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Debate between Ranil Jayawardena and Andrea Jenkyns
Tuesday 15th May 2018

(7 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Ranil Jayawardena Portrait Mr Ranil Jayawardena (North East Hampshire) (Con)
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3. What steps his Department is taking to strengthen UK diplomatic relations with Commonwealth countries.

Andrea Jenkyns Portrait Andrea Jenkyns (Morley and Outwood) (Con)
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22. What steps his Department is taking to strengthen bilateral relations with Commonwealth countries.

Boris Johnson Portrait The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Boris Johnson)
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During the recent Heads of Government meeting at the Commonwealth summit, we announced the opening of nine new missions, to great acclaim throughout the Commonwealth. They include six high commissions in Lesotho, Swaziland, the Bahamas, Tonga, Samoa and Vanuatu. As I have told the House before, we are expanding the UK diplomatic network to become the biggest in Europe.

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