Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure commitments are made for "loss and damage" payments to Global South nations at COP27; and what assessment they have made of the case for such payments given (1) the flooding in Pakistan, (2) communities in Fiji having to abandon their ancestral homes, and (3) Malawi productively using the loss and damage payment made by Scotland at COP26.

At COP26, the UK strongly supported the establishment of a 'Glasgow Dialogue on Loss and Damage' to discuss the arrangements for the funding of activities to avert, minimise and address loss and damage. The Santiago Network (a platform for catalysing technical assistance on loss and damage for developing countries) was also progressed through agreement on functions and funding. The UK actively participates in the Glasgow Dialogue and Santiago Network and looks forward to engaging on Loss and Damage at COP27, to build upon the progress made in Glasgow.

Information on UK action on adaptation, losses and damages is on GOV.UK (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-action-to-support-countries-avert-minimise-and-address-the-risk-of-loss-and-damage-from-climate-change-discussion-paper).