May. 17 2024
Source Page: Businesses set to benefit as UK concludes tax agreement with Peru and ratifies deal to join major Indo-Pacific trade blocFound: Businesses set to benefit as UK concludes tax agreement with Peru and ratifies deal to join major Indo-Pacific
Asked by: Catherine West (Labour - Hornsey and Wood Green)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies on the UK's defence position in the Indo-Pacific region of the Australian national defence strategy.
Answered by Leo Docherty - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
I welcome the recent release of Australia’s inaugural National Defence Strategy. The United Kingdom and Australia consult closely on our respective defence and security strategies and the themes and challenges identified in the National Defence Strategy have clear parallels in the refreshed Integrated Review and Defence Command Paper. Both countries’ strategies prioritise cooperation with partners, particularly in the Indo Pacific, to strengthen collective security.
The UK has delivered on its ambition for a tilt to the Indo-Pacific and is now putting our approach on a long-term strategic footing, working with Australia and others. The UK and Australia also both recognise that the security and prosperity of the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific are inseparable. We continue to work closely with Australia to defend global rules and norms.
May. 16 2024
Source Page: UK and Bangladesh sign agreement to tackle illegal migrationFound: on the recent meeting between Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the UK’s Minister for the Indo
Mentions:
1: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Con - Life peer) a Statement the Answer given in the other place by my right honourable friend the Minister for the Indo-Pacific - Speech Link
Written Evidence May. 15 2024
Inquiry: Climate change and securityFound: can build coalitions of the willing around key climate risks (including with key partners in the Indo-Pacific
May. 15 2024
Source Page: First Sea Lord’s Sea Power Conference 2024: Minister Trevelyan's keynote speechFound: I am delighted to have the opportunity to share a few thoughts in my capacity as Minister for the Indo-Pacific
May. 15 2024
Source Page: CHERI adoption and diffusion researchFound: Value Chain (BCG and SIA, 2021) • Mapping the semiconductor supply chain: The critical role of the Indo-Pacific
Mentions:
1: None of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Session 2022-23, Tilting horizons: the Integrated Review and the Indo-Pacific - Speech Link
2: Catherine West (Lab - Hornsey and Wood Green) But it is a question that is rightly linked to our wider approach to the Indo-Pacific. - Speech Link
3: Andrew Mitchell (Con - Sutton Coldfield) 191,000 visas to date.During her recent visit to mainland China and Hong Kong, the Minister for the Indo-Pacific - Speech Link
Asked by: Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat - Orkney and Shetland)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the visit by the Minister for the Indo-Pacific to Hong Kong on relations with China.
Answered by Anne-Marie Trevelyan - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
In line with the Government's "protect, align, and engage" approach to China, as set out in the Integrated Review Refresh, the I raised a number of issues important to the UK national interest with Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Christopher Hui during my visit to Hong Kong in April. This included the prosecution of British national Jimmy Lai, the enactment of further national security legislation (Article 23), and concerns over transnational repression against BN(O)s in the UK. Issues of mutual and global interest were also discussed, alongside areas of disagreement or concern.
Asked by: Catherine West (Labour - Hornsey and Wood Green)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Australian national defence strategy on the UK's cooperation with (a) Australia (b) other partners in the Indo-Pacific.
Answered by Anne-Marie Trevelyan - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The UK and Australia are close partners and we welcome Australia's inaugural National Defence Strategy. As set out in the Integrated Review Refresh, the UK is committed to and strategically focussed on the Indo-Pacific. Our partnership with Australia is an important part of this, and we regularly discuss Indo-Pacific collaboration at senior official and ministerial levels, including at the recent Australia-UK Ministerial Consultations (AUKMIN) in Adelaide in March. We work closely with Australia as members of the Commonwealth, Five Eyes, the G20 and the UN, and we regularly discuss defence matters.