Priti Patel MP: written questions
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Railway Stations: InformationDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117710More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether any costs were incurred by updating railway station announcements to convey a message from the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Answer: The cost of loading and subsequently removing the announcement was £350; this was proportionate as a means of informing passengers about the freeze of regulated rail fares.
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBahrain: IranForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117270More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what mechanisms within the Comprehensive Security Integration and Prosperity Agreement are being utilised to support Bahrain’s defence against Iranian attacks.
Answer: The Government has condemned Iran's reckless attacks across the region, including on Gulf partners who are not party to the conflict, and remains firmly committed to their security. That commitment is reflected in the US‑UK‑Bahrain C‑SIPA defence pact. Wi...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordBahrain: IranForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117269More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her US counterparts about activating provisions in the Comprehensive Security Integration and Prosperity Agreement to support Bahrain’s defe
Answer: The Government has condemned Iran's reckless attacks across the region, including on Gulf partners who are not party to the conflict, and remains firmly committed to their security. That commitment is reflected in the US‑UK‑Bahrain C‑SIPA defence pact. Wi...
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordIran: EmbassiesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117268More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether officials from her Department have (a) met with representatives from the Iranian Embassy in London in 2026 and (b) attended an Anniversary of the Islamic Revolution e
Answer: The Government has made its position on the Iranian regime clear, whether in relation to its state threat activity (see the Security Minister's oral statement on 4 March 2025), its repression of human rights protests at the turn of the year (see the Forei...
Answered 23 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordA120: Dual CarriagewaysDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112608More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has undertaken an assessment of the benefits of the proposed A120 dualling scheme.
Answer: Proposed improvements to the A120 between Braintree and Marks Tey, where the A120 meets the A12, were considered in detail by National Highways and the Department during the second Road Period (2020-2025) as part of the pipeline of potential future major ...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordGreater Anglia: StandardsDepartment for TransportTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112607More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what performance targets she has set for Greater Anglia rail services since nationalisation.
Answer: GA Trains Limited has been set, and is required, to meet targets for punctuality, reliability, service quality and customer satisfaction under the Services Agreement, and is required to publish its performance against these targets on a regular basis.
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFree Schools: WithamDepartment for EducationTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112606More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, When she will complete her review of the representations sent in relation to her Department’s cancellation of funding for Lodge Farm School in Witham.
Answer: Representations sent in by trusts and local authorities are currently being considered. Final decisions taken by ministers on individual projects will be communicated by letter as soon as possible.
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112605More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Mauritian Government concerning that Government's plans for the resettlement the Chagos Islands in each of the next five years.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer she was provided on 13 February in response to Question 110763.
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112604More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Mauritian Government on the internal domestic Mauritian processes and timescales to ratify the UK-Mauritius Treaty.
Answer: I refer the Hon member to the answer given on 13 February to question 110763.
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112603More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what communications her Department have received from the Government of the Maldives on the Chagos Archipelago since 5 July 2024.
Answer: Further to the answer the Rt Hon Member was provided on 18 June 2025 in response to Question 57626, we continue to speak to our counterparts in the Maldives on a regular basis about a range of issues. However, I would reiterate to her that the question of...
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPalestine: TerrorismForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 23 January 2026, whether (a) she, (b) Ministers in her Department and (c) her officials have discussed ‘pay for slay’ payments with representatives
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer she received on 12 January in response to Question 103247.
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPalestine: TerrorismForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112601More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 23 January 2026, if any funding provided by the UK Government has been used to support the Palestinian Authority’s ‘Pay for Slay’ payment schemes.
Answer: No. The UK's official development assistance to Palestine is directed at humanitarian relief, support for Palestinian economic development, and strengthening Palestinian Authority governance and reform.
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPalestine: TerrorismForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Pursuant to the Answer of 23 January 2026 to Question 105663, on Palestine: Terrorism, when she will undertake an assessment of (a) the number of recipients of ‘pay for slay’
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer she received on 12 January in response to Question 103247.
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPalestinian AuthorityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, What funding she provided to the Palestinian Authority (a) from 5 July 2024 to 31 December 2024; and (b) in 2025; and what funding she plans to provide in (i) 2026, (ii) 2027
Answer: Details of Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) funding for the Palestinian Authority over the period 2024-2025 were set out in the Foreign Secretary's letter to the Foreign Affairs Committee dated 16 February 2026. Any decisions on funding...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions (a) her ministers and (b) her officials had with Peter Mandelson during his tenure as Ambassador to the United States on the future of the Chagos Archipelago
Answer: I refer the Rt. Hon Member to the Government's response to the Urgent Question tabled on 12 February, the Written Ministerial Statement in the name of the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister that same day, and Oral Statement on the 23 February which set...
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her US counterpart on the future sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago since 20 January 2026.
Answer: The UK Government keeps in regular contact with our counterparts in the United States and Mauritius regarding progress on the implementation of the agreement. We do not intend to provide a running commentary on these conversations.
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110763More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has received from her Mauritian counterpart on the UK-Mauritius Treaty since 1 January 2026.
Answer: The UK Government keeps in regular contact with our counterparts in the United States and Mauritius regarding progress on the implementation of the agreement. We do not intend to provide a running commentary on these conversations.
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110762More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an estimate of when the first payment under the UK-Mauritius Treaty will be made.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member once again to the answers I gave her on 12 and 13 November 2025 in response to Questions 88232 and 88233.
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110761More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding has been provided to Mauritius under the UK-Mauritius Strategic Partnership Framework.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member once again to the answers I gave her on 12 and 13 November 2025 in response to Questions 88232 and 88233.
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110760More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has received advice on the UK unilaterally revising the 1966 Exchange of Notes with the US on the sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer provided on 22 December 2025 in response to Question HL12714. Any updates will be provided in the usual way in due course.
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBritish Indian Ocean Territory: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110759More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when (a) she and (b) Ministers in her Department held discussions with her US counterparts on the 1966 Exchange of Notes with the US on the sovereignty of the British Indian
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer provided on 22 December 2025 in response to Question HL12714. Any updates will be provided in the usual way in due course.
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRwanda: AsylumForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110758More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Government of Rwanda on the UK-Rwanda Asylum Partnership Agreement.
Answer: None. The UK-Rwanda Asylum Partnership Agreement agreed by the Rt Hon Member in April 2022 was scrapped in July 2024, having cost the taxpayer £700 million. During the period it was in place, 84,000 people crossed the Channel in small boats, and the only ...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110757More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information her Department holds on discussions between Lord Mandelson and (a) the US Administration and (b) the National Security Adviser on the future of the Chagos Is
Answer: I refer her to the Government's response to the Urgent Question tabled on 12th February, the Written Ministerial Statement in the name of the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister that same day, and Oral Statement on the 23 February which set out an updat...
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDiplomatic Service: Trade PromotionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106101More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the speech entitled Foreign Secretary's speech to the British Chamber of Commerce, published on 20 March 2025, what (a) programme of domestic roadshows and
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has a critical role in delivering the Government's Growth Mission internationally. Heads of Mission in 41 markets are using Strategic Economic Growth Plans to identify opportunities for business and ...
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDiplomatic ServiceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the speech entitled Foreign Secretary's speech to the British Chamber of Commerce, published on 20 March 2025, how many diplomats (a) have been seconded to
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has a critical role in delivering the Government's Growth Mission internationally. Heads of Mission in 41 markets are using Strategic Economic Growth Plans to identify opportunities for business and ...
Answered 22 Jan 2026
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