Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government has raised the issue of House Bill 2 in North Carolina with that state's authorities since the announcement that a Government office is to be located in Raleigh, North Carolina.

​We made representations on House Bill 2 to the previous State Government in North Carolina. The UK fully supports efforts to prevent discrimination and promote tolerance, diversity and respect. Raleigh was chosen for a new UK trade office because of North Carolina's economic productivity and well-established research and development institutions, which offer opportunities to boost US-UK trade and investment.