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Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Nov. 09 2023

Source Page: Living in Maldives
Document: Living in Maldives (webpage)

Found: Living in Maldives

Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

May. 12 2024

Source Page: UK Minister of State for the Indo-Pacific completes first UK official visit to Maldives in two years
Document: UK Minister of State for the Indo-Pacific completes first UK official visit to Maldives in two years (webpage)

Found: UK Minister of State for the Indo-Pacific completes first UK official visit to Maldives in two years

Written Question
Maldives: China and India
Thursday 18th January 2024

Asked by: Catherine West (Labour - Hornsey and Wood Green)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of tensions between India and China over the Maldives.

Answered by Anne-Marie Trevelyan - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

HMG has an important bilateral relationship with the Maldives, which is independent of the Maldives' relationships with other countries. We are engaging positively with the new Maldivian Government on a wide range of UK interests. The UK Government understands that all nations have to balance relationships with many countries, and that different governments will take different approaches to their foreign policy. India and China have an important relationship with one another, and any wider issues are for them to resolve bilaterally through dialogue.

Written Statements
UK-Maldives Free Trade Agreement - Thu 08 Jun 2023
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Nigel Huddleston (CON - Mid Worcestershire) a public call for input into a prospective free trade agreement with the Government of Republic of Maldives - Speech Link

Written Question
Trade Agreements: Maldives
Wednesday 27th September 2023

Asked by: Lord Lansley (Conservative - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether, and if so when, they will initiate negotiations towards a free trade agreement with the Maldives.

Answered by Lord Offord of Garvel - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

The Department for Business and Trade held a public Call for Input into a trade deal with Maldives and is evaluating those responses and other factors to ensure that the opinions and interests of businesses, civil society groups, trade unions, public bodies and individuals are considered.

The start of negotiations would be preceded by the publication of our strategic approach.

Departmental Publication (Open consultation)
Department for Business and Trade

Jun. 08 2023

Source Page: Trade with Maldives: call for input
Document: Information note for the call for input on a prospective free trade agreement between the UK and Maldives (PDF)

Found: Trade with Maldives: call for input

Select Committee
Dr David Scott
 CHA0033 - The UK Government’s engagement regarding the British Indian Ocean Territory

Written Evidence Feb. 28 2024

Inquiry: The UK Government’s engagement regarding the British Indian Ocean Territory
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on the Overseas Territories

Found: The Maldives voted against Mauritius, and alongside the UK, the US and Australia. 19.

Departmental Publication (Open consultation)
Department for Business and Trade

Jun. 08 2023

Source Page: Trade with Maldives: call for input
Document: Trade with Maldives: call for input (webpage)

Found: Trade with Maldives: call for input

Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Department for Business and Trade

Jun. 08 2023

Source Page: UK launches process to negotiate trade deal with the Republic of Maldives
Document: UK launches process to negotiate trade deal with the Republic of Maldives (webpage)

Found: UK launches process to negotiate trade deal with the Republic of Maldives

Select Committee
Letter from the Minister for International Trade relating to a Free Trade Agreement with the Maldives, 8 June 2023

Correspondence Jun. 13 2023

Committee: Business and Trade Committee (Department: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)

Found: Letter from the Minister for International Trade relating to a Free Trade Agreement with the Maldives