Alex Easton MP: written questions 2025

Written questions

• AntisemitismForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22494More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to help tackle anti-Semitism.

  Answer: Antisemitism has no place in our, or any, society and the UK has a long-standing track record of fighting it. Last year, the UK contributed to drafting new Global Guidelines for Countering Antisemitism, which were launched in Buenos Aires in July and endo...

  Answered 15 Jan 2025

  Original Parliament record
• Australia: AntisemitismForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22493More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Australian counterpart on (a) the arson attack on the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne and (b) changes in the level of antisemitic inc

  Answer: We regularly discuss issues relating to Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) with Australia. We condemn antisemitism globally and welcome the Australian government's condemnation of the global rise in antisemitism, as well as specific incidents in Austral...

  Answered 14 Jan 2025

  Original Parliament record
• Chagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22492More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much Mauritius has requested in (a) reparations and (b) annual subsidy in the negotiations on sovereignty of the Chagos islands.

  Answer: A financial element was crucial to securing the agreement between the UK and Mauritius on 3 October. It is not normal practice to reveal payments for military bases and we have not done so for any other base. Further details of the Treaty will be put befo...

  Answered 15 Jan 2025

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