Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had recent discussions with his counterparts in countries most affected by climate change on the adequacy of measures agreed at COP28; and what steps he plans to take to engage with those countries in future.

The FCDO ministerial team have and will continue to engage with counterparts in countries on the front line of climate change. The deal agreed at COP28 is a key moment in global efforts to get to net zero by 2050 and is the first time there has been a global agreement to transition away from fossil fuels. But the frequency, severity and costs of the impacts from climate change and nature loss are increasing, and it is the poorest and most vulnerable that suffer the most and disproportionately. That is why the UK announced £100 million at COP28 to support some of the most climate-vulnerable countries, which contributes towards the £1.6 billion announced by the Prime Minister at COP28.