Wendy Morton MP: written questions 2025
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AUKUSForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22281More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Defence, (b) his Australian counterpart and (c) his US counterpart on the AUKUS agreement.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary engages regularly on AUKUS with the Defence Secretary, and his Australian and US counterparts. Most recently, the Foreign and Defence Secretaries hosted the Australian Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister for the Australia-UK M...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordChina: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22280More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans an audit of the UK’s relationship with China.
Answer: Work on the audit is underway, due to conclude in spring 2025. The China audit will examine the UK's interests with respect to China. This will improve our ability to understand and respond to the challenges and opportunities China poses. Parliament will ...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Nationals Abroad: Dengue FeverForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22279More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help protect UK nationals in Europe from Dengue.
Answer: FCDO Travel Advice provides information to British nationals travelling overseas, including any health risks. Country Travel Advice pages link to the National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC)'s Travel Health Pro website [https://travelhealthpro....
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure UK humanitarian aid reaches civilians in Syria.
Answer: The UK continues to monitor the humanitarian situation in Syria. Most border crossings remain open for humanitarian aid, enabling assistance to be delivered throughout Syria, except where active conflict is constraining this. We continue to call for unhin...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: ReviewsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the (a) terms of reference and (b) timeline is for Baroness Shafik's review of international development.
Answer: As the Foreign Secretary said in his keynote speech on 9 January, he set in train three reviews upon his appointment, is grateful to Martin Donnelly, to Ngaire Woods and to Minouche Shafik for all their work into the FCDO's role and capabilities, looking ...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: WeaponsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22276More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the provision of weapons to Sudan.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary regularly raises the Sudan conflict with his international counterparts, including UK concern over violations of the UN arms embargo. We have regularly condemned, including in the UN Security Council, the flow of external arms into S...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22275More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what percentage of humanitarian aid spending on Sudan was spent on refugees outside of Sudan in the last 12 months.
Answer: 100 per cent of our bilateral humanitarian ODA allocation to Sudan is spent in Sudan.Additionally, the UK continues to provide significant support to those fleeing Sudan, most recently with the Foreign Secretary announcing a major aid increase on 17 Novem...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22010More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of UK humanitarian aid to Sudan is spent in-country.
Answer: 100% of our bilateral humanitarian ODA allocation to Sudan is spent in Sudan.In addition, the UK has provided many tens of millions of pounds of humanitarian assistance this year to people who have fled Sudan to elsewhere in the region such as Chad and So...
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22009More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department has taken to identify potential additional routes for humanitarian aid delivery into Sudan since July 2024.
Answer: The UK has continued to push for additional aid routes into Sudan, including through Aweil (from South Sudan to Sudan), to facilitate aid deliveries, particularly into areas held by the Rapid Support Forces; and for existing routes in to be free of bureau...
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22008More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with (a) international and (b) NGO partners to remove blocks on humanitarian aid entering Sudan.
Answer: The UK continues to work with international partners, including the UN and NGOs, to press for improved access for the delivery of aid into and across Sudan and consistently calls for the removal of all bureaucratic and administrative impediments to ensure...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordAssets: RussiaTreasuryTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22007More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the value of Russian state assets in the UK.
Answer: The Government coordinates these figures closely with our G7 partners. There are sensitivities around publishing these figures, and other G7 partners have restrictions on their ability to publish. It is important, therefore, that a decision to release any...
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22006More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies on Syria of the fall of the Bashar al-Assad government.
Answer: After decades of atrocities committed by the Assad regime, we stand with the people of Syria. The UK has been at the forefront of the response to fast moving events, engaging regularly with regional, UN and international partners, calling for a Syrian-own...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBashar al-AssadForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22005More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with international partners to prosecute the former President of Syria Bashar al-Assad.
Answer: The UK will work closely with civil society and the international community to support a Syrian-led transitional justice and accountability programme to ensure that those responsible for war crimes and other atrocities are held to account. Accountability ...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: Religious FreedomForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22004More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2024 to Question 19310 on Syria: Religious Freedom, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the treatment of
Answer: The situation in Syria remains fluid. It is too early to say what recent events might mean for Syria or the wider region. The FCDO has consistently underlined the importance of protecting all civilians, including religious and ethnic minorities, publicly ...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGavi, the Vaccine AllianceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 December 2024 to Question 16959 on Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance: Finance, what discussions he has had with international partners on supporting (a)
Answer: As Minister for Development, I met with both the CEO of Gavi and the Executive Director of the Global Fund last Autumn to discuss upcoming replenishments. The UK is one of the largest donors to both Gavi and the Global Fund and we want to see successful r...
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGeorgia: ElectionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2024 to Question 19695 on Foreign Relations: Elections, what recent discussions has he had with his counterpart in Georgia; and if he wi
Answer: On 16 December I spoke with Georgian Dream's Foreign Minister, Maka Bochorishvili, about the instability we were seeing in Georgia, and about Georgia's negative democratic trajectory. I stressed that police violence targeting peaceful demonstrators, oppos...
Answered 16 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBelarus: SanctionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2024 to Question 19314 on Belarus: Sanctions, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of sanction avo
Answer: The Government is committed to working with partners to hold the Lukashenko regime to account for its lack of respect for human rights and support for Putin's illegal war. That includes ensuring our sanctions are as effective as possible. That is why we h...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBelarus: SanctionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 22000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2024 to Question 19314 on Belarus: Sanctions, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of sanction avo
Answer: The Government is committed to working with partners to hold the Lukashenko regime to account for its lack of respect for human rights and support for Putin's illegal war. That includes ensuring our sanctions are as effective as possible. That is why we h...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordBelarus: SanctionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21999More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2024 to Question 19314 on Belarus: Sanctions, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of sanction avo
Answer: The Government is committed to working with partners to hold the Lukashenko regime to account for its lack of respect for human rights and support for Putin's illegal war. That includes ensuring our sanctions are as effective as possible. That is why we h...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: British Nationals AbroadForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21998More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2024 to Question 19312 on Syria: British Nationals Abroad, what steps is he taking to provide consular support to British nationals in S
Answer: Consular support is not available from the UK Government from within Syria as all British Embassy services in Damascus are suspended. This makes it difficult to provide direct assistance to British nationals located there. Nevertheless, each request for c...
Answered 9 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21997More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 December 2024 to Question 19304 on Syria: Armed Conflict, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the (a) availability in and (b) access o
Answer: The UK continues to monitor the humanitarian situation, assess needs and respond. Since the fall of Assad, the UK has announced an additional £61 million to support vulnerable Syrians. However, needs remain high while funding has fallen as donors seek to ...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21996More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 24 December 2024 to Question 19304 on Syria: Armed Conflict, if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of those discussions in ensuring a p
Answer: Intensive diplomatic engagement with Syria continues. The Foreign Secretary and I continue to engage with our regional and international partners. The Foreign Secretary recently underlined the importance of an inclusive political process with interim Fore...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordMiddle East: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21995More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with international partners to facilitate mediation between parties to reduce conflict in the Middle East.
Answer: The UK works closely with regional and international partners to reduce conflict in the Middle East. The UK is at the forefront of the response to fast moving events in Syria, engaging regularly with international partners to support a Syrian-led and Syri...
Answered 14 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: IsraelForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21994More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions on (a) effective deconfliction and (b) the humanitarian situation in Gaza with his Israeli counterpart.
Answer: We continue to press Israel to end its aid restrictions and ensure that the UN and humanitarian partners can work safely and effectively. The Foreign Secretary recently wrote to Israeli Foreign Minister Sa'ar, alongside his French and German counterparts,...
Answered 15 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 21993More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Israeli counterparts on their commitments to ensure aid delivery into Gaza.
Answer: The UK has made repeatedly clear to the Israeli authorities the need to improve aid delivery and increase the variety and volume of goods reaching Gaza. The Foreign Secretary made this clear in a call with Israeli Foreign Minister Sa'ar on 8 December. I h...
Answered 9 Jan 2025
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