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346956

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
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: Sustainable Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the Government's policy is on the (a) number and (b) content of the Sustainable Development Goals produced by the UN Open Working Group.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	10
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK maintains that a short set of goals and targets to replace the Millennium Development Goals would be ideal, but we recognise the strong consensus among UN member states to maintain the Sustainable Development goals and targets on the Open Working Group in their current form.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK has consistently supported the content of the proposed Sustainable Development Goals. We welcome in particular Goal 1 on ending extreme poverty, Goal 5 on Gender which strongly reflects UK priorities including ending female genital mutilation and early forced marriage, and Goal 16 on peaceful and inclusive societies, good governance, and access to justice.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 02/06/2015 14:06:24 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

346957

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
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: Sustainable Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what response the Government has made to the Synthesis Report of the UN Secretary-General on the Post-2015 Agenda.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	11
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2015 answer text <p>The UK welcomed the UN Secretary-General’s Synthesis Report as a useful contribution to the post-2015 negotiations when it was released in December 2014. In particular we welcomed his proposal for six ‘essential elements’ as a way to communicate the agenda in an inspiring and concise way to citizens everywhere. We were also pleased to note his suggestion that the UN System conducts a technical review of the Sustainable Development Goal targets to ensure that they are as implementable as possible.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 02/06/2015 14:06:41 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

228882

registered interest
date	20/03/2015
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: Sustainable Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her policy is on the proposed Sustainable Development Goals and the Special Summit on Sustainable Development in September 2015.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	228602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>The summit in September will be the occasion at which UN Member States formally adopt the Sustainable Development Goals as part of the post-2015 agenda. The UK believes that we need an ambitious, transformational, and measurable set of post-2015 goals and targets that will eradicate poverty and put the world on a path to sustainable development.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 25/03/2015 17:42:45 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

224027

registered interest
date	26/02/2015
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: Sustainable Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to ensure that environmental sustainability features within every part of the post-2015 Millennium Development Goals framework.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	225653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>Ensuring that environmental sustainability and climate change are clearly integrated into the Sustainable Development Goals is a key priority for the UK Government. The UK government is actively engaged in the ongoing intergovernmental negotiations through the UN, working with all member states, to agree the post-2015 framework.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 05/03/2015 15:25:01 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

178807

registered interest
date	10/02/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Sustainable Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department is taking to ensure policy coherence between trade policy and international poverty reduction with reference to the Sustainable Development Goals.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	224086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p>Trade openness is a key driver of economic growth, which is essential for poverty reduction. Trade will therefore play a central role in the Means of Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. We are working with colleagues across Whitehall to develop an ambitious proposal for trade commitments in the Post-2015 agenda. These commitments range from securing increased market access for low income countries to ensuring that they can make the most of this access through tackling 'behind the border' obstacles to trade. <br> <br></p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 23/02/2015 13:58:57 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

177641

registered interest
date	29/01/2015
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: Sustainable Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent progress has been made on negotiations to agree the Sustainable Development Goals.
tabling member constituency	Livingston
tabling member printed	Graeme Morrice
uin	907438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2015 answer text <p>The first session of intergovernmental negotiations on the Sustainable Development Goals has concluded. The Open Working Group proposal includes 17 goals and 169 targets. The UK supports the breadth and balance of the proposal but will be arguing for a more concise and workable agenda as negotiations progress.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 04/02/2015 16:13:04 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4012 label Biography information for Graeme Morrice

174783

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
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: Sustainable Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if her Department will ensure that Parliament is given adequate opportunity for effective scrutiny of the positions taken by the EU in the post-2015 sustainable development goals process.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Gavin Shuker
uin	221321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2015 answer text <p>There are ongoing discussions in Brussels and New York regarding the composition of the EU team and what role individual EU member states will play.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 221322 question first answered 23/01/2015 14:35:40 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

174784

registered interest
date	20/01/2015
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: Sustainable Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what development issues and goal area she expects will be led by individual EU member states in the post-2015 sustainable development goals process; and whether the UK will lead on any of these development issues or goal areas.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Gavin Shuker
uin	221322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2015 answer text <p>There are ongoing discussions in Brussels and New York regarding the composition of the EU team and what role individual EU member states will play.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening grouped question UIN 221321 question first answered 23/01/2015 14:35:40 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

173445

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
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: Sustainable Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, who will represent the (a) UK and (b) EU at each of the international meetings in 2015 that will work on the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals process.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Gavin Shuker
uin	220550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p>The UK will be represented by the UK Envoy on post-2015 as well as other senior officials from DFID at the international meetings in 2015 on the post-2015 sustainable development goals. Who will represent the EU is still under discussion in Brussels.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/01/2015 13:55:59 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker

173446

registered interest
date	13/01/2015
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: Sustainable Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the European Commission will be responsible for negotiating the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals on behalf of Member States.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Gavin Shuker
uin	220552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2015 answer text <p>In line with the General Arrangements for EU Statements in multilateral organisations, once the intergovernmental negotiations start, the UK will negotiate as part of the EU while retaining the right to speak nationally where appropriate.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 16/01/2015 13:56:54 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4013 label Biography information for Mr Gavin Shuker