Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 November 2016 to Question 50891, whether he plans to raise the acceptance of donations for corporate sponsorship for official events with the UK Ambassador or High Commissioner to (a) Namibia, (b) Malawi, (c) Ethiopia, (d) Uganda and (e) Tanzania.

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs does not plan to discuss the acceptance of donations for corporate sponsorship for official events with the British High Commissioner or British Ambassador in any of the named countries. We have clear guidance on corporate sponsorship for our overseas missions.