Written question asked by Lord Stevens of Ludgate (Conservative Independent), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Stowell of Beeston (Conservative) on Wednesday, 18 January 2012.

Climate Change

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Marland on 13 December 2011 (WA 232), why no budget was agreed before the delegation was sent to the 2011 United Nations climate change conference.

Answer: A number of limits were imposed on the UK delegation to the 2011 United Nations climate change conference in order to keep costs to the minimum required to deliver the UK's objectives for the conference and to within those for sending the UK delegation to the 2010 conference. The 2010 cost was £355,701 which was significantly less than the cost in 2009. Examples of the limits imposed include the size of the delegation, the class of travel and the size of the delegation office space. The final costs will be published once figures have been finalised. This will be via publication on the department's website, as was the case following the 2010 United Nations climate change conference.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 14679; 734 c128WA
Session: 2010-12
Related items: Climate Change
Tuesday, 13 December 2011
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects: Climate change Finance UK delegations Conferences
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk