Priti Patel MP: written questions
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Gaza: HamasForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105662More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2026 to Questions 103245 on Gaza: Hamas, what assessment he has made of the scale of the tunnel network established by Hamas in Gaza; and
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to: (a) the statement I made to the House on the Middle East on 5 January, (b) the joint statement on humanitarian access issued by the Foreign Secretary and nine of her international counterparts on 30 December, (c) the answers ...
Answered 23 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDiego Garcia: Nuclear WeaponsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has held discussions with her Mauritian counterpart on whether nuclear weapons can (a) be stored and be present on Diego Garcia and (b) transported to and from Di
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer I gave her on 11 June 2025 in response to Question 57628.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the full cost of capitalising the Chagossian Trust Fund in the UK-Mauritius Treaty will be met from (a) her Department's budget; and (b) be categorised as ODA expendi
Answer: The costs of the Treaty will be split between the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and are non-ODA funded.
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has planned in her Department's budget resources to finance any expenditure required by the UK-Mauritius Treaty in the current financial year.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answers I gave her on 12 and 13 November 2025 in response to Questions 88232 and 88233.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103250More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much from her Department's budget will be used to fund the payments required by the UK-Mauritius Treaty in (a) the current financial year and (b) each of the next five fi
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answers I gave her on 12 and 13 November 2025 in response to Questions 88232 and 88233.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103249More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will respond to the results of the survey conducted by the House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee on Chagossian views on the UK-Mauritius Treaty.
Answer: I thank the International Relations and Defence Committee (IRDC) for its swift work in producing the report. As the report acknowledges, there is a wide range of views amongst the Chagossian community. We are considering the IRDC findings carefully and wi...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil-Military Coordination CenterForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has met with representatives of the Civil Military Coordination Center in Israel.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer I gave her on 6 January to Question 101358.
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPalestine: TerrorismForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the level of payments made by the Palestinian Authority under 'pay for slay' schemes.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer provided in the House of Lords on 13 November 2025 in response to Question HL11575, which - for ease of reference - is reproduced below:In President Abbas' letter to President Macron, dated 9 June 2025, he set out h...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHamas: Arms ControlForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking to help secure the disarming of Hamas in Gaza.
Answer: The UK is working closely with our international partners to ensure the implementation of the 20-point plan for peace in Gaza, endorsed by the United Nations Security Council on 17 November 2025, including Points 6, 13, 14 and 17, which relate to the issu...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGaza: HamasForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with international counterparts on the extent of the tunnel network in Gaza used by Hamas; and what support she is providing to help disma
Answer: The UK is working closely with our international partners to ensure the implementation of the 20-point plan for peace in Gaza, endorsed by the United Nations Security Council on 17 November 2025, including Points 6, 13, 14 and 17, which relate to the issu...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordIncome Tax: EssexTreasuryTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103244More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of additional people in (a) Witham constituency and (b) Essex who will be earning incomes that will be taxed by surpassing (i) the income tax threshold; and (ii) the higher r
Answer: HMT/HMRC does not publish this information at constituency or local authority level. By 2025-26 there were an estimated 5.66 million individual income taxpayers in the South East region which includes the Parliamentary Constituency of Witham and the Cerem...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordIncome Tax: EssexTreasuryTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103243More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the total income tax receipts from income taxpayers in (a) Witham constituency and (b) Essex in (i) the current financial year and (ii) each of the next five financial years; and the ad
Answer: HMT/HMRC does not publish this information at constituency or local authority level. By 2025-26 there were an estimated 5.66 million individual income taxpayers in the South East region which includes the Parliamentary Constituency of Witham and the Cerem...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: EssexTreasuryTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103242More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the amount of business rates to be paid on hereditaments located in (a) Witham constituency and (b) Essex, in (i) 2025/26 and (ii) 2026/27; and the amount of business rates to be paid b
Answer: The amount of business rates paid on each property is based on the rateable value of the property, assessed by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), and the multiplier values, which are set by the Government. Rateable values are re-assessed every three years...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGreater Anglia: Income and PassengersDepartment for TransportTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103241More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of passenger numbers on Greater Anglia Services in each of the next five years; and what her estimate is of income from fare revenues on Greater Anglia Services in each of the next fi
Answer: As detailed in the response to Question 91938, over each of the next five financial years I expect Greater Anglia to continue to grow passenger numbers and income. Exact income levels will be agreed during the rolling business planning process. Informatio...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Centres: EssexDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103240More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much capital funding he is making available to fund neighbourhood health centres in (a) the Witham constituency and (b) Essex, in each of the next ten years.
Answer: At the Autumn Budget, we announced our commitment to deliver 250 neighbourhood health centres (NHCs) through the NHS Neighbourhood Rebuild Programme, helping to make real the commitment to creating a new neighbourhood health service over the next ten year...
Answered 20 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSchools: Employers' ContributionsDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103239More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the additional costs incurred by (a) each school in the Witham constituency and (b) across Essex, as a result of the increase in employers' National Insurance Contributions in (i)
Answer: School funding has increased by £3.7 billion in financial year 2025/26, meaning that core school budgets total £65.3 billion, compared to £61.6 billion in 2024/25. This includes almost £1 billion in additional funding being provided to support schools and...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFree Schools: WithamDepartment for EducationTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103238More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 5 January 2026 on Free Schools: Witham, UIN 101355, if she will publish a breakdown of the (a) details and (b) scoring of each school project evaluated; and if she will publish the evi
Answer: The department is progressing projects that will meet the needs of communities and provide a unique offer for students who would otherwise not have access, without damaging the viability of existing local schools and colleges.We have written to trusts, lo...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChagossian Trust FundForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 15 December 2025 on Chagossians and the Diego Garcia Base Treaty, HCWS1166, which British Chagossian associations will
Answer: Following extensive representations and engagement by this Government, the Mauritian Government has confirmed that a UK-based Chagossian will sit on the Board of the Trust Fund alongside representatives living in Mauritius and the Seychelles. The UK High ...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChagossians: British NationalityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101360More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether British Chagossians will be required to hold Mauritian citizenship to be eligible for resettlement.
Answer: The UK Government has been in talks with Mauritius to ensure that resettlement is open to all Chagossians. The Mauritian Government confirmed on 12 December that all Chagossians born on the Archipelago before 31 December 1973 and their children will be el...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordIsrael: PalestineForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101359More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has held direct discussions with representatives from the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary is in regular contact with her Israeli counterpart, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar. She has not held direct discussions with Major General Alian or any of his staff.
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil-Military Coordination CenterForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101358More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has held direct discussions with (a) General Frank, (b) British representatives and (c) representatives from other countries at the Civil Military Coordination Ce
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the Ministry of Defence are in regular contact with UK staff in the US-led Civil Military Coordination Centre to ensure that UK expertise can support the US-led planning efforts for Gaza post-con...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information her Department holds on the number of trucks of aid entering Gaza since the establishment of the Civil Military Coordination Center from (a) the UN and (b) o
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the Ministry of Defence are in regular contact with UK staff in the US-led Civil Military Coordination Centre to ensure that UK expertise can support the US-led planning efforts for Gaza post-con...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: EssexDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101356More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what capital funding he has made available for (a) neighbourhood health services as part of the Ten Year Plan and (b) health and primary care facilities in (i) Witham constituency and (ii) Essex in
Answer: At the Autumn Budget, we announced our commitment to deliver 250 neighbourhood health centres (NHCs) through the NHS Neighbourhood Rebuild Programme. This will deliver NHCs through a mixture of refurbishments to expand and improve sites over the next thre...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFree Schools: WithamDepartment for EducationTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what evidential basis she has indicated that she is minded to cancel the Department's support for the development of the proposed Lodge Farm Primary School, Witham; and what assessment she has made of the po
Answer: Mainstream projects were evaluated against consistent criteria on the need for places, value for money, and whether they would provide a distinctive or innovative education offer or risk negatively impacting other local schools. We will invest at least £3...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGreat Eastern Main Line: FaresDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the (a) number and (b) total value of fare evasion incidents on Greater Anglia services in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: The most recent Ticketless Travel Survey data we hold for Greater Anglia covers rail industry period 5, starting on Sunday 26 July 2025, to rail industry period 7 ending Saturday 17 October 2025. The overall revenue-at-risk was £4.685 million, and the por...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
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