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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-10-26more like thismore than 2015-10-26
answering body
Department for International Development more like this
answering dept id 20 more like this
answering dept short name International Development more like this
answering dept sort name International Development more like this
hansard heading Developing Countries: Sanitation more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent steps she has taken to promote the importance of access to safe water and sanitation to improve climate change resilience. more like this
tabling member constituency Kilmarnock and Loudoun more like this
tabling member printed
Alan Brown more like this
uin 13460 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-11-03more like thismore than 2015-11-03
answer text <p>Through the International Climate Fund (ICF) the UK government is providing significant investment to help improve water security and support sustainable growth to reduce poverty.</p><br /><p>For example, a UK-funded programme in South Asia is enabling seven countries to manage their shared water resources more effectively and to reduce the risk of conflict. This will help improve the lives of the 700 million people living beside the great Himalayan Rivers of the Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra.</p><br /><p>Last month the Prime Minister announced that UK climate funding will increase by at least 50% over the next five years. The UK also reaffirmed its commitment to achieve a 50:50 balance between adaptation and mitigation spend over this period.</p><br /> more like this
answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield remove filter
answering member printed Grant Shapps more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-11-03T15:12:34.52Zmore like thismore than 2015-11-03T15:12:34.52Z
answering member
1582
label Biography information for Grant Shapps more like this
tabling member
4470
label Biography information for Alan Brown more like this