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1464685

registered interest
date	20/05/2022
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, how many officials in his Department are working on COP26.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	5661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>There are around 120 civil servants currently working in the COP26 unit in the Cabinet Office. They are continuing to support the UK's COP Presidency, which runs until November 2022, and secure the legacy of the Glasgow Climate Pact.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 25/05/2022 13:12:20 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1463081

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Climate Change: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President for COP26, whether he plans to advance the work of the Glasgow Dialogue Pact to support the creation of a loss and damage finance fund by COP27; and if he will take steps to advance efforts to mobilise finance from wealthy nations towards that fund.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	2646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>The Glasgow Climate Pact (GCP) put in place a new Glasgow Dialogue that will discuss the arrangements for the funding of activities to avert, minimise and address loss and damage, but it did not agree to the creation of a loss and damage finance fund by COP27. The first dialogue will take place in June 2022, and further dialogues will take place every year to 2024. The GCP also noted existing funding for climate, disaster reduction and response is relevant to loss and damage.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to encourage donors to increase the attention given to loss and damage which was reiterated at the Ministerial meeting including over 40 governments, hosted by Denmark on 12th and 13th May and co-chaired by the UK and Egypt.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 24/05/2022 17:06:13 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1460420

registered interest
date	26/04/2022
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, with reference to the Statistics on International Development: Provisional UK Aid Spend 2021, if he will provide a breakdown of Official Development Assistance spending on COP26 in 2021.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	160505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 28/04/2022 11:18:35 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1458663

registered interest
date	20/04/2022
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, what recent discussions he has had with the COP President-designate and states party to the UNFCCC on the implications for the COP27 agenda of current trends in global energy markets.
tabling member constituency	Ludlow
tabling member printed	Philip Dunne
uin	906489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2022 answer text Colleagues in the COP Unit and I speak very regularly with our Egyptian partners on a range of matters.<p>Last month I also attended and spoke to Energy and Climate Ministers at the International Energy Agency’s annual Ministerial where Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine and global energy markets were front and centre of discussions.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/04/2022 16:59:27 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne

1458668

registered interest
date	20/04/2022
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Coal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, what progress he made at COP26 on reducing the use of coal.
tabling member constituency	Bolton West
tabling member printed	Chris Green
uin	906495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2022 answer text <p>At COP26, all parties agreed to phase down the use of coal, the first ever direct reference to coal in UN climate decision text.</p><p> </p><p>The Global Coal to Clean Power Transition Statement gained 77 signatures from countries, subnationals, and organisations, and the Powering Past Coal Alliance grew to 165 members.</p><p> </p><p>And there were significant financial commitments, with international partners agreeing to mobilise over $20 billion to support developing countries in the transition from coal to clean energy.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/04/2022 16:59:43 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

1458670

registered interest
date	20/04/2022
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of the announcements in the Spring Statement 2022 on prospects for meeting COP26 objectives.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	906497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2022 answer text <p>Since March 2021, through the 2021 Budget and Spending Review, the Government will have committed a total of £30 billion of domestic investment for the green industrial revolution.</p><p> </p><p>And my Right Honourable Friend, the Chancellor built on this in his recent Spring Statement by setting out measures for exemptions on business rates for green technology, a 100% relief on low-carbon heat networks and extending VAT relief from 5% to 0% on the installation of energy saving materials.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/04/2022 16:59:49 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

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

1455933

registered interest
date	30/03/2022
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Fossil Fuels: Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, what discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) relevant stakeholders on integrating divestment in Russian supply of oil and gas with COP26 objectives to cut climate degradation.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	150225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine demonstrates the integral link between climate change, energy security and the vulnerability caused by our dependence on fossil fuels. I have discussed these matters with stakeholders in the UK and around the world, whilst recognising that governments need to deal with their immediate and acute energy needs.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Though the United Kingdom is not heavily reliant on imports of Russian hydrocarbons, the Government has set out steps to bolster UK energy security in the recent British Energy Security Strategy.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Through the policies and targets included within the Strategy, the UK will source much more clean, home-grown power from renewables and nuclear energy, reduce demand for energy by investing in efficiency measures, while ensuring there is a fair and managed transition with respect to oil and gas reserves in the North Sea.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 25/04/2022 15:47:49 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1455955

registered interest
date	30/03/2022
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Climate Change: Development Aid
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 Egyptian Government counterpart on establishing a finance facility for countries affected by loss and damage at COP27.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	150103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>Making practical progress on averting, minimising and addressing loss and damage this year is a priority for the UK. We are working closely with Egypt, as well as other key partners, to achieve this. At COP26, parties agreed to set up the Glasgow Dialogue on Loss and Damage, which aims to discuss the arrangements for the funding of activities to enhance action to address loss and damage, concluding in 2024.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Alongside the dialogue, we are also working with Egypt and other countries and institutions to press forward the final operationalisation of the Santiago Network on loss and damage, and secure offers of funding for this operation and the technical assistance the Network provides.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/04/2022 12:40:52 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1452821

registered interest
date	21/03/2022
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Forests and Land Use
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, what recent discussions he has had with other signatories of the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use made at UNFCCC COP26 on (a) governance of the Declaration, (b) accountability for implementation, and (c) tracking of progress.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	143620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>The Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use is an unprecedented commitment from over 140 countries covering over 90% of global forests to halt and reverse deforestation by 2030. It is underpinned by almost $20bn of public and private finance, by commitments to sustainable trade and by support for indigenous peoples’ rights. We are working with other countries that endorsed the Declaration to convert this political commitment into strong action on forests and land use. This will include working through multilateral events in 2022 such as meetings of the G7 and G20, and at COP15 of the Convention on Biological Diversity.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>All Parties to the Paris Agreement must report on their progress towards its goals via their national Greenhouse Gas Inventories - which cover every emitting sector including forests and land use. In addition, where Parties have opted to include forests and land use in their nationally determined contributions, they will also be obliged to report on these to show progress towards achieving their emission reductions targets. At COP26, as part of the Glasgow Climate Pact, countries agreed to revisit and strengthen their current emissions targets to 2030 in 2022.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 28/03/2022 14:49:16 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy