Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any government officials will attend the Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh on 23–25 October; and whether they intend to reduce any delegation or cancel attendance following the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi.

We decided and can confirm that no British Government representatives attended the Future Investment Initiative conference last week. As with the decision about attendance by the Secretary of State for International Trade, we decided that it is not the right time for officials to attend the conference.