Edward Leigh MP: written questions

Written questions

• China: Overseas InvestmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 31 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 42394More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to monitor UK funding in the People's Republic of China; and how much has been allocated to the provinces of (a) Tibet and (b) Xinjiang.

  Answer: As an open economy, the Government welcomes foreign trade and investment where it supports growth and jobs in the UK, meets our stringent legal and regulatory requirements, and does not compromise our national security.The Government expects all UK busine...

  Answered 8 Apr 2025

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• Defence: Manufacturing IndustriesMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 901271More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he plans to take to help increase levels of defence manufacturing.

  Answer: Our UK industry partners are at the heart of our One Defence approach. This Government is committed to supporting defence manufacturing in the UK and will bring forward a Defence Industrial Strategy which ensures the imperatives of national security and a...

  Answered 18 Nov 2024

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• Business RatesTreasuryTabled 24 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 900988More

  Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of abolishing business rates.

  Answer: The government will create a fairer business rates system that protects the high-street, supports investment, and is fit for the 21st century. Autumn Budget 2024 announced the first steps including an intention to introduce permanently lower multipliers f...

  Answered 31 Oct 2024

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• Egypt: CoptsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10039More

  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 recent reports of violence against Coptic Christians in Egypt.

  Answer: The UK will champion freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) for all, including through the UN, G7, in multilateral fora and in bilateral relationships. No one should live in fear because of what they do or do not believe in. The Egyptian Government has stat...

  Answered 31 Oct 2024

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• Respiratory Syncytial Virus: VaccinationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9121More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of age-based eligibility criteria for the respiratory syncytial virus vaccine.

  Answer: In June 2023, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) suggested an initial respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) programme to potentially vaccinate a cohort aged from 75 to 79 years old, and then for those turning 75 years old in subsequent...

  Answered 21 Oct 2024

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• Francesca AlbaneseForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9120More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department have (i) met and (ii) had discussions with UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese.

  Answer: I am not aware of any recent meetings by FCDO Ministers or senior officials with UNSR Francesca Albanese. The Foreign Secretary regularly engages with UN representatives to discuss aspects of shared interests and concerns. Minister Dodds and I met Sigrid ...

  Answered 24 Oct 2024

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• Transport: East MidlandsDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 900489More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to increase transport connectivity between the East Midlands and London.

  Answer: This government is undertaking an internal review of the department’s capital spend portfolio which will support the development of our new long-term strategy for transport infrastructure. We are working at pace to improve transport provision across the c...

  Answered 10 Oct 2024

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