David Mundell MP: written questions
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Iran: YemenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the ongoing situation in Iran on the conflict in Yemen.
Answer: The UK was clear from the outset of the conflict with Iran that we did not want to see it escalate and spread to other countries in the region, including Yemen, where more than 22 million people are already in need in of humanitarian assistance and 18.3 m...
Answered 14 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDemocratic Republic of Congo: Conflict ResolutionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123601More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking with international partners and the Democratic Republic of Congo help bring lasting peace in that country.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the report on GOV.UK from the Minister of State for Development's recent visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, available at the link below: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-reaffirms-commitment-to-peace-protection-an...
Answered 14 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordFood and NutritionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which of the Communities of Expertise announced by the Minister for International Development will cover food and nutrition.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer provided to question 89032 on 10 November 2025 regarding the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) approach to tackling food insecurity and malnutrition around the world.We will carefully consider th...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordMalnutritionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 123599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will adopt the recommendations of the Report by the Eleanor Crook Foundation entitled UK Leadership on Malnutrition, A building block for security and stability.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer provided to question 89032 on 10 November 2025 regarding the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) approach to tackling food insecurity and malnutrition around the world.We will carefully consider th...
Answered 13 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: HIV/AIDSForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121299More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will set out the Government's negotiating priorities will be at the UN High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS in June 2026; and whether the Government plans to ensure that the
Answer: The High-Level Meeting comes at a critical moment for the global HIV response and offers an opportunity to reaffirm international commitments to end AIDS for good. The UK has endorsed the Global AIDS Strategy 2026-2031 and will work to ensure the politica...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: HIV/AIDSForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121298More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government plans to raise access to long-acting injectable HIV prevention and treatment technologies in low and middle-income countries at the UN High-Level Meeti
Answer: The High-Level Meeting comes at a critical moment for the global HIV response and offers an opportunity to reaffirm international commitments to end AIDS for good. The UK has endorsed the Global AIDS Strategy 2026-2031 and will work to ensure the politica...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDSForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121297More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations the UK plans to make at the UN High-Level Meeting on HIV/AIDS in June 2026.
Answer: The High-Level Meeting comes at a critical moment for the global HIV response and offers an opportunity to reaffirm international commitments to end AIDS for good. The UK has endorsed the Global AIDS Strategy 2026-2031 and will work to ensure the politica...
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDiseases: DiscriminationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the new anti-stigma programmes commissioned across trusts will be delivered in partnership with voluntary and community sector organisations with lived experience expertise, and
Answer: As part of the blood borne virus (BBV) emergency department opt-out testing programme, NHS England currently promotes and funds HIV peer support services in partnership with voluntary and community sector organisations, recognising the role of lived-exper...
Answered 14 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121295More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the £5 million trial of HIV home testing through the NHS App will address the ASSIST study finding that postal testing uptake is higher among White and affluent populations, risking widening in
Answer: The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) home testing programme has engaged directly with the ASSIST research team to understand the risks of open access, first come first served models. The insights from the ASSIST study are informing thinking not only for...
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: DiscriminationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to address the potential impact of HIV stigma on women, particularly Black African women and menopausal women.
Answer: On World AIDS Day, 1 December 2025, the Department published the new HIV Action Plan, which was developed in collaboration with UK Health Security Agency and NHS England. The plan is backed by over £170 million in funding and sets out five core priorities...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: Health EducationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise public awareness of Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U) through the £4.8 million HIV Prevention England programme.
Answer: The Department is investing £4.8 million from 2026 to 2029 in the newly procured National HIV Prevention England Programme, which will be delivered by a consortium of the Terrence Higgins Trust and the Africa Advocacy Foundation.One of the key aims of the...
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: SurveysDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to address the finding from the Positive Voices 2022 survey.
Answer: The Positive Voices survey is used to monitor levels of stigma and discrimination experienced by people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) within the health and social care system. The Positive Voices survey 2022 found that one in 13 people ha...
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: DiscriminationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to scale the HIV Confident initiative, to (a) all NHS trusts, (b) care homes, (c) dentists and (d) other health and social care settings.
Answer: On World AIDS Day, 1 December 2025, the Department published the new HIV Action Plan, which was developed in collaboration with the UK Health Security Agency and NHS England. The plan is backed by over £170 million in funding and sets out five core priori...
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHIV/AIDS: DiscriminationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 121290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if funding will be allocated to address HIV stigma.
Answer: On World AIDS Day, 1 December 2025, the Department published the new HIV Action Plan, which was developed in collaboration with the UK Health Security Agency and NHS England. The plan is backed by over £170 million in funding and sets out five core priori...
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordMiddle East: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 118708More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of running buses from Qatar to Oman for the purposes of repatriation.
Answer: The safety and security of British nationals is our top priority. On 3 March, the Foreign Secretary spoke to the House about the consular support available to individuals in the Middle East, and assisted departures have now taken place from both Oman and ...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHIV Infection: ScreeningScotland OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2026WithdrawnUIN 908002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he has had discussions with the First Minster of Scotland on HIV Testing Week.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordAbsent Voting: Postal ServicesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions he has had with the Royal Mail's on its ability to deliver outgoing and returned postal votes.
Answer: Officials in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government meet regularly with the Royal Mail to discuss matters relating to elections including capacity, capability and contingency planning.As part of the usual engagement ahead of the signifi...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAbsent Voting: Delivery ServicesSpeaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111094More
Question: To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what discussions he has had with the Royal Mail's on its ability to deliver outgoing and returned postal votes.
Answer: The Electoral Commission regularly engages with Royal Mail to consider the logistics and operational pressures of postal vote delivery, particularly in the run up to elections. This engagement informs the support the Commission provides to Returning Offic...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAfrica: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help tackle hunger and malnutrition across Africa through the Africa Strategy.
Answer: The UK's new Approach to Africa sets out how we are building respectful long-term partnerships with African countries to deliver shared priorities. Through our support for the Global Compact on Nutrition Integration, the Child Nutrition Fund, and other in...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Growth Deals: BorderlandsScotland OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026WithdrawnUIN 907183More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of progress in delivering the Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordNutrition for Growth SummitForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 906685More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to deliver the UK’s financial commitments from the Nutrition for Growth Summit 2021.
Answer: The UK’s longstanding commitment to addressing malnutrition was reaffirmed earlier this year at the Nutrition for Growth Summit.During that summit, we launched the Global Compact on Nutrition Integration and committed to continue integrating nutrition acr...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTickets: Price CapsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of protecting authorised sales of debenture tickets above face value in proposed legislation on ticket sales.
Answer: The government response to our consultation on the resale of live events tickets recognised that debenture schemes operate differently from one-off events tickets and allow venues to generate secure, up-front revenue that can be invested in bringing world...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCannabis: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 906544More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on departmental responsibility for cannabis-based medicinal products.
Answer: The Home Office leads on drug legislation and the Department of Health and Social Care and its Arm’s Length Bodies oversee healthcare and medicine regulation. This regulatory framework applies to all drugs under Schedules 1-5 of the Misuse of Drugs Regula...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLGBT Financial Recognition SchemeMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91315More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what monies he has allocated to fund publicity for the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme in order to ensure awareness of the Scheme.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is committed to ensuring that all eligible LGBT Veterans are made aware of the Financial Recognition Scheme. To this end, we have employed a range of communication channels, including social media platforms, partnerships with exter...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLGBT Financial Recognition SchemeMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91314More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the costs of operating the Impact Panel under the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme are; and whether the costs of operating the Impact Panel will be taken from the £75M allocated for reparations.
Answer: I am withholding the cost of operating the Impact Panel under the LGBT Financial Recognition Scheme as this information is commercial in confidence. None of the operating costs are taken from the £75 million allocated for making payments under the Scheme.
Answered 25 Nov 2025
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