Brendan O'Hara MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Isaac HerzogForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has granted a Special Mission Immunity certificate to President Isaac Herzog of Israel in advance of his official visit in September 2025; and whether
Answer: The UK Government can confirm that President Isaac Herzog's visit to the UK was conducted under the protections afforded to Heads of State under international law. Special Mission Status was not requested for this visit.
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEgypt: Baha'i FaithForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75629More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Egyptian authorities on reports of discrimination against the Baha’i community; and what steps she is taking to help (a) ensure t
Answer: The UK is committed to defending freedom of religion or belief (FoRB), for all. The Egyptian Government has stated its commitment to protecting the rights and freedom of worship as well as the protections enshrined in the Egyptian constitution. We continu...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordJuan LópezForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74405More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Honduran counterpart on the killing of Juan López.
Answer: The UK condemns the killing of Juan Lopez in September 2024. Human rights defenders working on environmental issues should be able to work without fear of reprisal, wherever they are. Our Embassy in Guatemala City, which maintains our relations with Hondu...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: WomenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much his Department is reducing programme funding to the Education, Gender and Equality Directorate by; and what assessment his Department has made of the impact of that
Answer: Our 2025/26 Official Development Assistance (ODA) programme allocations reflect the first step as we begin to pivot to a lower ODA budget, the ministerial line-by-line strategic review of our ODA programming, and our commitment to protect planned humanita...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian SituationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the reported comments of the OHCHR spokesperson on 11 July 2025, if he will have discussions with his (a) UN, (b) United States and (c) Israeli counterparts
Answer: The UK has been clear that Israel's approach to aid delivery in Gaza is inhumane, fosters desperation and endangers civilians. We are appalled at repeated mass casualty incidents in the vicinity of Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distribution sites. Desperat...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 68780More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his counterparts in (a) Israel and (b) the United States on the effectiveness of the functionality of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid
Answer: The UK stands firmly against Israel's inhumane approach to aid delivery in Gaza. We are appalled at repeated mass casualty incidents in the vicinity of Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distribution sites, with hundreds of desperate civilians killed whilst try...
Answered 6 Aug 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael and West Bank: British Nationals AbroadForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many evacuation flights have been arranged for UK nationals from (a) Israel, and (b) the West Bank since 13 June 2025.
Answer: The UK Government have arranged six flights from Israel since 24 June. At this time, no further flights are planned. Commercial flights are now available. This remains a fast-moving and fragile situation, and plans will be kept under constant review.
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArms TradeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 24 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62205More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he plans to take to regulate arms exports in line with international (a) legal and (b) human rights obligations; and what assessment he has made of the potential merits of new international
Answer: All export licences are assessed on a case-by-case basis against the UK’s Strategic Export Licensing Criteria. Criterion 1 requires us to comply with the UK’s international commitments and obligations (including our treaty obligations), and Criterion 2 re...
Answered 30 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordYazidis: ResettlementHome OfficeTabled 21 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Yazidis have been resettled to the UK from (a) Iraq and (b) Syria in each year since 2014.
Answer: The UK partners with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to resettle refugees in accordance with their standard resettlement criteria.Individual ethnic and religious backgrounds are not part of this consideration, and the Home Office...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: Arms TradeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53064More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral answer by the Minister for the Middle East to the hon. Member to Islington North of 14 May 2025, Official Report, column 354, which international o
Answer: Criterion 1 of the UK's Strategic Export Licensing Criteria requires respect for the UK's international obligations and commitments. We have carefully collated, reviewed and assessed relevant evidence concerning the Gaza conflict. The action we have taken...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: International Humanitarian LawForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when his Department's International Humanitarian Law Compliance Assessment Process last made an assessment of Israel's compliance with international humanitarian law.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has carried out regular International Humanitarian Law assessments since the beginning of the conflict on 7 October 2023. Our assessments are continuous and the latest is due to be finalised before the end ...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: IsraelForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52619More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan) in response to the question from t
Answer: The UK is fully committed to international law and respects the independence of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). It is the Government's long-standing position that any determination as to whether genocide has occurred is a matter for a competent ...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIraq: YazidisForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Iraqi counterpart on the (a) return and (b) long-term settlement of Yazidi communities displaced by ISIS; and what steps he is taking
Answer: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Ministers have not discussed these issues with the Iraqi government recently, but our Embassy in Baghdad has regular contact with Iraqi ministers and officials on this topic. Most recently, the deputy head of...
Answered 2 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOrigin Marking: Israeli SettlementsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51388More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has undertaken (a) investigations and (b) enforcement measures as a result of goods originating from Israeli settlements being labelled as originating from within Israel’s pre-1967 borders.
Answer: The UK Government has a clear position that Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are illegal under international law. Goods produced in these settlements are not entitled to benefit from preferential tariff treatment under the UK’s ...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordOrigin Marking: Israeli SettlementsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51387More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information his Department holds on whether goods originating from Israeli settlements are labelled as originating from within Israel’s pre-1967 borders.
Answer: The overseas business risk guidance, available on gov.uk, provides information for UK operators on how goods from Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories should be labelled. Where there are doubts about the declared origin of goods, HMRC will unde...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRAF Akrotiri: Military AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45619More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when an RAF aircraft was last deployed from RAF Akrotiri on a strike mission; and what the intended target was.
Answer: On 29 April 2025, RAF Typhoon FGR4s deploying from RAF Akrotiri conducted strikes against Houthi weapons manufacture facilities in Yemen. This action was in line with long-standing policy of the UK Government to support wider efforts to uphold freedom of ...
Answered 29 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: IsraelHome OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45618More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on whether any police forces have sent officers to Israel since October 2023.
Answer: We do not share details of operational policing deployments.
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Military AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the RAF has deployed Shadow R1 surveillance flights to Gaza since 15 January 2025.
Answer: Since the terrorist attacks against Israel on 7 October 2023, the UK Government has been working with partners across the region to secure the release of hostages, including British nationals. In support of this, the Royal Air Force has been conducting un...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMinister for the UnionCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37564More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Prime Minister's specific duties are in his role as the Minister for the Union.
Answer: As Minister for the Union, the Prime Minister works to ensure that all of government is acting on behalf of the entire United Kingdom: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBangladesh: AhmadiyyaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37183More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to his Bangladeshi counterpart on the attack on the 98th Annual Convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Panchagarh district.
Answer: The UK has a long-standing commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights, including Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB). Our support in Bangladesh aims to ensure that the rights of religious minorities, including the Ahmadiyya community, are...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRwanda: Bilateral AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37182More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much direct bilateral financial aid to Rwanda has been paused; and whether this funding will be reallocated for urgent humanitarian assistance in Eastern DRC.
Answer: The UK has called for an immediate cessation of hostilities, humanitarian access, respect for international humanitarian law, meaningful engagement with African-led peace processes, and the withdrawal of all Rwanda Defence Forces from Congolese territory....
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMiddle East: Visits AbroadForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36083More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan last visited the Middle East.
Answer: I have conducted several visits to the region since my appointment in July 2024, most recently a visit to Ankara on 2-4 March for a UK-Turkey ministerial dialogue focused on the current situation in Syria.
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChina: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with international partners to support (a) individuals and (b) communities facing religious persecution in China.
Answer: The environment for freedom of religion or belief in China is restrictive, which includes the persecution of Uyghur Muslims, Tibetan Buddhists, Falun Gong practitioners, and Christians. This Government stands firm on human rights, including the right to f...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: West BankForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions the Prime Minister has had with his Israeli counterpart on adhering to international law in the Occupied West Bank.
Answer: This Government is clear that International Humanitarian Law (IHL) must be upheld, and civilians protected, and the Government continues to press Israeli counterparts on issues of international law compliance. Stability in the West Bank is crucial to ensu...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: Military AidMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34275More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the report by the British Palestinian Committee entitled British Military Collaboration with Israel, published on 28 January 2025.
Answer: We will consider the report and continue to act in line with our obligations to International Law.
Answered 13 Mar 2025
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