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1060472

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Sustainable Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps her Department is taking to encourage people to contribute to the Voluntary National Review of the Sustainable Development Goals.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	James Heappey
	uin	909197
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>I am committed to an inclusive Voluntary National Review that showcases activity across the UK. Almost 200 organisations and individuals have submitted case studies highlighting activity to support delivery of the Goals. We continue to welcome contributions which can be submitted via our gov.uk VNR website.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/02/2019 15:10:58 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey

1055727

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Sustainable Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps his Department has taken to prepare for the UK's voluntary national review of the Sustainable Development Goals.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	909036
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>We are actively supporting preparations for the UK voluntary national review.</p><p>Cabinet Office officials are working with DFID and other departments across government to ensure that the review fully demonstrates the UK’s domestic and international activity.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 06/02/2019 15:05:32 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

1020075

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Sustainable Development
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will publish the UK's Voluntary National Review of the Sustainable Development Goals.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Tonge
	uin	HL12048
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>Work on the UK’s Voluntary National Review is under way. The Government is committed to producing an inclusive, credible, and robust report which will be presented at the UN High Level Political Forum in July 2019. We expect to publish the report shortly before then.</p><p> </p><p>We are inviting input from a wide range of stakeholders, including representatives of civil society and businesses, to tell us how they are contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals via our Voluntary National Review website, <a href="http://www.,ov.uk/sustainabledevelopmentgoals" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/sustainabledevelopmentgoals</a>. It would be very helpful if Parliamentarians could help us publicise this opportunity.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to engage with interested groups, including Parliamentarians, before the report is finalised and will be holding a series of roundtable events early next year.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 17/12/2018 17:14:08 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
	tabling member	200 label Biography information for Baroness Tonge

1015445

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Sustainable Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Prosperity Fund: Annual Report 2017-18, what measures the Government uses to assess the contribution of that fund to the delivery of Sustainable Development Goals (a) 5, (b) 7, (c) 8 and (d) 9 in each country to which the fund is allocated.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	196253
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>All programmes are designed to support Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 &amp; SDG 8, while SDG 7 and SDG 9 will apply to a subset of programmes operating in those sectors. The “Monitoring, Reporting, Evaluation &amp; Learning” section of the Prosperity Fund: Annual Report 2017-18 (pg14) outlines portfolio indicators, which will help measure Fund impacts, and often relate directly to SDG ambitions. The Fund has contracted a specialist consortium to provide independent and objective evaluation of how well programmes are contributing to their stated outcomes, impacts, and relevant SDG.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 04/12/2018 16:27:59 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

967925

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Sustainable Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment his Department has made of UK progress towards the sustainable development goals.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	170301
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>Departments report regularly to Cabinet Office on their progress in delivering their Single Departmental Plans. This provides a mechanism for DFID and Cabinet Office to track progress towards delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will present a Voluntary National Review (VNR) assessing UK progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals at the UN High Level Political Forum in 2019. The Department for International Development (DFID) are leading on the review with support from my Department and working closely with other Government departments.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 10/09/2018 14:23:17 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

909154

	registered interest
	date	21/05/2018
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Sustainable Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what contribution her Department plans to make to the voluntary national review of progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	146234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/05/2018 answer text <p>​I refer the honourable Member to the answer given by the Minister of State for International Development on 29 May 2018 (PQ 146233).</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 30/05/2018 12:34:08 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

843834

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2018
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Sustainable Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made of the contribution of Official Development Assistance to the achievement of sustainable development goals.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	128272
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>​The UK helped secure the landmark Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and we meet the UN's 0.7% gross national income target for Official Development Assistance (ODA). The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, as a leading ODA-spending department, is helping to advance the SDGs globally by contributing to the objectives of the UK Aid Strategy, particularly in the areas of peace and security, governance and economic development.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 22/02/2018 17:29:06 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

648686

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Sustainable Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what definition of sustainable his Department uses in relation to planning, infrastructure and strategic priorities.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
	uin	55736
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2016 answer text <p>The policies in paragraph 18 to 219 of the National Planning Policy Framework, taken as a whole, constitute the Government’s view of what sustainable development in England means in practice for the planning system.</p><p>The Framework is clear that local planning authorities should work collaboratively with other bodies to ensure that strategic priorities across local boundaries are properly co-ordinated and clearly reflected in Local Plans. As part of this process, they should consider producing joint planning policies on strategic matters and informal strategies such as joint infrastructure and investment plans.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 07/12/2016 15:15:52 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
	tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

528892

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2016
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Sustainable Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that the sustainable development goals that have 2020 deadlines will be met.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	41336
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2016 answer text <p>Of the 21 targets under the Global Goals for Sustainable Development that have a 2020 deadline, 11 of these fall within policy areas for which Defra is responsible. These goals and associated targets largely mirror the Aichi Biodiversity Targets and will be implemented through activities that are already in place in respect of the Aichi Targets.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 30/06/2016 13:52:15 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

515320

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2016
	answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept id	63
	answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
	answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
	hansard heading	Sustainable Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, whether her Department has produced an implementation plan for the Sustainable Development Goals.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	35364
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government intends to produce a report in due course that will set out how the UK is contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 28/04/2016 11:45:11 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty