Question follow-through · 77299

African Union

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with the African Union since 5 September 2025.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

About this written question

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 15 Sept 2025
Target answer date: 13 Oct 2025
Answer: 23 Oct 2025 · 38 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

15 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with the African Union since 5 September 2025.
13 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Oct 2025
Answer published
The Foreign Secretary's future travel plans will be set out in the normal way in due course.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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