Oral QuestionDepartment for International Development

“If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”

Tabled: 27 February 2020Answered: 4 March 2020

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for International Development

Answer from Hansard

The Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (Ed Miliband)

Keeping the British people safe is the first duty of government. This summer we have seen the effects of the climate crisis in starker terms than ever. We are impacted here at home and by what happens overseas. Showing leadership on this will be a core priority for me as Foreign Secretary, and I will bring a group of Foreign Ministers together at the United Nations later this month to discuss how to respond.