Mentions:
1: Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Con - Life peer) demonstration of major infrastructure’s success in being a driver for growth, be it France, Japan, Germany - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Baroness Smith of Newnham (LD - Life peer) strengthening bilateral relations, for example with France, in addition to the commitments made in Germany - Speech Link
2: Lord Ricketts (XB - Life peer) In fact, Germany is sharply increasing its defence spending and is providing more support to Ukraine - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Rupa Huq (Lab - Ealing Central and Acton) Now that Canada, Australia, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Germany, France, Japan and, in fact, the EU have - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Mike Amesbury (Lab - Weaver Vale) In the past week, three people in Germany have been arrested on suspicion of spying for China and two - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston (XB - Life peer) If I compare it with the way that English is taught in Germany, years 4 and 5 there would probably spend - Speech Link
Asked by: Lisa Nandy (Labour - Wigan)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent steps his Department has taken to increase collaboration with (a) French, (b) German and (c) US overseas development agencies.
Answered by Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)
Our recent White Paper sets out the importance we place on partnerships to support development. The UK has longstanding and close development relationships with France, Germany and the USA. We are strengthening our partnerships through bilateral Strategic Development Dialogues, held with France in October 2023, Germany and the US in February and March 2024 respectively. They allow in-depth exchange at senior levels, and are designed to strengthen collaboration and identify joint areas of action.
Strategic Development Dialogues are underpinned by regular engagement overseas and between capitals at official and Ministerial levels. I personally met Minister Zacharopoulou at COP28, spoke with Minister Keul in February and met USAID Administrator Samantha Power in Washington in April.
Written Evidence Apr. 24 2024
Inquiry: Heating our homesFound: This has been undertaken in Germany (whole country), France (some regions), and Spain (one
Written Evidence Apr. 24 2024
Inquiry: A flexible Grid for the futureFound: Unlike GB and some European countries such as France and Germany, many other markets have adopted
Oral Evidence Apr. 24 2024
Inquiry: Implications of the war in Ukraine for UK DefenceFound: Some of that stuff is ready to be shipped, and it will be shipped through Germany and Poland.
Correspondence Apr. 24 2024
Committee: Women and Equalities CommitteeFound: result of our international collaboration with countries such as the Netherlands, France, Belgium, Germany