Leo Docherty corrected a written answer on Ukraine Recovery Conference

19 May 2023 · Commons written answer · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Caroline Lucas (Green Party, Brighton, Pavilion) asked written question 184803 on 12 May 2023. Leo Docherty answered on 18 May 2023 for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and Leo Docherty corrected the answer on 19 May 2023. The corrected text adds the figure 400, which the original did not give. Altogether 20 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his Department’s (a) process and (b) criteria was for selecting attendees for the Ukraine Recovery Conference; and if he will place a copy of the attendees list in the House of Commons Library.

Original and corrected answer

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Original	Corrected
As co-hosts for the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC), the programme and attendance at the Conference has been agreed between the Governments of Ukraine and the United Kingdom. In addition to the countries and organisations who have participated in previous URCs, we have also invited ~~countries~~ from Africa, Asia, the Middle East and South America, recognising the economic consequences of the war globally. ~~A greater number of~~ international ~~businesses,~~ have also been invited to promote the strength and potential of the private sector to support Ukraine's recovery. Representatives from Ukrainian and international civil society have been selected from across sectors with a criteria of diversity and representation across national, regional and local levels.	As co-hosts for the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC), the programme and attendance at the Conference has been agreed between the Governments of Ukraine and the United Kingdom. In addition to the countries and organisations who have participated in previous URCs, we have also invited representatives from Africa, Asia, the Middle East and South America, recognising the economic consequences of the war globally. Over 400 international businesses have also been invited to promote the strength and potential of the private sector to support Ukraine's recovery. Representatives from Ukrainian and international civil society have been selected from across sectors with a criteria of diversity and representation across national, regional and local levels. We are considering how to share information on conference participants.

Original

Corrected

As co-hosts for the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC), the programme and attendance at the Conference has been agreed between the Governments of Ukraine and the United Kingdom. In addition to the countries and organisations who have participated in previous URCs, we have also invited ~~countries~~ from Africa, Asia, the Middle East and South America, recognising the economic consequences of the war globally. ~~A greater number of~~ international ~~businesses,~~ have also been invited to promote the strength and potential of the private sector to support Ukraine's recovery. Representatives from Ukrainian and international civil society have been selected from across sectors with a criteria of diversity and representation across national, regional and local levels.

As co-hosts for the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC), the programme and attendance at the Conference has been agreed between the Governments of Ukraine and the United Kingdom. In addition to the countries and organisations who have participated in previous URCs, we have also invited representatives from Africa, Asia, the Middle East and South America, recognising the economic consequences of the war globally. Over 400 international businesses have also been invited to promote the strength and potential of the private sector to support Ukraine's recovery. Representatives from Ukrainian and international civil society have been selected from across sectors with a criteria of diversity and representation across national, regional and local levels. We are considering how to share information on conference participants.

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