Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to (a) work with and (b) support the Government of the Cayman Islands in achieving the goals set out in its 2022-2024 Strategic Policy Statement.

The UK continues to support the Overseas Territories, including the Cayman Islands, to build vibrant and sustainable economies and deliver on their strategic priorities. The FCDO has engaged with the Cayman Islands on the Strategic Policy Statement since its inception in 2021, and continues to engage with them on economic matters, including through the UK-Cayman Framework for Fiscal Responsibility. The FCDO is supporting the Cayman Islands to achieve key policy priorities, as set out in the Strategic Policy Statement, including through funding by the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund. Between 2020-21, the programme funded projects in five key areas in the Cayman Islands covering Governance, Justice, Border Security, the Environment/Climate Change and Covid-19 support. The UK Government also continues to support environmental priorities with a range of projects in the Cayman Islands including coral reef protection, disaster resilience, seabed mapping and a climate change risk assessment, as well as supporting healthcare and wellbeing priorities with activities to strengthen laboratory and public health capability, and to examine and address gaps in mental health services.