G20 and COP29 Summits Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

G20 and COP29 Summits

Graeme Downie Excerpts
Thursday 21st November 2024

(1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Keir Starmer Portrait The Prime Minister
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The contingent this year was actually fewer than the contingent last year. It involved a wide number of individuals because a lot of negotiation, as the hon. Member probably well knows, goes on at COP, and it is vital that we are there doing that important work.

Graeme Downie Portrait Graeme Downie (Dunfermline and Dollar) (Lab)
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What was clear throughout the Prime Minister’s statement was the need for defence collaboration across the world, as we live in a much more unstable global situation. In his discussions with the Australian leadership, was he able to recommit the UK to AUKUS? Can he give us an update on the next steps, please?