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date	09/03/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	UN Climate Conference 2021
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the British Overseas Territories in preparation for the COP26 summit.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	164571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text <p>The Overseas Territories (OTs), as small island states, are extremely vulnerable to the effects of climate change and work in the OTs contributes to global understanding of climate science.</p><p>The UK Government is working closely with all OTs to ensure that their unique perspectives are accurately represented and is designing a specific package to support Territory Governments in the run up to COP26 and beyond. Whilst they are not part of the formal COP negotiating framework, COP26 provides an opportunity for the OTs to showcase their unique biodiversity, environments and marine protected areas and to highlight the importance of adaptation.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 16/03/2021 15:34:10 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1300801

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date	09/03/2021
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, how many and what proportion of the UK’s team of delegates are women; and for each (a) team and (b) role within the UK delegation, what the gender breakdown is.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	165624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>We are currently developing plans related to the makeup of the COP26 UK delegation. It is too early to confirm names at this stage.</p><p>The UK has committed to championing diversity and inclusion throughout our COP26 Presidency and all civil servants in the Cabinet Office COP26 unit have been appointed in line with civil service guidance and rules. In the COP Unit, 45% of the senior management team in the COP26 unit are women. In 2020, the Prime Minister appointed Anne-Marie Treveylan as the COP26 Adaptation and Resilience Champion.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 15/03/2021 17:07:43 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1300154

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
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, what discussions he has had with the new US Administration as part of preparations for the COP26 summit in Glasgow.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	164567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>I welcomed the US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry, to London on Monday 8 March 2021, his first international visit since his appointment. We discussed the new US Administration’s climate ambition and our joint efforts to ensure that COP26 is a success. Our discussion built on previous conversations I have had with Secretary Kerry and with Gina McCarthy, US National Climate Advisor.</p><p>I refer the hon. Member to the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/joint-statement-from-cop26-president-designate-alok-sharma-and-us-special-presidential-envoy-for-climate-john-kerry-from-his-visit-to-london" target="_blank">joint statement</a> on climate change from myself and Special Envoy Kerry published on GOV.UK on Tuesday 9 March 2021. The UK and US will be working closely together to ensure that President Biden’s Leaders’ Summit on Climate on 22 April and the UK-hosted G7 build momentum on the way to COP26 in Glasgow.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 12/03/2021 14:03:40 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West