Rachael Maskell MP: written questions
4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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Written questions
United Nations: Older PeopleForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103332More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support the establishment of the UN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the response provided on 4 March 2025 to Question 33140.
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103331More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she is taking steps to review mechanisms to (a) de-escalate conflict and (b) provide for international mediation.
Answer: The Government works closely with international partners in support of efforts to prevent and resolve conflicts, and ensure the provision of humanitarian aid in conflict zones.This includes discussing with states and organisations active in mediation how ...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGaza: Health ServicesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103330More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has held with her Israeli counterpart on the need for foreign nationals to provide health care services in Gaza from deregistered organisations.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statement I made to the House on 5 January.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHumanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103329More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of an international treaty on the provision of humanitarian aid in conflict zones.
Answer: The Government works closely with international partners in support of efforts to prevent and resolve conflicts, and ensure the provision of humanitarian aid in conflict zones.This includes discussing with states and organisations active in mediation how ...
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordInternational Humanitarian LawForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103328More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she is holding with international counterparts on processes to hold countries which are in breach of international humanitarian law to account.
Answer: The UK keeps all such matters under regular review alongside our international partners.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUN Security CouncilForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103327More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions has she had with relevant stakeholders on the potential merits of reforming the operations of the UN Security Council when activities and operations concern
Answer: The UK keeps all such matters under regular review alongside our international partners.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUN Security CouncilForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103326More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment has she made of the effectiveness of the operation of the UN Security Council at being able to hold jurisdictions to account when they are involved in actions
Answer: The UK keeps all such matters under regular review alongside our international partners.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVenezuela: Military OperationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103325More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions were held with the US Government on Venezuela ahead of their military operation.
Answer: It has been the long-standing policy under successive governments not to comment on intelligence matters. But as the Foreign Secretary made clear in her statement to the House on 5 January, the UK Government had no advance knowledge of the operations to w...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVenezuela: Military OperationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103324More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what intelligence did she receive from UK sources as to the build up of operations by the US ahead of their operation in Venezuela.
Answer: It has been the long-standing policy under successive governments not to comment on intelligence matters. But as the Foreign Secretary made clear in her statement to the House on 5 January, the UK Government had no advance knowledge of the operations to w...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSudan: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102785More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Sudanese authorities on the protection of civilians, including members of religious minority communities, during the ongoing conflict.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the responses provided in the Urgent Question debate on 15 December 2025.
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSudan: WomenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with international partners on protecting women and girls in El Fasher, Sudan.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the statements on Sudan made by the Foreign Secretary on 18 November, and by the Minister of State for International Development and Africa in the House of Lords debate on 27 November. We will provide further updates to the House...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOccupied Territories: ChristianityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the protection of the Christian communities in (a) Gaza, (b) the Occupied Palestinian Territories an
Answer: UK officials continue to meet with Church leaders in Jerusalem, and we carefully monitor reports of activity impacting freedom of religion or belief in Gaza and the West Bank. In July, our Consul General to Jerusalem visited Taybeh in the West Bank with c...
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPalestinians: Recognition of StatesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to secure a deal with the Palestinian Authorities which recognises a future Palestine without the presence of Hamas or other terrorist organisations.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the announcements made by the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary on 21 September, further details of which can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-formally-recognises-palestinian-state.
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Israeli counterpart on allowing the UK to bring aid into Gaza with UN protection.
Answer: The Israeli Government's refusal to allow sufficient aid into Gaza has caused a man-made humanitarian catastrophe, and the UK has been clear that the latest military operation in Gaza City will only worsen the humanitarian crisis and endanger the lives of...
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: IsraelForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to provide safe zones around hospitals and recognised refugee camps in Gaza.
Answer: The UK has been clear that hospitals and other essential civilian infrastructure must be protected under International Law. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), nearly all hospitals in Gaza have been partly damaged or destroyed. We have made ...
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of UK Aid is entering Gaza.
Answer: The UK is doing all we can to alleviate suffering. All allocations of our Humanitarian Programme are available publicly on Development Tracker. We have published further information on Core Relief Items through the programmes annual review with the next t...
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: PalestiniansForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75010More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he is having with international partners on protecting Palestinians living in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and East Jerusalem.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the announcements made by the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary on 21 September, further details of which can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-formally-recognises-palestinian-state.
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Internally Displaced PeopleForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75009More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Israeli Ambassador to the UK on Israel's plans to clear Gaza City.
Answer: The Israeli Government's refusal to allow sufficient aid into Gaza has caused a man-made humanitarian catastrophe, and the UK has been clear that the latest military operation in Gaza City will only worsen the humanitarian crisis and endanger the lives of...
Answered 3 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75008More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his US counterpart on providing USAID to Sudan.
Answer: We have engaged closely and productively with our US colleagues about the crisis in Sudan and the UK greatly values the role played by the US as the largest financial humanitarian donor. The former Foreign Secretary has raised Sudan personally with the US...
Answered 25 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Peace NegotiationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75007More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he is having with (a) civil society and (b) women's organisations in Sudan on advancing a pathway to peace.
Answer: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) officials, including our Special Representative to Sudan, regularly meet Sudanese civil society and diaspora groups. We also had extensive engagement with civil society and NGOs prior to the London Sud...
Answered 25 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75006More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the external actors to the war in Sudan.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary's speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) confirmed that the UK will continue to use its leadership at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to advocate for increased international efforts on Sudan, including pushin...
Answered 7 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Peace NegotiationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75005More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he has taken to convene the talks to end the war in Sudan since the London Sudan Conference.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary's speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) confirmed that the UK will continue to use its leadership at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to advocate for increased international efforts on Sudan, including pushin...
Answered 7 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: CeasefiresForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75004More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take at the UN General Assembly to support a ceasefire in Sudan.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary's speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) confirmed that the UK will continue to use its leadership at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to advocate for increased international efforts on Sudan, including pushin...
Answered 7 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFamiliesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70551More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his policy to redirect funding for orphanage economies to fund family strengthening.
Answer: As part of the Children's Care Reform campaign, a new programme was launched earlier this year to provide resources for technical assistance to signatories of the Global Charter and engagement with stakeholders, including young people with lived experienc...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordGlobal Charter on Children's Care ReformForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70550More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the sustainable impact of the Global Care Reform Campaign, including (a) a long-term strategy up to 2030 and (b) adequate resour
Answer: As part of the Children's Care Reform campaign, a new programme was launched earlier this year to provide resources for technical assistance to signatories of the Global Charter and engagement with stakeholders, including young people with lived experienc...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
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