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Written Question
Youth Mobility Scheme: EU Countries
Tuesday 7th May 2024

Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the European Commission on proposals to open negotiations to facilitate youth mobility between the European Union and the United Kingdom.

Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The UK recognises the cultural value of youth mobility and the importance of facilitating cultural exchange opportunities for young people. We have successful Youth Mobility Schemes (YMS) with 13 countries, including Australia, New Zealand and Canada. The Government is willing to explore precedent based bilateral YMS arrangements with international partners, including individual EU Member States who are interested. The Government has no plans to agree to an EU-wide Youth Mobility Scheme.

Select Committee
Letter to Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP, Leader of the House of Commons on the Sifting Committee for International Agreements, dated 14.5.24

Correspondence May. 14 2024

Committee: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Found: The Government's response also cited comparable systems in Australia and New Zealand.

Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mar. 28 2024

Source Page: Efforts to counter the proliferation and misuse of commercial spyware: joint statement
Document: Efforts to counter the proliferation and misuse of commercial spyware: joint statement (webpage)

Found: Efforts to counter the proliferation and misuse of commercial spyware: joint statement

Non-Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
UK Export Finance (UKEF)

Feb. 29 2024

Source Page: Eco-chic skiwear company hits new slopes with £1.4m UK government deal
Document: Eco-chic skiwear company hits new slopes with £1.4m UK government deal (webpage)

Found: Eco-chic skiwear company hits new slopes with £1.4m UK government deal

Written Question
Youth Mobility Scheme: EU Countries
Tuesday 7th May 2024

Asked by: Lord Taylor of Warwick (Non-affiliated - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, following news that they have rejected an offer by the European Commission for a youth mobility scheme, what factors they considered when deciding to reject the offer.

Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

The UK notes the publication by the European Commission on 18 April 2024 setting out a proposal to EU Member States and seeking their agreement to negotiate a UK/EU wide Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS). This is currently a matter for the EU and its Member States and the UK has not been formally approached.

The UK currently operates 13 successful bilateral YMS schemes with international partners, including Australia, Canada and New Zealand, and continues to believe bilateral schemes with international partners are the most effective and efficient way of facilitating opportunities for young people.

Non-Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Strategic Command

May. 20 2024

Source Page: UK hosts Five Eyes Combined Digital Leadership Forum
Document: UK hosts Five Eyes Combined Digital Leadership Forum (webpage)

Found: the Combined Communications and Electronics Board from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom

Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Department for Business and Trade

May. 13 2024

Source Page: UK Government working hand in hand with Australia to promote trade in legal and tech services
Document: UK Government working hand in hand with Australia to promote trade in legal and tech services (webpage)

Found: UK Government working hand in hand with Australia to promote trade in legal and tech services

Written Question
Fraud: International Cooperation
Thursday 21st March 2024

Asked by: Stephen Timms (Labour - East Ham)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to collaborate with its counterparts in other countries to tackle fraud.

Answered by Tom Tugendhat - Minister of State (Home Office) (Security)

Last week the Government hosted the first ever Global Fraud Summit.

This brought together Ministers and senior representatives from the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, France, Germany, Italy, Singapore and the Republic of Korea as well as the United Nations, European Union, Financial Action Task Force and INTERPOL to emphasise the need for international collaboration to tackle fraud.

We agreed an ambitious communiqué which sets out a new international framework to better understand and address the threat and keep our citizens safe.

We will continue to build upon these commitments whilst also engaging bilaterally with key countries to build capability and strengthen their ability to tackle and disrupt fraud before it reaches the UK.

Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Jun. 14 2024

Source Page: Joint Statement on the Recent Detentions by the Houthis
Document: Joint Statement on the Recent Detentions by the Houthis (webpage)

Found: We, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, condemn in the strongest

Select Committee
Resolution Foundation, and Centre for Brexit Policy

Oral Evidence Apr. 23 2024

Inquiry: Export-led growth
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Business and Trade Committee (Department: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)

Found: Resolution Foundation, and Centre for Brexit Policy Oral Evidence