Question follow-through · 103325

Venezuela: Military Operations

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.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
6 Jan 2026
Target answer date
8 Jan 2026
Answer
12 Jan 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 6 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    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.

  2. 8 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 12 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    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...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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