Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP: written questions 2025
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USA: Military AlliancesMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many U.K.-US working groups currently exist pursuant to the 1958 Mutual Defense Agreement on Atomic Energy Matters; what subjects do they cover; and what is the annual cost of servicing these working groups.
Answer: There are 21 current UK-U.S. Joint Working Groups (JOWOGs), an information exchange arrangement with the U.S. under the Mutual Defense Agreement. The costs of participating in those JOWOGs is not held centrally in the format required and that information ...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear Weapons: ResearchMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the US Los Alamos National nuclear laboratory and Lawrence Livermore national laboratory have played a role in the research, design or development of the British Astraea nuclear warhead.
Answer: We are working with our U.S. counterparts in the U.S. Navy and National Nuclear Security Administration to ensure the UK replacement warhead remains compatible with the Trident missile. The Astraea warhead will be designed, developed, and manufactured in ...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFrance: Military AlliancesMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94527More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what has been the cost of implementation of the Anglo-French TEUTATES treaty since its inception in 2010; and whether French military personnel are based at AWE Aldermaston or AWE Burghfield as part of the treaty
Answer: I am withholding the cost of the Teutates programme as release would prejudice international relations. No French personnel, civilian or military, are based at AWE’s Aldermaston or Burghfield sites as part of the programme.
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94525More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what bi-lateral working groups have been created between AWE and the French counterparts on the development of the Astraea nuclear warhead.
Answer: None. The Astraea nuclear warhead is sovereign to the United Kingdom.
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear Weapons: ProliferationMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94524More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his department has commissioned an assessment on the compliance of the British use of Epure with Article One of the 1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Answer: The United Kingdom’s use of the facilities at Epure, constructed under the Teutates programme, is fully compliant with our obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). The Teutates Treaty (Cm 8289) reaffirms the rights and obligations of ...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear Weapons: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what has been the cost to date of the Astraea nuclear warhead design and production programme.
Answer: The UK’s replacement warhead, Astraea, remains in the concept phase. I am withholding details on cost for purpose of safeguarding national security.
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear Weapons: DecommissioningMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what quantity of plutonium has been recovered from the dismantling of the Mk4A Trident warheads since the start of the dismantlement programme; what proportion has been re-cycled and re-used in new warheads; wher
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer provided to the hon, Member for Newton Abbott (Martin Wrigley) on 1 September 2025 to Question 70223.
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence Nuclear EnterpriseMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether there are any Australian naval personnel sited at any U.K. Defence Nuclear Enterprise establishment as part of the AUKUS collaboration in nuclear-propelled submarines.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is working closely with Australia and the United States under the AUKUS partnership to deliver conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines for Australia. As part of this collaboration, Australian naval personnel are embedded w...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence Nuclear EnterpriseMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93934More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the university departments where his Department is currently funding PhD students under the Nuclear Skills Plan working on projects in support of the Defence Nuclear Enterprise.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is working jointly with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero to deliver the Nuclear Skills Plan, a collaboration between defence and civil sectors. Through this plan, an additional 26 PhD students have been funded across...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence Nuclear EnterpriseMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the details and values of contracts his Department has placed with a) universities and b) private research organisations in respect of work for the Defence Nuclear Enterprise since 2015.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (specifically the Defence Nuclear Organisation and Submarine Delivery Agency) has placed 25 contracts at a cumulative contract value of £4.456 million with universities and private research organisations for work relating to the De...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordClimate Change: Developing CountriesTreasuryTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93932More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions her Department has had with international partners on the potential merits of linking debt cancellation to climate adaptation funding for countries facing both high debt burdens and climate-related
Answer: The UK government is focused on delivering an international financial system that better finances development needs, reduces debt vulnerabilities, and supports relevant countries to be more resilient to shocks, including those caused by climate change and...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCarbon EmissionsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93931More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what consideration his Department has given to aligning the UK’s net zero policies with commitments to communities impacted by historical UK-linked emissions.
Answer: The Carbon Budget and Growth Delivery Plan, published on 29 October, sets out how the UK will continue to reduce emissions in line with the landmark 2008 Climate Change Act. In the UK, the Government’s approach to the transition is built on the principle ...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordClimate Change: International AssistanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93930More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to provide financial or technical assistance to nations affected by climate change.
Answer: The UK is a leading player in global efforts to support indigenous communities, and tackle climate change and nature loss, including contributing £40 million to help operationalise the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage in 2025. Our International Clim...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: BiodiversityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93929More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of historical UK-linked deforestation and extractive industries on biodiversity loss in the Global South; and
Answer: Global deforestation rates peaked in the 1980s at around 15 million hectares per year, driven by a range of factors, including global demand for agricultural commodities, timber and wood products. Deforestation rates have since declined to around 10 milli...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSlavery: CompensationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93927More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of holding discussions with financial institutions on reparatory (a) funds and (b) initiatives relating to the transatl
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 10 March 2025 to Question 32987.
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordColonialism and Slavery: EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93926More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the history of Britain's involvement in the transatlantic slave trade and colonialism is accurately and thoroughly taught in schools.
Answer: The history curriculum includes a statutory time period at key stage 3 titled “ideas, political power, industry and empire: Britain, 1745-1901” which includes the non-statutory example of Britain’s transatlantic slave trade. Due to the flexibility of the ...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDebts: Developing CountriesTreasuryTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93915More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that UK-based private lenders participate in international debt relief initiatives for low-income countries.
Answer: The UK government is focused on delivering an international financial system that better finances development needs, reduces debt vulnerabilities, and supports relevant countries to be more resilient to shocks, including those caused by climate change and...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDebts: Developing CountriesTreasuryTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93914More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that UK-backed international development finance does not contribute to unsustainable debt in recipient countries.
Answer: The UK government is focused on delivering an international financial system that better finances development needs, reduces debt vulnerabilities, and supports relevant countries to be more resilient to shocks, including those caused by climate change and...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDebts: Developing CountriesTreasuryTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93913More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to encourage private creditors to participate in international debt relief efforts for heavily indebted low-income countries.
Answer: The UK government is focused on delivering an international financial system that better finances development needs, reduces debt vulnerabilities, and supports relevant countries to be more resilient to shocks, including those caused by climate change and...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDebts: Developing CountriesTreasuryTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93912More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of debt servicing on the ability of low-income countries to fund public services and climate adaptation; and what steps she is taking to support intern
Answer: The UK government is focused on delivering an international financial system that better finances development needs, reduces debt vulnerabilities, and supports relevant countries to be more resilient to shocks, including those caused by climate change and...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordClimate Change: TaxationTreasuryTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93911More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of a financial levy on UK industries historically linked to environmental degradation with revenue allocated to affected countries.
Answer: The Government is committed to helping deliver global climate finance, including the New Collective Quantified Goal agreed at COP29 of at least $300bn per year to developing countries by 2035, and responding to the wider call on all actors to increase cli...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordClimate Change: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93910More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department plans to establish a dedicated fund to support nations experiencing climate-related loss and damage linked to the UK’s historical industrial emissions.
Answer: The UK is a leading player in global efforts to support indigenous communities, and tackle climate change and nature loss, including contributing £40 million to help operationalise the Fund for responding to Loss and Damage in 2025. Our International Clim...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: Debts Written OffForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions her Department has had with the G7 and G20 on the expansion of the Common Framework for Debt Treatments to provide deeper and more timely debt cancell
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 14 July 2025 to Question HL9091.
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: Debts Written OffForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with the African Union and CARICOM regarding the role of debt cancellation in broader reparations discussions.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 14 July 2025 to Question HL9091.
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: Climate ChangeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the feasibility of a UK-supported debt-for-climate swap programme to help low-income countries finance climate resilience projects.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 14 July 2025 to Question HL9091.
Answered 1 Dec 2025
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