Oral QuestionDepartment for International Development

“What steps his Department is taking to protect (a) forestry and (b) biodiversity in developing countries.”

Tabled: 23 January 2020Answered: 29 January 2020

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for International Development

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Simon Lightwood)

The Secretary of State has met the Mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin, to discuss the vital role that mass transit can play in delivering sustainable economic growth and housing and to improve connectivity to jobs, healthcare and education in the region. The Department is working in partnership with the West Yorkshire combined authority to support the development of the combined authority’s business case, to help bring forward the benefits of mass transit in West Yorkshire.