Question follow-through · 19065
Sudan: Gold
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her EU counterparts concerning the latter's' adoption of a ban on purchases and importation of Sudanese gold.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 15 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 2 Sept 2026 · 49 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Defence and foreign affairs
- North Korea: Sanctions · 16 Jul 2026
- Sudan: Armed Conflict · 25 Aug 2026
- Sudan: Sanctions · 28 Aug 2026
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
15 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her EU counterparts concerning the latter's' adoption of a ban on purchases and importation of Sudanese gold.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Sept 2026
Answer published
The illicit gold trade in Sudan is fuelling a war that has devasted the lives of millions. On 16 July, the UK designated eleven individuals and entities linked to the illicit gold and finance networks sustaining the war in Sudan, complementing the recent ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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