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524970

registered interest
date	14/06/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many officials are employed in (a) his Department's London offices and (b) the UK's global diplomatic network work on climate security.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	40591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>As of January 2016 149 full-time equivalent staff resource was spent on our Climate Change/Low Carbon Economy/Energy Security work across our network of 268 offices in 168 countries. Of these, 72 staff were working full-time on Climate Change and Energy issues.</p><p>As of June 2016 nine full-time equivalent staff in London work directly on climate change issues.</p><p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office allocation of resource is kept under regular review as staff and local priorities change, so there is a quite regular flux in numbers and locations. For example, in the run up to COP21, there was an increase in Ministerial and network engagement related to the Paris negotiations, to build support for a successful agreement.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 27/06/2016 13:01:56 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

524709

registered interest
date	13/06/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which authorities she has directed since May 2015 to prepare a report assessing and managing their level of climate risk under Section 62 of the Climate Change Act 2008.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	40434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2016 answer text <p>No direction has been issued since May 2015 under Section 62 of the Climate Change Act 2008. As required by Section 65 of the Act, the second strategy for exercising the power under Section 62 of the Act (the adaptation reporting power) was published alongside the first National Adaptation Programme report in July 2013. The strategy and the list of organisations invited to provide reports between 2013 and 2016 can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adapting-to-climate-change-2013-strategy-for-exercising-the-adaptation-reporting-power" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adapting-to-climate-change-2013-strategy-for-exercising-the-adaptation-reporting-power</a>.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 21/06/2016 12:27:39 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

513642

registered interest
date	18/04/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding her Department has allocated for (a) 2016-17 and (b) 2017-18 to help the UK prepare for the effects of climate change.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	34472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2016 answer text <p>Adaptation is embedded as an integral part of policy making across Defra and all levels of Government and within a broad range of programmes and activities that directly or indirectly support and build the UK’s resilience to climate change. The first National Adaptation Programme sets out more than 370 actions to help the UK better prepare for climate change and we continue to deliver on these actions. In Defra we are taking action across the breadth of the department’s policies, from our £2.3 billion flood defence programme to the Forestry Commission increasing the diversity of its planting stock so that the Public Forest Estate is resilient to the changing climate.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 21/04/2016 10:40:09 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

511355

registered interest
date	12/04/2016
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what discussions she had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the potential effect of discontinuing funding for the Climate Local programme on the likely level of local authorities' contributions to delivering the UK's emissions reductions targets.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	33532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p>The Department continues to work closely with Local Authorities, LEPs and other local decision makers to support their hard work in reducing local emissions.</p><p> </p><p>My rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State has regular meetings with Cabinet colleagues on a variety of subjects but has not specifically discussed Climate Local with my rt. hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 20/04/2016 12:36:48 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom previous answer version 55806 answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

510058

registered interest
date	11/04/2016
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consultation with local authorities her Department carried out before the decision was taken to discontinue Government funding to the Climate Local programme.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	33307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p>Climate Local is a Local Government Association initiative which was in part supported by the Environment Agency’s Climate Ready Support Service. The Climate Ready Support Service was initiated as a time-limited programme and came to an end in March this year. It is for the Local Government Association and the members of Climate Local to determine its further activities. Adaptation is integrated throughout the work of all Government departments who continue to deliver, alongside local Government and many other organisations, their commitments set out in the National Adaptation Programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 33277 33278 question first answered 14/04/2016 15:44:33 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

429380

registered interest
date	19/11/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many full-time equivalent staff in his Department are engaged on work related to climate change in (a) posts around the world and (b) London.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	16949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>a) As of 1 August 2015 (last available figures for overseas posts) 85.5 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff resource was spent on climate change/low carbon economy/energy security issues in 16 priority posts overseas supported by an additional 17 FTE staff in seven other G7 and multilateral posts. <br>b) As at 20 November 2015 16 FTE staff in London work directly on climate change issues.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 24/11/2015 14:48:32 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

391703

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many full-time equivalent staff in all Government departments and agencies in total were working on climate change adaptation in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15; and if he will estimate the likely number of such staff in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	8333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 07/09/2015 11:52:25 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

391778

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many full-time equivalent staff were working on climate change adaptation in her Department in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15; and if she will estimate the likely number of such staff in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	8331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>Adaptation is embedded as an integral part of policy across Defra and all levels of Government and within a broad range of programmes and activities that support and build the UK’s resilience to climate change.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Defra, as the lead Department, maintains a core adaptation team that supports the implementation of the Government’s responsibilities for climate change adaptation under the Climate Change Act 2008. Resources allocated to this support role vary according to our position in the five-year cycle set out under the Act and the progress we have made in embedding adaptation within Government policies, programmes and activities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The core Defra adaptation team delivered the very first UK Climate Change Risk Assessment in 2012 and the very first National Adaptation Programme (NAP) report in 2013. The focus since then has been on delivering those actions set out in the NAP report which has reduced the need for a large core team.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The direct staff support that Defra and its agencies provided for climate change adaptation between 2010-11 and 2014-15 is set out in table A. These figures include Environment Agency staff delivering the Climate Ready Support Service between 2011-12 and 2014-15. It is not possible to predict the numbers of staff that will be required in these adaptation roles in future. It is also not possible to estimate the much larger numbers of full-time equivalent staff across all of the policies, programmes and activities of Defra and its agencies that directly or indirectly support our adaptation objectives.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Table A</strong>: FTEs in Defra and its agencies working on climate change adaptation</p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>FTE</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Core Defra</p></td><td><p>37.0</p></td><td><p>32.5</p></td><td><p>23.5</p></td><td><p>6.0</p></td><td><p>6.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Defra agencies</p></td><td><p>48.5</p></td><td><p>54.2</p></td><td><p>55.3</p></td><td><p>51.4</p></td><td><p>40.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 8332 question first answered 11/09/2015 10:45:55 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

391786

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many full-time equivalent staff were working on climate change adaptation in her Department's agencies in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15; and if she will estimate the likely number of such staff in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	8332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>Adaptation is embedded as an integral part of policy across Defra and all levels of Government and within a broad range of programmes and activities that support and build the UK’s resilience to climate change.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Defra, as the lead Department, maintains a core adaptation team that supports the implementation of the Government’s responsibilities for climate change adaptation under the Climate Change Act 2008. Resources allocated to this support role vary according to our position in the five-year cycle set out under the Act and the progress we have made in embedding adaptation within Government policies, programmes and activities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The core Defra adaptation team delivered the very first UK Climate Change Risk Assessment in 2012 and the very first National Adaptation Programme (NAP) report in 2013. The focus since then has been on delivering those actions set out in the NAP report which has reduced the need for a large core team.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The direct staff support that Defra and its agencies provided for climate change adaptation between 2010-11 and 2014-15 is set out in table A. These figures include Environment Agency staff delivering the Climate Ready Support Service between 2011-12 and 2014-15. It is not possible to predict the numbers of staff that will be required in these adaptation roles in future. It is also not possible to estimate the much larger numbers of full-time equivalent staff across all of the policies, programmes and activities of Defra and its agencies that directly or indirectly support our adaptation objectives.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Table A</strong>: FTEs in Defra and its agencies working on climate change adaptation</p></td><td colspan="5"><p><strong>FTE</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2014-15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Core Defra</p></td><td><p>37.0</p></td><td><p>32.5</p></td><td><p>23.5</p></td><td><p>6.0</p></td><td><p>6.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Defra agencies</p></td><td><p>48.5</p></td><td><p>54.2</p></td><td><p>55.3</p></td><td><p>51.4</p></td><td><p>40.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 8331 question first answered 11/09/2015 10:45:55 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

223945

registered interest
date	26/02/2015
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which organisations made reports in the first round of reporting under the Adaptation Reporting Power; and which of those organisations have informed her Department that they will not be reporting in the second round of reporting under that power.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	225583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>All the organisations which provided reports under the first round of the Adaption Reporting Power are listed in Annex A of Defra’s “<em>2013 Strategy for exercising the Adaptation Reporting Power and list of priority reporting authorities”.</em> The reports are published on the GOV.UK website at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adaptation-reporting-power-received-reports" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/adaptation-reporting-power-received-reports</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>All of the organisations which are participating in the second round of reporting are listed on the GOV.UK website in the document “<em>List of organisations which were invited to participate in the second round.” </em>This can be found at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/adapting-to-climate-change-2013-strategy-for-exercising-the-adaptation-reporting-power" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/adapting-to-climate-change-2013-strategy-for-exercising-the-adaptation-reporting-power</a>. The list includes all of the organisations that participated in the first round of reporting plus a number of new reporters<em>.</em> Of the 111 organisations invited to report, 101 have declared that they will submit voluntary Adaptation Reporting Power reports to Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 03/03/2015 13:39:03 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner