Written question asked by John Bercow (Conservative) on Tuesday, 2 July 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 5 July 2002. It was answered by Clare Short (Labour) on Friday, 5 July 2002 on behalf of the Department for International Development.

Dept for International Development

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what financial contribution her Department has made as part of its work with the World Bank, the UN Development Programme and the European Commission on a joint analysis of the linkages between environment and poverty.

Answer: Mr. Bercow: :To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what financial contribution her Department has made as part of its work with the World Bank, the UN Development Programme and the European Commission on a joint analysis of the linkages between environment and poverty. [67490] Clare Short: :My Department has contributed to a joint paper with the World Bank, the United Nations Development Programme and the European Commission on the linkages between poverty reduction and environmental management. We made no financial contribution as part of this work and no new research or analysis was commissioned. Publishing and editing costs were covered by the World Bank. Our contribution was in staff time.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 67490; 388 c616W;388 c618W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Finance Environment International assistance EU action Poverty World Bank European Commission UN Development Programme
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk