Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) his international counterparts on the establishment of an international loss and damage fund ahead of COP27.

At COP26, a 'Glasgow Dialogue on Loss and Damage' was established to discuss the arrangements for the funding of activities to avert, minimise and address loss and damage. The Santiago Network (a platform for catalysing technical assistance on loss and damage for developing countries) was also progressed through the agreement of clear functions and funding. The UK participates in both the Glasgow Dialogue and Santiago Network at official representative level with a view to making both effective. Ministers will continue to engage on Loss and Damage including at COP27, to ensure that the important dialogues and progress on this issue that happened in Glasgow are built on.