Chris Law MP: written questions 2024
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Written questions
Israel: F-35 AircraftForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 5587More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential risk of UK-made parts for the F-35 fighter aircraft that are re-exported to Israel being used in violations of internation
Answer: As set out in the Foreign Secretary's statement to Parliament on 2 September 2024, following consideration of the detailed International Humanitarian Law (IHL) assessment, he concluded, and the Secretary of State for Business and Trade agreed, that there ...
Answered 9 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordClimate Change: FinanceDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4747More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps the Government is taking to support negotiations to agree an ambitious New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance at COP29.
Answer: Delivering an ambitious outcome on the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) is critical to ensure we can deliver towards the ambition of the Paris Agreement. The UK is committed to working together with all Parties to agree a new climate finance goal tha...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordClimate Change: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4746More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of the £40 million pledged to the Loss and Damage Fund has been disbursed; and what his Department’s priorities are for loss and damage funding.
Answer: At COP28 the UK pledged up to £40 million in funding for the newly established Fund for responding to Loss and Damage (FrLD). UK officials are working with other members of the FrLD board, the World Bank and civil society, to quickly establish an efficien...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: Climate ChangeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4745More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of his Department’s international climate finance was allocated to fragile and conflict-affected states in (a) 2023-24, (b) 2022-23 and (c) 2021-22.
Answer: UK International Climate Finance (ICF) is delivered through a range of multilateral, multi-donor and bilateral programmes, many of which operate across more than one country. Including only bilateral programmes that operate in identified fragile and confl...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: Climate ChangeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4744More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to track the delivery of climate finance to (a) least developed countries, (b) fragile and conflict-affected states and (c) small island d
Answer: We are working through the UK co-chaired Taskforce on Access to Climate Finance, which includes the new UK-funded Centre for Access to Climate Finance, and through the UK-convened Climate & Development Ministerial process to press for better tracking ...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: Climate ChangeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish his Department's plan for meeting its international climate finance targets in the 2025-26 financial year.
Answer: All spending plans will be determined through the ongoing spending review process.
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordAid Workers: Crimes of ViolenceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to implement the recommendations of the 15th Special Report of Session 2017-19 of the International Development Committee on Tackling violence against aid wo
Answer: The UK welcomed the IDC's report on Tackling violence against aid workers. Its recommendations are closely aligned with the UK's approach to this issue. This includes multi-year funding for the International NGO Safety Organization to support risk analysi...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordAid Workers: Crimes of ViolenceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4741More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help (a) support the safety of and (b) increase accountability for attacks on humanitarian workers.
Answer: The FCDO supports the safety of humanitarian workers by investing in protective measures that our partners need to safely work, championing International Humanitarian Law, and using UK seats at key multilateral fora to raise awareness and promote accounta...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordConditions of EmploymentDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4740More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the planned Fair Work Agency will take to strengthen the enforcement of workplace rights.
Answer: The current system of employment rights is fragmented and confusing for workers and businesses alike. We are creating the Fair Work Agency to deliver a much-needed upgrade to enforcement of workers’ rights. It will bring together existing enforcement func...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordConditions of Employment: Chronic IllnessesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he plans to take through new employment rights legislation to help tackle challenges for people with (a) multiple sclerosis and (b) other fluctuating conditions in the workplace.
Answer: The Government has been clear that it will consult extensively with a wide range of stakeholders when developing new employment rights legislation. That will include those representing people with multiple sclerosis. The Government has set out its immedia...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordConditions of Employment: Multiple SclerosisDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4738More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he plans to take with Cabinet colleagues to (a) engage and (b) consult with people with multiple sclerosis when developing new employment rights legislation.
Answer: The Government has been clear that it will consult extensively with a wide range of stakeholders when developing new employment rights legislation. That will include those representing people with multiple sclerosis. The Government has set out its immedia...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordStatutory Sick PayDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Labour Party's publication entitled Labour’s plan to make work pay: Delivering a new deal for working people, published in May 2024, whether she plans to incorporate (a) that plan
Answer: This Government is committed to delivering the Plan to Make Work Pay in full and updating Britain's employment protections, so they are fit for our modern economy and the future of work. As set out in the Plan to Make to Work Pay we are committed to stren...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployment: Multiple SclerosisDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department plans to take to help ensure that people with multiple sclerosis are (a) treated fairly and (b) supported at work.
Answer: The Government has ambitious plans relating to employment, including disability employment, and we will be setting this out through a forthcoming White Paper, the Employment Rights Bill and the Equality (Race and Disability) Bill. We know that there is mo...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: DisabilityDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to implement the proposals outlined in the consultation entitled Modernising support for independent living: the health and disability green paper, published in April 2024.
Answer: The consultation on Modernising support for independent living: the health and disability green paper ran for 12 weeks and closed on Monday 22 July. The Department received over 16,000 responses to the consultation. This demonstrates the depth of feeling ...
Answered 16 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordAzerbaijan: PrisonersForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Azerbaijani counterpart on (a) arbitrary detainment of prisoners in Azerbaijan and (b) reports of human rights abuses in prisons i
Answer: The UK government remains concerned at reports of serious allegations of severe acts of ill-treatment and torture in prisons in Azerbaijan. We continue to urge the authorities to ensure that those in detention are treated with humanity and respect for the...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordAzerbaijan: PrisonersForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of (a) arbitrary detainment of prisoners in Azerbaijan and (b) reports of human
Answer: The UK government remains concerned by reports of serious allegations of severe acts of ill-treatment and torture in prisons in Azerbaijan. In line with international human rights law, we continue to urge the authorities to ensure those in detention are: ...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGubad IbadoghluForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has taken recent steps to secure the release of Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu from detention in Azerbaijan.
Answer: Since Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu's arrest in July 2023, the UK has consistently advocated for appropriate medical access and treatment, and the right to a fair legal process. Following his arrest, the UK released a joint statement with the US, France and Germany ...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordGubad IbadoghluForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Azerbaijani counterpart on the detention of Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu in Baku.
Answer: Since Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu's arrest in July 2023, the UK has consistently advocated for appropriate medical access and treatment, and the right to a fair legal process. Following his arrest, the UK released a joint statement with the US, France and Germany ...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordAzerbaijan: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with his international counterparts to help safeguard human rights defenders in Azerbaijan (a) before, (b) during and (c) after COP29.
Answer: Along with our international partners, we continue to urge Azerbaijan to improve human rights protections for all its citizens. Azerbaijan's hosting of COP29 in November provides the country with an opportunity to demonstrate meaningful action in this reg...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordAzerbaijan: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the Azerbaijani government’s (a) human rights record and (b) treatment of political dissidents.
Answer: Along with our international partners, we continue to urge Azerbaijan to improve human rights protections for all its citizens. Azerbaijan's hosting of COP29 in November provides the country with an opportunity to demonstrate meaningful action in this reg...
Answered 17 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: Food Insecurity and NutritionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the report entitled The state of food security and nutrition in the world 2024 by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, published in
Answer: We are harnessing more and better-deployed finance for food, agriculture and nutrition. At the G20 Development Ministers Meeting in July, I announced the UK would join the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty to work in partnership to unlock much ne...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordFood InsecurityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 2941More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the report entitled The state of food security and nutrition in the world 2024 by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, published in
Answer: The UK, the UN and other states use the findings of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report extensively. The persisting high levels of food insecurity and malnutrition are concerning. We are committed to addressing these, working alon...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPalestinians: Recognition of StatesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1507More
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 Knesset's decision not to recognise a Palestinian state.
Answer: The UK's position remains the same, we are committed to recognising a Palestinian state as a key step in the path to a two-state solution. Palestinian statehood is the inalienable right of the Palestinian people. It is not in the gift of any neighbour and...
Answered 5 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordIsrael: International Humanitarian LawForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish his Department's legal advice on Israel's compliance with international humanitarian law.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary has committed to being transparent when making decisions on IHL assessments. As soon as the Foreign Secretary took office, he commissioned new advice on Israel's compliance with IHL, in the context of the war in Gaza. This decision o...
Answered 8 Aug 2024
Original Parliament recordGaza: WaterForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 618More
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 Oxfam report entitled Water War Crimes, published on 18 July 2024.
Answer: International Humanitarian Law provides for the protection of civilians and civilian objects, which includes water supply. Israel must take steps working with humanitarian agencies to fully restore water supplies and to significantly increase the flow of ...
Answered 25 Jul 2024
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