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48619

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to (a) prevent forced displacement induced by climate change and (b) otherwise assist affected populations.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	196590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UK's £3.87 billion International Climate Fund (ICF), managed by DFID, aims, amongst other things, to prevent climate induced migration in two ways. Firstly, by providing support for emissions reductions to limit the levels of climate change. This is by far the most effective way of reducing the numbers of people displaced by climate change.</p><p> </p><p>Secondly, providing 50% of ICF funds to help over 20 million of the most climate vulnerable people adapt to the impacts of climate change and avoid being displaced. For example; reducing the impacts of floods and droughts, introducing climate resilient crops, and providing insurance against climate induced crop failures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

48620

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which civil society organisations her Department supports in Uganda; and what policy each such organisation has towards the Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Act.
tabling member constituency	Reigate
tabling member printed	Crispin Blunt
uin	196594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK funds a number of civil society organisations in Uganda, including around 70 through the multi-donor Democratic Governance Facility. DFID has assessed our programme to ensure that UK aid could continue to be spent effectively and with maximum impact, and to ensure it was not being provided to organisations that proactively and publically promoted the Act. Following this, the UK and other donors agreed to indefinitely suspend funding through the Democratic Governance Facility to one organisation. We will continue to monitor this situation. The UK strongly opposes discrimination on any grounds.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	104 label Biography information for Crispin Blunt

48621

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent work her Department has undertaken with the Pakistani building and construction improvement programme to deliver sustainable safe stoves and hot water tanks in the remote Pakistani mountains.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	196747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID has not undertaken any work with the Pakistani building and construction improvement programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 01/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

48622

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
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 has provided to the Rema project to introduce sustainable solar lighting in Ethiopia.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	196746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The UK has not provided any direct support to the projects that have provided solar energy in Rema, Ethiopia.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

48623

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what research support her Department provides on the potential effect of climate change on sustainability of agriculture in the Peruvian Altiplano.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	196788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID supports international agricultural research through a number of channels. For example, it is one of the largest funders of the CGIAR, a global agricultural research partnership. The CGIAR undertakes research through its programme on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), which includes a component that works with farmers in the Altiplano to understand their strategies for coping with climate variability.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

48624

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the work undertaken by the Sustainable Harvest Group on assisting land husbandry and sustainable crop yields.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	196789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>No assessment has been made of the work undertaken by the Sustainable Harvest Group on assisting land husbandry and sustainable crop yields.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

48625

registered interest
date	25/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department has any plans to end the employee trade union membership dues check-off system.
tabling member constituency	Livingston
tabling member printed	Graeme Morrice
uin	196768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>These arrangements are kept under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4012 label Biography information for Graeme Morrice

48306

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what levels of stock her Department holds of (a) stationery, (b) printer cartridges, (c) treasury tags and other fasteners and (d) other office consumables.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	Mr John Redwood
uin	196211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID does not hold information on stock levels. Stationery and other items, including printer cartridges, are ordered and distributed as and when required.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

48307

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much support her Department is giving to the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
uin	196345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>The UK has committed a total of £600m to the New Alliance for Food, Security and Nutrition. This includes £480m in funding commitments made through Country Cooperation Frameworks; a £76m contribution to the Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme and a further £44m for enabling actions. The New Alliance was launched in May 2012 and the full £600m will be spent by the end of 2018.</p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy

48308

registered interest
date	10/04/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how her Department measures the effect of support for the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Murphy
uin	196346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2014 answer text <p>Every DFID programme which is contributing to the New Alliance initiative is subject to DFID's annual review processes. In addition, this year, partner governments will conduct their first annual reviews of the effects of the New Alliance at country level.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 28/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	595 label Biography information for Mr Jim Murphy