Climate Change Conference

               Chris Bryant               
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the forthcoming climate change negotiations in Buenos Aires in December. [192833]

               Margaret Beckett               
The UK welcomes the hospitality shown by the Government of Argentina in hosting the Tenth Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. The ministerial segment of the conference will focus on accomplishments and future challenges for the convention on its 10th anniversary; impacts of climate change, adaptation measures and sustainable development; technology; and mitigation policies.