HC Deb 18 July 2003 vol 409 cc679-80W
Miss Anne McIntosh

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what assessment he has made of the arrangements for regional co-ordination of the UK position in international climate change negotiations. [127861]

Mr. Morley

I have been asked to reply.

International climate change negotiations are the responsibility of the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The Secretary of State writes to the Devolved Administrations, ahead of each Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change to set out the key issues for the negotiations. Officials from the Devolved Administrations have the opportunity to input to the preparations for these and other technical negotiations, and have been in the UK delegation attending them.