Question follow-through · 63228

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Japan

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions his Department had with the Scottish Government on the planned visits of the Scottish Government's (a) Minister for Business and Employment to China and Japa

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
26 Jun 2025
Target answer date
30 Jun 2025
Answer
7 Jul 2025 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 26 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions his Department had with the Scottish Government on the planned visits of the Scottish Government's (a) Minister for Business and Employment to China and Japa

  2. 30 Jun 2025

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  3. 7 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and our Embassies in Beijing and Tokyo engaged with Scottish Government officials in support of the visit of the Scottish Government's Minister for Business and Employment to China and the visits of Ministe...

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Devolution

27 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she had with the Scottish Government prior to the meeting between the First Minister of Scotland and the President of Ireland on 26 November 2025 in Dublin;

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Devolution

27 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she had discussions with the Scottish Government prior to the meeting between the First Minister of Scotland and the Leader of Sinn Fein on 26 November 2025 in Dublin