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1535394

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2022
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	Climate Change Convention: Egypt
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the President of COP26, which members of the Government will be attending COP27 in Egypt.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	69789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>COP26 President Alok Sharma will attend COP27 and negotiate on behalf of the UK. The wider composition of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Government" target="_blank">UK Government</a>'s delegation will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 27/10/2022 14:43:35 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1487969

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2022
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	COP26: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the President of COP26, when he last met Ministers in the Welsh Government in Cardiff.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	33922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>COP26 Devolved Administrations Ministers Meetings, which I chair, have formally convened five times. Communiqués from these meetings can be found on GOV.UK. The Welsh Government Minister for Climate Change has been present at these meetings.</p><p> </p><p>Energy policy, including energy efficiency, falls within the remit of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). With support from the devolved administrations, BEIS established an Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) that is responsible for discussing Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change. This aims to meet every two months and brings together Ministers from the four administrations to discuss emission reduction efforts across the UK. This intergovernmental engagement on net zero will continue to facilitate collaboration and coordination across devolved and reserved competence, ensuring we are delivering effectively for all parts of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to working with the devolved administrations to achieve our shared goals of leading the charge against climate change.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 33923 question first answered 18/07/2022 15:35:29 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1487970

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2022
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	Energy: Conservation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the President of COP26, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in the devolved Administrations on the role of energy efficiency in meeting the UK’s climate targets.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	33923
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>COP26 Devolved Administrations Ministers Meetings, which I chair, have formally convened five times. Communiqués from these meetings can be found on GOV.UK. The Welsh Government Minister for Climate Change has been present at these meetings.</p><p> </p><p>Energy policy, including energy efficiency, falls within the remit of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). With support from the devolved administrations, BEIS established an Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) that is responsible for discussing Net Zero, Energy and Climate Change. This aims to meet every two months and brings together Ministers from the four administrations to discuss emission reduction efforts across the UK. This intergovernmental engagement on net zero will continue to facilitate collaboration and coordination across devolved and reserved competence, ensuring we are delivering effectively for all parts of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to working with the devolved administrations to achieve our shared goals of leading the charge against climate change.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 33922 question first answered 18/07/2022 15:35:29 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1463081

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2022
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	Climate Change: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the President for COP26, whether he plans to advance the work of the Glasgow Dialogue Pact to support the creation of a loss and damage finance fund by COP27; and if he will take steps to advance efforts to mobilise finance from wealthy nations towards that fund.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	2646
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>The Glasgow Climate Pact (GCP) put in place a new Glasgow Dialogue that will discuss the arrangements for the funding of activities to avert, minimise and address loss and damage, but it did not agree to the creation of a loss and damage finance fund by COP27. The first dialogue will take place in June 2022, and further dialogues will take place every year to 2024. The GCP also noted existing funding for climate, disaster reduction and response is relevant to loss and damage.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to encourage donors to increase the attention given to loss and damage which was reiterated at the Ministerial meeting including over 40 governments, hosted by Denmark on 12th and 13th May and co-chaired by the UK and Egypt.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 24/05/2022 17:06:13 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1380169

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2021
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	UN Climate Conference 2021
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the President of COP26, further to the Answer of 18 November 2021 to Question 71459, on UN Climate Conference 2021, if he will publish (a) the names of each of the 33 members of the Government who attended the COP26 Summit in Glasgow and (b) which 15 Government departments those attendees represented.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	78501
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>Alongside the Prime Minister and COP President, 33 Ministers attended COP26 from 15 different Departments across Government. Please see list below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP</p></td><td><p>HMT</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP</p></td><td><p>FCDO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Ahmad</p></td><td><p>FCDO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon James Cleverly MP</p></td><td><p>FCDO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Amanda Milling MP</p></td><td><p>FCDO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vicky Ford MP</p></td><td><p>FCDO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP</p></td><td><p>BEIS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Greg Hands MP</p></td><td><p>BEIS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Callanan</p></td><td><p>BEIS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lee Rowley MP</p></td><td><p>BEIS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eddie Hughes MP</p></td><td><p>DLUHC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith</p></td><td><p>DEFRA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon George Eustice MP</p></td><td><p>DEFRA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rebecca Pow MP</p></td><td><p>DEFRA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jo Churchill MP</p></td><td><p>DEFRA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP</p></td><td><p>DfE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Barran</p></td><td><p>DfE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP</p></td><td><p>DfE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Alex Burghart MP</p></td><td><p>DfE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP</p></td><td><p>DHSC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gillian Keegan MP</p></td><td><p>DHSC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trudy Harrison MP</p></td><td><p>DfT</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Robert Courts MP</p></td><td><p>DfT</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP</p></td><td><p>DIT</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP</p></td><td><p>MoD</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Alister Jack MP</p></td><td><p>SO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Simon Hart MP</p></td><td><p>WO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Nadine Dorries MP</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wendy Morton MP</p></td><td><p>FCDO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>John Glen MP</p></td><td><p>HMT</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Therese Coffey MP</p></td><td><p>DWP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Helen Whately MP</p></td><td><p>HMT</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP</p></td><td><p>CO</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 75126 question first answered 23/11/2021 10:53:04 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1378443

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2021
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	UN Climate Conference 2021
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the President of COP26, which members of the Government attended the COP26 conference in Glasgow.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	75126
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>Alongside the Prime Minister and COP President, 33 Ministers attended COP26 from 15 different Departments across Government. Please see list below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP</p></td><td><p>HMT</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP</p></td><td><p>FCDO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Ahmad</p></td><td><p>FCDO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon James Cleverly MP</p></td><td><p>FCDO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Amanda Milling MP</p></td><td><p>FCDO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vicky Ford MP</p></td><td><p>FCDO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP</p></td><td><p>BEIS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Greg Hands MP</p></td><td><p>BEIS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Callanan</p></td><td><p>BEIS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lee Rowley MP</p></td><td><p>BEIS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eddie Hughes MP</p></td><td><p>DLUHC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith</p></td><td><p>DEFRA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon George Eustice MP</p></td><td><p>DEFRA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rebecca Pow MP</p></td><td><p>DEFRA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jo Churchill MP</p></td><td><p>DEFRA</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP</p></td><td><p>DfE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Barran</p></td><td><p>DfE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP</p></td><td><p>DfE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Alex Burghart MP</p></td><td><p>DfE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP</p></td><td><p>DHSC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gillian Keegan MP</p></td><td><p>DHSC</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trudy Harrison MP</p></td><td><p>DfT</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Robert Courts MP</p></td><td><p>DfT</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP</p></td><td><p>DIT</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP</p></td><td><p>MoD</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Alister Jack MP</p></td><td><p>SO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Simon Hart MP</p></td><td><p>WO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Nadine Dorries MP</p></td><td><p>DCMS</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wendy Morton MP</p></td><td><p>FCDO</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>John Glen MP</p></td><td><p>HMT</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Therese Coffey MP</p></td><td><p>DWP</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Helen Whately MP</p></td><td><p>HMT</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP</p></td><td><p>CO</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma grouped question UIN 78501 question first answered 23/11/2021 10:53:04 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1361938

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2021
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	UN Climate Conference 2021: China
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the President of COP26, what assessment he has made of the implications for the outcomes of the COP26 summit of President Xi of China's decision not to attend that summit.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	59957
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>As hosts of COP26, we strongly encourage leaders to attend given this is a critical moment for the future of our planet. The Prime Minister is looking forward to meeting all the leaders who have confirmed attendance – over 120 so far.</p><p>We look forward to working with the delegation from China to bring key negotiations issues to a constructive conclusion at COP26, and to ambitious announcements from China to help keep 1.5C in reach, in line with President Xi’s announcement last year that China would achieve climate neutrality by 2060.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 27/10/2021 15:57:22 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1361939

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2021
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	UN Climate Conference 2021: Russia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the President of COP26, what assessment he has made of the implications for the outcomes of the COP26 summit of President Putin's decision not to attend that summit.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	59958
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2021 answer text <p>As hosts of COP26, we strongly encourage leaders to attend given this is a critical moment for the future of our planet. The Prime Minister is looking forward to meeting all the leaders who have confirmed attendance – over 120 so far.</p><p>We look forward to working with the delegation from Russia to bring key negotiations issues to a constructive conclusion at COP26, and to ambitious announcements from Russia to help keep 1.5C in reach, in line with President Putin’s announcement last week that Russia would achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2060.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 27/10/2021 15:58:38 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1353316

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2021
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	UN Climate Conference 2021: Ethnic Groups
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the President of COP26, how many Black and minority ethnic people are part of the UK's COP26 negotiating team.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	44440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2021 answer text <p>We have recently appointed a Diversity and Inclusion lead in the Campaigns and Engagement Team to lead on inclusivity and diversity for a successful and fully inclusive COP.</p><p>For additional wider information, the Government publishes statistics on Civil Service demographics annually on March 31st via the Office for National Statistics. This can be found on the GOV.UK website at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/civil-service-statistics-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/civil-service-statistics-2021</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 27/09/2021 11:46:31 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1353317

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2021
	answering body	COP26
	answering dept id	210
	answering dept short name	COP26
	answering dept sort name	COP26
	hansard heading	Air Pollution: Pollution Control
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the President of COP26, whether tackling toxic air is part of his priorities for the COP26 summit.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	44441
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2021 answer text <p>For COP26, countries are being asked to come forward with ambitious 2030 Green House Gas emissions reduction targets that align with reaching net zero by the middle of the century. To deliver on these stretching targets, countries will need to accelerate the global phase out of coal, encourage renewables deployment, curtail deforestation, and speed up the switch to electric vehicles.</p><p>By tackling the causes of climate change, we can also reduce the impacts of poor air quality on premature deaths throughout the world. As set out in its NDC the UK supports and is pushing for decarbonisation approaches that strive to improve air quality and minimise adverse impacts on human health. Our domestic policy pathway will be outlined in the UK’s Net Zero Strategy which will be published ahead of COP26.</p><p>Through our COP26 campaigns, we are seeking closer integration with public health objectives to facilitate a global green, healthy and sustainable recovery from the COVID 19 pandemic.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/09/2021 16:02:12 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones