overall the number of staff working on climate change is increasing.</p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith grouped question UIN 286838 question first answered 09/09/2019 15:34:55 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

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