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391868

	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	Development Aid: Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department's total spending was on climate change adaptation in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15; and what that spending is expected to be in each of the next five years.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	8336
	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>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 17:24:55 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps previous answer version 19786 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

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

106340

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Montserrat
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps are taken to minimise the environmental effects of sand mining in Montserrat.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	213329
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>Environmental Management, Conservation and Physical Planning is the responsibility of the Government of Montserrat (GoM). GoM is accountable for the compliance of its own environment and conservation legislation and planning regulations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID is supportive of GoM’s attempts to strengthen their environment management and praises GoM for the passing of the Conservation and Environmental Management Act this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are not aware of any infractions of physical planning regulations occurring on DFID funded projects in the last four years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID has not funded infrastructure for the Marine Village, Pipers Pond, sand mining or Carr’s Bay Port development.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>When designing projects DFID takes into account a wide range of issues and considerations including social and environmental impacts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne grouped question UIN 213301 213320 213330 213331 213333 question first answered 10/11/2014 15:39:30 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

106341

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Montserrat
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether a Landscape Impact and Mitigation Assessment has been conducted on the Carr's Bay Port development funded by her Department in Montserrat.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	213330
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>Environmental Management, Conservation and Physical Planning is the responsibility of the Government of Montserrat (GoM). GoM is accountable for the compliance of its own environment and conservation legislation and planning regulations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID is supportive of GoM’s attempts to strengthen their environment management and praises GoM for the passing of the Conservation and Environmental Management Act this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are not aware of any infractions of physical planning regulations occurring on DFID funded projects in the last four years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID has not funded infrastructure for the Marine Village, Pipers Pond, sand mining or Carr’s Bay Port development.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>When designing projects DFID takes into account a wide range of issues and considerations including social and environmental impacts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne grouped question UIN 213301 213320 213329 213331 213333 question first answered 10/11/2014 15:39:31 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

106342

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Montserrat
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether (a) an environmental impact assessment and (b) a strategic environmental assessment has been prepared for the Marine Village Project on Montserrat; and if she will place in the Library a copy of each such document.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	213320
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>Environmental Management, Conservation and Physical Planning is the responsibility of the Government of Montserrat (GoM). GoM is accountable for the compliance of its own environment and conservation legislation and planning regulations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID is supportive of GoM’s attempts to strengthen their environment management and praises GoM for the passing of the Conservation and Environmental Management Act this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are not aware of any infractions of physical planning regulations occurring on DFID funded projects in the last four years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID has not funded infrastructure for the Marine Village, Pipers Pond, sand mining or Carr’s Bay Port development.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>When designing projects DFID takes into account a wide range of issues and considerations including social and environmental impacts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne grouped question UIN 213301 213329 213330 213331 213333 question first answered 10/11/2014 15:39:30 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

106343

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Montserrat
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether (a) an environmental impact assessment and (b) a planning application were prepared prior to the clearing and infilling of the Pipers Pond wetland in Montserrat; and if she will place in the Library a copy of such documents.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	213301
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>Environmental Management, Conservation and Physical Planning is the responsibility of the Government of Montserrat (GoM). GoM is accountable for the compliance of its own environment and conservation legislation and planning regulations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID is supportive of GoM’s attempts to strengthen their environment management and praises GoM for the passing of the Conservation and Environmental Management Act this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are not aware of any infractions of physical planning regulations occurring on DFID funded projects in the last four years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID has not funded infrastructure for the Marine Village, Pipers Pond, sand mining or Carr’s Bay Port development.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>When designing projects DFID takes into account a wide range of issues and considerations including social and environmental impacts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne grouped question UIN 213320 213329 213330 213331 213333 question first answered 10/11/2014 15:39:30 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

106344

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Montserrat
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what infractions of the Montserrat physical planning regulations have occurred on construction projects financed by her Department on that island in each of the last four years.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	213331
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>Environmental Management, Conservation and Physical Planning is the responsibility of the Government of Montserrat (GoM). GoM is accountable for the compliance of its own environment and conservation legislation and planning regulations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID is supportive of GoM’s attempts to strengthen their environment management and praises GoM for the passing of the Conservation and Environmental Management Act this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are not aware of any infractions of physical planning regulations occurring on DFID funded projects in the last four years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID has not funded infrastructure for the Marine Village, Pipers Pond, sand mining or Carr’s Bay Port development.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>When designing projects DFID takes into account a wide range of issues and considerations including social and environmental impacts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne grouped question UIN 213301 213320 213329 213330 213333 question first answered 10/11/2014 15:39:31 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

106345

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Montserrat
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment has been made of the success of (a) coral translocations and (b) mangrove planting conducted in Montserrat in the last two years as part of environmental mitigation for development projects funded by her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	213333
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>Environmental Management, Conservation and Physical Planning is the responsibility of the Government of Montserrat (GoM). GoM is accountable for the compliance of its own environment and conservation legislation and planning regulations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID is supportive of GoM’s attempts to strengthen their environment management and praises GoM for the passing of the Conservation and Environmental Management Act this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are not aware of any infractions of physical planning regulations occurring on DFID funded projects in the last four years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID has not funded infrastructure for the Marine Village, Pipers Pond, sand mining or Carr’s Bay Port development.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>When designing projects DFID takes into account a wide range of issues and considerations including social and environmental impacts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne grouped question UIN 213301 213320 213329 213330 213331 question first answered 10/11/2014 15:39:31 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

106347

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	British Overseas Territories
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many permanent full-time equivalent staff in her Department are working full-time on environmental sustainability matters with the UK Overseas Territories (a) currently and (b) in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	213327
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The number of DFID staff working full-time on environmental sustainability matters as part of our support to UK Overseas Territories over the period in question is:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Current</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 10/11/2014 14:56:37 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

106348

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Montserrat
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of the annual expenditure of the government of Montserrat is provided by her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	213328
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>For the financial year 2013/2014, DFID provided 56% of the Government of Montserrat’s recurrent budget.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 10/11/2014 14:29:10 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner