Global Partnership for Agriculture Food Security and Nutrition

Tony Baldry
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development who will administer the new global partnership for agriculture food security and nutrition; what the UK’s percentage contribution will be to the budget of the Partnership; and what the UK’s cash contribution to the partnership will be in each of the next two financial years.

Mr. Thomas
Discussions are still on-going on administrative arrangements for the global partnership process. Options for staffing, funding needs, and objectives will be assessed. We envisage a fairly light administrative structure, providing primarily secretariat-type functions. A decision on longer-term support by the Department for International Development will be taken in due course.