PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Darwin Plus (15 July 2015)

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether her Department will provide financial support for the launch of a new round of the Darwin Plus Initiative for the UK Overseas Territories.

Asked by:
Kerry McCarthy (Labour)

Darwin Plus has successfully helped to protect the environments and natural assets of our Overseas Territories. DFID officials are working with the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), who manage the initiative, in support of its bid to HM Treasury for necessary overseas development assistance (ODA) for a second round of funding.

Answered by:
Sir Desmond Swayne (Conservative)
20 July 2015