Diane Abbott MP: written questions

Written questions

• Pupils: Ethnic GroupsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 904608More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure equality of opportunity for black school students.

  Answer: All children and young people should have every opportunity to succeed, no matter who they are or where they are from. Our work to deliver the Opportunity Mission aims to improve opportunities for all children and young people across the country. High and...

  Answered 16 Jun 2025

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• Defence: FinanceTreasuryTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56144More

  Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding has been transferred from the international aid to the defence budget in cash terms.

  Answer: In February this year, the Prime Minister announced that NATO qualifying defence spending will increase to 2.5% GDP by 2027-28. It will be fully funded by reducing Official Development Assistance (ODA) from 0.5% to 0.3% GNI by the same year. Further detai...

  Answered 10 Jun 2025

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• Defence: FinanceTreasuryTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56143More

  Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding has been transferred from the aid budget to the defence budget.

  Answer: In February this year, the Prime Minister announced that NATO qualifying defence spending will increase to 2.5% GDP by 2027-28. It will be fully funded by reducing Official Development Assistance (ODA) from 0.5% to 0.3% GNI by the same year. Further detai...

  Answered 10 Jun 2025

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• Occupied Territories: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14577More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the United Nations Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied

  Answer: We have considered the report. The Government has been clear since day one that International Humanitarian Law (IHL) must be upheld, and civilians protected. The UK supports Israel’s right to self-defence, but it must do this in accordance with internatio...

  Answered 27 Nov 2024

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