Asked by: Toby Perkins (Labour - Chesterfield)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the five biggest allocations of funding for nature from International climate finance were in each year between 2021-22 and 2025-26.
Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The five biggest allocations of funding for nature in each year between 2021-22 and 2024-25 are shown in the tables below, one for each financial year. 2025-26 figures are not yet available as accounts have not yet been finalised:
Programme Number | Programme title | Nature - FY21- 22 Spend |
ICF-0040-MFF (DESNZ) | Mobilising Finance for Forests | £51.1m |
ICF-0005-GCF (DESNZ) | Green Climate Fund (GCF) | £43.7m |
300856 (FCDO) | Green Climate Fund First Replenishment | £40.7m |
201724 (FCDO) | Forest Governance, Markets and Climate | £21.1m |
300057 (FCDO) | Global Environment Facility 7th replenishment | £15.0m |
Programme Number | Programme title | Nature - FY22-23 Spend |
300856 (FCDO) | Green Climate Fund First Replenishment | £109.6m |
ICF-0004-CIF (DESNZ) | New Climate Investment Funds (CIFs) BC - Nature Based Solutions | £65.0m |
301516 (FCDO) | UKSIP - The UK Sustainable Infrastructure Programme Latin America | £23.8m |
201724 (FCDO) | Forest Governance, Markets and Climate | £23.6m |
202745 (FCDO) | Investments in Forests and Sustainable Land Use | £21.5m |
Programme Number | Programme title | Nature - FY23-24 Spend |
300856 (FCDO) | Green Climate Fund First Replenishment | £163.6m |
ICF-0049-AF (DESNZ) | Amazon Fund (REDD+) | £54.6m |
301268 (FCDO) | Global Environment Facility 8th Replenishment | £53.8m |
ICF-0019-REM (DESNZ) | REDD Early Movers Programme (REM) | £30.0m |
ICF-0040-MFF (DESNZ) | Mobilising Finance for Forests | £27.5m |
Programme Number | Programme title | Nature - FY24-25 Spend |
ICF-0053-SCALE1 (DESNZ) | Scaling Climate Action by Lowering Emissions (SCALE) - Pillar One | £153.9m |
400173 (FCDO) | Green Climate Fund - 2nd replenishment | £90.8m |
300958 (FCDO) | IDA | £85.0m |
ICF-R&D (DESNZ) | BEIS Research & Development Climate Finance | £34.7m |
ICF-GCRF (DESNZ) | Ayrton Fund BEIS R&D: Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) | £32.4m |
Asked by: Toby Perkins (Labour - Chesterfield)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with the Sri Lankan government on groundwater contamination in Chunnakam.
Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Earlier this year, the former Minister for the Indo-Pacific launched the citizen science project for 'Improving Groundwater Management in the Jaffna Peninsula' where she met local community representatives and International Water Management Institute (IWMI) researchers to discuss efforts to improve groundwater management. This is a component of the UK's Climate Action for a Resilient Asia (CARA) programme which funds a groundwater monitoring project in Jaffna, delivered by the IWMI.
Asked by: Toby Perkins (Labour - Chesterfield)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether the Government will ensure that at least 30% of the future International Climate Finance commitment will be allocated to supporting nature’s recovery.
Answered by Andrew Mitchell
We are delivering on our current International Climate Finance commitment of £11.6 billion over five years from 2021/22 to 2025/26, including at least £3 billion to be spent on development solutions that protect and restore nature. The recently published Development White Paper includes a commitment to work globally to improve the quantity, quality and accessibility of climate and nature finance. Our own future funding commitments beyond 2025/26 will be agreed through the spending review process.
Asked by: Toby Perkins (Labour - Chesterfield)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to restore access to immunisation services around the world.
Answered by Andrew Mitchell
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically impacted global health and immunisation. The UK Government is committed to supporting efforts to get routine immunisation back on track and has committed £1.65 billion to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance from 2021-2025 to support their mission to immunise 300 million children and save up to 8 million lives from vaccine preventable diseases over this period.
Alongside our Gavi investment, we are committed to working with countries and with the wider international community to focus efforts on building stronger primary health systems for the future as a core part of restoring immunisation services around the world.
Asked by: Toby Perkins (Labour - Chesterfield)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Israeli counterparts on the violent incursions at the Al Aqsa mosque.
Answered by David Rutley
The UK is a strong supporter of freedom of religion or belief and calls for places of worship to be respected. We value Jordan's important role as custodian of the holy sites in Jerusalem and we condemn the Israeli police violence at the Al Aqsa Mosque. When Israeli security forces conduct operations, they must ensure they are proportionate and in accordance with international law. The Foreign Secretary has emphasised these points to his Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen during his recent visit to London and since the incident at Al Aqsa.
Asked by: Toby Perkins (Labour - Chesterfield)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with his international counterparts to (a) ensure the welfare of Bahraini opposition leader Hasan Mushaima and (b) prevent human rights abuses in Bahrain.
Answered by Gillian Keegan
Officials and ministers have regular discussions with senior Bahraini counterparts on human rights, including most recently during Minister Milling's visit to Bahrain from 2-3 July. We continue to follow and discuss the case of Hassan Mushaima and others with the Bahraini Government as well as with the independent oversight bodies. We continue to encourage those with concerns to raise them directly with the appropriate Bahraini oversight body.