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1684224

	registered interest
	date	22/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to implement the recommendations of the Climate Change Committee's report entitled 2023 Progress Report to Parliament, published 28 June 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	10900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>On 26 October the Government published its response to the Climate Change Committee 2023 Progress Report. In the response, the Government demonstrates the actions it is taking and responds to all 300 of the Committee’s recommendations.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 26/01/2024 06:41:16 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1681722

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Climate Change
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will commit to working with institutions such as universities to develop policies to combat climate change and stimulate green growth.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
	uin	HL1519
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government funds research to provide evidence to support the development of energy, climate change, and green growth policies. This research is competitively tendered and is delivered typically by academic institutions, consultancies, SMEs, or a combination.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 19/01/2024 12:04:32 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

1681158

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department has taken to help ensure the UK meets its international climate commitments since COP26 in November 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
	uin	8906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK reports every two years on progress towards its international targets and on international climate finance to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The UK will report under the Enhanced Transparency Framework, part of the Paris Agreement which comes into force this year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government continuously reviews delivery of the UK’s domestic and international climate strategy and commitments at Cabinet level, including through the Domestic and Economic Affairs (Energy, Climate and Net Zero) Committee, chaired by my Rt Hon. Friend the Deputy Prime Minister.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 17/01/2024 06:24:31 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1679104

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2023
	answering body	Prime Minister
	answering dept id	23
	answering dept short name	Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
	hansard heading	Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Prime Minister, on what occasions he has been briefed on climate science by the Chief Scientist in 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	7546
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer of 16 February 2022, Official Report, PQ 120718.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 09/01/2024 16:14:46 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1675012

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Climate Change
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the World Climate Declaration.
	tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
	uin	HL832
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government has not made a specific assessment of the World Climate Declaration but uses a range of scientific evidence to inform government policy, in particular the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) which is the global authority on climate science.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 18/12/2023 13:05:43 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
	tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch

1674459

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department has made an estimate of the cost of climate change to the UK economy in 2050.
	tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
	tabling member printed	Dame Andrea Jenkyns
	uin	4710
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2023 answer text <p>As the OBR noted in its July 2021 Fiscal Risks Report, “the costs of failing to get climate change under control would be much larger than those of bringing emissions down to net zero”. The OBR’s unmitigated warming scenario showed debt spiralling up to over 130 per cent of UK GDP by 2050 and around 290 per cent by the end of the century as a result of the cost of adapting to an ever hotter climate.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 08/12/2023 07:43:05 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1673210

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2023
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps his Department has taken to deliver the (a) commitments made in the Glasgow Declaration for Fair Water Footprints and (b) other commitments on water and climate resilience made at COP26.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	3773
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>The UK delivery plan for the Fairwater Footprints (FWF) programme will improve the governance of water in supply chains. Already FWF is shaping new investment in collective water action in over 60 UK food and drink retailers in water-scarce regions of Peru, Kenya and Morocco, reforming procurement, regulation and investment policy in Panama, Madagascar, Finland and the Netherlands, and strengthening the voice of vulnerable communities in Malawi. In March 2023 the UK announced £1 million to design the flagship Just Transitions for Water Security programme to support the FWF alongside two other COP26 initiatives: the Water Tracker and the Resilient Water Accelerator.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 05/12/2023 08:22:51 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1671250

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2023
	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	Climate Change
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, given recent weather events, what progress has been made in helping the UK to adapt to climate change.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick
	uin	HL424
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government published its Third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3) (see attached) in July 2023. This marked a step-change in the Government’s approach to climate adaptation, putting in place an ambitious programme of decisive action for the next 5 years to address each of the 61 climate risks and opportunities in its Third Climate Change Risk Assessment.</p><p> </p><p>NAP3 builds on our work already underway to provide an improved and more resilient infrastructure, greener economy, and sustainable food production.  For example, we are responding to environmental threats to domestic food production through our Environmental Land Management farming schemes, protecting hundreds of thousands of homes with a record-breaking £5.2 billion investment in flood and coastal schemes, and safeguarding future water supplies by working with regulators to accelerate £2.2 billion of investment through our ambitious Plan for Water.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to monitor its progress on adapting to climate change both internally through a new, senior officials Climate Resilience Board, and externally by the Climate Change Committee’s (CCC’s) reports to Parliament. The Government published its response to the CCC’s latest report in October 2023.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 29/11/2023 16:51:22 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon attachment 1 file name Third_National_Adaptation_Programme.pdf title Third National Adaptation Programme (07/23)
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

1661210

	registered interest
	date	18/09/2023
	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	Climate Change
	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 measure changes in the level of climate-related (a) loss of the coastline, (b) flooding, (c) drought and (d) other extreme weather events.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	200047
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government uses cutting-edge science, including advances in climate modelling and projections, to inform and prepare our response to rising sea levels. The Government continues to work closely with the Met Office to assess the science of sea-level rise as part of the Met Office Hadley Centre Climate Programme, including examining the implications of the latest IPCC's 6<sup>th</sup> assessment report (AR6). This includes the outcome of significant ice mass loss from Antarctica and Greenland.</p><p> </p><p>Our long-term policy statement sets out our ambition to create a nation more resilient to future flood and coastal erosion risk. It includes five ambitious policies and over 40 supporting actions we will take to accelerate progress to better protect and prepare the country against flooding and coastal erosion from more frequent extreme weather as a result of climate change.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 16/10/2023 14:58:55 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1659756

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she plans to appoint a climate envoy.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	198896
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>There are no plans to appoint a climate envoy. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, leads on international climate change for the UK. I will represent the UK at the COP28 negotiations as Ministerial Head of Delegation.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/09/2023 14:57:24 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1651598

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2023
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking internationally to protect (a) children and (b) women from the impact of climate change.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	193199
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>We have committed £165 million to address the dual challenges of gender inequality and climate change. This includes the Community Resilience Partnership Programme which will help empower local communities and grassroots women's groups in Asia and the Pacific. We are also investing in programmes to build women's climate resilience through our Conflict, Stability and Security Fund. In 2022, the FCDO launched a new approach to addressing the climate, environment and biodiversity crisis in and through girls' education. It provides a new framework for priority actions for education sector actors to build school systems that are resilient to climate change.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 17/07/2023 10:38:42 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1646405

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2023
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his Department’s planned timetable for is developing a national action plan for implementation of each of the six elements of Action for Climate Empowerment agreed at COP27; and what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on Action for Climate Empowerment.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	190553
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2023 answer text <p>Officials at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero engage with other government departments, including the Department for Education, to encourage implementation of the Action for Climate Empowerment Action Plan by 2026.</p><p> </p><p>The <em>Net Zero Strategy Growth Plan</em> outlines the Government's approach to empowering the public to make green choices including by developing a roadmap setting out plans and proposals under net zero.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 29/06/2023 12:42:43 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1645904

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2023
	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	Climate Change
	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 with Cabinet colleagues to help prevent global warming above 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2027.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton South
	tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
	uin	190378
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2023 answer text <p>In March 2023, government published the Net Zero Growth Plan which sets out how the UK will contribute towards global efforts to keep within 1.5 degrees of warming. Our transition to a green and sustainable future will provide new opportunities to grow and level up the UK economy and support hundreds of thousands of green, high skilled jobs, whilst ensuring the environment is in a better state for the next generation. The UK cannot achieve our climate and nature objectives alone and that is why we have also published The Strategic Framework 2030 for international climate and nature action, as well as our International Climate Finance Strategy, which set out the actions the UK will take to support climate and nature action across the world.</p><p> </p><p>I have regular contact with my Cabinet colleagues to discuss climate change, including sitting on The Domestic and Economic Affairs (Energy, Climate and Net Zero) Cabinet Committee. This and supporting governance structures ensure that there is ongoing focus on implementation of our domestic and international net zero ambitions.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 27/06/2023 13:24:10 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1640081

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2023
	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	Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has conducted research in the last five years on the impact of climate change on the (a) agricultural, (b) manufacturing and (c) construction industries.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	186658
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2023 answer text <p>We are the first major economy to legislate for net zero emissions and we have cleaned up our power sector, cut emissions faster than any G7 country while growing the economy, championed climate change adaptation and set a strong example for other countries to follow.</p><p> </p><p>(a) Adopting best practice across all agricultural systems has the potential to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the farming sector. The Government is engaged with a number of initiatives to better understand and respond to the effects of climate change on agriculture, including research on food supply resilience in relation to climate change and adaptation measures through our work with the Met Office Hadley Centre Food Farming and Natural Environment service (up to £600k over three years). We also plan to develop future publicly funded research and innovation further. This includes investments under the Farming Innovation Programme, a £270 million innovation programme which aims to drive up productivity and enhance environmental sustainability, enabling us to adapt to climate change more effectively, while improving levels of food security.</p><p> </p><p>(b) and (c) Defra has not conducted research in the last five years on the impact of climate change on the manufacturing or construction industries.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for National Statistics’ “Business insights and impact on the UK economy” survey, Wave 82, published on 18 May 2023 provides manufacturing and construction sector views on the impact of climate change on their business (<a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ons.gov.uk%2Feconomy%2Feconomicoutputandproductivity%2Foutput%2Fdatasets%2Fbusinessinsightsandimpactontheukeconomy&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqtransfers%40defra.gov.uk%7C0ff8d7c229ec4002f1b208db61da6cd2%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638211363029652648%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=FwLjEYixVcutnkcKS%2FnLWhIdWtRN55kf%2BdgmDEBdny8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/economicoutputandproductivity/output/datasets/businessinsightsandimpactontheukeconomy</a>) and asks the following questions:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Which of the following actions, if any, has your business taken to protect the environment?</li><li>Which of the following actions, if any, have you taken to reduce your business's carbon emissions?</li><li>Is your business concerned about the impact climate change may have on the business?</li></ul><p> </p><p>In Wave 59, published on 30 June 2022, the following question, which is now discontinued, was asked:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Have any of the following been used to assess the impact of climate change on your business's ability to operate?</li></ul> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 05/06/2023 12:39:08 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1628931

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2023
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he has taken to develop a Just Transition Work Programme in line with the Sharm-el Sheikh Implementation Plan agreed at COP27; and what consultations have been held with trade unions to date.
	tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
	tabling member printed	Beth Winter
	uin	185859
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises that a just transition will support the creation of quality jobs in developing countries and enable enhanced climate mitigation. As such, the Government is working constructively towards a COP28 decision on the Just Transition Work Programme which catalyses increased climate ambition and underscores the importance of supporting workers and impacted communities. Trade Unions are engaged through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change process.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 24/05/2023 13:40:14 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4809 label Biography information for Beth Winter

1626605

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2023
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make it his policy to establish an Office for Net Zero.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	184371
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2023 answer text <p>The creation of the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero means there is a department dedicated to delivering the Government’s climate ambitions and a senior ministerial voice in Cabinet whose focus, alongside energy security, is driving overall delivery of net zero across government and maximising the economic opportunity the transition presents.</p><p> </p><p>The Department’s officials work closely with counterparts across government to coordinate action, particularly with Cabinet Office and HM Treasury to ensure that net zero is prioritised and aligns with other priorities.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 184369 question first answered 18/05/2023 15:43:00 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1625601

	registered interest
	date	03/05/2023
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many staff working on climate and environment in his Department have been employed at Senior Civil Service grade in each year since 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	183724
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>The information on staff at Senior Civil Service (SCS) grades working on climate and environment across the FCDO network is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>However, climate change remains an area of utmost importance to this government and to the Foreign Secretary. Our resourcing and senior representation within the FCDO on climate and environment has grown significantly in recent years. We have many SCS across the FCDO who work on these issues either full time or as a key part of their portfolio.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 15/05/2023 15:37:41 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1611801

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2023
	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	Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will take steps to ensure that (a) natural flood management, (b) urban tree planting, (c) peatland restoration, (d) sustainable urban drainage and (e) other nature-based approaches to climate adaptation are a key part of the forthcoming third National Adaptation Programme.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	181345
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>(a) Nature-based solutions make a positive contribution to achieving climate resilient places particularly at a community led, river catchment scale. They can support flood and coastal resilience, improve water supply and quality as well as contribute to wider climate change and sustainable development objectives.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency’s £15 million Natural Flood Management (NFM) programme demonstrated the important role nature-based projects can have in helping to slow the flow and store flood waters. The measures in the 60 pilot projects included planting trees, creating leaky barriers, restoring peatland and restoring salt marshes. On 8 December 2022, the Environment Agency published an evaluation report on the NFM programme.</p><p> </p><p>Later this year the Environment Agency will update its Working with Natural Processes Evidence Directory. This will help share evidence and best practice about how to develop natural flood management projects</p><p> </p><p>(b) The National Adaptation Programme (NAP) covers priority risks identified by the Climate Change Committee including risks to trees and woodland carbon storage. We recognise the important role urban trees play in this, which is why we are supporting the planting of them through the Urban Tree Challenge Fund and Local Authority Treescapes Fund. The National Planning Policy Framework and Urban Tree Manual highlight the role of urban trees and the recently published local Tree &amp; Woodland Strategy Toolkit recognises their contribution to core climate change mitigation, adaptation and biodiversity goals in Government policy.</p><p> </p><p>(c) Peatland restoration is already a Defra priority and we have ambitious targets to restore over 35,000 hectares of peat in England by 2025 and 280,000 hectares by 2050, as will be set out in the NAP. The England Peat Action Plan (2021) outlines what action is needed to ensure that peatlands contribute to climate adaptation, preserving their carbon store while also providing water storage, flood management functions and space for nature.</p><p> </p><p>(d) The third National Adaptation Pathway will set out how the water sector is mitigating against the risks presented by climate change. This includes outlining where Sustainable Urban Drainage Schemes (SuDS) represent an adaptation measure in the event of climate events, e.g increased rainfall. The Environment Agency maintains a national overview of SuDS, advising the Government on policy matters. On 10 January 2023, the Government reviewed making SuDS mandatory in new developments. The Government accepted the review’s recommendation to mandate SuDS in England through implementing Schedule 3 to the Flood and Water Management Act 2010. SuDS use features such as ponds, rain gardens and grass to absorb the rain and tanks and pipes to slow the flow to the sewer, reducing the risk of surface water and sewer flooding. This will help limit volumes entering drainage networks which will help ease the pressure on the sewerage system and mitigate flood risk. The Government is now considering how best to implement, considering scope, threshold, and process and there will be a public consultation later this year.</p><p> </p><p>(e) Nature-based solutions play a key role in tackling climate change and managing its impacts. Restoring our natural habitats has a myriad of potential benefits for helping communities to adapt to climate change risks – from natural flood management to urban cooling – as well as for helping to support the resilience of ecosystems themselves to climate change. The third NAP will cover a suite of programmes that the Government is delivering to support the resilient recovery of nature, as well as to maximise their adaptive benefits, as exemplified above.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 24/04/2023 14:29:36 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1611802

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2023
	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	Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will take steps to ensure that the forthcoming National Adaptation Programme includes (a) specific, (b) timebound and (c) measurable targets for enabling the UK to adapt to an average global temperature rise of two degrees Celsius.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	181346
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3) report will mark the beginning of a five-year implementation period. The report will include a clear set of objectives for adaptation, with policies and accompanying delivery mechanisms to meet those objectives. Progress indicators, aligned to risks and opportunities set out in our third Climate Change Risk Assessment will also be developed as part of the NAP programme and will help the programme have a more targeted and effective approach to monitoring.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 24/04/2023 14:20:54 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1611803

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2023
	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	Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether (a) policies and (b) commitments in the forthcoming National Adaptation Programme are being developed alongside and incorporated into the forthcoming Land Use Framework.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	181347
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>We are currently developing both the Land Use Framework and the Third National Adaptation Plan. The work undertaken to prepare these documents is being shared in support of our intention that the two documents will complement each other. The Land Use Framework will take account of existing policies and commitments including those included in the National Adaptation Programme, which will be important in supporting resilient landscapes.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 24/04/2023 14:14:27 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1611804

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2023
	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	Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the National Adaptation Programme will be updated to include new government funding commitments for investment in adaptation over the next five years.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	181348
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3) will be published in summer 2023 and will update on the Government’s planned actions to address risks and opportunities set out in the third Climate Change Risk Assessment. Adaptation is ‘mainstreamed’ across Government, which means that all Government spending should account for the risks posed by the impacts of climate change.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 24/04/2023 13:29:45 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1611807

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2023
	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	Climate Change
	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 delivery mechanisms she plans to include within the National Adaptation Programme to ensure that climate adaptation commitments are adopted across Government departments.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	181351
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3) report will mark the beginning of a five-year implementation period. The report will include a clear set of objectives for adaptation, with policies and accompanying delivery mechanisms to meet those objectives. Progress indicators, aligned to risks and opportunities set out in our third Climate Change Risk Assessment will also be developed as part of the NAP programme and will help the programme have a more targeted and effective approach to monitoring. In addition, programme governance will include monitoring of actions and reporting as required.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 24/04/2023 13:33:12 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1609902

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	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	Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring quantitative assessments under the adaptation reporting power in the Climate Change Act 2008.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	180035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government consultation on proposals for the fourth round of climate adaptation reporting under the Adaptation Reporting Power closed 5th April. It included consideration of guidance to support reporting organisations and whether to make reporting voluntary or mandatory. A summary of consultation responses will be available on gov.uk shortly. Consultation feedback will inform the final strategy, to be published alongside the third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3) this year.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 24/04/2023 07:41:45 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1608588

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what his priorities are for tackling climate change.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	176615
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>Britain is leading the world on tackling climate change. Between 1990 and 2021 the UK has cut emissions by 48% while growing the economy by 65%, decarbonising faster than any other G7 country. The Government’s plan, as set out in Powering Up Britain, shows how the Government will enhance our country’s energy security, seize the economic opportunities of the transition and deliver on its net zero commitments.</p><p> </p><p>The Powering Up Britain publication can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/powering-up-britain" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 17/04/2023 14:18:55 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1608674

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2023
	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	Climate Change
	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 assessment she has made of the implications for his policies of the Climate Change Committee report entitled Independent Assessment of UK Climate Risk, published in June 2021; and what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the UK's preparation and adaption measures for extreme weather.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	176759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government accepted the findings of the Climate Change Committee’s Independent Assessment of Climate Risk 2021 and these were incorporated into the Government’s Third UK Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA3), which was laid in Parliament in January 2022. The Third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3) will respond to these findings and will be published in 2023. NAP3 will set out the policies and actions taken across Government to respond to all of the 61 climate risks and opportunities identified in CCRA3.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 17/04/2023 09:47:19 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West