Brendan O'Hara MP: written questions 2026
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Written questions
Armed Conflict: Sexual OffencesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20498More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that funding is protected for programmes supporting women who have suffered conflict-related sexual violence in Colombia.
Answer: The UK is committed to supporting victims of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) in Colombia. UK funding has helped advance accountability and support for thousands of survivors of CRSV over the last ten years. This includes support to the transitiona...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGeorgia: Overseas InvestmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of levels of UK foreign direct investment into Georgia, in the context of reported targ
Answer: The UK remains committed to supporting democracy, human rights and media freedom in Georgia. We continue to monitor developments closely, including reports of violence against peaceful protesters and the imprisonment of journalist Mzia Amaglobeli, whose c...
Answered 13 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: ElectionsHome OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 13442More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the report by Viginum entitled Rokh Solis: Analysis of an informational modus operandi that targeted the municipal electi
Answer: The Government is committed to safeguarding the UK's democratic integrity. The Joint Election Security Preparedness Unit (which sits jointly across the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Cabinet Office) is dedicated to electoral...
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordVietnam: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 6764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made recent representations to her Vietnamese counterpart on freedom of religion or belief for independent religious communities in that country.
Answer: The UK regularly raises concerns with the Government of Vietnam about freedom of religion or belief for independent religious communities. Vietnam is a focus country in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's Freedom of Religion and Belief (FoR...
Answered 12 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordCost of Living: ScotlandScotland OfficeTabled 2 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 900258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce the cost of living in Scotland.
Answer: This Government is taking real action to help Scottish families with the cost of living. We have delivered the biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in a decade, extended the fuel duty freeze, increased the State Pension and Universal Credit, and are deliver...
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGaza: Overseas StudentsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5353More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with the Home Office and Department for Education on establishing and funding a safe, facilitated departure scheme for the 2026 cohort of stud
Answer: Further to my answer of 12 January in response to Question 103313, a total of eight cohorts of students and qualifying dependants have so far been supported to leave Gaza to take up their university places in the UK for the 2025/26 academic year. The futu...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGaza: Overseas StudentsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 5352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government will support a facilitated departure of students from Gaza with fully funded scholarships to universities in Scotland and across the UK this year.
Answer: Further to my answer of 12 January in response to Question 103313, a total of eight cohorts of students and qualifying dependants have so far been supported to leave Gaza to take up their university places in the UK for the 2025/26 academic year. The futu...
Answered 4 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordJimmy LaiForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2773More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Six-Monthly Report on Hong Kong published on 26 March 2026, what diplomatic steps she is taking to secure the release of Jimmy Lai following reports tha
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 21 April in response to Question 127084.
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHonduras: Indigenous PeoplesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the report by the Independent Delegation of International Lawyers to Honduras published in April 2026, what representations her Department has made to the g
Answer: On 28 April, the Minister of State for International Development met with Peace Brigades International and Honduran human rights defenders in London to discuss the report in question, and she reinforced the UK's calls for stronger protections for human ri...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordHonduras: Overseas TradeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 May 2026AnsweredUIN 2728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the report by the Independent Delegation of International Lawyers to Honduras, entitled "Our Determination Outweighs Our Fear": Agrarian conflict and the cr
Answer: On 28 April, the Minister of State for International Development met with Peace Brigades International and Honduran human rights defenders in London to discuss the report in question, and she reinforced the UK's calls for stronger protections for human ri...
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordMyanmar: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Apr 2026Awaiting answerUIN 130075More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support religious minorities displaced by conflict in Myanmar, including Rohingya Muslims and Christian communities in Chin State.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordForeign Investment: Dispute ResolutionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of investor–state dispute settlement provisions in the Colombia–UK Bilateral Investment Treaty on Colombia’s ability to implement climate
Answer: The Government values the role played by the UK-Colombia Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) in the investment relationship between our countries. Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) provides an independent means to resolve disputes with states where i...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign Investment: Dispute ResolutionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how the Government aligns its climate commitments with continued support for investor–state dispute settlement provisions in bilateral investment treaties where such provisions may affect fossil fuel t
Answer: The UK draws on the full range of investment commitments and international best practice in our international investment agreements to promote growth, deliver our clean energy goals, and continue to uphold the UK’s right to regulate.Investor-State Dispute...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordFossil FuelsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 22 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 129163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether the Government plans to support international efforts on addressing legal mechanisms that may hinder fossil fuel phase-out policies, in advance of the International Conference on a Ju
Answer: The UK is fully committed to the transition away from fossil fuels, both domestically and working with partners internationally. Recent events have underlined once more the risks of being exposed to volatile international fossil fuel markets. The UK deleg...
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordIsrael: Capital PunishmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 908769More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of recent Israeli legislation introducing the death penalty.
Answer: The UK opposes capital punishment in all circumstances, and we have raised our concerns directly with the Israeli Government about the recently-passed Death Penalty Bill.In a joint statement with Australia, France, Germany, Italy and New Zealand on 29 Mar...
Answered 21 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHumanitarian Aid: YazidisForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what outcomes resulted from engagement with Mir Hazem Tahsin Beg in July 2025 in relation to (a) support for Yazidi communities and (b) the location of disappeared persons.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 18 March in response to Question 117286.
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLebanon: CeasefiresForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120348More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps her Department is taking to help secure a ceasefire in Lebanon.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the press statement on Lebanon issued by the Foreign Secretary on 15 March (link provided below), and to her oral statement to the House on 17 March.https://www.gov.uk/government/news/foreign-secretary-statement-on-the-situation-...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLebanon: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120347More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps her Department is taking to help ensure unrestricted humanitarian access in Lebanon.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the press statement on Lebanon issued by the Foreign Secretary on 15 March (link provided below), and to her oral statement to the House on 17 March.https://www.gov.uk/government/news/foreign-secretary-statement-on-the-situation-...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLebanon: ChildrenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120346More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department plans to support unaccompanied and separated children in Lebanon.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the press statement on Lebanon issued by the Foreign Secretary on 15 March (link provided below), and to her oral statement to the House on 17 March.https://www.gov.uk/government/news/foreign-secretary-statement-on-the-situation-...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLebanon: CiviliansForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120345More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure the protection of civilians in Lebanon.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the press statement on Lebanon issued by the Foreign Secretary on 15 March (link provided below), and to her oral statement to the House on 17 March.https://www.gov.uk/government/news/foreign-secretary-statement-on-the-situation-...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLebanon: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120344More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department plans to increase bilateral and multilateral humanitarian assistance to Lebanon.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the press statement on Lebanon issued by the Foreign Secretary on 15 March (link provided below), and to her oral statement to the House on 17 March.https://www.gov.uk/government/news/foreign-secretary-statement-on-the-situation-...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordZimbabwe: Freedom of ExpressionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118774More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had discussions with the Government of Zimbabwe on the attack on Professor Madhuku and other political activists; and whether she is taking steps to help supp
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is aware of the assault on Professor Lovemore Madhuku and other National Constitutional Assembly activists. Freedom of expression is an essential quality of any functioning democracy. Political parties, civ...
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordGaza: Genocide ConventionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114860More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his contribution in the Occupied Palestinian Territory Debate, Hansard entry 5th February 2026, Column 523, whether the Government will publish its assessme
Answer: The UK's commitment to international law, including the Genocide Convention, is unwavering and we have always acted consistently with our obligations. In relation to the Provisional Measures of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) of January 2024, Mar...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordGaza: GenocideForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114859More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his contribution in the Occupied Palestinian Territory Debate, Hansard entry 5th February 2026, Column 522, if he will publish the Government's criteria wit
Answer: The UK's commitment to international law, including the Genocide Convention, is unwavering and we have always acted consistently with our obligations. In relation to the Provisional Measures of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) of January 2024, Mar...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordGaza: GenocideForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 114858More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his contribution in the Occupied Palestinian Territory Debate, Hansard entry 5th February 2026, Column 522, if he will publish the assessment which he state
Answer: The UK's commitment to international law, including the Genocide Convention, is unwavering and we have always acted consistently with our obligations. In relation to the Provisional Measures of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) of January 2024, Mar...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
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