Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to increase British-Georgian economic co-operation.

The UK is committed to deepening its bilateral cooperation with Georgia and to growing our strong economic relationship. We do so through ongoing initiatives such as the Wardrop Strategic Dialogue and the UK's Good Governance Fund, which is supporting economic reforms and Georgia's economic recovery from COVID-19. We have recently expanded the commercial section at the British Embassy Tbilisi, which works to identify new opportunities for UK businesses and address barriers to trade where they exist. This is underpinned by the UK-Georgia Strategic Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, and in particular it's Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area element, which is expected to take effect from 1 January 2021.