Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of the UK becoming an observer to the Three Seas Initiative.

We support initiatives to strengthen and diversify the European energy market and welcome the efforts of the participants in the Three Seas Initiative to promote cooperation and development across the region. We have strong relationships with the participating countries and will continue to discuss opportunities for mutual cooperation with them, particularly on issues of such strategic importance, including through the Three Seas Initiative.