Priti Patel MP: written questions
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Members: CorrespondenceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he will respond to the letter of 27 February 2025 from the House of Lords International Agreements Committee on the Review of Treaty Scrutiny.
Answer: A response was sent on 25 March 2025 and has now been published.
Answered 4 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, If he will publish the most recent latest draft of the proposed Treaty with Mauritius on the future sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory pbefore he signs that Tr
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the response given to her previous Questions 39402 and 39403 on the details of the treaty.
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMauritius: Marine Protected AreasForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2025 to Question 38979 on Mauritius: Marine Protected Areas, what will happen to the existing marine protected area when sovereignty is tra
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the response given to her previous Question 38979, which remains the same.
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDiego Garcia: Military BasesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41826More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2025 to Question 38978 on Diego Garcia: Military Bases, if he will publish a map of the proposed buffer zone around Diego Garcia when the U
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the response given to her previous Question 38978, which remains the same.
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41825More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 26 March 2025 to Question 39405 on British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty, on what date he plans to (a) sign the proposed treaty with Mauritius
Answer: Both sides remain committed to concluding a deal on the future of the Chagos Archipelago which protects the long-term effective operation of the joint UK-US base on Diego Garcia. We continue to engage with Mauritius and are not going to provide a running...
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41824More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 26 March 2025 to Question 39405 on British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty, whether the (a) legislation and (b) treaty will contain details of t
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the response given to her previous Questions 39402 and 39403 on the details of the treaty.
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the proposed treaty with Mauritius on the future sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory contains guarantees to support British Chagossians in visiting the
Answer: As we have previously said, we will work with Mauritius to start a new programme of visits for Chagossians to the Chagos Archipelago, including Diego Garcia.
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRed Sea: PiracyDepartment for TransportTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40471More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of trends in the level of threats to (a) freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and (b) British (i) vessels and (ii) personnel in 2025.
Answer: The majority of international shipping ceased operating through the Red Sea after Houthi attacks began in November 2023 and has not returned. My Department continues to provide advice to UK-flagged shipping in the region, and this is kept under regular re...
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHay'at Tahrir al-ShamForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to review the status of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham as a proscribed terrorist group.
Answer: The Government does not routinely comment on whether a group is being considered for proscription or de-proscription.
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUSA: Middle EastForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40469More
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 in the Middle East of the US's approach to (a) Iran, (b) the Houthis in Yemen and (c) Hamas.
Answer: We work closely with the US on all of our Middle East priorities and the Foreign Secretary has discussed the situation in the Middle East with Secretary Rubio on multiple occasions.We will continue to work with the US to advance regional peace and stabili...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordIran: TerrorismForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to prevent Iran from providing (a) weapons and (b) resources to terrorist proxies in the Middle East.
Answer: The Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary have both made clear to their Iranian counterparts that Iran must restrain its proxies and partners and cease providing them with weaponry and other resources.We will continue to work with our international par...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40467More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of allegations that (a) Hamas and (b) other terrorist and criminal groups have control over aid in Gaza.
Answer: We are aware of allegations from the Government of Israel that Hamas is using humanitarian aid for their own gain and have encouraged Israel to share any evidence of this with the UN/INGOs. We have not seen clear evidence of systematic aid diversion to Ha...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordIran: HamasForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the level of (a) support, (b) resources and (c) financing provided by Iran to Hamas.
Answer: Iran's support for Hamas is unacceptable and further destabilises regional stability and security. The Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary have reiterated to our Iranian counterparts that Iran must cease providing its proxies and partners with weapon...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: IsraelForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40465More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on securing phase 2 of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary recently spoke with US Secretary of State Rubio and Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff on how we can work together to secure a ceasefire in Gaza which sees the release of all remaining hostages. We are in close contact with the US Admin...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: HamasForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions (a) he has and (b) his ministerial colleagues have had with counterparts from countries in the Middle East on the ending of Hamas' role in the future governa
Answer: The Foreign Secretary welcomed the Arab initiative of a Recovery and Reconstruction Plan for Gaza, alongside Foreign Ministers of France, Germany and Italy on 8 March. Reconstruction efforts must be based upon a solid political and security framework that...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: IsraelForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will list which of his counterparts from countries in the Middle East region (a) he and (b) his ministerial colleagues have met with to discuss (i) the release of hosta
Answer: Securing an immediate ceasefire and the safe release of all hostages has been a priority for this government since the start of this conflict. We will not stop until they are all home.We thank Qatar, Egypt, and the US for their support in bringing these i...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDiplomatic Service: Trade PromotionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his speech to the British Chamber of Commerce on 20 March 2025, with which firms he has discussed seconding diplomats to; and for how long a diplomat will b
Answer: The FCDO's approach to driving growth is focusing on the EU, the US and China, and a range of other economically important markets, such as India and Japan. Our Heads of Mission have begun producing Strategic Economic Growth Plans, identifying top opportu...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDiplomatic Service: Trade PromotionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his speech to the British Chamber of Commerce on 20 March 2025, if he will make an estimate of the potential impact of each of the policies announced in tha
Answer: The FCDO's approach to driving growth is focusing on the EU, the US and China, and a range of other economically important markets, such as India and Japan. Our Heads of Mission have begun producing Strategic Economic Growth Plans, identifying top opportu...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDiplomatic Service: Trade PromotionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40460More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his speech at the British Chamber of Commerce on 20 March 2025, by what date he expects ambassadors to have produced Strategic Economic Growth Plans; and wh
Answer: The FCDO's approach to driving growth is focusing on the EU, the US and China, and a range of other economically important markets, such as India and Japan. Our Heads of Mission have begun producing Strategic Economic Growth Plans, identifying top opportu...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDiplomatic Service: Trade PromotionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40459More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his speech at the British Chamber of Commerce on 20 March 2025, what (a) the priority markets are that he has identified, (b) (i) targets and (ii) key perfo
Answer: The FCDO's approach to driving growth is focusing on the EU, the US and China, and a range of other economically important markets, such as India and Japan. Our Heads of Mission have begun producing Strategic Economic Growth Plans, identifying top opportu...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyTreasuryTabled 24 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 40458More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what budget assumptions her Department has provided to the Office for Budget Responsibility on the potential costs to the public purse relating to the proposed treaty with Mauritius on the British Indian Ocean Terri
Answer: As usual, the OBR will include costs in its forecast once the approach to implementation of government policy is clear. In this case, that will be after any agreement has been scrutinised by Parliament and then ratified. Financial obligations arising from...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39823More
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 statements made by the Prime Minister of Mauritius on the Chagos Archipelago in the Mauritius Na
Answer: There has been a lot of speculation and incorrect reporting about the content of the deal, some of it related to inaccurate media stories following Prime Minister Ramgoolam's statements on 4 February. On 5 February the Mauritian government clarified these...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDiego Garcia: Military BasesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39801More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK-Mauritius political agreement on the exercise of sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago, announced on 3 October 2024, whether Prime Minister Ramgool
Answer: As we and Mauritius have repeatedly said, including in joint statements on 20 December 2024 and on 13 January, both sides remain committed to concluding a deal on the future of the Chagos Archipelago which protects the long-term effective operation of the...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Indian Ocean Territory: Marine Protected AreasForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39406More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Marine Protected Area covering the British Indian Ocean Territory.
Answer: The BIOT Administration has responsibility for the management and monitoring of its Marine Protected Area. Annual reports have been undertaken by the Chief Scientific Advisor; reports up to the year 2020 are available online with subsequent years expected...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39405More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, under the provisions of the most recent draft of the proposed treaty between the UK and Mauritius on the British Indian Ocean Territory on what date the proposed transfer of
Answer: After signature, the Treaty will only come into force once both the UK and Mauritius have completed their own domestic procedures to enable ratification. For the UK, this will involve bringing forwards primary legislation as well as the usual Treaty scrut...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
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