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391718

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date	21/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	World Bank
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the UK contribution was to the World Bank in (a) paid in capital and (b) callable capital in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	8134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The table below shows the UK contributions to the World Bank (specifically to IBRD, the non-concessional lending arm of the World Bank) in paid in capital and callable capital in each of the last five years.</p><p> </p><p>Please note that the UK did not pay in additional capital to IBRD or contribute additional callable capital in 2010. Additional contributions to multilateral development bank’s capital are infrequent and only happen through General or Selective Capital Increases (known as GCIs and SCIs). The most recent of these for IBRD became effective in 2011.</p><p> </p><p>The paid in amount is fixed in US dollar terms. As such the Sterling amount varies slightly each year depending on the exchange rate. The callable element increases on a pro-rata basis as each paid in contribution is made and is reported in US Dollars in IBRD’s accounts.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Paid- in capital - Sterling paid equivalent </strong><strong>to US $31,114,059</strong></p><p><strong> (paid in December of each stated year)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Callable capital (as stated in IBRD audited </strong><strong>accounts at June 30th of following year)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2010</strong></p></td><td><p>n/a</p></td><td><p>$7,832.2m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><br> £19,957,703</p></td><td><p>$8,319.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p>£19,451,149</p></td><td><p>$8,807.1m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p>£19,047,480</p></td><td><p>$9,294.4m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>£19,915,547</p></td><td><p>$9,781.9m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 07/09/2015 14:57:52 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

391795

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
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	Immunity from Prosecution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the Special Mission Immunity status pilot, whether any new policies or procedures have been introduced in response to the outcome of that pilot.
tabling member constituency	Cynon Valley
tabling member printed	Ann Clwyd
uin	8148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The pilot is still in operation. I shall inform the House of any changes to special mission policies or the procedures by which the Government will be informed of inward visits which may qualify for special mission immunity status.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 07/09/2015 13:51:06 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	553 label Biography information for Ann Clwyd

391866

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
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: Biodiversity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what the total value was of projects funded by her Department to improve or conserve biodiversity in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15; and what such spending is expected to be in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	8337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>DFID funding focused on biodiversity was £29.1 million in 2010-11, £20.6 million in 2011-12, £18.3 million in 2012-13 and £35.1 million in 2013-14. This includes our relevant contributions to the Global Environment Facility. Data for 2014/15 and 2015/16 will be published once available.</p><p> </p><p>DFID has also transferred £5.5 million per annum since 2011 to DEFRA for the Darwin Initiative. This is not accounted for in the above numbers.</p><p> </p><p>Future funding levels for biodiversity will be determined as part of the current Spending Review process</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps grouped question UIN 8338 question first answered 07/09/2015 15:05:21 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

391867

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid: Biodiversity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department's total spending on projects to improve or conserve biodiversity was in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15; and what such spending is expected to be in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	8338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>DFID funding focused on biodiversity was £29.1 million in 2010-11, £20.6 million in 2011-12, £18.3 million in 2012-13 and £35.1 million in 2013-14. This includes our relevant contributions to the Global Environment Facility. Data for 2014/15 and 2015/16 will be published once available.</p><p> </p><p>DFID has also transferred £5.5 million per annum since 2011 to DEFRA for the Darwin Initiative. This is not accounted for in the above numbers.</p><p> </p><p>Future funding levels for biodiversity will be determined as part of the current Spending Review process</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps grouped question UIN 8337 question first answered 07/09/2015 15:05:21 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

391868

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid: Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department's total spending was on climate change adaptation in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15; and what that spending is expected to be in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	8336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>DFID support to help people adapt to the impacts of climate is delivered in an integrated way through a range of programmes. Since the International Climate Fund was established in 2011/12 approximate funding is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>2011/12 - £136m</p><p>2012/13 – £212m</p><p>2013/14 –<ins class="ministerial"> £228m</ins> <del class="ministerial">£304m </del></p><p> </p><p>Data for 2014/15 and 2015/16 will be published once available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Future funding levels for spend on climate change 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 07/09/2015 15:03:45 question first ministerially corrected 09/09/2015 17:24:55 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps previous answer version 19786 answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

391870

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
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 the total value was of projects funded by her Department on climate change adaptation in each year since 2010-11; and how much is planned to be spent in each year up to 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	8284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>DFID support to help people adapt to the impacts of climate is delivered in an integrated way through a range of programmes. Since the International Climate Fund was established in 2011/12 approximate funding is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>2011/12 - £136m</p><p>2012/13 – £212m</p><p>2013/14 –<ins class="ministerial"> £228m</ins> <del class="ministerial">£304m</del></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Data for 2014/15 and 2015/16 will be published once available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Future funding levels for spend on climate change 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 07/09/2015 15:03:45 question first ministerially corrected 09/09/2015 17:25:19 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps previous answer version 19758 answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner