Written question asked by Mike Weir (Scottish National Party) on Monday, 12 October 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 14 October 2009. It was answered by Joan Ruddock (Labour) on Tuesday, 20 October 2009 on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change.

Climate Change

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on how many occasions Ministers from Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland's devolved administrations have been included in the UK delegation to UN framework convention on climate change conferences since 1999.

Answer: Ministers from the Devolved Administrations have never been included on the UK delegation to the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC.The Scottish Executive has been represented by either one or two officials on the UK delegation every year since 1999, but where Ministers from the Devolved Administrations have attended, this has always been on other delegations. For example, in 2007 a Scottish Minister participated as a member of the Climate Group delegation.

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