Angus MacDonald MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Russia: Supply ChainsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 7960More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with her Irish counterpart on reports that Aughinish Alumina has been linked to supply chains supporting Russia's defence industry.
Answer: The UK and Irish governments regularly discuss our staunch support for countering Russia's aggression in Ukraine, including international efforts to maximise pressure on the Russian war economy. We conduct similar conversations with the EU on a regular ba...
Answered 11 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordIran: NATOForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking to help reduce the risk of escalation between Iran and NATO member states.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the recent public and parliamentary statements made by the Prime Minister, Foreign Secretary, and Defence Secretary, in which all these questions were addressed in detail.
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordCyprus: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118489More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps her Department has taken to ensure good relations with the government in Cyprus in the context of recent defence decisions.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the public and parliamentary statements made by the Prime Minister, Foreign Secretary, and Defence Secretary, in which all these questions were addressed in detail. I regularly speak to the Cypriot Foreign Minister on a range of ...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMiddle East: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118487More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she has taken to support the residents of Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire, that are currently stranded in the Middle East.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 16 March in response to Question 118590.
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNigeria: ViolenceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support she provides through international partners for people impacted by violence and displacement in Nigeria.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Written Ministerial Statement of 27 November 2025.
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNigeria: AbductionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of reports of increased kidnappings for ransom in Nigeria.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Written Ministerial Statement of 27 November 2025.
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNigeria: ViolenceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with her Nigerian counterpart on protection of civilians in areas affected by armed militant activity.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Written Ministerial Statement of 27 November 2025.
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNigeria: Internally Displaced PeopleForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94058More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support Nigerian authorities in reducing displacement caused by violence in northern and Middle Belt states.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Written Ministerial Statement of 27 November 2025.
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNigeria: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of violence against religious minorities in Nigeria.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Written Ministerial Statement of 27 November 2025.
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNigeria: ChristianityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94056More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of reports of targeting of Christian communities in Nigeria by armed militant groups.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Written Ministerial Statement of 27 November 2025.
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordReligious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support the protection of freedom of religion or belief in countries identified as priority areas as part of her Department’s freedom of religion
Answer: The UK champions Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) for all, both in sub-Saharan Africa and across the world. On 8 July, the UK's Special Envoy for Religious Freedom, David Smith MP, set out the Government's new strategy on FoRB, providing a framework f...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordConflict Prevention: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86982More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the strength of the link between freedom of religion or belief and conflict prevention in the context of UK foreign policy.
Answer: The UK champions Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) for all, both in sub-Saharan Africa and across the world. On 8 July, the UK's Special Envoy for Religious Freedom, David Smith MP, set out the Government's new strategy on FoRB, providing a framework f...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSub-saharan Africa: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86981More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with international partners on strengthening protections for freedom of religion or belief in sub-Saharan Africa.
Answer: The UK champions Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) for all, both in sub-Saharan Africa and across the world. On 8 July, the UK's Special Envoy for Religious Freedom, David Smith MP, set out the Government's new strategy on FoRB, providing a framework f...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81211More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of diplomatic engagement with the Taliban on (a) the rights of women and girls and (b) other human rights issues.
Answer: The Government condemns the Taliban's appalling repression of Afghan women and girls. Officials regularly engage with the Taliban on UK Government priorities, including human rights. The Government is working with international partners to maintain collec...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: Corporal Punishment and Women's RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81210More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her international partners on taking steps to help (a) prevent the use of stoning as a punishment for adultery and (b) protect women’
Answer: The Government condemns the Taliban's appalling repression of Afghan women and girls. Officials regularly engage with the Taliban on UK Government priorities, including human rights. The Government is working with international partners to maintain collec...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: Women's RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81209More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan.
Answer: The Government condemns the Taliban's appalling repression of Afghan women and girls. Officials regularly engage with the Taliban on UK Government priorities, including human rights. The Government is working with international partners to maintain collec...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of UN mechanisms for monitoring humanitarian needs in Ukraine; and what steps her Department is taking to help improve those me
Answer: The UK has committed up to £5.3 billion in non-military support to Ukraine since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, including over £477 million in humanitarian assistance to date. The UK's humanitarian strategy for Ukraine aims to...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRussia: AviationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking through the UN to respond to reports of Russian airspace violations over NATO member states.
Answer: Recent incursions into Poland, Romania and Estonia were reckless violations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) airspace. NATO responded to the incidents immediately and decisively, shooting down drones over its airspace for the first time. T...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81194More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support the provision of humanitarian (a) aid and (b) other assistance to civilians affected by the conflict in Ukraine.
Answer: The UK has committed up to £5.3 billion in non-military support to Ukraine since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022, including over £477 million in humanitarian assistance to date. The UK's humanitarian strategy for Ukraine aims to...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: ChildrenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to support UN investigations into reports of (a) forced re-education, (b) ideological indoctrination and (c) other violations of ch
Answer: We consistently raise awareness of child deportations in our communications and across multilateral fora and have raised this issue at the UN Security Council, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), and the UN Human Rights Counci...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Press FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74359More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help ensure enforcement of international humanitarian law protections for journalists in Gaza.
Answer: The UK strongly condemns all violence directed against journalists and media workers. Civilian reporters covering conflicts are afforded protection under international humanitarian law. We are therefore appalled by the extremely high number of fatalities,...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: White HelmetsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has taken recent steps to cooperate with the Syria Civil Defence.
Answer: The UK has long supported the Syrian Civil Defence (also known as the White Helmets) in their vital work to facilitate humanitarian access, conduct search and rescue operations, and enable the safe removal of unexploded weapons. We are proud of this partn...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLiechtenstein: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68990More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help strengthen the UK’s relationship with Liechtenstein.
Answer: The UK and Liechtenstein have a strong bilateral relationship focussed on trade and working together at multilateral institutions. Our non-resident Ambassador visited last month meeting the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. We remain committed to maint...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSerbia: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68989More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help strengthen the UK’s relationship with Serbia.
Answer: The UK is building a modern and forward-looking partnership with Serbia. In April, the Foreign Secretary visited Serbia and signed three Memorandums of Understanding, on migration and cyber cooperation, and on UK Export Finance. On 17 and 18 July the Spec...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSan Marino: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68988More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help strengthen the UK’s relationship with San Marino.
Answer: The UK has a good relationship with San Marino founded on shared values and interests which we promote bilaterally and through our common membership of multilateral fora. Earlier this year our Ambassador to Italy and San Marino led a senior Embassy delega...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
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