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Scottish Government: Visits Abroad

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Question for Scotland Office

UIN 203331, tabled on 18 October 2023

Question

Douglas Chapman
Scottish National Party
Dunfermline and West Fife
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on his Department's provision of support for Scottish Ministers on planned overseas visits to promote the Scottish (a) economy and (b) culture.

Answer

Mr Alister Jack
Conservative
Dumfries and Galloway
Commons

Answered on

23 October 2023

I have had frequent recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on his Department's provision of support for Scottish Ministers on planned overseas visits. I fully agree with the FCDO's current guidance which states that, when ministers from the devolved administrations are holding meetings with ministers from overseas governments (or positions of equivalent seniority e.g. EU Commissioner), a senior UK Government official is expected to attend.

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