Asked by: Ranil Jayawardena (Conservative - North East Hampshire)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will take steps with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to bring forward legislative proposals to introduce a legal minimum age for cosmetic fillers.
Answered by Victoria Atkins - Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Government is committed to improving the safety of cosmetic procedures.
The Department for Health and Social Care is currently working to review and improve industry standards of practice and provide clear information for consumers to make informed choices about cosmetic procedures.
This work includes an assessment of the health risks and psychological impact of current access arrangements to injectable cosmetic procedures by children and young people.
Asked by: Ranil Jayawardena (Conservative - North East Hampshire)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate he has made of the proportion of the aid budget spent on (a) protecting endangered species, (b) projects in Commonwealth countries and (c) promoting international trade in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make it his Department's policy to increase the proportion of spending in these areas.
Answered by Andrew Murrison
DFID has committed over £600 million funding between 2011 – 2021 to conserve nature and wildlife. Nature-based solutions that protect the environment and biodiversity will be a priority for the UK’s increased investment in International Climate Finance of at least £11.6 billion between 2021/22 and 2025/26, announced by the Prime Minister at the United Nations Climate Action Summit 2019. DFID’s focus is on protecting biodiversity and ecosystems as a whole and we do not disaggregate our spend by species.
Commonwealth developing countries are major recipients of UK ODA. In 2017, they received around £3.57 billion (equating to around 25% of overall UK ODA), of which £1.96 billion was UK bilateral ODA and £1.61 billion was imputed UK share of multilateral ODA.
In 2017, the UK spent around £1.5 billion on Aid for Trade, as determined by OECD figures.
Decisions on the levels of future UK ODA will be determined in the context of the next Spending Review.
Asked by: Ranil Jayawardena (Conservative - North East Hampshire)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of using UK Official Development Assistance to help protect endangered species.
Answered by Harriett Baldwin - Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)
Ministers from my department, the FCO and Defra have met to plan the Government’s response to tackling the illegal wildlife trade. DFID is now providing funding to the Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund, the Global Wildlife Programme and a range of forestry programmes to protect endangered species.
Asked by: Ranil Jayawardena (Conservative - North East Hampshire)
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of Official Development Assistance is spent on protecting endangered species.
Answered by Harriett Baldwin - Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)
There is no exact figure for the proportion of overseas development assistance spent on protecting endangered species. DFID is supporting a range of activities to support tackling IWT and to conserve nature and wildlife, including by reducing poverty, strengthening borders and creating green corridors, including committing over £600m funding between 2011-2021. This includes:
- £150m for the Global Environment Facility from 2018 to 2022 (as well as £100m from Defra) – this includes the world’s biggest fund on tackling IWT, the Global Wildlife Programme, of which the UK has contributed $17m (approximate £13m) during the same period.
- £46m from 2013 to 2021 countering Illicit Financial Flows in Africa and mobilising international action against corruption.
- £328m from 2011 to 2021 to support work in the forestry sector, increasing trade in legal timber and reducing the demand for illegal and unsustainable food and timber products.
Asked by: Ranil Jayawardena (Conservative - North East Hampshire)
Question to the Department for International Development:
What discussions she has had with the Foreign Secretary on using Official Development Assistance to help protect endangered species.
Answered by Harriett Baldwin - Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)
Ministers in my department, the Foreign Office, and Defra meet regularly, and together we are using UK ODA to fight the illegal wildlife trade. We are working to ensure the London Conference on the illegal wildlife trade this week will deliver tangible actions that help stamp out this destructive, billion dollar criminal industry.
Asked by: Ranil Jayawardena (Conservative - North East Hampshire)
Question to the Department for International Development:
What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the use of Official Development Assistance to help communities in developing countries protect endangered species.
Answered by Penny Mordaunt
Protecting the environment is a top priority for this Government, as set out in the 25 Year Environment Plan published last week. DFID Ministers have had regular discussions on Illegal Wildlife Trade with Ministers from Defra and the FCO, planning for the UK hosted international Conference in October 2018.
Asked by: Ranil Jayawardena (Conservative - North East Hampshire)
Question to the Department for International Development:
What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the use of Official Development Assistance to help communities in developing countries protect endangered species.
Answered by Penny Mordaunt
Protecting the environment is a top priority for this Government, as set out in the 25 Year Environment Plan published last week. DFID Ministers have had regular discussions on Illegal Wildlife Trade with Ministers from Defra and the FCO, planning for the UK hosted international Conference in October 2018.