Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department plans to continue funding for the next round of the UK Overseas Territories Environment and Climate Fund (Darwin Plus).

We remain committed to Darwin Plus, which was established under the Overseas Territories White Paper and is co-funded by Defra, DFID and FCO. We are also committed to funding the 27 live projects announced at the Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council Meetings in November 2013 and December 2014. These are mostly two-year projects. Funding decisions for the next spending round will be taken after the General Election.