Priti Patel MP: written questions 2025
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Chagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62578More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which (a) international treaties and (b) obligations will apply to (i) the Chagos Archipelago and (ii) Diego Garcia as a result of the transfer of sovereignty to Mauritius; a
Answer: The Treaty ensures that its terms are compatible with the other international obligations of the Parties, current and future. The United Kingdom will ensure all operations on Diego Garcia comply with its obligations under applicable international law.
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62577More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Article 1 of the proposed UK-Mauritius Treaty will place (a) the Chagos Archipelago and (b) Diego Garcia under the geographical scope of the Pelindaba Treaty.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the reply to her question 57628.
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62576More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK/Mauritius Agreement concerning the Chagos Archipelago (CS Mauritius No.1/2025), what assessment he has made of the potential risk of Mauritius initia
Answer: The Treaty explicitly grants all rights and authorities that the United Kingdom requires for the long-term, secure and effective operation of the Base. The United Kingdom will ensure all operations on Diego Garcia comply with its obligations under applica...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: MauritiusForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62575More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate he has made of the total funding contribution provided to Mauritius through (a) bilateral and (b) multilateral institutions (i) since July 2024, (ii) for 2025-2
Answer: UK Official Development Assistance can be found in the "Statistics on International Development (SID)." The UK Official Development Assistance spend in Mauritius from July 2024 is not yet available on SID and the latest data is up to 2023.
Answered 3 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Cost EffectivenessForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62574More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his letter to the Foreign Affairs Committee, dated 16 June 2025, If he will publish the details of the FCDO2030 change programme.
Answer: We face a generational challenge to the UK's national interests. Our FCDO2030 change programme rises to this challenge, ensuring that the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's (FCDO) people, resources and action deliver the greatest possible inte...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Overseas Territories: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding his Department plans to provide to each of the Overseas Territories in each of the next five years.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) recently received its Spending Review (SR) settlement from the Treasury for the three years of the SR period (FY26/27 to FY28/29). Final decisions on funding for the Overseas Territories (OTs) in eac...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordMarine Protected Areas: Chagos ArchipelagoDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 62572More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Mauritian government on the future of the Marine Protected Area surrounding the Chagos Archipelago.
Answer: The Secretary of State for the Environment Steve Reed met the Prime Minister of the Republic of Mauritius, Dr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam, in the margins of the third United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, France. They discussed the importance of the contin...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordEurope: SecurityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61146More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Polish counterpart on threats to European security from Russia.
Answer: Poland is one of our closest partners and we consult frequently on countering the Russian threat. The Foreign Secretary met his Polish counterpart on 7 May while in Warsaw to join an informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers, and at the North Atlantic Trea...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61145More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what medical facilities he plans to make available to Ukrainians injured in the war with Russia.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has supported medical practitioners and the provision of medical services through funding partners, such as the World Health Organization, in Ukraine. We have supported the strengthening of Ukrainian rehabi...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61144More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much bilateral aid he plans to make available to Ukraine in 2025-26.
Answer: We are proud of our fast, flexible, and responsive support to Ukrainians living through Russia's invasion. The UK has provided £5 billion of non-military support to Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion. The Prime Minister has said in Parliam...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRussia: China and IranForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61143More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information his Department holds on assistance provided to Russia by (a) China and (b) Iran to resource military action against Ukraine.
Answer: Chinese companies continue to provide military and dual-use goods to Russia's military industrial complex. This is enabling Putin's invasion of Ukraine. We have repeatedly urged China to take all measures to investigate and to prevent Chinese companies fr...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61142More
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 public statements from representatives of (a) China, (b) Russia and (c) Iran supporting the agre
Answer: The agreement has been backed by key allies and international partners, including the US and all of our 5 EYES allies. India, Japan and South Korea have all also made clear their support for the deal. As US Defence Secretary Hegseth said, the UK's "v...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMiddle East: British Nationals AbroadForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many (a) British and (b) British dual nationals are impacted by the closure of airspace in the Middle East by country; and what plans he has to support the repatriation o
Answer: It is not mandatory for British nationals to report incidents to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, or one of its diplomatic missions. The data we provide only cover incidents where we have offered consular assistance. We therefore cannot p...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGibraltar: Immigration ControlsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60853More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Statement on Gibraltar on 12 June 2025, what estimate he has made of the number of UK nationals who will enter Gibraltar each year who are (a) eligible
Answer: As today, there is no automatic right of entry to Gibraltar for non-resident British nationals. Under the agreement announced on 11 June, immigration and entry to Gibraltar will remain the responsibility of the Gibraltarian authorities. Spain, on behalf o...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGibraltar Airport: Immigration ControlsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60852More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Statement on Gibraltar on 12 June 2025, what estimate he has made of the annual number of UK nationals who could be stopped at the airport as a result o
Answer: As is the case today when UK nationals arrive at either a Gibraltar or a Schengen checkpoint, we expect the overwhelming majority of travellers to proceed without difficulty through the checks, which are carried out in the mutual public safety interest. B...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGibraltar: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60851More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Statement on Gibraltar on 12 June 2025, Official Report, col 1130, what steps he is taking to ensure the compatibility of the sovereignty clause with th
Answer: The sovereignty clause is fully compatible with the Joint Statement published on 11 June 2025.This Government is fully committed to the double lock: we will never enter into arrangements under which the people of Gibraltar would pass under the sovereignty...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGibraltar: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60850More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Statement on Gibraltar on 12 June 2025, Official Report, col 1130, if he will publish the draft of the sovereignty clause.
Answer: All parties are committed to finalising the text of the UK-EU Treaty in respect of Gibraltar as soon as possible. The final text will then be brought before the House for ratification in the normal way pursuant to the Constitutional Reform and Governance ...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIran: Nuclear PowerForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60849More
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 levels of support that (a) Russia and (b) China provide to Iran's (i) nuclear programme and (ii)
Answer: We have long been concerned about the deepening relationship between Iran and Russia. Last year, Iran's supply of ballistic missiles to Russia was a significant escalation of Iran's support for Russia's illegal war in Ukraine. Alongside partners, we respo...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDartford-Thurrock Crossing: Road TrafficDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60436More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 17 June 2025 on Dart Charge, HCWS708, what estimate she has made of the number of vehicles using the Dartford to Thurrock Crossing in (a) 2022-23, (b) 2023
Answer: The number of vehicles using the Dartford Crossing in the years 2022/23-2024/25 is set out below: YearTotalOf which during chargeable hours:2024/2556,691,38549,613,9552023/2457,498,96050,266,5192022/2356,528,52649,098,480 The impact of the charge increas...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDartford-Thurrock Crossing: TollsDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60435More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Statement of 17 June 2025 on Dart Charge, HCWS708, what were the total revenues from Dart Charge in (a) 2022/23, (b) 2023/24, and (c) 2024/25; and if she will estimate the total re
Answer: The number of vehicles using the Dartford Crossing in the years 2022/23-2024/25 is set out below: YearTotalOf which during chargeable hours:2024/2556,691,38549,613,9552023/2457,498,96050,266,5192022/2356,528,52649,098,480 The impact of the charge increas...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDartford-Thurrock Crossing: TollsDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Statement of 17 June 2025 on Dart Charge, HCWS708, what estimate she has made of the additional revenues from the increase in charges in each of the next seven financial years, com
Answer: The number of vehicles using the Dartford Crossing in the years 2022/23-2024/25 is set out below: YearTotalOf which during chargeable hours:2024/2556,691,38549,613,9552023/2457,498,96050,266,5192022/2356,528,52649,098,480 The impact of the charge increas...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Jun 2025WithdrawnUIN 59373More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the intended effect Article 1 of the UK-Mauritius Treaty is to recognise Mauritius as being sovereign over the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia since Mauriti
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: FisheriesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59371More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer given of 11 June 2025 to Question 54739 on British Indian Ocean Territory: Marine Protected Areas, whether he has had discussions with his Mauritian co
Answer: As with the reply to the Rt Hon Lady's previous PQ 59325, the terms of the management and support provided by the UK to Mauritius to establish and manage the Chagos Archipelago Marine Protected Area will be agreed between the Parties by a separate written...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMauritius: Marine Protected AreasForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59325More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer given of 11 June 2025 to Question 54739 on British Indian Ocean Territory: Marine Protected Areas, if a Mauritius Marine Protected Area will be impleme
Answer: As the Treaty states, the terms of the management and support provided by the UK to Mauritius to establish and manage the Chagos Archipelago Marine Protected Area will be agreed between the Parties by a separate written instrument, as part of implementati...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59324More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the intended effect of Article 1 of the UK-Mauritius Treaty is to recognise Mauritius as being sovereign over the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia since Maur
Answer: Mauritius will become sovereign at the point of entry into force of the Treaty. The Treaty explicitly grants all rights and authorities that the United Kingdom requires for the long-term, secure and effective operation of the Base.
Answered 25 Jun 2025
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