Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 29943

Georgia: Political Prisoners

Tabled: 7 February 2025
Answered: 24 February 2025

Question

Blair McDougall

LabourEast Renfrewshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to provide support to Georgian democrats who were arrested by their government and have lost legal defence funding following the funding freeze by USAID.

Answer

Stephen Doughty
We do not provide any legal defence funding to Georgian Civil Society involved in recent protests. The UK's commitment to supporting both humanitarian aid and development across the world remains steadfast. The Foreign Secretary and I have raised our conc...

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