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To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department of the study `The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment' published by the United Nations and the World Bank on 30th March; what plans he has to liaise with the Department for Environment,...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department of the study `The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment' published by the United Nations and the World Bank on 30th March; what plans he has to liaise with the Department for Environment,...
Asked by
Llew Smith
(Labour)
Answered by
Hilary Benn
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
1 April 2005
For answer on
7 April 2005
Answered on
7 April 2005
Llew Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment he has made of the implications for his
Department of the study, "Millennium Ecosystem Assessment", published by the United Nations and the World Bank on 30 March;
what plans he has to liaise with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the impact of the report on the
implementation of climate change and sustainable development strategies; and if he will make a statement. [224695]
Hilary Benn: The Department for International Development (DFID) welcomes the launch of "Millennium Ecosystem Assessment" (MA). The
report provides a useful and comprehensive overview of recent trends in ecosystem function. The detailed findings of the MA will
further strengthen the evidence base for addressing the linkages between poverty and environment. This includes specific
consideration of the role of ecosystems in supporting the livelihoods of the poor and the implications of changes in ecosystem
function for achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
DFID officials have reviewed the main findings of the MA Synthesis Report. They welcome the MA's detailed overview of the status of
ecosystems and the consideration of change under different scenarios. DFID's interests primarily relate to policies and actions that
respond to environmental challenges while bringing financial and livelihood benefits to the poor. The MA responses of particular
interest to DFID include those on: strengthening the integration of environmental considerations in development co-operation;
developing markets and economic based incentives for more sustainable ecosystem use; and the research and application of appropriate
technologies. This will support development and improvement of tools to better integrate environmental considerations into
development co-operation. DFID is already active in many of these areas, for example in taking forward our commitments to support
developing countries to integrate environmental considerations into Poverty Reduction Strategies; and work on payment for ecosystem
services.
DFID will encourage the agencies involved in commissioning the report, including the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the
Secretariats of the Conventions (in particular the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Framework Convention on Climate
Change), to use the MA's analyses and results to inform their policy and implementation work.
DFID maintains strong working relationships with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, especially in the areas of
climate change, biodiversity and sustainable development. DFID officials will continue to work closely with DEFRA on these issues,
taking account of the relevant findings of the MA.
Subjects
Climate change; Developing countries; Environment protection; International assistance; Poverty; United Nations; Sustainable development
Date
7 April 2005
Reference
432 c1563-4W;432 c1559-60W; 224695
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Baroness Amos
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Judd
(Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
What action they are taking in response to the Make Poverty History campaign; and how they define poverty in that context.
Subjects
Accountability; Developing countries; Africa; International organisations; Poverty; United Nations
Date
6 April 2005
Reference
671 c721
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Answered by
Baroness Amos
(Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Accountability; Developing countries; Africa; International organisations; Poverty; United Nations
Date
6 April 2005
Reference
671 c721
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
1st supplementary on the role of developing countries in international institutions.
1st supplementary on the role of developing countries in international institutions.
Asked by
Lord Judd
(Labour)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
6 April 2005
Subjects
Accountability; Developing countries; Africa; International organisations; Poverty; United Nations
Date
6 April 2005
Reference
671 c721
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Answered by
Lord Touhig
(Labour)
Asked by
Martin Caton
(Labour)
Answering body
Wales Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet and National Assembly for Wales Government colleagues on measures taken to combat child poverty in Wales.
Subjects
Children; Poverty; Standards; Wales
Date
6 April 2005
Reference
432 c1400-1
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
What action they are taking in response to the Make Poverty History campaign; and how they define poverty in that context.
What action they are taking in response to the Make Poverty History campaign; and how they define poverty in that context.
Asked by
Lord Judd
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Amos
(Labour)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
For answer on
6 April 2005
Answered on
6 April 2005
Subjects
Accountability; Developing countries; Africa; International organisations; Poverty; United Nations
Date
6 April 2005
Reference
671 c721
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
1st supplementary on same.
1st supplementary on same.
Asked by
Martin Caton
(Labour)
Answering body
Wales Office
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
6 April 2005
Subjects
Children; Poverty; Standards; Wales
Date
6 April 2005
Reference
432 c1400-1
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Lord Touhig
(Labour)
Answering body
Wales Office
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Children; Poverty; Standards; Wales
Date
6 April 2005
Reference
432 c1400-1
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet and National Assembly for Wales Government colleagues on measures taken to combat child poverty in Wales.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet and National Assembly for Wales Government colleagues on measures taken to combat child poverty in Wales.
Asked by
Martin Caton
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Touhig
(Labour)
Answering body
Wales Office
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
28 March 2005
For answer on
6 April 2005
Answered on
6 April 2005
Subjects
Children; Poverty; Standards; Wales
Date
6 April 2005
Reference
432 c1400-1; 224370
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Malcolm Wicks
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Income support; Personal income; Pensioners; Poverty; Pensions; Older people; Social security benefits; State retirement pensions; Take-up
Date
4 April 2005
Reference
432 c1116
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
1st supplementary on same.
1st supplementary on same.
Asked by
Simon Hughes
(Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
4 April 2005
Subjects
Income support; Personal income; Pensioners; Poverty; Pensions; Older people; Social security benefits; State retirement pensions; Take-up
Date
4 April 2005
Reference
432 c1116
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what total aid budget to Rwanda is planned for 2005-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what total aid budget to Rwanda is planned for 2005-06.
Asked by
Jeremy Corbyn
(Labour)
Answered by
Hilary Benn
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
28 March 2005
For answer on
4 April 2005
Answered on
4 April 2005
Jeremy Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what total aid budget to Rwanda is planned for 2005-06.
[224579]
Hilary Benn: The total UK aid budget for Rwanda for 2005-06 is £47 million.
Of this, £31 million will be transferred to the Government of Rwanda as Poverty Reduction Budget Support to enable Rwanda to
meet the costs of implementing policies and programmes under Rwanda's Poverty Reduction Strategy.
Working in co-ordination with other donors in response to specific needs of the Government of Rwanda as set out in the DFID Country
Assistance Plan for Rwanda, the remaining £16 million of the total UK commitment to Rwanda for 2005-06 will be provided in
the form of projects and programmes. These will provide targeted technical assistance for capacity building activities in Government
of Rwanda Ministries and other bodies. UK funded technical assistance in 2005-06 will focus support in the following areas:
education; social protection (including support to genocide survivors); improving gender equity in public policy; land reform; civil
service reform; support to the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning and public financial management.
In addition to our bilateral commitment to Rwanda, the UK has contributed an estimated è5.8 million to planned European
Commission development programmes Rwanda for 2005.
Subjects
Development aid; International assistance; Poverty; EU aid; Rwanda
Date
4 April 2005
Reference
432 c1206W; 224579
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to achieve the Government's targets of ending child poverty by 2020, and halving it by 2010; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to achieve the Government's targets of ending child poverty by 2020, and halving it by 2010; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
Vera Baird
(Labour)
Answered by
Paul Goggins
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
4 April 2005
Answered on
4 April 2005
Vera Baird: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps his Department is taking to achieve the Government's
targets of ending child poverty by 2020, and halving it by 2010; and if he will make a statement. [220886]
Paul Goggins :[holding answer 9 March 2005]: The Home Office is supporting the Treasury in meeting the ambitious targets this
Government have set on child poverty. Children born into poverty are more likely to be victims of crime and more likely to offend.
The child poverty review highlighted the strong associations between youth crime, parental crime and child poverty.
In order to tackle the poor outcomes associated with child poverty, and to improve the life chances of poor children, the Home
Office has invested in a number of prevention programmes for children at risk of involvement in crime or substance misuse.
To break the cycle of youth offending and deprivation, the Home Office strategic plan includes a commitment to increase youth crime
prevention programmes. This includes multi-agency youth inclusion and support panels, targeting high risk children and their
families, providing them with support and improving their access to mainstream services. It also includes the youth inclusion
programme, which targets the 13 to 16-year- olds most at risk of crime in 72 of the most deprived neighbourhoods. The numbers of
both will be increased by 50 per cent. by 2008. We have also increased the coverage of intensive supervision and surveillance
programme (ISSPs).
Children living in poverty are a key risk group for substance misuse. We are targeting young people in the most deprived
neighbourhoods at risk of substance misuse through `Positive Futures', a national sports based social inclusion programme aimed at
marginalised 10 to 19-year-olds. Positive Futures aims to "have a positive influence on participants' substance misuse, physical
activity and offending behaviour".
The Positive Futures projects have proved successful in building relationships, engaging and providing developmental opportunities
for young people living in deprived areas.
Subjects
Children; Government departments; Home Office; Poverty
Date
4 April 2005
Reference
432 c1121W; 220886
House
House of Commons
Public petition from residents of Pudsey constituency and others for a coordinated international action to remove trade injustice, reduce international debt and increase aid. (Circulated with the Vote 7 April 2005)
Public petition from residents of Pudsey constituency and others for a coordinated international action to remove trade injustice, reduce international debt and increase aid. (Circulated with the Vote 7 April 2005)
Lead member
Paul Truswell
Type
Paper petitions
Subjects
Debts; Developing countries; Poverty; Trade
Date
4 April 2005
Reference
432 c1230
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Malcolm Wicks
(Labour)
Asked by
Simon Hughes
(Liberal Democrat)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Oral answers to questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of pensioners over 75 years who have no known income other than the state pension.
Subjects
Income support; Personal income; Pensioners; Poverty; Pensions; Older people; Social security benefits; State retirement pensions; Take-up
Date
4 April 2005
Reference
432 c1116
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of pensioners over 75 years who have no known income other than the state pension.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of pensioners over 75 years who have no known income other than the state pension.
Asked by
Simon Hughes
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Malcolm Wicks
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
28 March 2005
For answer on
4 April 2005
Answered on
4 April 2005
Subjects
Income support; Personal income; Pensioners; Poverty; Pensions; Older people; Social security benefits; State retirement pensions; Take-up
Date
4 April 2005
Reference
432 c1116; 224418
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Westminster Hall debate on a motion for the adjournment on the UK and Africa.
Westminster Hall debate on a motion for the adjournment on the UK and Africa.
Lead member
Chris Mullin
Answering member
Julian Brazier
Department
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Adjournment debates
Subjects
Poverty; Developing countries; Development aid; Africa; Disease control; HIV/AIDS; Politics and government
Date
24 March 2005
Reference
432 c321-66WH
Chamber / Committee
Westminster Hall
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps her Department is taking to achieve the Government's targets of (a) ending child poverty by 2020 and (b) halving it by 2010; and if she will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps her Department is taking to achieve the Government's targets of (a) ending child poverty by 2020 and (b) halving it by 2010; and if she will make a statement.
Asked by
Vera Baird
(Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Hodge of Barking
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Education and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
24 February 2005
For answer on
23 March 2005
Answered on
23 March 2005
Vera Baird: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what steps her Department is taking to achieve the Government's
targets of (a) ending child poverty by 2020 and (b) halving it by 2010; and if she will make a statement. [219344]
Margaret Hodge: [holding answer 2 March 2005]: The Government set out the steps that departments across Government are taking
to achieve the targets of ending child poverty by 2020 and halving it by 2010 in the Child Poverty Review, published alongside the
2004 Spending Review and available at http://www.hmtreasury.gov.uk/spending review/spend sr04/ associated documents/spending sr04
childpoverty.cfm.
Subjects
Children; Government departments; Poverty; Department for Education and Skills
Date
23 March 2005
Reference
432 c849W;432 c849-50W; 219344
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Lord Prescott
(Labour)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Poverty
Date
23 March 2005
Reference
432 c875-6
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Supplementary on support for organisations dealing with poverty through the G8.
Supplementary on support for organisations dealing with poverty through the G8.
Asked by
John Hume
(Social Democratic & Labour Party)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Prime Minister's questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
23 March 2005
Subjects
Poverty
Date
23 March 2005
Reference
432 c875-6
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons