Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what preparations she is making for the Third International Conference on Financing for Development in Addis Ababa from 13 to 16 July 2015; and if she will make a statement.

I look forward to attending the Financing for Development (FFD) Conference in Addis Ababa. My officials are fully engaged in concluding the negotiations in the UN General Assembly to prepare the outcome document for the Conference. Our priority is to ensure that the Addis outcome provides a strong framework for resourcing the delivery of the post 2015 agenda over the coming years – taking into account all available forms of development finance, as well as non-financial means of implementation; and balancing responsibility for delivery between all actors.

In parallel, the UK is working on preparations for the Conference itself to ensure an ambitious and successful event.