Andrew Rosindell MP: written questions 2025
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St 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
Original Parliament recordKwok Yin-sangForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to the Hong Kong authorities on the reported prosecution of Kwok Yin-sang, the father of a British National (Overseas) passport holder in exi
Answer: The UK is closely monitoring the prosecution of Kwok Yin-sang, father of Anna Kwok. China's imposition of the National Security Law has significantly eroded the rights and freedoms of Hong Kongers, a situation that has worsened with the enactment of the S...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHong Kong: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made recent representations to his counterpart in (a) Hong Kong and (b) China on the wellbeing of wanted people of Hong Kong origin residing in the UK.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary spoke to his counterpart, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, in April and raised the impact of transnational repression on Hong Kongers residing in the UK. The Foreign Secretary personally met those recently targeted by the Hong Kong police w...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHong Kong: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has met the Chief Executive of Hong Kong since taking office.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary has not met the Chief Executive of Hong Kong since taking office. Any proposed visits will be made public as and when relevant.
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordColombia: FungicidesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59722More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had recent discussions with his Colombian counterpart on the potential impact of the mancozeb ban on (a) bilateral trade and (b) regional stability.
Answer: The decision to withdraw the use of mancozeb in Great Britain does not immediately affect imports. The UK Government recognises the importance that bilateral trade between the UK and Colombia plays in boosting growth and ensuring regional stability. The U...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordColombia: Immigration ControlsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Colombian counterpart on their offer to host a UK technical delegation to assess migration and border control improvements.
Answer: The Minister for International Development, Latin America and Caribbean has discussed migration and border control issues with her Colombian counterparts, including the potential for a technical visit from the UK to Colombia. We also regularly engage on t...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFungicides: ResearchDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has provided funding for research into the (a) development and (b) trial of multi-site fungicide alternatives to mancozeb that are viable for tropical fruit expo
Answer: Defra has not provided funding for research into the development and trial of multi-site fungicide alternatives to mancozeb that are viable for tropical fruit exporters in Latin America.
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordFungicidesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of banning mancozeb by the end of 2025 on the (a) socio-economy and (b) security of the UK's trading partners.
Answer: Pesticide Active substance approvals are only granted following careful scientific assessment of risks to people, animals and the environment. We do not consider economic benefits of use. Mancozeb no longer meets GB approval criteria as regards to endocri...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCaribbean and Venezuela: CocaineMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help support (a) UK and (b) allied operations aimed at disrupting cocaine trafficking networks operating (i) through Venezuela and (ii) in the wider Caribbean region.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 4 February 2025 to Question 26446. A Royal Navy ship maintains a persistent presence in the Caribbean Sea where it contributes to regional security through the conduct of counter-illicit trafficking oper...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEU Defence PolicyMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59717More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to enter into an association agreement with the EU on (a) UK participation in (i) the European Defence Agency, (ii) the European Defence Fund and (iii) Permanent Structured Cooperatio
Answer: As agreed in the Security and Defence Partnership, the EU and UK will regularly exchange on defence initiatives. Implementation discussions will begin shortly, exploring the possibility of establishing an Administrative Arrangement between the UK and the ...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59716More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of UK participation in EU defence industrial programmes on (a) the AUKUS agreement and (b) other existing defence procurement partnerships.
Answer: As the Strategic Defence Review recognised, international partnerships are crucial for the UK’s security and prosperity. The UK remains firmly committed to the AUKUS partnership and is working closely with the US and Australia at all levels to maximise th...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Relations with EUForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59715More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the policy paper entitled UK-EU Summit - Common Understanding, published on 19 May 2025, whether he plans to incorporate the proposed security and defence p
Answer: A broad and ambitious Security and Defence Partnership (SDP) was adopted at the UK - EU Summit on the 19 May, stemming from a shared commitment to safeguard European security and support Ukraine. There are no plans to bring the SDP under the Trade and Coo...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHay'at Tahrir al-ShamHome OfficeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59335More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to review the current proscription of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) under the Terrorism Act 2000; and what criteria will be used to determine whether (a) HTS and (b) HTS's
Answer: As a matter of long-standing policy, the Government does not comment on proscription matters in respect of individual organisations.
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordEU Budget: ContributionsTreasuryTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59334More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the financial contribution the UK will make to the EU following the UK-EU Summit (a) on the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) agreement (b) on the Emissions Trading System (ETS), (c) on
Answer: Implementation costs will be confirmed in due course when we have negotiated the details of these arrangements. This will include proportionate contributions in specific and limited areas, such as where access to specific IT systems will help to remove tr...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHay'at Tahrir al-ShamForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59333More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the proscription of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham on UK relations with the Syrian Government.
Answer: As both the Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary have said, the fact that Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) is a proscribed terrorist group does not prevent the UK from engaging with it nor the Syrian government that includes HTS. We continue to engage the S...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: DruzeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59332More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May 2025 to Question 50072 on Syria: Druze, what assurances his Department have received from the Syrian Government on the protection of the Druz
Answer: We have been clear that violence earlier this year against Syria's diverse communities, including the Druze, was appalling. In our engagement with the Syrian government we emphasise that the protection of all Syrians and their full inclusion in the transi...
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVenezuela: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59331More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 15 May 2025 to Question 50066 on Venezuela: Human Rights and Politics and Government, whether he plans to meet UK-based civil society organisations
Answer: The UK remains gravely concerned about Venezuela's democratic future. The UK has been clear that Nicolas Maduro's claim to power is fraudulent and that the outcome of the presidential elections on 28 July 2024 was neither free nor fair. The UK Government ...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
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