Question reference: S5W-32791
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: 26 October 2020
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Current status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 11 November 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met a representative of the Polish Government, and whether the reported poor treatment of LGBT+ people and LGBT+ activists in Poland was raised.
Answer
The last bilateral engagement with a representative of the Polish Government was on 4 February 2020. Fiona Hyslop, then Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs, met with Arkady Rzegocki, Polish Ambassador to the United Kingdom. The meeting with the Polish Ambassador focused on Brexit, recent Scottish Government publications “Strategic Priorities for Scotland and the European Union 2020-24” and “Migration: Making Scotland Prosper paper” and support available to Polish nationals in the United Kingdom through Stay in Scotland campaign.
The Consul General of Poland has attended recent ministerial briefings for the members of the Consular Corps in Scotland which have focused on our response to Covid-19 crisis and the commitment to democratic values that we share with our European neighbours.