Department for Energy Security and Net Zero written question – answered at on 17 July 2026.
Adam Jogee
Labour, Newcastle-under-Lyme
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent discussions he has had with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation on his Departmental priorities.
Martin McCluskey
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
DESNZ leads the UK’s engagement with UNIDO and is responding as the policy lead. My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State has not held any recent formal meetings with UNIDO, but DESNZ officials have held multiple meetings with UNIDO officials, particularly in relation to the UK's accession to UNIDO, DESNZ-led International Climate Finance programmes, country partnerships and coordinated international action on green industrial transitions.
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