Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that civil society organisations representing (a) environment, (b) sustainability and (c) nature interests are able to attend the Ukraine Recovery Conference.

While private sector is the focus for the conference, we want to ensure that Ukraine's diverse civil society is represented and heard at the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC23). We are working closely with the Government of Ukraine and a wide range of partners to ensure that the Lugano principles are reaffirmed at the conference and official side events. This 'whole of society' approach has meant that delegates have been shortlisted with criteria including diversity and representation across national, regional and local levels in mind. Civil society organisations representing environmental and sustainability interests have been invited to the URC.