Andrew Rosindell MP: written questions
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Chagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64997More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to safeguard the (a) status and (b) interests of Chagossians in relation to the British Indian Ocean Territory.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the reply to his question 59998.
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordIran: IsraelForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64996More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2025 to Question 60823 on Iran: Israel, whether he has met Reza Pahlavi; and whether he plans to.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary engages with a wide range of interlocutors on Iran, and most recently spoke with Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi on 26 June. The Foreign Secretary has not met Reza Pahlavi since taking up his role and does not plan to meet him. We ...
Answered 30 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64995More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to his Syrian counterpart on ensuring that survivors of Syria’s detention systems have access to (a) justice, (b) reparations and (c) reha
Answer: The UK has long condemned the gross human rights violations committed by the Assad regime, including those in Syria's detention systems. We support the Syrian Government in establishing Syrian-led processes, such as the National Commissions on Transitiona...
Answered 29 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: Human RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64994More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to his Syrian counterpart on ensuring that people responsible for (a) torture and (b) other human rights violations against survivors of S
Answer: The UK has long condemned the gross human rights violations committed by the Assad regime, including those in Syria's detention systems. We support the Syrian Government in establishing Syrian-led processes, such as the National Commissions on Transitiona...
Answered 29 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordKava: ResearchDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64993More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has received any representations from (a) medical and (b) ethnobotanical researchers on the potential therapeutic uses of Kava since 2020.
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is responsible for the regulation of medicines, medical devices, and blood components for transfusion in the United Kingdom, this includes the regulation of herbal medicinal products.The MHRA ...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordKava: RegulationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64992More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the scientific evidence underpinning the prohibition of kava-kava under the Medicines for Human Use (Kava-kava) (Prohibition) Order
Answer: The UK Statutory Instrument 2002 No. 3170 The Medicines for Human use (Kava-kava) (Prohibition) Order 2002 prohibits the sale, supply, and importation of Kava-kava for use in unlicensed medicines in the United Kingdom. The Prohibition Order was reviewed a...
Answered 10 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordKavaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64991More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the ban on Kava on UK-based (a) importers and (b) retailers of traditional South Pacific herbal products.
Answer: Since January 2003 the herb kava-kava, and any food containing it, is banned from entry to the UK. This is because of concerns regarding its toxic effect on the liver. The Department for Business and Trade has not made any assessment related to this impor...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordKavaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64990More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review the prohibition on the (a) import and (b) sale of Kava products.
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is responsible for the regulation of medicines, medical devices, and blood components for transfusion in the United Kingdom, and this includes the regulation of herbal medicinal products.The U...
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordPacific Ocean Islands: KavaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64989More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has received representations from representatives of Pacific Island nations on the prohibition of Kava in the UK.
Answer: The UK prohibition is raised occasionally with our High Commissioners in the Pacific and by some Pacific Island High Commissions in London.In each case, we remind our Pacific partners about the evidence and procedures that are required to review the ban.
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64988More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies on the Chagos Archipelago of the agreement between France and Mauritius on Tromelin Island.
Answer: The negotiations between the UK and Mauritius were to secure the future of the strategically critical UK-US military base on Diego Garcia. The agreement between France and Mauritius concerning Tromelin Island is a separate matter.
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64987More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his French counterpart on lessons learned from the France–Mauritius negotiations over Tromelin Island in the context of UK policy on the Chag
Answer: The negotiations between the UK and Mauritius were to secure the future of the strategically critical UK-US military base on Diego Garcia. The agreement between France and Mauritius concerning Tromelin Island is a separate matter.
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the France–Mauritius sovereignty dispute over Tromelin Island on the UK’s negotiations with Mauritius over the Chagos A
Answer: The negotiations between the UK and Mauritius were to secure the future of the strategically critical UK-US military base on Diego Garcia. The agreement between France and Mauritius concerning Tromelin Island is a separate matter.
Answered 15 Jul 2025
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