Asked by: Brendan O'Hara (Scottish National Party - Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what events took place in UK (a) embassies and (b) other diplomatic missions to mark St Andrews Day in 2019.
Answered by Nigel Adams
It is important for the FCO overseas network to promote the interests and diversity of the whole of the UK to other countries - this includes promoting Scotland at events hosted to mark St Andrew's Day and Burns Night.
We do not hold a central log of all the events hosted across the world, but some examples for Burns Night include our Ambassadors in Latvia, Hungary and Georgia each hosting a Burns Night supper with key stakeholders to promote Scottish culture and trade. Others promoted St Andrew's Day on social media and flew the Saltire on the day itself.
Furthermore, the GREAT marketing campaign also promotes Scottish business and culture throughout the world. The GREAT Challenge Fund is run from the FCO to enable Posts to deliver impactful GREAT activity overseas. Last financial year, there were over 40 projects promoting the devolved nations including: Bookfest International Fair in Bucharest featuring elements of Scottish literature and a Higher Education partnership in Germany promoting the University of Aberdeen and Scottish primary and secondary schools.
Asked by: Brendan O'Hara (Scottish National Party - Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what events took place in (a) embassies and (b) other diplomatic missions to mark Burns Night in (i) 2019 and (ii) 2020.
Answered by Nigel Adams
It is important for the FCO overseas network to promote the interests and diversity of the whole of the UK to other countries - this includes promoting Scotland at events hosted to mark St Andrew's Day and Burns Night.
We do not hold a central log of all the events hosted across the world, but some examples for Burns Night include our Ambassadors in Latvia, Hungary and Georgia each hosting a Burns Night supper with key stakeholders to promote Scottish culture and trade. Others promoted St Andrew's Day on social media and flew the Saltire on the day itself.
Furthermore, the GREAT marketing campaign also promotes Scottish business and culture throughout the world. The GREAT Challenge Fund is run from the FCO to enable Posts to deliver impactful GREAT activity overseas. Last financial year, there were over 40 projects promoting the devolved nations including: Bookfest International Fair in Bucharest featuring elements of Scottish literature and a Higher Education partnership in Germany promoting the University of Aberdeen and Scottish primary and secondary schools.
Asked by: Brendan O'Hara (Scottish National Party - Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what events were hosted in UK (a) embassies and (b) other diplomatic missions to promote Scottish (i) business and (ii) culture in the last 12 months.
Answered by Nigel Adams
It is important for the FCO overseas network to promote the interests and diversity of the whole of the UK to other countries - this includes promoting Scotland at events hosted to mark St Andrew's Day and Burns Night.
We do not hold a central log of all the events hosted across the world, but some examples for Burns Night include our Ambassadors in Latvia, Hungary and Georgia each hosting a Burns Night supper with key stakeholders to promote Scottish culture and trade. Others promoted St Andrew's Day on social media and flew the Saltire on the day itself.
Furthermore, the GREAT marketing campaign also promotes Scottish business and culture throughout the world. The GREAT Challenge Fund is run from the FCO to enable Posts to deliver impactful GREAT activity overseas. Last financial year, there were over 40 projects promoting the devolved nations including: Bookfest International Fair in Bucharest featuring elements of Scottish literature and a Higher Education partnership in Germany promoting the University of Aberdeen and Scottish primary and secondary schools.
Mar. 06 2020
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Mentions:
1: Baroness D'Souza (CB - Life peer) Therefore, embassies need to be “super-facilitators”, supported with the resources to include enhanced - Speech Link
2: Lord Purvis of Tweed (LDEM - Life peer) The noble Earl said nice things about Scotland, where I live, and since I am speaking at a Burns supper - Speech Link
3: Baroness Wheeler (LAB - Life peer) Our geopolitical relationships are being reset at 11 pm tomorrow night, when we leave the EU, and we - Speech Link
4: Baroness Sugg (CON - Life peer) As the noble Lord, Lord Purvis, said—I will not attempt to repeat Burns—our reputation overseas is a - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Elizabeth Truss (CON - South West Norfolk) I beg to move,That this House has considered global Britain.As the clock strikes 11 tomorrow night, - Speech Link
2: Barry Gardiner (LAB - Brent North) Member for Bournemouth West (Conor Burns), to set out in his reply to the debate out how the Government - Speech Link
3: Barry Gardiner (LAB - Brent North) Member for Bournemouth West (Conor Burns), when he sums up, at least inform the House of when we might - Speech Link
4: Richard Graham (CON - Gloucester) also been a considerable growth in the numbers of locally employed members of high commissions and embassies - Speech Link
5: Bob Seely (CON - Isle of Wight) the things that surprised me is that ambassadors do not always have line management of all staff in embassies - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Alyn Smith (SNP - Stirling) keep my words brief today.I have listened carefully to the contributions thus far, and, as we approach Burns - Speech Link
2: Imran Ahmad Khan (IND - Wakefield) My nana was a night sister there. - Speech Link
3: Andrew Rosindell (CON - Romford) foreign policy and put the UK firmly back on the world stage.That is a far cry from the days when British embassies - Speech Link
4: John Howell (CON - Henley) You will recall that, last night, you and I were at a dinner with my hon. - Speech Link
5: Andrew Stephenson (CON - Pendle) That is particularly apt exactly one month on from a sleepless night for all of us.My hon. - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Kennedy of Southwark (LAB - Life peer) was working and prevented the new Prime Minister calling an election, I recall hearing on a Saturday night - Speech Link
2: Lord Jordan (LAB - Life peer) Falls, burns, carbon monoxide poisoning, entrapment and poisoning from household chemicals all typically - Speech Link
3: Lord Judge (CB - Life peer) What on earth is the point of that wonderful committee led by the noble Lord, Lord Burns, making all - Speech Link
4: Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood (CB - Life Peer (judicial)) done, to deny it extraterritorial application too, save in the most limited circumstances, such as embassies - Speech Link
5: Lord Hastings of Scarisbrick (CB - Life peer) I had a text on my phone last night from a young man who came out of a five-year sentence in Brixton - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Lord Patten (CON - Life peer) It is quite clear that the dumping into the night sky of unnecessary light pollution is just the same - Speech Link
2: Lord Bruce of Bennachie (LDEM - Life peer) Where the embassies and DfID have been co-located in countries, it has worked well and been constructive - Speech Link
3: Baroness Goudie (LAB - Life peer) Embassies abroad should be serviced properly and should have the right staff who can take in everything - Speech Link
4: Baroness Goldie (CON - Life peer) deference to him, I would say he essentially paraphrased from the national bard of my country, Robert Burns - Speech Link
Nov. 26 2019
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