Joshua Reynolds MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Homicide: Victim Support SchemesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 9913More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what financial contribution her Department has made to the Victim Support Homicide Service in each of the last three financial years.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that families bereaved by homicide abroad receive the support they need. As part of this, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office provides a contribution towards the overall £5.5 million funding of the Na...
Answered 19 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: Global Polio Eradication InitiativeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of changes to Official Development Assistance funding for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative on (a) progr
Answer: Global health remains one of the key priorities of our development work. The UK will continue supporting polio eradication through our flexible core funding to the World Health Organization (WHO). Our £248 million contribution will help sustain essential ...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: Global Polio Eradication InitiativeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 126356More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to meet the UK's commitments under the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, in the context of revisions to the Official Development Assist
Answer: Global health remains one of the key priorities of our development work. The UK will continue supporting polio eradication through our flexible core funding to the World Health Organization (WHO). Our £248 million contribution will help sustain essential ...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Personnel ManagementForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 23 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115315More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many directors with responsibility for human resources are employed across her Department and its executive agencies; and how many of those directors hold professional HR
Answer: Information on which directors within the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and its executive agencies hold professional HR qualifications, including CIPD or equivalent, is not held centrally. Identifying this would require requests across nume...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordRoyal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead: State VisitsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104390More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when his Department will reimburse the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead for the £350,000 in costs incurred supporting the delivery of three state visits in 2025 in lin
Answer: The costs of State Visits have historically been shared across a number of departments and agencies. The allocation of costs for visits hosted at Windsor Castle is currently under review, and we will keep the Hon Member informed on the outcome.
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBritish Council: LoansForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100199More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made a value-for-money assessment of the British Council loan issued during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer I provided on 13 October in response to question 906060, and to the oral evidence provided to the Foreign Affairs Committee on 9 December by the Permanent Under-Secretary to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Of...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Council: LoansForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100198More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the British Council’s capacity to meet its Covid-era loan repayments on staffing levels and the closure of
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer I provided on 13 October in response to question 906060, and to the oral evidence provided to the Foreign Affairs Committee on 9 December by the Permanent Under-Secretary to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Of...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Council: LoansForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment the Department has made of the potential impact of the Covid-era loan repayment obligations on the British Council’s ability to maintain its global network an
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer I provided on 13 October in response to question 906060, and to the oral evidence provided to the Foreign Affairs Committee on 9 December by the Permanent Under-Secretary to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Of...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: Disaster ReliefForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what criteria her Department uses to determine the level of UK humanitarian assistance in response to natural disasters in developing countries.
Answer: The level of UK humanitarian assistance provided in response to a natural disaster will be based on a number of factors, including the vulnerability of the affected population, capacity of the affected country's government to respond, the number of people...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: Disaster ReliefForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of the overseas development assistance budget was allocated to rapid disaster response in developing countries in 2024-25.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 26 November in response to Question 92339.
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSri Lanka: StormsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99467More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions her Department has had with the (a) World Bank, (b) International Monetary Fund and (c) Asian Development Bank on financial support for Sri Lanka's po
Answer: The level of UK humanitarian assistance provided in response to a natural disaster will be based on a number of factors, including the vulnerability of the affected population, capacity of the affected country's government to respond, the number of people...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSri Lanka: StormsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department plans to provide additional funding to Sri Lanka beyond the initial humanitarian assistance announced in response to Cyclone Ditwah.
Answer: The level of UK humanitarian assistance provided in response to a natural disaster will be based on a number of factors, including the vulnerability of the affected population, capacity of the affected country's government to respond, the number of people...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSri Lanka: StormsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much UK humanitarian assistance was provided to Sri Lanka following Cyclone Ditwah in November 2025.
Answer: The level of UK humanitarian assistance provided in response to a natural disaster will be based on a number of factors, including the vulnerability of the affected population, capacity of the affected country's government to respond, the number of people...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 72654More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a diplomatic humanitarian convoy to facilitate the delivery of aid through the Rafah Crossing; and what recent discussi
Answer: The political and security conditions in Gaza are not currently suitable for the deployment of diplomatic convoys and escorts. Israel must allow the full range of humanitarian relief supplies to enter and be distributed within Gaza via all crossings and r...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
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