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1471002

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2022
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the President of COP26, what steps the Government is taking to play a leading in role in delivering on the Glasgow Leaders Declaration on Forest and Land Use.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	19614
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>The UK Presidency is continuing to lead international collaboration on Forest and Land Use, building on progress made at COP26. We held an international ministerial meeting on 1 June in Stockholm and we are continuing to work with countries that have endorsed the Declaration to gather views on implementation. We are creating a space for countries that are actively engaged in accelerating progress on the GLD to drive momentum and collectively address shared challenges.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 22/06/2022 10:45:42 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1344815

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2021
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the President of COP26, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the COP26 summit results in commitments to reduce emissions from (a) agriculture and (b) the wider land use sector, without those emissions being displaced to other countries.
	tabling member constituency	Bury South
	tabling member printed	Christian Wakeford
	uin	29169
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2021 answer text <p>As COP26 Presidency, we are calling for global ambition and action to reduce emissions across all sectors, in order to meet net zero by 2050 – including in agriculture, forestry and other land use, which is collectively responsible for 23% of global emissions.</p><p>We have already seized the opportunities of our G7 and COP26 Presidencies to drive international action and commitments on sustainable agriculture. The G7 Leaders’ Summit was a critical point as we work towards COP26. The G7 leaders committed to achieve net zero no later than 2050, with deep emissions reduction targets in the 2020s – consistent with keeping 1.5 degrees within reach. The G7 Leaders also acknowledged the harmful effects of some subsidies on the environment and the need to reform policies with recognised impacts on nature – and committed to work to accelerate an inclusive global transition to sustainable and climate resilient agriculture.</p><p>Together with the World Bank, we are co-hosting an international Policy Dialogue on the ‘Transition to Sustainable Agriculture through redirecting public policies and support and scaling innovation’. Through the Dialogue, we are developing a Policy Action Agenda on the transition to sustainable agriculture.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 29168 question first answered 21/07/2021 07:24:53 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4871 label Biography information for Christian Wakeford

1354350

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2021
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	Air Pollution: Health Hazards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the President of COP26, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in other countries on the effects of air quality on health.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea West
	tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
	uin	45794
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2021 answer text <p>By tackling the causes of climate change, we can also reduce the impacts of poor air quality on premature deaths throughout the world. Through our COP26 campaigns, we are seeking closer integration with public health objectives to facilitate a global green, healthy and sustainable recovery from the COVID 19 pandemic.</p><p>Through the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), the COP26 Unit is engaging with countries on the COP26 Health Programme which supports increased ambition on climate change and health, including the relationship with air quality. The engagements also highlight the opportunity for the health sector to reduce carbon emissions in a way that also improves air quality. The government is also working with non-governmental organisations, including the World Health Organisation, to engage with health professionals internationally to advocate for stronger climate action, including addressing the health impacts from air quality.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/09/2021 16:04:45 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1353317

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2021
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	Air Pollution: Pollution Control
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the President of COP26, whether tackling toxic air is part of his priorities for the COP26 summit.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	44441
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2021 answer text <p>For COP26, countries are being asked to come forward with ambitious 2030 Green House Gas emissions reduction targets that align with reaching net zero by the middle of the century. To deliver on these stretching targets, countries will need to accelerate the global phase out of coal, encourage renewables deployment, curtail deforestation, and speed up the switch to electric vehicles.</p><p>By tackling the causes of climate change, we can also reduce the impacts of poor air quality on premature deaths throughout the world. As set out in its NDC the UK supports and is pushing for decarbonisation approaches that strive to improve air quality and minimise adverse impacts on human health. Our domestic policy pathway will be outlined in the UK’s Net Zero Strategy which will be published ahead of COP26.</p><p>Through our COP26 campaigns, we are seeking closer integration with public health objectives to facilitate a global green, healthy and sustainable recovery from the COVID 19 pandemic.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/09/2021 16:02:12 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1458369

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2022
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	Asylum: Rwanda
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the President of COP26, what assessment he has made of the impact of the Government's proposed transportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda on meeting the UK's COP26 obligations.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
	tabling member printed	Layla Moran
	uin	155902
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>The UK remains committed to honouring its obligations on climate change, including those contained in the Glasgow Climate Pact.</p><p><br>The UK continues to work closely with the Government of Rwanda on climate issues, including ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in June. We are also working in our COP Presidency year to help ensure the world stays on course to meet its commitments and maintains ambitious efforts to keep 1.5 degrees within reach.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 25/04/2022 12:42:15 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1132412

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Basic Income: Sheffield
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will take steps to monitor the roll out of a universal basic income pilot by Sheffield City Council; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	265451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>We are aware of experiments in universal basic income (UBI) around the world and we do not believe there is a case for UBI. We believe Universal Credit is the right approach for the UK because it simplifies the benefit system, promotes and incentivises work, including progression in work, and provides targeted support to those in most need in a way that is affordable.</p><p> </p><p>In February 2018 the OECD concluded in <a href="https://read.oecd-ilibrary.org/economics/oecd-economic-surveys-finland-2018_eco_surveys-fin-2018-en#page45" target="_blank">its survey of the Finnish Economy</a> that the complexity of the current benefits system in Finland was an obstacle to stepping into work and that the basic income experiment, whilst possibly enhancing work incentives, may increase poverty and would require increasing income taxation by nearly 30%. More recently, findings from the evaluation of the Finnish basic income experiment show some improvement in perceived wellbeing, but that it did not increase the employment level of the participants in the first year of the experiment. The OECD also developed a scenario for Finland inspired by the UK’s Universal Credit (UC). They found that this ‘would consistently improve work incentives and reduce complexity, with limited changes to the income distribution and limited fiscal cost.</p><p> </p><p>This <a href="https://oecdecoscope.blog/2018/02/28/why-would-a-universal-credit-be-better-than-a-basic-income-for-finland/" target="_blank">OECD blog</a> post is particularly useful on the OECD’s work to compare UBI and UC.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/06/2019 15:59:10 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1285165

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2021
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	Biodiversity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the President of COP26, what recent steps he has taken to promote tackling biodiversity loss alongside climate action as part of COP26 preparations.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	151842
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2021 answer text <p>Through our COP26 Nature Campaign, we are advancing work in four core areas: tackling the drivers of deforestation, promoting sustainable and climate-resilient agriculture, mobilising increased and more targeted finance for nature, and driving political ambition on nature.</p><p>We have already made good progress. For example, the UK pioneered the ‘Leaders’ Pledge for Nature’, which now has over 80 signatories. The pledge sets out ten urgent actions to put nature on a path to recovery by 2030 and cements the links between biodiversity loss and climate change.</p><p>More recently, the Prime Minister announced that the UK will commit at least £3 billion to climate change solutions that protect and restore nature and biodiversity over five years.</p><p>We have also established the FACT (Forest, Agriculture and Commodity Trade) Dialogue to protect forests and biodiversity, while promoting trade.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 04/03/2021 14:11:23 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1490924

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2022
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	Businesses: Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the President of COP26, what recent assessment he has made of the progress of businesses in developing solutions to climate change.
	tabling member constituency	North Devon
	tabling member printed	Selaine Saxby
	uin	901195
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>Businesses absolutely drive the innovation in green technologies, both in terms of efficiency and also reduction in costs.</p><p>The wind, solar and electric vehicle sectors demonstrate what R&amp;D, innovation and economies of scale can do in terms of the expansion of clean technologies across the world.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/07/2022 16:55:05 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4863 label Biography information for Selaine Saxby

1435296

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2022
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	COP26
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the President of COP26, what progress he plans to make on adaptation in his COP26 presidency year.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	129101
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2022 answer text <p>The agreement at COP26 made significant progress on adaptation, including the immediate launch of the Glasgow-Sharm el Sheikh work programme to deliver on the Global Goal on Adaptation. This is a significant step forward which will deliver action to reduce vulnerability, strengthen resilience and increase the capacity of people and the planet to adapt to the impacts of climate change.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Developed countries also agreed to at least double their collective provision of climate finance for adaptation to developing countries by 2025. Under our Presidency year we will work with Parties to make progress on both of these areas.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 04/03/2022 09:46:15 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1404229

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2022
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	COP26
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What priorities he has for his COP26 Presidency year.
	tabling member constituency	Bolsover
	tabling member printed	Mark Fletcher
	uin	905172
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2022 answer text <p>Throughout the UK’s Presidency year, we will work with Egypt as the incoming Presidency, and all countries, to deliver on the agreed outcomes in the Glasgow Climate Pact and keep 1.5 in reach.</p><p>In doing so we will continue to champion science, especially the IPCC and its major reports in 2022, and the urgency of action on emissions reductions, adaptation, finance to support developing nations and loss and damage.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 905165 905171 question first answered 19/01/2022 16:28:48 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4774 label Biography information for Mark Fletcher