Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent discussions he has had on the forthcoming Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Kampala with the Secretary General of the Commonwealth.

The Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Kampala took place over 15-20 January and was attended by the Commonwealth Secretary General. Many issues of significance to the Commonwealth were tabled at this forum, such as the need for urgent action to address climate change, biodiversity loss, and human rights. The UK is working with the countries in this important grouping, as well as with the Commonwealth Secretariat, to make progress on these and other issues.