Andrew Rosindell MP: written questions
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Drugs: VenezuelaHome OfficeTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50079More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of drug trafficking networks operating in and through Venezuela on the UK and its overseas territories.
Answer: Drug misuse can have a devastating impact on the safety, productivity, and health and wellbeing of our communities.The UK takes a global approach to continuously assess the impact of global drug trafficking, working with international partners to try and ...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSecurity: Indian OceanMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50078More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of (a) piracy, (b) terrorism, (c) proxy activity by state adversaries and (d) other security threats in the Indian Ocean; and
Answer: The UK actively contributes to initiatives that counter security threats in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). This is achieved bilaterally through Maritime Domain Awareness programmes and counter terrorism activities, and multilaterally through organisations...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCaribbean: ChinaMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50077More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with his (a) US counterpart and (b) counterparts in the Caribbean Community on countering Chinese strategic influence in the region.
Answer: This Government will take a consistent, long term and strategic approach to managing the UK’s relations with China, rooted in UK and global interests. We will co-operate where we can, compete where we need to, and challenge where we must. The UK recognise...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCaribbean: SecurityMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50076More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the UK has been invited to participate in the Regional Security System in the Caribbean; and whether his Department plans to support its operations.
Answer: The UK has not been invited to participate in the Regional Security System. The Ministry of Defence works closely with our partners and allies in the Caribbean, including directly with the Regional Security System. This has included the provision of capac...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordOverseas Trade: CaribbeanDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50075More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of UK trade policy on (a) levels of UK-Caribbean economic engagement and (b) Chinese influence in that region.
Answer: The UK’s Economic Partnership Agreement with CARIFORUM, which is the most comprehensive trade agreement that the UK has signed with developing countries, supports growth across the region and in the UK. Between 2023 and 2024, UK-CARIFORUM bilateral trade ...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: RadicalismForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50074More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Syrian counterpart on the establishment of de-radicalisation programmes in that country.
Answer: The UK is committed to combatting all forms of terrorism emanating from Syria, including from Daesh. Alongside our international partners, we are pressing the Government of Syria to demonstrate their commitment to combat terrorism and extremism in all for...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: TerrorismForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50073More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Syrian government in tackling jihadi terror threats.
Answer: The UK is committed to combatting all forms of terrorism emanating from Syria, including from Daesh. Alongside our international partners, we are pressing the Government of Syria to demonstrate their commitment to combat terrorism and extremism in all for...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: DruzeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50072More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Syrian counterpart on protecting the Druze minority.
Answer: Recent violence against the Druze community in Syria was appalling. In our statement on 3 May, we publicly urged the Syrian government to take steps to shield civilians from violence and hold those responsible to account. The protection of all civilians a...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: DruzeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50071More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of recent fighting between Druze minorities and Sunni militias in Damascus.
Answer: Recent violence against the Druze community in Syria was appalling. In our statement on 3 May, we publicly urged the Syrian government to take steps to shield civilians from violence and hold those responsible to account. The protection of all civilians a...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPakistan: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50070More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has met the High Commissioner of Pakistan since taking office.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary met the High Commissioner during a meeting with Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar on 4 September 2024. I have met the High Commissioner on multiple occasions, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, and the former Minister for ...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50069More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 44421 on China: Cook Islands, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the 99-year initial period of UK ex
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the response given to his previous Question 44421, which remains the same.
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to publish the finalised text of the proposed treaty with Mauritius on the matter of sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory.
Answer: Once the treaty is signed it will be put before both Houses for scrutiny before ratification in the usual way.
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCommonwealth SecretariatForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has met the Commonwealth Secretary General since her appointment in March 2025.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary met with Shirley Botchwey in her capacity as Secretary-General elect during January and at Commonwealth Day in March. The Minister for Africa has met with the Commonwealth Secretary-General twice since she took office on 1 April 2025...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordVenezuela: Human Rights and Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help support civil society organisations working on (a) human rights and (b) democratic freedoms in Venezuela.
Answer: The UK firmly supports the right of civil society to operate freely in all countries, including Venezuela. We remain deeply concerned by restrictive legislation brought into law last year and publicly raised our concerns about the bill. We actively engage...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordVenezuela: CocaineForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50065More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information his Department holds on the role of Venezuela as a transit hub for cocaine shipments to Europe; and whether his Department is taking steps to help tackle suc
Answer: There are credible reports that local conditions have allowed criminal enterprises to substantially increase illicit activities in Venezuela, which has likely resulted in increases in cocaine trafficked through the country. The UK collaborates with region...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordChina: CaribbeanForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50064More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has provided guidance to the Inter-American Development Bank on the financing of infrastructure in Caribbean nations as an alternative to Chinese state
Answer: The UK recognises the benefit of cooperating with a range of partners to support the interests of individual countries in the Caribbean. We encourage partners in the Caribbean to weigh up the risks and opportunities that investment opportunities might pre...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordChina: CaribbeanForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed Chinese military infrastructure developments in the Caribbean on risks to national security.
Answer: The UK recognises the benefit of cooperating with a range of partners to support the interests of individual countries in the Caribbean. We encourage partners in the Caribbean to weigh up the risks and opportunities that investment opportunities might pre...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordChina: CaribbeanForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 May 2025AnsweredUIN 50062More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of China’s Belt and Road initiative investments in Caribbean states on the UK's strategic interests in the region.
Answer: The UK recognises the benefit of cooperating with a range of partners to support the interests of individual countries in the Caribbean. We encourage partners in the Caribbean to weigh up the risks and opportunities that investment opportunities might pre...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Overseas Territories: FlagsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49902More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what guidance his Department has issued on the flying of the Union Flag from courthouses in the Overseas Territories.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has not issued any guidance on the flying of the Union flag from Courthouses in the Overseas Territories as this is a matter for the Territories' governments.The FCDO provides guidance on the flying of the ...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSt Helena: AviationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49901More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many and what percentage of visitors to the British Overseas Territory of St Helena have experienced delays in their (a) inward and (b) outward flights of more than 12 ho
Answer: The St Helena Government and the commercial airline Airlink collate data on flights. During 2023 and 2024, the proportion of weather-delayed flights was around 25 per cent. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is supporting technological impro...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSt Helena: Public ExpenditureForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, by what year he expects Saint Helena to become financially self-sustainable; and whether it is his policy that this will be primarily achieved through promoting tourism.
Answer: The St Helena Government leads on local economic development, with assistance from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, which provides technical and financial support. The UK funded Tourism Development Fund is supporting the development of th...
Answered 9 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSt Helena: PoliceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the (a) pay and (b) benefits of (i) UK and (ii) Saint Helenian police officers of the same rank serving in Saint Helena are comparable.
Answer: In St Helena, a locally recruited Police Constable's starting salary is £12,049 per year, which is above the national average salary (£9,970). The St Helena Government has responsibility for setting pay and benefits levels for members of The Royal St Hele...
Answered 9 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSt Helena: Technical AssistanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many people are employed as technical cooperation officers to support the Government of Saint Helena; and what the total cost of of those posts is.
Answer: The St Helena Government employs technical cooperation officers in key positions across its portfolios including health, education, legal chambers and the police where it is not possible to recruit locally. The St Helena Government has responsibility for ...
Answered 9 May 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Labour TurnoverMinistry of DefenceTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49328More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help prevent personnel reduction in the armed forces.
Answer: The current Government inherited a crisis in recruitment and retention from the last administration. We have made a series of announcements to improve Armed Forces recruitment and retention since July 2024. To increase recruitment into the Armed Forces, r...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEducational Institutions: FoodDepartment for EducationTabled 29 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48872More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she has taken to work with relevant authorities to ensure that the nutritional value of food served in cafeterias in state education facilities is (a) maintained and (b) improved.
Answer: It is important that children eat nutritious food at school and the department encourages schools to have a whole school approach to healthy eating. The school food standards regulate the food and drink provided at school. School governors and trustees ha...
Answered 9 May 2025
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