Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in Serbia on attempts to prevent the EuroPride march from taking place in Belgrade in September 2022.

Working in close coordination with the Prime Minister's Special Envoy for LGBT+ rights, Lord Herbert, our Embassy was in frequent touch with the Serbian authorities and EuroPride organisers. The Prime Minister's Special Envoy for the Western Balkans, Sir Stuart Peach, and the UK Ambassador in Belgrade, raised our concerns at the highest levels with Serbian counterparts. The UK joined more than 20 states in a statement issued by Embassies in Belgrade, expressing our full support for members of the LGBTIQ+ community and pushing for the EuroPride March to go ahead.