Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to help support participation by (a) African states, (b) the African Union and (c) the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area in the Coalition of Trade Ministers on Climate launched on 19 January 2023.

The UK is committed to working with African partners to ensure trade supports long-term climate action.

The Secretary of State for International Trade participated in the inaugural meeting of the Coalition of Trade Ministers on Climate, alongside 7 African trade ministers.