May. 15 2024
Source Page: Aviation modelling frameworkFound: Some stakeholders , such as airport operators in the north of England, had raised concerns that this
Asked by: Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op) - Leeds North West)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has taken recent steps to facilitate bilateral trade with North Macedonia.
Answered by Greg Hands - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
Bilateral trade between the UK and North Macedonia was worth a total of £2.5 billion in the 4 quarters to end of Q4 2023, comprising of £1.7bn of exports and £787 million of imports. North Macedonia is the UK’s largest trading partner in the Western Balkans. The UK’s trade relationship is underpinned by the Partnership, Trade and Cooperation Agreement (PTCA), signed in 2020. The inaugural PTCA Joint Committee met in 2022 and we hope to convene the second version later this year. In September 2023, the UK launched the British-Macedonian Business Chamber, as a symbol of the growing trade & investment partnership.
May. 10 2024
Source Page: Modern Slavery: NRM and DtN statistics, January to March 2024Found: East Lincolnshire Council 0 4 0 4 North Lincolnshire Council 0 2 0 2 North Somerset Council 0 2
Written Evidence May. 08 2024
Inquiry: Implications of the war in Ukraine for UK DefenceFound: patriotic defence’ – perhaps seeking to provoke crises in Moldova, Georgia, the Baltic States, North
May. 02 2024
Source Page: MSOA estimates of properties not connected to the gas networkFound: S12000047 Fife S02001808 Glenrothes Collydean 1043 1033 10 0.0096 S12000047 Fife S02001800 Glenrothes Macedonia
May. 02 2024
Source Page: MSOA estimates of properties not connected to the gas networkFound: Rimbleton20892014750.0359S12000047FifeS02001808Glenrothes Collydean10431033100.0096S12000047FifeS02001800Glenrothes Macedonia
May. 02 2024
Source Page: LSOA estimates of properties not connected to the gas networkFound: Macedonia and TanshallS01009560Tanshall Central381359220.0577S12000047FifeS02001800Glenrothes Macedonia
Mentions:
1: Alicia Kearns (Con - Rutland and Melton) The resolution is supported by Balkan countries including Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, North Macedonia - Speech Link
2: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) We must bear in mind that Albania, Montenegro and North Macedonia are our NATO partners. - Speech Link
3: Bob Stewart (Ind - Beckenham) Last year, when I visited Tuzla, in the north of Bosnia, I met a highly qualified young lady who was - Speech Link
4: Alec Shelbrooke (Con - Elmet and Rothwell) Member for Glasgow North (Patrick Grady) also made that point. - Speech Link
5: Stephen Doughty (LAB - Cardiff South and Penarth) The situation in Montenegro and North Macedonia—both key NATO allies—has been particularly fragile over - Speech Link
Asked by: Baroness Helic (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the security situation in and stability of the Western Balkans, following the testimony of the NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Christopher Cavoli, before the US House Committee on Armed Services on 10 April.
Answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
We share General Cavoli's assessment over rising tensions in the Western Balkans, and Russia's malign role in exacerbating those tensions. Working bilaterally and with partners, and drawing on over £40 million of programme activity, the UK is driving forward efforts to build resilience to external threats, strengthen democracy, prevent a return to conflict and tackle migration and serious organised crime. Government Ministers are engaging actively in support of these goals. Most recently, the Foreign Secretary met the Prime Ministers of Kosovo, Serbia, North Macedonia and Montenegro to discuss greater UK investment in the Western Balkans.
Oral Evidence Apr. 30 2024
Committee: International Relations and Defence CommitteeFound: am a senior counsellor with the Cohen Group and chairman of the Ohrid Group, who are friends of North