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Written question asked by Jack Rankin (Conservative) on Thursday, 17 July 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 21 July 2025. It was answered by Ashley Dalton (Labour) on Friday, 25 July 2025 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: Conferences

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what representatives his Department plans to send to the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Eleventh Session of the Conference of Parties by (a) job title and (b) name.

Answer

The World Health Organization Conference of the Parties of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control will take place in Geneva from Monday 17 to Saturday 22 November.

The United Kingdom’s delegation will consist of officials from the Department of Health and Social Care, as is usual practice for this conference.

A decision on who will attend is yet to be made. However, it is departmental policy not to name officials below Senior Civil Service grades who attend these events.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
68895
Session
2024-26
Related items
Subjects
Staff WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Conferences Department of Health and Social Care
Link
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