Written question asked by Kenny MacAskill (Alba Party) on Wednesday, 11 May 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 16 May 2022 (named day). It was answered by Vicky Ford (Conservative) on Monday, 16 May 2022 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Kenya: Diplomatic Service

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on what occasions the current British High Commissioner to Kenya has met representatives of (a) Unilever, (b) PG Tips, (c) Finlays and (d) Williamson Tea.

Answer: The current UK High Commissioner regularly meets with British businesses in Kenya, individually, in small groups or as part of wider events. There are an estimated 150 British enterprises in Kenya and over 250,000 Kenyans are directly employed by British organisations. She last met representatives from Finlays, Williamson Tea and Unilever (which in Kenya includes PG Tips) in May 2021, during an International Tea Event she hosted at her residence.

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