Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether there will be ministerial attendance at the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (COP17) in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia in August.

We remain committed to working with our international partners to tackle desertification, land degradation and drought. Details of UK representation at the UN Convention to Combat Desertification COP17 in Ulaanbaatar in August will be confirmed in due course.