Question follow-through · 11748

World Bank: Climate Change

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the World Bank Group on the Government's climate finance commitments.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
29 Oct 2024
Target answer date
31 Oct 2024
Answer
6 Nov 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 29 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the World Bank Group on the Government's climate finance commitments.

  2. 31 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 6 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    Alongside the Chancellor and Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, I attended World Bank Group Annual Meetings. As my Governor's statement set out, the UK will continue to be a leading contributor to international climate finance, including...

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