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1361579

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
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 steps he is taking to mobilise public and private climate finance ahead of COP26.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	903719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2021 answer text <p>We have been working tirelessly to encourage donor nations, and multilateral development banks, to increase their commitments to meet the $100bn goal, which is within touching distance. We are also working closely with the private sector to promote and support initiatives which mobilise private finance towards climate action.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 20/10/2021 13:41:04 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

1361862

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	UN Climate Conference 2021: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, how much additional funding has been allocated to the Scottish Government for the potential costs of hosting COP26 in Glasgow.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	59768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>The amount of funding provided by the UK Government through the Cabinet Office to Scottish Government Agencies is not yet finalised, as costs are still being incurred. All approved actual costs will be reimbursed following the event, in line with our Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Scottish Government.</p><p>NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, and Police Scotland, are two of the agencies covered by the MOU, and approved actual costs will be covered by the COP26 budget.</p><p>Similarly, Glasgow City Council will be reimbursed for approved actual costs, which will not be known until after the event.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 59769 59770 59771 59772 question first answered 27/10/2021 15:50:30 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1361864

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	UN Climate Conference 2021: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, whether the UK Government and Scottish Government have agreed how additional funding provided in order to assist with the impact of COP26 will be allocated.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	59769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>The amount of funding provided by the UK Government through the Cabinet Office to Scottish Government Agencies is not yet finalised, as costs are still being incurred. All approved actual costs will be reimbursed following the event, in line with our Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Scottish Government.</p><p>NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, and Police Scotland, are two of the agencies covered by the MOU, and approved actual costs will be covered by the COP26 budget.</p><p>Similarly, Glasgow City Council will be reimbursed for approved actual costs, which will not be known until after the event.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 59768 59770 59771 59772 question first answered 27/10/2021 15:50:30 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1361866

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	UN Climate Conference 2021: Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, how much additional funding has been provided for policing of the COP26 event in Glasgow.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	59771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>The amount of funding provided by the UK Government through the Cabinet Office to Scottish Government Agencies is not yet finalised, as costs are still being incurred. All approved actual costs will be reimbursed following the event, in line with our Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Scottish Government.</p><p>NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, and Police Scotland, are two of the agencies covered by the MOU, and approved actual costs will be covered by the COP26 budget.</p><p>Similarly, Glasgow City Council will be reimbursed for approved actual costs, which will not be known until after the event.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 59768 59769 59770 59772 question first answered 27/10/2021 15:50:30 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1360703

registered interest
date	18/10/2021
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Debts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, what plans he has to take forward discussions on debt from the March 2021 Climate and Development Ministerial meeting as part of the programme for COP26.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	58458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>Fiscal space and debt sustainability was one of four key themes I took forward at the Climate and Development Ministerial in March. I have continued to prioritise this issue, for example in engagements with the IMF, World Bank and climate vulnerable countries, and welcome progress has been made.</p><p>Since March, the G20 and Paris Club have agreed to a further, final extension of the Debt-Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI), which is providing much needed short-term fiscal space to help countries tackle the immediate effects of the pandemic and avoid a worsening of debt problems. The G20 and the Paris Club have also continued implementation of the Common Framework for Debt Treatments, designed to provide a more long-term solution to debt vulnerabilities.</p><p>The IMF have implemented a historic $650bn allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), which will boost global liquidity and provide fiscal space, and G7 Leaders agreed to magnify the impact of this allocation by considering options for voluntary SDR channelling to developing and vulnerable countries.</p><p>Finally, the UK-led G7 Private Sector Working Group is also exploring the development and use of Climate Resilient Debt Instruments (CRDIs) that quickly suspend debt service repayments following a pre-defined climate-related event or shock.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 27/10/2021 15:47:51 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1359193

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	UN Climate Conference 2021: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, if he will make an estimate of the number of carbon miles that will be incurred by staff employed by the Government to host COP26; and what plans he has to offset those carbon miles.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	56245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>COP26 will be carbon neutral, which is a requirement from the UNFCCC on the UK as Host Country. However, our main priority is to reduce the emissions from the Conference in the first instance. We are asking all of our staff and volunteers to use low-carbon travel options and will be offsetting the emissions associated with travel, including those in the run up to COP26, from the travel data collated once the event has been delivered.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 25/10/2021 15:03:28 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1359324

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
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 of COP26, if the Government will back UN Secretary-General’s call for other countries and climate donors to set aside 50 per cent of their climate finance for climate adaptation.
tabling member constituency	South West Wiltshire
tabling member printed	Dr Andrew Murrison
uin	56329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>The UK is ensuring a large majority of our own international climate finance is grant-based. We are pressing other donor countries for similarly ambitious commitments. Under our G7 Presidency, the G7 committed to scaling up adaptation finance, and we have seen concrete new individual pledges from Canada, Japan, the US, and Denmark in recent months to this effect.</p><p>The UK has committed to delivering a balance through our scaled up ICF and has launched - with other bilateral donors Ireland, Sweden, the Netherlands and Denmark - a Champions Group on Adaptation Finance, with a commitment to deliver a balance of adaptation in climate finance, in response to calls from developing countries. Since launching, Finland and Germany have joined.</p><p>Finance needs to be accessible, particularly for the most marginalised communities. Locally led adaptation is a central priority for the COP26 Presidency, amplifying the calls for greater support for locally led action, and also addressing the barriers that restrict and prevent finance flowing to the local level. Locally led adaptation means communities are directly involved in the design of the solutions.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 56453 question first answered 25/10/2021 15:25:49 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison

1359342

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
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 of COP26, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the international communities that are worst affected by climate change are involved in designing the (a) mitigation and (b) adaptation solutions supported by the $100 billion climate fund.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	56453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>The UK is ensuring a large majority of our own international climate finance is grant-based. We are pressing other donor countries for similarly ambitious commitments. Under our G7 Presidency, the G7 committed to scaling up adaptation finance, and we have seen concrete new individual pledges from Canada, Japan, the US, and Denmark in recent months to this effect.</p><p>The UK has committed to delivering a balance through our scaled up ICF and has launched - with other bilateral donors Ireland, Sweden, the Netherlands and Denmark - a Champions Group on Adaptation Finance, with a commitment to deliver a balance of adaptation in climate finance, in response to calls from developing countries. Since launching, Finland and Germany have joined.</p><p>Finance needs to be accessible, particularly for the most marginalised communities. Locally led adaptation is a central priority for the COP26 Presidency, amplifying the calls for greater support for locally led action, and also addressing the barriers that restrict and prevent finance flowing to the local level. Locally led adaptation means communities are directly involved in the design of the solutions.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 56329 question first answered 25/10/2021 15:25:49 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1359580

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	UN Climate Change Conference 2021: Religion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, what steps he is taking to ensure that faith communities are effectively represented at COP26.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South West
tabling member printed	Stuart Anderson
uin	56667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>Representing over 80% of the world’s population, faith and spiritual groups have a unique perspective on climate change, in making the moral case to individuals, communities and states to protect the planet and support the most vulnerable in society. This is why the UK COP26 Presidency is working with faith leaders from across the globe to inspire a global response to climate change and drive real world action.</p><p>We have worked in collaboration with Italy and the Vatican to convene global faith leaders ahead of COP26. On 4 October 2021, I <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/holy-see-faith-and-science-an-appeal-for-cop26" target="_blank">travelled to the Vatican</a> where Pope Francis presented me with a signed joint Appeal from faith leaders calling on the international community to raise their climate ambition.</p><p>I have also established a dedicated civil society engagement team who work with faith communities. In April 2021, I met UK-based faith leaders to discuss how the UK Presidency can best work with faith leaders to deliver an inclusive and ambitious COP26. Officials worked with faith leaders in the UK and across the globe to produce the <a href="https://industrialstrategy.frontify.com/d/TVB3fZEuWNbm/tfop-co#/together-for-our-planet-toolkit" target="_blank">COP26 faith toolkit</a>. This contains guidance on how religious, faith and spiritual communities can support climate action in the run up to and beyond COP26.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 25/10/2021 14:57:12 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4742 label Biography information for Stuart Anderson

1359654

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
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	To ask the President of COP26, whether he plans to use COP26 as an opportunity to make representations to developed countries on meeting the Climate Vulnerable Forum to discuss the effective (a) implementation and (b) financing of the Santiago Network on Loss and Damage recommendations and advice.
tabling member constituency	South West Wiltshire
tabling member printed	Dr Andrew Murrison
uin	56657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>I have clearly stated, including in my letter to all Parties ahead of the pre-COP meeting in Milan, that Agreement on the development of the Santiago Network on Loss and Damage is a priority for the UK COP Presidency. I have encouraged and will continue to encourage all countries to work together to find a resolution to this issue at COP26.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 25/10/2021 15:41:04 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison