§ Mr. GardinerTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what support her Department is offering to the Great Apes Survival Project. [25806]
§ Hilary BennThe main UK Government support for the Great Apes Survival Project (GrASP) will be provided through the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Our Department's work on poverty reduction and the promotion of sustainable forest management in range states is expected to make a positive contribution to ape conservation. To this end we will continue to liaise closely with United Nations Environment programme, DEFRA and other GrASP stakeholders.