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528112

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date	20/06/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Soil
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what research and development her Department is funding into the potential role of agroforestry in improving soil health and condition and prevention of erosion.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	41020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>The Department for International Development supports a number of research programmes that assess the use of agroforestry to promote soil health and prevent as well as reduce erosion. This includes, for example, work with the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and the global Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security research programme (CCAFS).</p><p>My Department also supports a wide range of development programmes with agro-ecological components, from agroforestry, soil and water conservation, land use management to climate resilience and conservation agriculture. These include, for example, The Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ASAP), and Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters (BRACED). The full range of our programmes can be found on our Development Tracker website.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 29/06/2016 14:32:46 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

528113

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Students: Sponsorship
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many undergraduates studying (a) soil biology, (b) soil chemistry and (c) combined soil biology and chemistry her Department is sponsoring at (i) UK universities and colleges and (ii) universities and colleges in third countries.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	41009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>DFID is not currently centrally funding any undergraduates studying (a) soil biology, (b) soil chemistry or (c) combined soil biology and chemistry at (i) UK universities and college or (ii) universities and colleges in third countries.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 29/06/2016 16:04:59 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

528114

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Soil
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department provides support to farmer networks and farmer-to-farmer training to promote good soil management.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	41011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>DFID is supporting farmer networks and farmer to farmer training on soil management. For example we fund the International Fund for Agriculture Development’s Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ASAP). This is assisting farmers networks on the promotion of better land and soil management practices and technologies including those developed under our support by the international agriculture research organisation the CGIAR.</p><p>For example in Nigeria ASAP is supporting the establishment and strengthening of community development associations for 200,000 smallholder farmers to adopt agricultural practices that both reduce soil erosion and their risks to climate change.</p><p>We are also funding farmer to farmer training under our country programmes. In Zambia this is focussed on climate smart agriculture and better management of soils. While in Malawi our support on conservation agriculture has helped 60,000 smallholder farmers to increase their crop yields and incomes by 25% on average.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 29/06/2016 14:31:25 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

513704

registered interest
date	18/04/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Religious Freedom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make an assessment of the potential contribution of measures to support freedom of religion and belief to achieving (a) Sustainable Development Goal 16 and (b) other sustainable development goals.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	34429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2016 answer text <p>The UK will continue to promote universal human rights as an integral part of building prosperity and stability around the world and attaches great importance to ensuring that people of all faiths can participate fully in society and live without fear of abuse or discrimination. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) leads on the UK’s work in promoting freedom of religion and belief overseas. DFID works closely with the FCO to raise concerns about freedom of religion with partner governments to ensure that all citizens can claim their rights. This is indeed part of our work to promote the golden thread of democracy, and achieve Goal 16 and the other Sustainable Development Goals. For the UK, the Sustainable Development Goals’ pledge to leave no one behind is one of the most important principles of the post-2015 Agenda. We have been a champion of Goal 16 to promote peaceful and inclusive societies and access to justice for all. We are working to ensure that the Sustainable Development Goals will be monitored closely.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 25/04/2016 14:24:38 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

443466

registered interest
date	08/01/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether it is her Department's policy to support the G7 Initiative on Climate Risk Insurance.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	21638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>The UK supports the G7 Climate Risk Insurance Initiative and is committed to contributing to meeting the collective target set out in the Elmau declaration of helping up to an additional 400 million people in the most vulnerable developing countries to gain access to climate risk insurance by 2020.</p><br /><p>UK support under the Initiative includes contributions to the African Risk Capacity and the Pacific Catastrophe Risk Assessment and Financing Initiative. In September the Prime Minister announced that the UK would provide at least £5.8 billion of climate finance over the next five years which will include support for climate risk insurance.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 14/01/2016 17:11:09 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

433264

registered interest
date	30/11/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burundi: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussion she has had with the European Commission's (a) Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department and (b) Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development on responding to humanitarian needs in Burundi.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	18123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2015 answer text <p>The UK Government is extremely concerned by the ongoing political unrest in Burundi and its humanitarian consequences, including internally displaced persons and the flow of Burundian refugees to neighbouring countries.</p><br /><p>The Secretary of State attended the Foreign Affairs Council for Development on 26 October where it was agreed to launch Article 96 consultation procedures with Burundi. Senior Officials from DFID have raised Burundi with appropriate interlocutors, including in Brussels.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 07/12/2015 15:49:35 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

433265

registered interest
date	30/11/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burundi: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans her Department has to provide humanitarian funding to (a) refugees from and (b) internally displaced persons in Burundi.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	18124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>The UK Government is extremely concerned by the ongoing political unrest in Burundi and its humanitarian consequences, including internally displaced persons and the flow of Burundian refugees to neighbouring countries.</p><br /><p>The UK is the second largest bilateral donor to the regional appeal, after the US. DFID offices across the region, including in Tanzania, DRC, Rwanda and Uganda, are working closely to monitor the situation, review preparedness activities and provide humanitarian support. £18.15 million has been committed by DFID for refugee response in the region through UN agencies, such as UNHCR, UNICEF and WFP, and international NGOs. This funding includes £14.25 million to support refugees in Tanzania and £3.9 million to support refugees in Rwanda. We are staying in close contact with these agencies about future funding needs. DFID has deployed a Humanitarian Advisor to the region in support of the response and to monitor funding provided so far.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 03/12/2015 15:49:41 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

417712

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	West Africa: Ebola
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with the World Health Organisation (WHO) over the structural reforms required to the WHO following the lessons learned from the organisation's response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	9563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p>The United Kingdom is using its membership on the World Health Organisation’s Executive Board to push for a broad package of reforms to strengthen WHO’s future response to health emergencies and to improve wider organisational effectiveness.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 14/09/2015 16:41:37 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

416514

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much the Government spent on climate finance for (a) mitigation and (b) adaptation to developing countries in each year between 2009 and 2015.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	8923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>UK Government support to help people both adapt to the impacts of climate change, and to mitigate its future impacts, is delivered in an integrated way through a range of programmes. Tracking spend on adaptation and mitigation only began in 2011 when the International Climate Fund (ICF) was established. Since 2011/12 approximate funding has been as follows:</p><p> </p><p>Adaptation</p><p> </p><p>2011/12 - £136m</p><p>2012/13 – £212m</p><p>2013/14 – £228m</p><p> </p><p>Mitigation</p><p> </p><p>2011/12 – £199m</p><p>2012/13 - £272m</p><p>2013/14 - £418m</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data for 2014/15 and 2015/16 will be published once available.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 11/09/2015 12:10:41 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

416515

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what changes she plans to make to Government development spending on climate finance for (a) mitigation and (b) adaptation between 2015 and 2020.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	8924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>Future funding levels for total UK spend on climate change activities, as well as the relative priority between themes such as mitigation and adaptation, will be determined as part of the current Spending Review process.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 11/09/2015 12:11:24 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy