Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much his Department spent (a) in total, (b) on food and (c) on receptions at the Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative Conference on the 28 and 29 November 2022; and whether those costs were included in the Official Development Assistance budget.

The PSVI Conference, hosted by myself and Lord Ahmad on 28-29 November 2022, was a key opportunity to turn the dial on the global response to conflict-related sexual violence. Final costs are still to be determined but current forecasts indicate that it will be within budget. Catering costs are proportionate to the number of attendees and are ODA eligible. ODA was not used to cover the costs of the reception on 28 November 2022.