Priti Patel MP: written questions
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Cost EffectivenessForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2024 to Question 18362 on Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Cost Effectiveness, when he expects to be in a position to provi
Answer: The Department expects to have finalised savings plans by April 2025.
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHong Kong: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of recent trends in the prevalence of human right abuses in Hong Kong] and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of such instances
Answer: China's imposition of the National Security Law on Hong Kong has seen opposition stifled and dissent criminalised. The UK continues to call for the National Security Law to be repealed and for an end to the prosecution of all individuals charged under it,...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordChina: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of recent trends in the prevalence of human right abuses in China; and if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of such instances on
Answer: People across China face widespread restrictions and violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms. China continues to persecute and arbitrarily detain Uyghurs and Tibetans, restrict civil society and independent media, and target human rights defen...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: WomenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22597More
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 decision by the Taliban to prohibit women and girls from undertaking midwifery and nursing c
Answer: The UK is deeply concerned at reports of a ban on women accessing medical training in Afghanistan, including midwifery education. We have released a statement strongly condemning the decision and officials from the Doha-based UK Mission to Afghanistan hav...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: Women's RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with his international counterparts to promote the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan.
Answer: We have repeatedly condemned Taliban restrictions on women and girls' rights, including through UN Security Council and Human Rights Council resolutions and, most recently, at a G7+ meeting of Special Representatives in Geneva on 16 December. As the Forei...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22595More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to provide humanitarian (a) assistance and (b) aid to Afghanistan.
Answer: The UK is taking a leading role in the humanitarian response to the people of Afghanistan and has provided over 2.7 million people with humanitarian assistance in financial year 2023/24. The FCDO is planning £161 million of funding to Afghanistan this fin...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordListed Places of Worship Grant Scheme: EssexDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, who the recipients were of grants from the Listed Places of Worship Scheme in Essex since 2001; and how much each recipient received.
Answer: Due to a change in the grant administrator, the Department only has such data from August 2022, since then, the Department has paid 351 grants to 135 individual listed places of worship in Essex to a total value of £1,129,393.
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: InfrastructureMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2024 to Question 18359 on Cabinet Office: Infrastructure, which existing projects will count towards the target of 150 major infrastructure
Answer: I refer the right hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 18359 on 18 December 2024.As of 29 January 2025, 9 such projects have already been determined in this Parliament, there are 12 projects that are currently due for decision, and another 15 h...
Answered 29 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordHong Kong: DemonstrationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to the (a) Chinese Government and (b) authorities in Hong Kong on reports of the Hong Kong Police offering rewards for the arrests of pro-dem
Answer: The Foreign Secretary issued a statement on 24 December condemning the Hong Kong police's latest arrest warrants and calling on Beijing to repeal the National Security Law. Senior British diplomats have raised these concerns directly with the Hong Kong an...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordCommonwealth Heads of Government MeetingForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to implement the measures agreed in the Leaders’ Statement and Samoa Communique at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting on 26 Octo
Answer: The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Leaders' Statement and Communique focused on the need to build societal, democratic, environmental and economic resilience across the Commonwealth. The UK is taking these commitments forward, including by worki...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: Hay'at Tahrir Al-ShamForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what contacts his Department has had with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Syria.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary met the interim Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Shaibani in Riyadh on 12 January, where he discussed the importance of an inclusive political transition and regional security. Senior Foreign Office officials have recently travelled to ...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21595More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations his Department has received from the Government of Mauritius on the UK and Mauritius Joint Statement on the exercise of sovereignty over the Chagos Archi
Answer: The Governments of the UK and Mauritius issued a joint statement on 20 December setting out their continued commitment to finalising a treaty as quickly as possible, which will ensure the long-term, secure and effective operation of the existing base on D...
Answered 10 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSustainable DevelopmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the progress on delivery of each of the Sustainable Development Goals by (a) the UK and (b) other governments.
Answer: Despite significant international development gains over the last 40 years, the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2024 Report found that globally only 17 per cent of the SDG targets with assessable data were on track to be achieved by 20...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBrazil: G20Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21593More
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 proposals from Brazil during their Presidency of the G20 for an 18th Sustainable Development
Answer: The UK is a long-standing supporter of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as agreed in 2015, including Goal 10: Reducing Inequality, which covers racial inequalities.The UK and Brazil share an ambition to break down barriers to opportunity and ta...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSouth Africa: G20Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21592More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his South African counterpart on that country's objectives for the G20 Presidency.
Answer: The UK welcomes South Africa's G20 presidency; the first African presidency. During the Foreign Secretary's visit to South Africa in November 2024 to co-chair the UK-South Africa strategic dialogue, he met Foreign Minister Lamola to discuss South Africa's...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Integrated Security FundCabinet OfficeTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21591More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the funding level of the Integrated Security Fund will be in (a) 2025/26 and (b) each of the following five years.
Answer: The ISF funding level in 2025/26 will be published shortly. Funding levels for future years will be considered as part of the second phase of the Spending Review.
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21590More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answers of 6 December 2024 to Question 16721 and of 9 December 2024 to Question 16720 on British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty, for what reason he was u
Answer: Discussions between the UK and Mauritius on the future exercise of sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory remain ongoing. It is not appropriate to provide a running commentary on engagement between UK and Mauritian officials. As set out in th...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Bases: Diego GarciaTreasuryTabled 3 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21589More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 22 November 2024 to Question 14333 on Diego Garcia: Military Bases, which Departments will incur the costs of the (a) lease of the military base, (b) economic partnership and (c) Chagossian
Answer: The UK-Mauritius treaty enabling the continued operation of the base on Diego Garcia is still subject to finalisation and signature. Financial obligations arising from this agreement, including departmental budgetary responsibilities, will be managed resp...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordA12: EssexDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18366More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 6 December 2024 to Question 16758 on A12: Essex, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of delays to the implementation of the A12 widening Scheme on (a) the economy, (
Answer: As set out in the Fixing the Foundations policy paper, this government has inherited £22bn worth of unfunded pressures from the previous government, including £2.9bn of unfunded transport commitments. There has not been a spending review since 2021. It wa...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordChagossiansForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will list the meetings (a) he and his Ministers and (b) officials have had with representatives of the Chagossian community since 5 July 2024.
Answer: I met members of the Chagossian community on 30 September and 3 October. Officials are also in regular contact with Chagossians on a range of issues. There are a large number of Chagossian groups with a spectrum of views. We will continue efforts to engag...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what cash levels of Official Development Assistance he plans to provide in each of the next five financial years.
Answer: Our mission is to build partnerships to help create a world free from poverty on a liveable planet. The UK's development spending is central to achieving this mission.The FCDO's planned Official Development Assistance (ODA) programme budget, including the...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: ContractsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what third party contracts are scheduled for commissioning from 2025/26; and what estimate he has made of the value of each such contract.
Answer: The FCDO publishes a bi-annual pipeline of projects and the most recent one was in October 2024, available here: [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fcdo-commercial-pipeline-october-2024]
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Cost EffectivenessForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18362More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) productivity, (b) efficiencies and (c) savings he plans to make to meet the 2% target for departmental productivity, efficiencies and savings; how much of his budget
Answer: The Department's 25/26 2 percent productivity, efficiency and savings target applies to the non-ODA RDEL budget of £1,798 million (excluding funding ringfenced for a voluntary exit scheme and funds drawn down from prior year capital receipts). The core FC...
Answered 20 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEnergy: InfrastructureDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to Plan for Change: Milestones for mission-led government, published on 5 December 2024, CP 1210, what energy infrastructure projects are under consideration; and whether the N
Answer: The Planning Inspectorate website states that the Norwich to Tilbury project is at the pre-application stage, and that the application is expected to be submitted for examination between June and August 2025. Information can be found here https://national...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordTransport: InfrastructureDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18360More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Plan for Change: Milestones for mission-led government, published on 5 December 2024, CP 1210, what transport infrastructure projects are under consideration; and whether the (a) A12 Widening
Answer: The government’s 'Plan for Change' sets out that, through reforms and rule changes, 150 planning decisions on major infrastructure projects would be fast-tracked by the end of this Parliament. Rather than specifying schemes at this stage, this is about se...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
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