PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Scottish Government: Visits Abroad (16 July 2015)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department has provided to Ministers of the Scottish Government undertaking overseas travel in each year since 2010.
Asked by:
Ian Murray (Labour)
Asked by:
Ian Murray (Labour)
Answer
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), through its network of posts overseas, supports United Kingdom Ministers from all Departments when they undertake official overseas travel to promote the interests of the entire United Kingdom , including Scotland. The FCO provides support along the same lines to Ministers from all three Devolved Administrations. The nature of that support varies, depending on the nature and objectives of the visit.
Answered by:
Sir David Lidington (Conservative)
21 July 2015
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