PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Boris Johnson (26 March 2024)

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, when his Department was first informed of Boris Johnson's meeting with Venezuelan government officials; and whether enquiries were made on the nature of this visit.

Asked by:
Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour)

Boris Johnson was visiting entirely in a personal capacity and not acting on behalf of the UK Government. His trip was not funded by the UK Government. As part of his visit, Mr Johnson paid a courtesy call on the British Residence in Caracas. The UK does not accept the legitimacy of the administration put in place by Nicolás Maduro following the 2018 presidential election.

Answered by:
David Rutley (Conservative)
15 April 2024