Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to visit Guatemala.

I (Minister Rutley) visited Guatemala on 17 April. My visit focused on strengthening ties between the UK and Guatemala as well as discussing a wide range of topics, such as the war in Ukraine, free trade through the UK-Central America Association Agreement, regional stability, democracy and the rule of law, and climate change. This was my first visit to the country and was part of a regional visit to Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. At this time, the Foreign Secretary has no plans to visit Guatemala.