Angus MacDonald MP: written questions 2025
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Iceland: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68979More
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 Iceland.
Answer: The UK maintains strong and enduring ties with Iceland across a broad range of bilateral files. We work closely together as North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) allies. Most recently, the Foreign Secretary visited ...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordHungary: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68978More
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 Hungary.
Answer: Hungary is an important partner and North Atlantic Treaty Organization ally of the United Kingdom, and where there is mutual benefit we work together on shared interests, including on trade, security and defence. As in any bilateral relationship there are...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCroatia: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68977More
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 Croatia.
Answer: Croatia is a valued partner of the United Kingdom, both bilaterally and as a NATO Ally. In 2022 we signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement, covering defence cooperation, and in 2023 a Joint Declaration on Bilateral Cooperation, which committed us to work...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCzechia: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68976More
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 Czechia.
Answer: Czechia is a steadfast bilateral and NATO Ally of the United Kingdom. We enjoy strong cooperation across key areas including Russia/Ukraine, Security, Defence and Growth. In 2022, we signed a Statement of Intent committing us to closer bilateral cooperati...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBulgaria: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68975More
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 Bulgaria.
Answer: Bulgaria remains a key partner and North Atlantic Treaty Organization ally for the United Kingdom, and we cooperate on many key priorities including Russia-Ukraine and tackling organised immigration crime. We signed a Strategic Partnership in October 2023...
Answered 25 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBosnia and Herzegovina: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68974More
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 Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Answer: The UK maintains a strong relationship with Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), working closely on improving BiH's defence capabilities, tackling organised crime, and facilitating reconciliation. We engage intensively, including through the Peace Implementation...
Answered 31 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAlbania: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68973More
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 Albania.
Answer: The UK has a close bilateral partnership with Albania as a likeminded North Atlantic Treaty Organization ally. The Prime Minister visited Albania on 15 May and agreed an updated strategic partnership to strengthen cooperation on defence and security, just...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordRepublic of Ireland: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68654More
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 Ireland.
Answer: The UK and Ireland are uniquely linked through shared geography and history: we have undergone a reset of our relationship, restoring a partnership of trust. Our relationship continues to go from strength to strength.This was cemented at the UK-Ireland Su...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBelgium: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68651More
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 Belgium.
Answer: The UK has a strong and enduring relationship with its close neighbour and North Atlantic Treaty Organization ally, Belgium. The strength of this relationship was reaffirmed by the visit of Deputy Prime Minister Maxime Prévot on 2 July to London where he ...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAndorra: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68649More
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 Andorra.
Answer: The UK and Andorra have a close bilateral relationship, and celebrated 30 years of diplomatic relations in 2024 with an event where Andorran Prime Minister Espot spoke alongside our Ambassador to Andorra. We agreed a Youth Mobility agreement in 2024, and ...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordElectricity: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68624More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with her Scottish counterparts on the sustainability of high-quality Practical Electronics teaching.
Answer: My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, has not had any discussions with her Scottish counterpart specifically regarding supporting teaching in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects. However, Ministers have ...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMathematics: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68622More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with her Scottish counterparts on supporting Mathematics teaching.
Answer: My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, has not had any discussions with her Scottish counterpart specifically regarding supporting teaching in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects. However, Ministers have ...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPhysics: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68621More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with her Scottish counterparts on support for physics teaching.
Answer: My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, has not had any discussions with her Scottish counterpart specifically regarding supporting teaching in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects. However, Ministers have ...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEngineering: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68620More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with her Scottish counterparts on supporting engineering science teaching.
Answer: My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, has not had any discussions with her Scottish counterpart specifically regarding supporting teaching in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects. However, Ministers have ...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBiology: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68619More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with her Scottish counterparts on ensuring the sustainability of high-quality biology teaching.
Answer: My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, has not had any discussions with her Scottish counterpart specifically regarding supporting teaching in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects. However, Ministers have ...
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGreyhounds: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68611More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of regulations on greyhound welfare in the racing industry.
Answer: The Government regards greyhound racing as a well-regulated sport. The welfare of racing greyhounds in England is covered by the Animal Welfare Act 2006 and the Welfare of Racing Greyhounds Regulations 2010 (the 2010 Regulations). The 2010 Regulations inc...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGreyhounds: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68610More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with (a) Blue Cross and (b) other animal welfare organisations on (i) greyhound welfare and (ii) the regulation of greyhound racing.
Answer: This Government was elected on a mandate to introduce the most ambitious plans to improve animal welfare in a generation. The Department is engaging with key animal welfare stakeholders as part of the development of our overarching approach to animal welf...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGreyhounds: Death and InjuriesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68609More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Greyhound Board of Great Britain on (a) injury and (b) fatality rates among racing greyhounds.
Answer: Each year since 2018 the Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB) has published the sport’s annual injury, fatality and retirement statistics from GBGB affiliated tracks and trainers. This data is published online at https://www.gbgb.org.uk/welfare-care/in...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordClimate Change: CostsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68601More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent estimate he has made of the potential impact of climate-related events on household costs in the next five years.
Answer: The third Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA) was published in 2022 and sets out 61 climate risks and opportunities to the UK up to the year 2100. These risks cover a range of sectors that impact household costs, such as risks to our energy infrastructu...
Answered 23 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGreece: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help improve the UK’s relationship with Greece.
Answer: The UK-Greece relationship is strong and deep across many shared interests. From our work together in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), to tackling shared the challenge of migration, to joint efforts to resolve and deescalate the crisis in th...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSlovakia: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help improve the UK’s relationship with Slovakia.
Answer: Slovakia is a valued partner and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ally of the United Kingdom, and we work closely on shared priorities, highlighted by our declaration of intent on law enforcement cooperation. As with any bilateral relationship, d...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSlovenia: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help improve the UK’s relationship with Slovenia.
Answer: Slovenia remains a key partner and North Atlantic Treaty Organization ally for the United Kingdom, and we cooperate on many key priorities including Russia-Ukraine and the Western Balkans. We signed a Joint Statement of Intent signed in 2022 and we mainta...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordAustria: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help improve the UK’s relationship with Austria.
Answer: The UK maintains strong and enduring ties with Austria. A Joint Vision Statement was signed in 2023 to deepen cooperation across foreign and security policy, on economic issues and in encouraging people-to-people links. Consultations between the UK and Au...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSwitzerland: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68595More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help improve the UK’s relationship with Switzerland.
Answer: The UK and Switzerland enjoy a close and dynamic relationship underpinned by our democratic traditions, our shared values and our strong commitment to innovation and to science and technology. The Foreign Secretary met with the Swiss Foreign Minister in K...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordLithuania: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help improve the UK’s relationship with Lithuania.
Answer: The UK maintains strong and enduring ties with Lithuania across a broad range of bilateral files. We work closely together as North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) allies. The Prime Minister met President Nausėda in...
Answered 24 Jul 2025
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