§ 32. Mr. LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how his Department's establishments(a) in the United Kingdom and (b) overseas marked (i) St. George's day and (ii) Europe day. [120904]
§ Mr. VazThe FCO does not officially mark St. George's day (or St. David's or St. Andrew's Day). Nor do we issue guidance to our missions overseas, which represent the interests of all the United Kingdom.
On Europe Day, the FCO and missions overseas fly the EU flag alongside the Union Jack. This year, for the first time, the FCO also hosted a Europe Open Day on 9 May to coincide with the London String of Pearls Millennium Festival. Some of our missions overseas also contributed to Europe Day events organised by their host Governments and the local offices of the European Commission.