| Heading: |
South Africa: Foreign Relations |
| Question ID: |
1807263 |
| UIN: |
55696 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-05-30 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5275 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Graeme Downie
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| Asking Member handle: |
GraemeDownieMP
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@GraemeDownieMP
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he last met the South African Minister of Defence and Military Veterans; and what issues were discussed at the meeting. |
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false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-09 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
5235 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Al Carns
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| Answering Member handle: |
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Al Carns
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| Answer text: |
The UK has a strong bilateral defence relationship with the Republic of South Africa. The Secretary of State for Defence has yet to meet his South African counterpart, Minister Motshekga. However the Minister for the House of Lords, Lord Coaker, had the p... |
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| Answering body ID: |
11 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Defence |
| Tweeted: |
true |