Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the strength of economic relations between Ghana and the UK.

The UK and Ghana have a strong partnership, including on economic relations. Last year we signed a Trade Partnership Agreement which covers £850 million of trade, and we have worked closely with the Ghana Revenue Authority on its efforts to raise revenues. I was pleased to meet with Ghana's Minister for Foreign Affairs last month to discuss how we can take forward our cooperation, and I look forward to the upcoming meeting of the UK-Ghana Business Council to deepen our investment relationship, including through a wide variety of private sector opportunities.