To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs who has been invited to the conference on Afghanistan which he announced in December; and where and when it will be held. (310931)

The conference will be held at Lancaster House on 28 January 2010. Invitees include Foreign Ministers from countries contributing troops to the International Security Assistance Force, Afghanistan’s immediate neighbours and key regional players, and representatives of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, the UN, the EU, international financial institutions and other organisations.

Further information about the conference can be found on its website at:

http://afghanistan.hmg.gov.uk/en/conference/