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106338

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Bangladesh
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assistance her Department is providing to rice farmers in Bangladesh to purify irrigation water of organic arsenic contaminants.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	213249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>DFID is not supporting rice farmers to purify irrigation water in Bangladesh.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 10/11/2014 14:51:22 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

106340

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Montserrat
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps are taken to minimise the environmental effects of sand mining in Montserrat.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	213329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>Environmental Management, Conservation and Physical Planning is the responsibility of the Government of Montserrat (GoM). GoM is accountable for the compliance of its own environment and conservation legislation and planning regulations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID is supportive of GoM’s attempts to strengthen their environment management and praises GoM for the passing of the Conservation and Environmental Management Act this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are not aware of any infractions of physical planning regulations occurring on DFID funded projects in the last four years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID has not funded infrastructure for the Marine Village, Pipers Pond, sand mining or Carr’s Bay Port development.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>When designing projects DFID takes into account a wide range of issues and considerations including social and environmental impacts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne grouped question UIN 213301 213320 213330 213331 213333 question first answered 10/11/2014 15:39:30 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

106341

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Montserrat
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether a Landscape Impact and Mitigation Assessment has been conducted on the Carr's Bay Port development funded by her Department in Montserrat.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	213330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>Environmental Management, Conservation and Physical Planning is the responsibility of the Government of Montserrat (GoM). GoM is accountable for the compliance of its own environment and conservation legislation and planning regulations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID is supportive of GoM’s attempts to strengthen their environment management and praises GoM for the passing of the Conservation and Environmental Management Act this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are not aware of any infractions of physical planning regulations occurring on DFID funded projects in the last four years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID has not funded infrastructure for the Marine Village, Pipers Pond, sand mining or Carr’s Bay Port development.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>When designing projects DFID takes into account a wide range of issues and considerations including social and environmental impacts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne grouped question UIN 213301 213320 213329 213331 213333 question first answered 10/11/2014 15:39:31 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

106342

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Montserrat
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether (a) an environmental impact assessment and (b) a strategic environmental assessment has been prepared for the Marine Village Project on Montserrat; and if she will place in the Library a copy of each such document.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	213320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>Environmental Management, Conservation and Physical Planning is the responsibility of the Government of Montserrat (GoM). GoM is accountable for the compliance of its own environment and conservation legislation and planning regulations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID is supportive of GoM’s attempts to strengthen their environment management and praises GoM for the passing of the Conservation and Environmental Management Act this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are not aware of any infractions of physical planning regulations occurring on DFID funded projects in the last four years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID has not funded infrastructure for the Marine Village, Pipers Pond, sand mining or Carr’s Bay Port development.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>When designing projects DFID takes into account a wide range of issues and considerations including social and environmental impacts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne grouped question UIN 213301 213329 213330 213331 213333 question first answered 10/11/2014 15:39:30 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

106343

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Montserrat
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether (a) an environmental impact assessment and (b) a planning application were prepared prior to the clearing and infilling of the Pipers Pond wetland in Montserrat; and if she will place in the Library a copy of such documents.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	213301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>Environmental Management, Conservation and Physical Planning is the responsibility of the Government of Montserrat (GoM). GoM is accountable for the compliance of its own environment and conservation legislation and planning regulations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID is supportive of GoM’s attempts to strengthen their environment management and praises GoM for the passing of the Conservation and Environmental Management Act this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are not aware of any infractions of physical planning regulations occurring on DFID funded projects in the last four years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID has not funded infrastructure for the Marine Village, Pipers Pond, sand mining or Carr’s Bay Port development.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>When designing projects DFID takes into account a wide range of issues and considerations including social and environmental impacts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne grouped question UIN 213320 213329 213330 213331 213333 question first answered 10/11/2014 15:39:30 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

106344

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Montserrat
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what infractions of the Montserrat physical planning regulations have occurred on construction projects financed by her Department on that island in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	213331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>Environmental Management, Conservation and Physical Planning is the responsibility of the Government of Montserrat (GoM). GoM is accountable for the compliance of its own environment and conservation legislation and planning regulations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID is supportive of GoM’s attempts to strengthen their environment management and praises GoM for the passing of the Conservation and Environmental Management Act this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are not aware of any infractions of physical planning regulations occurring on DFID funded projects in the last four years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID has not funded infrastructure for the Marine Village, Pipers Pond, sand mining or Carr’s Bay Port development.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>When designing projects DFID takes into account a wide range of issues and considerations including social and environmental impacts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne grouped question UIN 213301 213320 213329 213330 213333 question first answered 10/11/2014 15:39:31 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

106345

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Montserrat
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment has been made of the success of (a) coral translocations and (b) mangrove planting conducted in Montserrat in the last two years as part of environmental mitigation for development projects funded by her Department.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	213333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>Environmental Management, Conservation and Physical Planning is the responsibility of the Government of Montserrat (GoM). GoM is accountable for the compliance of its own environment and conservation legislation and planning regulations.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID is supportive of GoM’s attempts to strengthen their environment management and praises GoM for the passing of the Conservation and Environmental Management Act this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are not aware of any infractions of physical planning regulations occurring on DFID funded projects in the last four years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>DFID has not funded infrastructure for the Marine Village, Pipers Pond, sand mining or Carr’s Bay Port development.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>When designing projects DFID takes into account a wide range of issues and considerations including social and environmental impacts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne grouped question UIN 213301 213320 213329 213330 213331 question first answered 10/11/2014 15:39:31 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

106347

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	British Overseas Territories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many permanent full-time equivalent staff in her Department are working full-time on environmental sustainability matters with the UK Overseas Territories (a) currently and (b) in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	213327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The number of DFID staff working full-time on environmental sustainability matters as part of our support to UK Overseas Territories over the period in question is:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>1.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>0.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Current</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 10/11/2014 14:56:37 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

106348

registered interest
date	04/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Montserrat
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of the annual expenditure of the government of Montserrat is provided by her Department.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	213328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>For the financial year 2013/2014, DFID provided 56% of the Government of Montserrat’s recurrent budget.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 10/11/2014 14:29:10 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

105751

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	EU Aid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the European Union's annual development aid contribution; and what is the contribution of each member state as a percentage of gross domestic product.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL2568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The provisional estimate for net Official Development Assistance (ODA) for the EU and its Member States in 2013 is € 56.6 million (approximately £44 billion). The ODA contribution for each member state as a percentage of their Gross National Income for 2013 can be found on the European Union website at <a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-14-263_en.htm" target="_blank">http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-14-263_en.htm</a> .</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Northover question first answered 10/11/2014 15:18:34 answering member 2539 label Biography information for Baroness Northover
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey