Written question asked by Vincent Cable (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 15 October 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 28 October 2002. It was answered by Michael Meacher (Labour) on Monday, 28 October 2002 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 19th September 2002 390 c283W, on climate change, what costs are associated with the UK climate change scenarios; when the results will be published; if she will list the other projects that the UK Government is working on in other countries and the associated costs incurred; and if she will make a statement. - Inc figures.

Answer: Dr. Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to his answer of 19 September 2002, Official Report, column 283W, on climate change, what costs are associated with the UK climate change scenarios; when the results will be published; if she will list the other projects that the UK Government is working on in other countries and the associated costs incurred; and if she will make a statement. [75215] Mr. Meacher: In April 2002, the Department published the 2002 UK Climate Change Scenarios. The total direct cost of producing these scenarios was £153,500, covering climate modelling, interpretation of model outputs, and publication and dissemination of research findings. The Department is also funding bilateral programmes in India and China. These projects use the outputs of the Hadley Centre's regional climate model, to investigate the possible impacts of climate change. The India programme is investigating the possible impact of climate change on water resources, forestry, infrastructure, health, agriculture and the coastal zone, at a total cost of £650,000 over three years. The China programme is investigating the possible impact of climate change on agriculture, at a total cost of approximately £400,000 over 2 years.

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