Written question asked by Wendy Morton (Conservative) on Friday, 11 July 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 16 July 2025 (named day). It was answered by Stephen Doughty (Labour) on Friday, 18 July 2025 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

International Conference on Financing for Development

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what budget was allocated for his Department's involvement at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville and how many (a) officials,(b) ministers and (c) special advisers attended.

Answer: The Minister of State for International Development, Latin America and Caribbean, led the UK's delegation at the Fourth Financing for Development Conference (FfD4) in Seville. Alongside the Minister, fourteen Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) officials supported and represented the UK at a range of events, including two UK-led initiatives, across the four days of the conference. No Special Advisors attended. The UK contributed £250,000 to the United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs FfD4 Fund to support participation from accredited civil society organisations and academia primarily from developing countries.

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