PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(18 November 2024)

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many delegates the Government has sent to attend COP 29; and what the cost to the public purse is of the Government's involvement in COP 29.

Asked by:
Rupert Lowe (Restore Britain)

The final list of COP29 delegates should be published by the UNFCCC shortly. The UK delegation includes officials (some already based in Baku) and Ministers as well as businesses, Arm’s Length Bodies, Devolved Administrations, Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories, parliamentarians and civil society speakers. Many attended at their own cost, with the UK providing accreditation. The Government currently estimates that nearly 470 people have attended COP29 in person with UK accreditation.

Until travel and expense claims are confirmed, the overall cost of Departmental attendance cannot be calculated. The Department will not hold this information for other Government departments.

The UK Pavilion and Delegation Office are fully funded through private sector sponsorship.

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