Jan. 03 2024
Source Page: UK-Georgia committee documentsFound: UK-Georgia committee documents
Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) South Georgia is the biggest at 165 km long, and the largest island in the territory. - Speech Link
2: Chris Skidmore (Con - Kingswood) A crucible for southern whaling was South Georgia. - Speech Link
3: James Gray (Con - North Wiltshire) The waters around South Georgia are carefully monitored by the Government of South Georgia and the South - Speech Link
Nov. 15 2023
Source Page: UK/Georgia: Agreement concerning Air Services [CS Georgia No.3/2023]Found: UK/Georgia: Agreement concerning Air Services [CS Georgia No.3/2023]
Nov. 15 2023
Source Page: UK/Georgia: Agreement concerning Air Services [CS Georgia No.3/2023]Found: UK/Georgia: Agreement concerning Air Services [CS Georgia No.3/2023]
Oral Evidence May. 08 2024
Committee: Women and Equalities CommitteeFound: Georgia Harrison, SWGfL, and OnlyFans Oral Evidence
Nov. 15 2023
Source Page: UK/Georgia: Agreement concerning Air Services [CS Georgia No.3/2023]Found: UK/Georgia: Agreement concerning Air Services [CS Georgia No.3/2023]
Asked by: Adam Holloway (Conservative - Gravesham)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has made recent representations to his counterpart in Georgia on the conduct of elections in that country.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
The UK is committed to supporting Georgia to hold elections that meet international standards. During his March 2023 visit to Georgia, the former Foreign Secretary pledged £500,000 to support election monitoring in Georgia including £70,000 to support the OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe), Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights' mission ahead of elections expected in October 2024. The former Minister for Europe discussed elections with then Georgian Prime Minister Gharibashvili during his visit to Tbilisi on 21 November 2023.
Asked by: Lord Scriven (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the government of Georgia introducing a bill that would curtail LGBT+ rights on the UK government’s declaration that Georgia is a safe country for immigration purposes.
Answered by Lord Sharpe of Epsom - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
In line with 80AA of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022, we work closely with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to regularly monitor and review the situation in countries where migrants originate from, including how any new legislation is applied in practice.
Asked by: Adam Holloway (Conservative - Gravesham)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will hold discussions with his counterpart in Georgia on the conduct of Russia towards that country.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
As a valued international security partner, the UK holds regular discussions with the Georgian Government regarding combatting Russian hybrid aggression and illegal presence in Georgian territories. In November, the former Minister for Europe discussed Georgia's sovereignty over the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia with then Prime Minister Gharibashvili and Foreign Minister Darchiashvili, and His Majesty's Ambassador to Georgia regularly discusses these matters with Georgian counterparts. Countering Russian aggression in the region is a priority for the UK.
Asked by: Adam Holloway (Conservative - Gravesham)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has had recent discussions with his Georgian counterpart on the impact of the foreign agent bill on the treatment of (a) UK and (b) international non-governmental organisations during elections in that country.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
The UK is committed to supporting a vibrant civil society in Georgia, which is an essential attribute of a healthy democracy. I [Minister for Europe] discussed this and a range of other issues with the Georgian Ambassador on 17 April, and on 2 May I publicly raised my concerns regarding the apparent excessive use of force by police during demonstrations in Tbilisi. His Majesty's Ambassador to Georgia has consistently made our concerns about the proposed law on Transparency of Foreign Influence known to the Georgian Government, most recently to the Prime Minister on 22 April and President on 4 May.