Written question asked by Alex Sobel (Labour) on Thursday, 27 October 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 31 October 2022 (named day). It was answered by Trudy Harrison (Conservative) on Friday, 25 November 2022 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Public Expenditure

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding (a) his Department allocated to and (b) was spent by the (i) Blue Planet Fund, (ii) Darwin Plus Overseas Territories Environment and Climate Fund and (iii) Darwin Initiative in each year since 2010; and how much funding his Department has allocated to each project in each of the next five years.

Answer: The requested information on allocation and spend for financial years 2010/11 to 2021/22 is provided in table 1 attached. Specific annual allocations for the Darwin Initiative, Darwin Plus and the Blue Planet Fund over the next five years will be subject to ministerial decisions and any future Spending Review. The Blue Planet Fund has a total anticipated budget of £500 million over at least five years delivered jointly by Defra and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and HM Government has committed to scaling up the Darwin Initiative and Darwin Plus.

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