Grant Shapps corrected a written answer on Development Aid: Climate Change

9 September 2015 · Commons written answer · Department for International Development

Barry Gardiner (Labour, Brent North) asked written question 8336 on 21 July 2015. Grant Shapps answered on 7 September 2015 for the Department for International Development, and Grant Shapps corrected the answer on 9 September 2015. The same corrected answer was given to question 8284. The figure £304m in the original became £228m in the correction. Altogether 2 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department's total spending was on climate change adaptation in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13, (d) 2013-14 and (e) 2014-15; and what that spending is expected to be in each of the next five years.

Original and corrected answer

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Original	Corrected
DFID support to help people adapt to the impacts of climate is delivered in an integrated way through a range of programmes. Since the International Climate Fund was established in 2011/12 approximate funding is as follows: 2011/12 - £136m 2012/13 – £212m 2013/14 – ~~£304m~~ Data for 2014/15 and 2015/16 will be published once available. Future funding levels for spend on climate change will be determined as part of the current Spending Review process.	DFID support to help people adapt to the impacts of climate is delivered in an integrated way through a range of programmes. Since the International Climate Fund was established in 2011/12 approximate funding is as follows: 2011/12 - £136m 2012/13 – £212m 2013/14 – £228m Data for 2014/15 and 2015/16 will be published once available. Future funding levels for spend on climate change will be determined as part of the current Spending Review process.

Original

Corrected

DFID support to help people adapt to the impacts of climate is delivered in an integrated way through a range of programmes. Since the International Climate Fund was established in 2011/12 approximate funding is as follows:
2011/12 - £136m
2012/13 – £212m
2013/14 – ~~£304m~~
Data for 2014/15 and 2015/16 will be published once available.
Future funding levels for spend on climate change will be determined as part of the current Spending Review process.

DFID support to help people adapt to the impacts of climate is delivered in an integrated way through a range of programmes. Since the International Climate Fund was established in 2011/12 approximate funding is as follows:
2011/12 - £136m
2012/13 – £212m
2013/14 – £228m
Data for 2014/15 and 2015/16 will be published once available.
Future funding levels for spend on climate change will be determined as part of the current Spending Review process.

The question and answer on the Parliament website.

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