Priti Patel MP: written questions 2025
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Chagossian 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
Original Parliament recordA12: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98750More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the changes in costs for the A12 widening scheme following the decision taken by the Secretary of State to pause that scheme in July 2024.
Answer: The A12 scheme was deferred by the previous Government, adding to the overall cost of the scheme as set out in the table below. DateEstimated outturn costSourceDecember 2014Expected cost category £100m–£250mPublished list of RIS1 schemes and cost bands ht...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordA120: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98749More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has asked National Highways to update its business case for the A120 dualling scheme.
Answer: During the second Road Period (2020-2025) National Highways has been considering improvements to the A120 between Braintree and Marks Tey as a possible future major enhancement to the network as part of the Road Investment Strategy pipeline. The last form...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: EssexTreasuryTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98748More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an estimate of the number of hereditaments in Essex, broken down by local authority area; and how many have had their rateable values (a) increase and (b) decrease as a result of the latest revaluat
Answer: Statistics on changes in the rateable value of non-domestic properties as a result of the 2026 Revaluation and publication of the draft 2026 Rating List are published here: Change in rateable value of rating lists, 2026 Revaluation
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness Rates: EssexMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98747More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an estimate of the total estimated yield in non-national domestic rates from commercial properties in each district in Essex in 2025-26 and 2026-27, broken down b
Answer: We do not collect data on national non-domestic rates by specific types of property. However, we do collect data on net rates payable by local authorities in England. Forecast data for 2025-26 can be found here National non-domestic rates collected by cou...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Overseas WorkersForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many staff were employed in overseas postings in the 2025-26 financial year; and how many staff are forecast to be employed in overseas postings in each of the next five
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is committed to becoming a smaller, more agile organisation, better able to deliver tangible benefits for the British people. Staff reductions are being made strategically, with decisions guided by a...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: ReorganisationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97774More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will publish her plans for (a) staffing reductions and (b) the reorganisation of her Department.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is committed to becoming a smaller, more agile organisation, better able to deliver tangible benefits for the British people. Staff reductions are being made strategically, with decisions guided by a...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: Chemical WeaponsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97773More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2025 to Question 85749 on Syria: Politics and Government, what quantity of chemical weapons has been identified.
Answer: As indicated in the answer referenced by the Rt Hon. Member, it will be for the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to verify the types and quantities of any chemical weapons destroyed, but the UK remains committed to supporting th...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97772More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Israeli counterpart on the potential impact of Hamas' involvement in aid agencies and NGOs in Gaza.
Answer: The UK is working tirelessly alongside our international partners to push forward all aspects of the 20-point peace plan endorsed by the United Nations Security Council on 17 November, including maintaining the ceasefire, increasing the flow of humanitari...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97771More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information she receives (a) daily and (b) weekly from the Civil-Military Coordination Center in Israel on (i) aid access, (ii) ceasefire violations committed by Hamas a
Answer: The UK is working tirelessly alongside our international partners to push forward all aspects of the 20-point peace plan endorsed by the United Nations Security Council on 17 November, including maintaining the ceasefire, increasing the flow of humanitari...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97770More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Israeli ministerial counterparts on (a) (i) the ceasefire in and (ii) aid access to Gaza and (b) the establishment of the Interna
Answer: The UK is working tirelessly alongside our international partners to push forward all aspects of the 20-point peace plan endorsed by the United Nations Security Council on 17 November, including maintaining the ceasefire, increasing the flow of humanitari...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: FisheriesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97769More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has discussed the (a) level and (b) quotas of fishing that the government of Mauritius expect to permit in the Chagos Archipelago marine environment.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer provided on 21 November to Question 90684.
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97768More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Pelindaba Treaty once sovereignty is transferred to Mauritius in accordance with the UK-Mauritius treaty on
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer I gave her on 11 June in response to Question 57628.
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChina and Mauritius: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97767More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment has she made of the potential impact of the Chinese government funding training places for Mauritian officials on the (a) security of the British Indian Ocean
Answer: The Agreement between the UK and Mauritius secures the important UK-US military base on Diego Garcia. It contains robust provisions to ensure the security of the base and its continued effective operation, including a 24 nautical mile buffer zone around D...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97766More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she had discussions with her Mauritian counterpart on the survey being conducted by the House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee on Chagossian vie
Answer: The UK Government continues to engage with Mauritius on a range of issues related to implementation of the agreement between our countries, and I met the Mauritian Attorney General to that end on his last visit to London.
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMauritius: Diplomatic RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97765More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether (a) Ministers and (b) officials met with the Mauritian Attorney General during his recent visit to London.
Answer: The UK Government continues to engage with Mauritius on a range of issues related to implementation of the agreement between our countries, and I met the Mauritian Attorney General to that end on his last visit to London.
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChinese Embassy: Planning PermissionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will publish all correspondence from (a) her, (b) her ministers and (c) her officials to the Planning Inspectorate regarding the Chinese Embassy planning application.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer provided on 29 October in response to Question 84208.
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEast Anglia Rail Franchise: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91938More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the income to the Exchequer from the Greater Anglia franchise in (a) the 2025-26 financial year and (b) each of the next five financial years.
Answer: Information on subsidy/premium for each operator will be published next year in the Department for Transport's annual report and accounts. Over each of the next five financial years I expect Greater Anglia to continue to grow passenger numbers and income....
Answered 26 Nov 2025
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