Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the efficacy of capacity building assistance in the area of strategic communications for (a) Georgia, (b) Moldova, (c) Ukraine and (d) other NATO partner countries.

Her Majesty's Government has provided expert strategic communications advice to the Governments of Georgia and Ukraine, and to NATO.

The UK has worked with the Governments of Georgia and Ukraine to help them develop strategic communications strategies and plan campaigns focusing on their reform efforts.

We have also provided strategic communications training and support to the NATO HQ Strategic Communications Team to improve NATO strategic communications.

Assessment by recipients and partners of our support is very positive. I share this assessment.