Julian Lewis MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
BBC World ServiceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61482More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Executive Order entitled Continuing the reduction in the elements of the Federal bureaucracy, published by the President of the United States of America on
Answer: We are aware that the US has announced significant changes to the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), with impacts on media outlets including Voice of America. This is a matter for the US. On the future, I can't get ahead of the allocations process, but F...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNATO: USAForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37108More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the willingness of the US administration to (a) consult with and (b) include in peace negotiations representatives of (i) the UK, (ii) F
Answer: We share the US administration's desire to bring this war to an end. As the Prime Minister has said, we warmly welcome the agreement reached between the US and Ukraine in Saudi Arabia on 11 March.We are regularly engaging with the US, together with other ...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRussia: UkraineForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) Russian advocacy of and (b) US support for holding elections in Ukraine as part of any agreement
Answer: It is for Ukraine to decide when and how to hold elections. On 19 February, the Prime Minister spoke to President Zelenskyy and reiterated his ongoing support and recognition of him as Ukraine's democratically elected leader. Ukraine's laws are clear that...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Military AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment with the Secretary of State for Defence of the potential merits of appointing a cross-departmental co-ordination unit to oversee efforts to (a)
Answer: In September 2024, the Government announced a new joint Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and Ministry of Defence Ukraine Unit, led by the Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary. This Unit integrates expertise across the two departments and he...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBBC Monitoring and BBC World Service: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28444More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information his Department holds on how much and what proportion of the annual budgets of the BBC (a) World Service and (b) Monitoring Service are funded by FCDO; and wh
Answer: The Government provides approximately one-third of the funding for the BBC World Service, with the remainder funded from the BBC Licence Fee. The BBC are operationally and editorially independent and set the budget for the World Service. The Foreign, Comm...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMozambique: Humanitarian Situation and Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19219More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in Mozambique on (a) violence perpetrated against Christians by Islamic extremists in Cabo Delgado and (b) the effectiveness
Answer: The UK is committed to working multilaterally and bilaterally to defend Freedom of Religion or Belief around the world. In Mozambique, the UK regularly engages with authorities and religious leaders both in the capital (Maputo) and northern Mozambique (Ca...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBBC Monitoring and BBC World Service: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to paragraph 4.44 of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, published on 30 October 2024, whether any of the additional funding allocated to the BBC World Service wil
Answer: The Autumn Budget 2024 announced a government grant funding uplift for the BBC World Service in 2025-26. The uplift is for the BBC World Service only, ensuring it can continue to operate in 42 languages and helping to maintain its crisis response capabili...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 11219More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help end violations of freedom of religion or belief in Afghanistan.
Answer: The Government continues to call for the human rights of all Afghans to be protected, including the freedom of religion or belief, and we regularly press the Taliban on this through our Doha based UK Mission to Afghanistan. Ministers and officials also en...
Answered 31 Oct 2024
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