Priti Patel MP: written questions 2025

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Commonwealth 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
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Syria: 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
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Chagos 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
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Sustainable 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
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Brazil: 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
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South 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
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UK 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
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Chagos 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
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Military 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
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