Andrew Rosindell MP: written questions
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St Helena: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61130More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2025 to Question 58607 on Saint Helena: Politics and Government, how many of those constitutions include a provision for special responsibil
Answer: Each Overseas Territory's constitution is unique. In relation to the 2021 amendment to the Constitution of Saint Helena, the Governor, in concert with the Legislative Council, commissioned an independent review of governance arrangements by the Westminste...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDangerous Dogs: Social Rented HousingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61123More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 54689 on Dangerous Dogs: Social Rented Housing, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of being denied permi
Answer: Defra undertook an impact assessment when developing legislation to ban XL Bully dogs. This assessment recognised that some housing providers would not allow owners to keep XL bullies. It is for the housing provider to decide their own policies on whether...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIran: IsraelForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to make representations to Reza Pahlavi on the conflict between Iran and Israel.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary has already spoken to his Israeli, American, and Iranian counterparts and will continue to call for restraint and for all parties to step back. Now is the time for restrain, calm and a return to diplomacy. Our priority is stability i...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordTobacco: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60427More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 54690 on Tobacco: Excise Duties, whether her Department has undertaken analysis on the reasons for the 10% fall in tobacco duty receipts.
Answer: HMRC publishes commentary on tobacco duty receipts with the Tobacco Bulletin - Tobacco statistics commentary April 2025 - GOV.UK. The 10% decrease in tobacco duty receipts between 2023/24 and 2024/25 was primarily driven by falling cigarette and hand roll...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Indian Ocean Territory (Constitution) Order 2004Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60010More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what changes he plans to make to the British Indian Ocean Territory (Constitution) Order 2004 following the Treaty with Mauritius.
Answer: Following entry into force of the Treaty, Mauritius will be sovereign over the Chagos Archipelago and the British Indian Ocean Territory will no longer exist. The Government will bring forward a Bill as soon as parliamentary time allows, which will make p...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60005More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make provision for legally binding agreement protections for Chagossian (a) cultural and (b) historical locations following implementation of the agreement with Ma
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the reply given to his previous question 59998.
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChagossians: ResettlementForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60004More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to provide rights of (a) abode, (b) resettlement and (c) return to Chagossians in the context of the British Indian Ocean Territory (Constitution) Order 2004
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the reply given to his previous question 59998.
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Chagossian people will be assured of their right of abode within the British Indian Ocean Territory before transfer of sovereignty.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the reply given to his previous question 59998.
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if his Department will make provision to ensure that the current availability of visitation by UK Chagossians to their ancestral islands will continue after any transfer of s
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the reply to his previous question 59998.
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether it his Departments policy to permit the Chagossian people a say over their self-determination.
Answer: These negotiations were necessarily between the UK and Mauritius. We continue to engage with Chagossian communities. The Foreign Secretary and I met groups on 22 May 2025.
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChagossians: ResettlementForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) Chagossians resident in the UK and (b) all other Chagossians have (i) rights of abode, (ii) resettlement, (iii) return and (iv) oth
Answer: I refer the Hon member to the reply to his previous PQ 59998.
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChagossians: Ethnic GroupsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59999More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department defines the Chagossian people as a distinct racial group of shared ethnic and cultural origin who are entitled to (a) recognition, (b) consideration an
Answer: The UK government provides a range of support to people who were born on the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) / Chagos Archipelago and their descendants. The government has also maintained the current route to British citizenship for Chagossians unti...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChagossians: Government AssistanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59998More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will conduct a consultation with Chagossians on the (a) restoration of the right of (i) abode and (ii) resettlement, (b) loss of (A) visitation permissions and (B) prac
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 trust fund to benefit Chagossians; the abil...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59997More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what comparative assessment he has made of trends in the level of late diagnosis of (a) blood cancers and (b) solid tumour cancers.
Answer: There are no current plans to introduce a specific proxy staging measure or a corresponding national target to support the earlier diagnosis of blood cancers. To tackle late diagnoses of blood cancers, the National Health Service is implementing non-speci...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59996More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to ensure early diagnosis targets in cancer can be (a) measured and (b) monitored for (i) blood cancers and (ii) other unstageable cancers.
Answer: There are no current plans to introduce a specific proxy staging measure or a corresponding national target to support the earlier diagnosis of blood cancers. To tackle late diagnoses of blood cancers, the National Health Service is implementing non-speci...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCancer: DiagnosisDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59995More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of an alternative to staging when measuring early diagnosis for (a) blood cancers and (b) other unstageable cancers.
Answer: There are no current plans to introduce a specific proxy staging measure or a corresponding national target to support the earlier diagnosis of blood cancers. To tackle late diagnoses of blood cancers, the National Health Service is implementing non-speci...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSt Helena: Bank Services and Financial ServicesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59987More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6 June 2025 to Question 54687 on St Helena: Bank Services and Financial Services, which of the areas set out will help support Saint Helena to provi
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) continues to support the St Helena Government to help strengthen its financial and banking sectors. This includes assistance to modernise financial infrastructure, enhance regulatory frameworks, and ...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOppression: Hong KongHome OfficeTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help protect Hong Kong democracy activists in the UK who have bounties placed on them by the Hong Kong government.
Answer: While it is our long-standing policy not to provide detailed information on security matters, where we identify individuals at heightened risk, we are front footed in deploying protective security measures as appropriate.The Government has developed new g...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: Latin AmericaHome OfficeTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria were used to determine the re-imposition of visit visa requirements for Colombia; and what determination he made using those criteria for other Latin American countries.
Answer: Full details were provided in the explanatory memorandum accompanying the changes to the Immigration Rules: Explanatory Memorandum to the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules Presented to Parliament on 26 November 2024.
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHong Kong: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment has his Department made of the effect of the Hong Kong National Security Law on the (a) safety and (b) rights of (i) British Nationals (Overseas) passport hol
Answer: China's imposition of the National Security Law on Hong Kong has seen opposition stifled and dissent criminalised. It has significantly eroded the rights and freedoms of Hong Kongers. This government has consistently called on Beijing to repeal the Nation...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCommonwealth: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the Commonwealth’s role in advancing the UK’s Global Britain strategy post-Brexit.
Answer: The Commonwealth will continue to be an ever-important network for the UK, particularly in these challenging geopolitical times. The UK will work with Commonwealth members to boost economic growth, tackle the climate and nature crisis and create opportuni...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCommonwealth: Digital Technology and InternetForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to promote (a) digital connectivity and (b) internet access in (i) small island development states and (ii) other nations in the Commonwea
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office supports the inclusive, responsible, and sustainable digital transformation of partner countries.Our Digital Development Strategy 2024-2030 aims to support last-mile connectivity, to help close the digital ...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCommonwealth: ReformForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to implement the recommendations of the report by the Eminent Persons Group entitled A Commonwealth of the People – Time for Urgent Reform, publi
Answer: The 2011 Eminent Persons' report made a valuable contribution to the debate on Commonwealth reform. A number of recommendations were adopted, including the establishment of the Commonwealth Charter, which was signed by Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II ...
Answered 24 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Disorder: BallymenaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterpart in the Republic of Ireland on recent events in Ballymena.
Answer: The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland discussed this with the Tánaiste on 12 June.
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHong Kong: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has met with Hong Kong pro-democracy activists since 4 July 2024.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary met Hong Kong pro-democracy activists, recently targeted by the Hong Kong police with arrest warrants and bounties, in January.
Answered 19 Jun 2025
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