Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with (1) the Prime Minister of Malaysia, and (2) other Malaysian ministers; and what topics were discussed.

The Prime Minister congratulated PM Anwar on his recent appointment and our High Commission to Kuala Lumpur continuously engage with the new Malaysian government. The High Commissioner has spoken to the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and on 2 February 2023, Minister of State for Trade Policy the Rt Hon Greg Hands was the first UK Minister to meet with members of the new government. Rt Hon Greg Hands also met the Malaysian Minister of International Trade and Industry Tengku Zafrul Aziz and Malaysian Minister of Economy YB Rafizi Ramli to discuss trade and economic opportunities, including the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.