Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to increase co-operation with the Baltic and Nordic states after the transition period.

As we leave the EU, we remain committed to our deep relationships with all our Nordic and Baltic Partners. We want the UK to have increasingly strong future partnerships with the Nordic and Baltic countries, and to ensure we maintain the closest possible links with our European allies. This includes for example ministerial engagement in the Northern Group and our Joint Expeditionary Force commitments which underline the importance of our cooperation.

The UK has close and robust ties across the region spanning people to people links, trade and investment, security and defence, and science and innovation. We continue to work closely at the highest levels with our Nordic and Baltic partners on a range of shared interests, underpinned by common values and a mutual desire to work together for the security and prosperity of our people.