Brendan O'Hara MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
Hague GroupForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34274More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the UK joining the Hague Group.
Answer: The UK has no current plans to join the Hague Group. The UK is fully committed to international law and respects the independence of the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court.
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: PalestiniansForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34273More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterparts on the right to return by Palestinians who have left Gaza since 7 October 2023.
Answer: There must be no forced displacement of Palestinians, nor any reduction in the territory of the Gaza strip. Palestinian civilians, including those evacuated from northern Gaza, must be permitted to return to their communities and rebuild. Our position is ...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordOccupied Territories: Unmanned Air SystemsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34272More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether UK surveillance drones have been flown from Jordan over (a) Gaza and (b) the West Bank in Occupied Palestine.
Answer: We are unable to comment on the detail of intelligence matters, for operational security reasons.
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Partnerships: ScotlandScotland OfficeTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, with reference to the Answer of 17 May 2024 to Question 26173 on Civil Partnerships: Scotland, whether he will permit the Scottish Government to legislate accordingly.
Answer: I can confirm the UK Government’s in-principle agreement to proceed with a Scotland Act Order Civil Partnerships, and will write to the Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary on this matter.
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordÁlvaro UribeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the legal case in Argentina implicating former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe Vélez for huma
Answer: It is not appropriate to comment on an ongoing legal case. The UK remains committed to upholding human rights and international law, including through its international engagement.
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTortureForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to incorporate the UK’s obligation to prevent and prohibit torture into the Government’s human rights strategy.
Answer: Upholding the rule of law is central to the strategic approach to human rights and democratic governance, set out by the Foreign Secretary and the Minister for Africa on 10 December 2024. We unreservedly condemn the use of torture for any purpose and regu...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26301More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to consult survivors of human rights violations on his Department's human rights strategy.
Answer: On 10 December 2024, the Foreign Secretary and the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Lord Collins, set out their five priorities for promoting and protecting human rights, rule of law and democratic governance. The UK recognises that meaningful enga...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael Defense ForcesMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26300More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many meetings his Department has had with Israel Defense Forces personnel since 5 July 2024; who participated in those meetings; and when those meetings took place.
Answer: Israel is an important regional partner for the UK and we have a broad relationship including on Defence. The Ministry of Defence routinely conducts bilateral Defence engagement with the Israel Defense Forces, the Palestinian Authority, and the US, as par...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordOded BasyukMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26299More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he met General Oded Basyuk of the Israel Defense Forces in January 2025.
Answer: No.
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael Defense ForcesMinistry of DefenceTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he last met a General of the Israel Defense Forces.
Answer: The Secretary of State for Defence last met with a General of the Israel Defense Forces on Friday 2 August 2024, during a visit to hold an introductory meeting with the Israeli Defence Minister, and discuss efforts to reduce the risk of escalation in the ...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael Defense ForcesMinistry of DefenceTabled 23 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 26014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when a General of the Israel Defense Forces last visited his Department.
Answer: The last visit to the Ministry of Defence by a General of the Israel Defense Forces took place on Wednesday 22 January 2024, by Major General Oded Basyuk.
Answered 28 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordChina: UyghursForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24879More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Thai counterpart on reported plans to deport 43 Uyghur men to China.
Answer: The UK government is seriously concerned about reports that detained Uyghurs in Thailand are at risk of imminent refoulment.We have raised the issue directly with the Thai Government and continue to work closely with likeminded partners. We continue to ur...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Minority GroupsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24878More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) humanitarian and (b) security situation for (i) Orthodox Christians and (ii) other minority communities in Gaza.
Answer: The UK has always been clear that an immediate ceasefire is just the first step towards a lasting solution to this crisis. We remain focused on pushing for an end to the devastating violence in Gaza, protecting civilians, ensuring the release of all hosta...
Answered 27 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAlaa Abd El-FattahForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 24877More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, on how many occasions a representative of the Government has raised the case of Alaa Abd el-Fattah with the Egyptian government since December 2021.
Answer: The UK remains committed to securing Alaa Abd El-Fattah's release so he can be reunited with his family. The Foreign Secretary has repeatedly raised Mr El-Fattah's case with the Egyptian Foreign Minister, most recently during his visit to Egypt on 23 Janu...
Answered 28 Jan 2025
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