Monica Harding MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
Sudan: Crimes against HumanityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2026AnsweredUIN 11320More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress has been made by the Sudan Atrocity Prevention Coalition to ensure justice for the people of Sudan.
Answer: The UK-launched Coalition on Atrocity Prevention and Justice in Sudan brings together international partners to support justice, accountability, and local peacebuilding and protection efforts in Sudan, including calling for the protection of civilians whe...
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Original Parliament recordGlobal Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and MalariaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 122631More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of allocating the majority of the UK’s pledge to the Eighth Replenishment of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tubercu
Answer: The Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocations announced by the Foreign Secretary on 19 March take a strategic, multi‑year approach, which will provide greater predictability and support effective planning by our partners, including multilateral or...
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSyria: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120235More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure unrestricted humanitarian access to civilian populations affected by recent military operations in North-East Syria.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Written Ministerial Statement I made to the House on 28 January 2026. I can assure her that we continue to raise the protection of Kurdish civilians and other minority communities, as well as the importance of accountability ...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSyria: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120234More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking through diplomatic channels to ensure accountability for attacks on civilian populations in North-East Syria.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Written Ministerial Statement I made to the House on 28 January 2026. I can assure her that we continue to raise the protection of Kurdish civilians and other minority communities, as well as the importance of accountability ...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSyria: KurdsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120233More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to the Syrian interim government on constitutional protections for the political, cultural and linguistic rights of Kurdish communities as p
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Written Ministerial Statement I made to the House on 28 January 2026. I can assure her that we continue to raise the protection of Kurdish civilians and other minority communities, as well as the importance of accountability ...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordSaudi Arabia: Capital PunishmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120232More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations her Department has made to the Government of Saudi Arabia regarding (a) the reported increase in executions in 2024 and 2025, (b) the execution of
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 11 December in response to Question 97116.
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBritish Council: CorrespondenceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113203More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many letters relating to the British Council were received by her Department in each year from 2019 to 2024, and what proportion received a substantive response in each y
Answer: Details of ministerial meetings with external individuals and organisations are routinely published by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on a quarterly basis. The requested data on correspondence could only be collated and verified for the ...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBritish CouncilForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113202More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many meetings her predecessors held with the Chief Executive or Chair of the British Council in each calendar year from 2019 to 2025.
Answer: Details of ministerial meetings with external individuals and organisations are routinely published by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on a quarterly basis. The requested data on correspondence could only be collated and verified for the ...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSudan: GoldForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the United Kingdom’s sanctions regime relating to Sudan in preventing gold originating from that country from entering UK
Answer: The trade of illicit gold funds conflict, undermines the rule of law, and perpetuates human rights abuses. Gold extraction and smuggling operations represent a significant loss to Sudan and undermine effective resource governance. The UK Government engage...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSudan: GoldForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112954More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information her Department holds on the potential risk of gold imported into the United Kingdom via Switzerland originating from conflict-affected areas of Sudan, includ
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 4 December 2025 in response to Question 95190.
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSudan: GoldForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made representations to her United Arab Emirates counterpart on reports of gold originating from Sudan being exported to, processed in and re-exported from th
Answer: The trade of illicit gold funds conflict, undermines the rule of law, and perpetuates human rights abuses. Gold extraction and smuggling operations represent a significant loss to Sudan and undermine effective resource governance. The UK Government engage...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordIndependent Commission for Aid ImpactForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109722More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of the long-term (a) funding, (b) staffing and (c) remit of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI); and whether s
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Minister for Development's appearance before the International Development Committee on 20 January, where she addressed issues around the future of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) at length. Decisions on how ...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordChina and Russia: BroadcastingForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Department has assessed trends in global audience reach for state-controlled international broadcasters based in (a) Russia and (b) China over the last 10 years.
Answer: Details of funding and audience reach for the BBC World Service are published in the BBC's Annual Report and Accounts, available on the organisation's website. We do not centrally collate the equivalent data for Russian and Chinese state broadcasters.
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBBC World ServiceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89126More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the BBC World Service's global weekly audience figures were from 2015 to 2025 inclusive.
Answer: Details of funding and audience reach for the BBC World Service are published in the BBC's Annual Report and Accounts, available on the organisation's website. We do not centrally collate the equivalent data for Russian and Chinese state broadcasters.
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBBC World Service: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89125More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what was the budget allocation for the BBC World Service in each year from 2015 to 2025 inclusive.
Answer: Details of funding and audience reach for the BBC World Service are published in the BBC's Annual Report and Accounts, available on the organisation's website. We do not centrally collate the equivalent data for Russian and Chinese state broadcasters.
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHumanitarian Aid: NutritionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83690More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what is the breakdown of financial (a) commitments and (b) disbursements in relation to the UK’s 2021 Nutrition for Growth pledge to spend at least £1.5 billion on nutrition
Answer: Since 2010, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has reported on its nutrition-related spend across our Official Development Assistance (ODA). The latest available report captures data up to 2023 and shows that FCDO dispersed over 40 ...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHumanitarian Aid: NutritionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83689More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department plans to deliver the full financial value of the UK’s 2021 Nutrition for Growth pledge.
Answer: Since 2010, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has reported on its nutrition-related spend across our Official Development Assistance (ODA). The latest available report captures data up to 2023 and shows that FCDO dispersed over 40 ...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHumanitarian Aid: NutritionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure (a) transparency and (b) accountability in nutrition spending following its decision to discontinue reporting on the 2021 N
Answer: Since 2010, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has reported on its nutrition-related spend across our Official Development Assistance (ODA). The latest available report captures data up to 2023 and shows that FCDO dispersed over 40 ...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: UK Integrated Security FundForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 16 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77902More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to address the conflict in Sudan through the Integrated Security Fund.
Answer: Through the Integrated Security Fund, we are providing over £500,000 of funding to projects focused on conflict and security dynamics which support our diplomatic and humanitarian response. In addition, we have also committed £120 million of new funding t...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76185More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the priorities of her Department with respect to international development have altered since the Government reshuffle.
Answer: The Government's current priorities for international development remain the same as set out by the Minister for Development in her letters to the International Development Committee, the latest of which can be found here: [committees.parliament.uk/public...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76182More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the funding available in September for Emergency Response Rooms in Sudan.
Answer: The UK is third largest humanitarian donor to the crisis in Sudan. We recognise the vital role played by Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs) and Mutual Aid Groups (MAGs) in delivering life-saving assistance across hard-to-reach areas of the country. As one of...
Answered 25 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: WaterForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74438More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with international counterparts on compliance with international humanitarian law in relation to access of Gazan civilians to water.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer I gave on 6 August to Question 67532.
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: CholeraForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74437More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the cholera response in Sudan.
Answer: The conflict in Sudan and the widespread destruction of sanitation and health services has caused a devastating cholera outbreak with more than 100,000 cases and 2,500 deaths since July 2024. More than 33.5 million people are at risk across all 18 states....
Answered 25 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65497More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms.
Answer: At the April London Sudan Conference, the Foreign Secretary announced £120 million for this financial year, which will deliver life-saving services to more than 650,000 people. A portion of this uplift provides support to local responders both through the...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Conflict: GoldForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 65496More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Swiss counterparts on preventing the international trade in conflict gold illicitly mined in Africa.
Answer: Switzerland is crucial to tackling the illicit gold trade as it is a key global gold refining centre, home to the largest gold refiners in the world, and one of the global leaders in implementing multilateral gold standards. The Foreign Secretary has enga...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
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