Andrew Rosindell MP: written questions 2025
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BBC World ServiceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65232More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to increase Parliamentary oversight of the BBC World Service.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office holds the BBC World Service to account through published Objectives, Priorities and Targets which include targets for reach, quality, impact and value. In addition, there are regular meetings - quarterly, a...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Soft Power CouncilForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65231More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the BBC World Service has a role on the Soft Power Council; and what progress that Council has made since its establishment.
Answer: Harnessing all of our soft power assets in a more purposeful manner is crucial if we are to maximise growth, security, and global impact for the UK. That is why the Foreign Secretary has established the UK Soft Power Council and commissioned a Soft Power ...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBBC Arabic Service and BBC Persian Service: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65230More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of changes to the level of funding for BBC (a) Arabic and (b) Persian services on his Department's strategy in
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office received its funding settlement for financial year (FY) 26-27 to FY 28-29 on 11 June. The Department is now starting work to determine future allocations for all spend, including the World Service language ...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBBC World Service: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65229More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of funding English-language BBC World Service (a) content through the licence fee and (b) language servi
Answer: The World Service English service is part funded by BBC Licence Fee and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Grant-in-Aid. Any changes to that funding model will be explored through the Charter Review process, led by the Department for Culture...
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: Armed ForcesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65228More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the reported naturalisation of former members of (a) Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham and (b) other extremist gr
Answer: We welcome the Government of Syria's announcement on 30 May introducing a new Code of Conduct for Syria's armed forces and expect all those serving to abide by it. The UK Defence Senior Advisor to the Middle East and North Africa travelled to Damascus on ...
Answered 29 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65227More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his counterpart in the Syrian interim government on taking steps to ensure that they will not be influenced by radical Islamist gro
Answer: On 5 July, the Foreign Secretary met President Al-Sharaa and Foreign Minister al-Shaibani to reiterate the importance of an inclusive and representative political transition. The UK has consistently advocated for this and underlined the importance of prot...
Answered 29 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65226More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Syrian counterpart on the status of investigations into the reported killings of Christians and Alawites in Syria’s coastal region in Mar
Answer: We continue to press the Syrian Government on the need to improve their response to sectarian violence and hold those responsible to account. We welcomed President Al-Sharaa's establishment of a Fact-Finding Committee to investigate the sectarian violence...
Answered 29 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65225More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Syrian Interim Government on the commitment to (a) publish a report on the reported killings of (i) Christians and (ii) Alawites i
Answer: We continue to press the Syrian Government on the need to improve their response to sectarian violence and hold those responsible to account. We welcomed President Al-Sharaa's establishment of a Fact-Finding Committee to investigate the sectarian violence...
Answered 29 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65224More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has received assurances from the Syrian Interim Government that people responsible for recent attacks on religious minority communities are (a) not affiliated with
Answer: The UK strongly condemns the terrorist attack at Mar Elias Church and remains committed to combatting terrorism. The Syrian Government's response was swift and robust, issuing an official statement of condemnation and call for unity, and announcing a thre...
Answered 29 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65223More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support transparent investigations into the (a) recent attack on Mar Elias Church in Damascus, (b) reported killings of Christians and
Answer: We continue to press the Syrian Government on the need to improve their response to sectarian violence and hold those responsible to account. We welcomed President Al-Sharaa's establishment of a Fact-Finding Committee to investigate the sectarian violence...
Answered 29 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65222More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the safety of religious minority communities in Syria following the reported attack on Mar Elias Church in Damascus.
Answer: The UK strongly condemns the terrorist attack at Mar Elias Church and remains committed to combatting terrorism. We are concerned by reports of attacks on different religious groups by different actors. We have consistently underlined the importance of pr...
Answered 29 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCaribbean: Undocumented MigrantsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65221More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with Caribbean governments on tackling irregular migration.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary has discussed concerns over Haiti with Caribbean Ministers, including its instability and subsequent effect on illegal migration into British Caribbean Overseas Territories particularly the nearby Turks and Caicos Islands. Officials ...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordVenezuela: Civil SocietyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65220More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support civil society organisations in Venezuela.
Answer: Further to my answer given on 15 May 2025 to question 50066, the UK is firmly committed to championing democracy and human rights around the world, including in Venezuela. We remain deeply concerned by the repression of civil society in Venezuela, includi...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHong Kong: National SecurityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65219More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Hong Kong National Security Law on British businesses operating in Hong Kong.
Answer: The UK Government has been clear in its opposition to the National Security Law (NSL). China's imposition of the NSL on Hong Kong has seen opposition stifled and dissent criminalised. Alternative voices in Hong Kong's executive, legislature, civil society...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAnna KwokForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Chinese ambassador on the case of Anna Kwok.
Answer: The UK Government will not tolerate any attempts by foreign governments to coerce, intimidate, harass, or harm their critics overseas, including in the UK. Although Anna Kwok is based in the US, the international warrant for her arrest underscores the ong...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHong Kong: Arrest WarrantsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65217More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with Hong Kong officials on the use of arrest warrants against British citizens.
Answer: The UK Government is clear that it will not tolerate any attempts by foreign governments to coerce, intimidate, harass, or harm their critics overseas, especially in the UK. The Government will continue to stand with and support members of the Hong Kong c...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHong Kong: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65216More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of reports that Hong Kong’s last pro-democracy political party has been disbanded; and if he will h
Answer: The League of Social Democrats (LSD) is a concerning development that further demonstrates how China's imposition of the National Security Law on Hong Kong has stifled opposition and criminalised dissent. Alternative voices in Hong Kong's executive, legis...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Indian Ocean Territory (Constitution) Order 2004Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65215More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2025 to Question 60010 on British Indian Ocean Territory (Constitution) Order 2004 and with reference to the UK/Mauritius Agreement concerni
Answer: The government introduced the Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill on 15 July.
Answered 17 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMiddle EastForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65214More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he last met with his United Arab Emirates counterpart to discuss that country's actions to deescalate tensions between Israel and Iran.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary is in regular contact with his Emirati counterpart. They spoke most recently on 23 June to discuss regional tensions and the importance of de-escalation and diplomacy.
Answered 29 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to agree legally binding protections for Chagossian cultural and historical locations.
Answer: We recognise the importance of the islands to Chagossians and have worked to ensure the agreement reflects this. We will increase our support to Chagossians , including through: the establishment of a £40 million fund to benefit Chagossians; the ability M...
Answered 18 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64999More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if his Department will take steps to ensure that the current availability of visitation by UK Chagossians to their ancestral islands can continue after any transfer of sovere
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the answer of 23 June 2025 to question 59998.
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64998More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if it is his departments policy that Chagossian people must be assured of their right of abode within the British Indian Ocean Territory (Chagos Islands) before any transfer
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the answer of 25 June 2025 to question 59999.
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64997More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to safeguard the (a) status and (b) interests of Chagossians in relation to the British Indian Ocean Territory.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the reply to his question 59998.
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordIran: IsraelForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64996More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2025 to Question 60823 on Iran: Israel, whether he has met Reza Pahlavi; and whether he plans to.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary engages with a wide range of interlocutors on Iran, and most recently spoke with Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi on 26 June. The Foreign Secretary has not met Reza Pahlavi since taking up his role and does not plan to meet him. We ...
Answered 30 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64995More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to his Syrian counterpart on ensuring that survivors of Syria’s detention systems have access to (a) justice, (b) reparations and (c) reha
Answer: The UK has long condemned the gross human rights violations committed by the Assad regime, including those in Syria's detention systems. We support the Syrian Government in establishing Syrian-led processes, such as the National Commissions on Transitiona...
Answered 29 Jul 2025
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