Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will hold discussions with the World Bank in relation to solar projects located in the villages of Agar, Shajapur and Neemuch in the Madhya Pradesh region of India funded via the Clean Technology Fund in order to help ensure (a) adequate compensation for anyone displaced by those projects and (b) appropriate consideration of the welfare of affected communities in the planning and delivery of those projects.

India is a critical partner in climate change. India's focus on expanding renewables at an unprecedented speed is to be commended and its leadership can also bring other developing nations with it. We are working with India including through a $1 billion World Bank Green Guarantee and British International Investment Partnerships to support India's commitment to become Net Zero by 2070.

As a contributor to the Clean Technology Fund (CTF) we are aware of the project's Resettlement and Livelihood Restoration Plan (RLRP) and will look to this to deliver a fair and equitable solution for the affected people and communities.