To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 April 2023 to Question 177707 on UK Special Representative for Climate Change: Public Appointments, when he expects a successor to the Special Representative for Climate Change to be in place in the absence of an immediate appointment.
Answered on
27 April 2023
There are no immediate plans to appoint a new Special Representative for Climate Change. However, our resource and senior representation within the FCDO on climate and environment has grown significantly since the creation of the FCDO. Climate change remains an area of utmost importance to this government and to the Foreign Secretary.