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1145757

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Pakistan: Earthquakes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance the Government is offering to the Government of Pakistan following the aftermath of the recent earthquake in Azad Kashmir.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	290644
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>DFID has been liaising closely with the Government of Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) since the earthquake struck on 24 September 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Key humanitarian partners, including UN agencies, met with the NDMA to discuss the response to the earthquake on Friday 27 September. The NDMA confirmed that the Government of Pakistan will not launch any formal appeal or request for National or International Assistance, but donors and agencies can provide assistance on a voluntary basis.</p><p> </p><p>DFID stands ready to respond and provide funding and the National Disaster Consortium partners have pre-positioned supplies which can be deployed at short notice.</p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith question first answered 03/10/2019 16:18:19 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1145851

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: Secondment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many staff in his Department are deployed to other Departments and working on the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	291053
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>As at 3<sup>rd</sup> October, the Department for International Development has deployed 118 employees on short term loan to other government departments to support EU exit priorities.</p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith question first answered 03/10/2019 16:19:22 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1145991

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Pakistan: Earthquakes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support he is offering to provide for relief and reconstruction for people affected by the 5.8 magnitude earthquake near the town of Jhelum in Kashmir.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	290890
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>DFID has been liaising closely with the Government of Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) since the earthquake struck on 24 September 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Key humanitarian partners, including UN agencies, met with the NDMA to discuss the response to the earthquake on Friday 27 September. The NDMA confirmed that the Government of Pakistan will not launch any formal appeal or request for National or International Assistance, but donors and agencies can provide assistance on a voluntary basis.</p><p> </p><p>DFID stands ready to respond and provide funding and the National Disaster Consortium partners have pre-positioned supplies which can be deployed at short notice.</p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith question first answered 03/10/2019 16:19:02 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1146033

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Development Aid: Sustainable Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to ensure all UK aid projects are environmentally sustainable.
	tabling member constituency	Chichester
	tabling member printed	Gillian Keegan
	uin	291108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>Good development takes account of climate change and environmental sustainability, and DFID is increasingly putting climate and environment at the heart of the UK aid agenda in line with the Sustainable Development Goals.</p><p> </p><p>The department’s rules for designing and implementing programmes charge staff with considering sustainability and resilience, including climate change and environmental shocks. As well as informing the appraisal of new projects, staff are expected to manage environmental risks throughout implementation, in line with DFID’s environmental and social safeguards. DFID has a cadre of specialist climate and environment advisers who support teams to meet these requirements.</p><p> </p><p>In July this year, the Government committed in the Green Finance Strategy to align our Official Development Assistance with the Paris Agreement, that is to support low-carbon and climate resilient development. The Prime Minister also recently announced that the UK would be doubling the quantity of International Climate Finance we provide to support developing countries from 2021.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2011, UK aid has provided 26 million people with improved access to clean energy, and helped 57 million people to cope with the effects of climate change. It has also reduced greenhouse gas emissions internationally by 16 million tonnes – the equivalent to taking three million cars off the road for a year.</p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith question first answered 03/10/2019 16:17:32 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan

1147311

	registered interest
	date	30/09/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: Travel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department spent on ministerial travel by (a) first class, (b) second class and (c) in total in 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	292411
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>Information on ministerial travel is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, the Department for International Development publishes data on ministerial overseas travel on a quarterly basis in arrears at the following link: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdata.gov.uk%2Fdataset%2F8167ded1-0d4c-41ee-afd7-a6b39f2d1205%2Fministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-with-external-organisations-in-the-department-for-international-development&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cc-hall%40dfid.gov.uk%7Cbc4ceee2d9b24abe718908d747da436f%7Ccdf709af1a184c74bd936d14a64d73b3%7C0%7C0%7C637056875067846048&amp;sdata=X2TVBGlaX31pKsemt6hHlpDHevduXOLHQaeSnrmmZbE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/dataset/8167ded1-0d4c-41ee-afd7-a6b39f2d1205/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-with-external-organisations-in-the-department-for-international-development</a></p><p>We do not routinely publish any national travel costs for Ministers.</p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith grouped question UIN 292421 question first answered 07/10/2019 16:19:21 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1147318

	registered interest
	date	30/09/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Overseas Aid: Environment Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will commission a review of the conditions attached to Official Development Assistance to ensure that aid recipients follow accepted best practice in relation to (a) the disposal of plastic waste and (b) other environmental procedures.
	tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
	uin	292129
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>DFID takes issues of plastics pollution and environmental degradation seriously. At the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, the UK Government committed £70 million to boost research into how to reduce the use of plastics and help countries prevent plastic waste entering our oceans. DFID is contributing up to £39 million, providing technical assistance to governments in developing countries who have committed to taking action, and testing practical approaches to increase plastic recycling rates through pilots in Bangladesh, Ghana and Uganda. At the recent UN meetings, the Prime Minister made several announcements on increasing the funding that the Government will provide to protect the environment and biodiversity and doubling the UK’s international climate finance to at least £11.6 billion over the period 2021-2025.</p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith question first answered 03/10/2019 16:15:24 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

1147324

	registered interest
	date	30/09/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: Travel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department spent on ministerial travel by (a) first class, (b) second class and (c) in total in 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	292421
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>Information on ministerial travel is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, the Department for International Development publishes data on ministerial overseas travel on a quarterly basis in arrears at the following link: <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdata.gov.uk%2Fdataset%2F8167ded1-0d4c-41ee-afd7-a6b39f2d1205%2Fministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-with-external-organisations-in-the-department-for-international-development&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cc-hall%40dfid.gov.uk%7Cbc4ceee2d9b24abe718908d747da436f%7Ccdf709af1a184c74bd936d14a64d73b3%7C0%7C0%7C637056875067846048&amp;sdata=X2TVBGlaX31pKsemt6hHlpDHevduXOLHQaeSnrmmZbE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/dataset/8167ded1-0d4c-41ee-afd7-a6b39f2d1205/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-with-external-organisations-in-the-department-for-international-development</a></p><p>We do not routinely publish any national travel costs for Ministers.</p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith grouped question UIN 292411 question first answered 07/10/2019 16:19:21 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1147613

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: Jainism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if he will invite representatives of the Jain community to national events organised by his Department; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	292815
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>Britain’s Jain community makes a positive contribution to life in this country. This Government values its contribution immensely.</p><p>The Government is always keen to work with the Jain community on matters that are important to them, and we will continue to do so.</p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith question first answered 08/10/2019 15:59:17 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1148174

	registered interest
	date	03/10/2019
	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: Agriculture
	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 developing countries to make their agricultural practices more environmentally friendly.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	294126
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>At the UN Climate Action Summit, the UK announced support to the ‘Just Rural Transition’ initiative under which governments, businesses and civic organisations are uniting to drive a shift to sustainable land-use. This initiative includes a policy coalition that will help developing countries put policies in place for more environmentally friendly and sustainable agriculture, and an investment partnership to leverage private sector investment for sustainable land use and improved livelihoods for poor farmers.</p><p>DFID is supporting smallholder farmers in nearly 50 countries to improve sustainable agriculture. At the Summit, we announced an additional £61 million for climate adapted agriculture and innovation to help small-scale farmers increase productivity without degrading the environment.</p><p>DFID support to tackle deforestation in developing countries has brought 2.6 million hectares of land under sustainable management and mobilised £260 million of private investment in sustainable production of commodities like palm oil, cocoa and soya.</p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith question first answered 08/10/2019 12:49:36 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

1148175

	registered interest
	date	03/10/2019
	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: Forests
	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 countries around the world to tackle deforestation and illegal logging.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	294127
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>DFID leads work internationally and across Government to drive efforts to tackle deforestation and combat illegal logging. It does so directly through bilateral programmes aimed at supporting countries and businesses to lock out illegal activities, promote sector reforms, and foster public-private partnerships which catalyse investment into sustainable land use, including environmental and forest protection. DFID also works through multilateral instruments that have broader geographic coverage, particularly through the World Bank’s Forest Investment Programme and the Global Environment Fund.</p><p> </p><p>DFID, together with the international teams in BEIS and Defra, are actively engaged in international policy processes to galvanise the action of other governments and business to stop illegal logging, deforestation and promote sustainable land use. Most recently, the UK led efforts at the UN Climate Action Summit, to agree actions to build natural resilience to climate change.</p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith question first answered 08/10/2019 12:50:17 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy