Chris Law MP: written questions
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Development Aid: Overseas TradeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34278More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the potential impact of the reduction in ODA spending on international trade.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues. Detailed decisions on how the Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget will be used will be worked through as part of the ongoing Spending Review based on various factors including...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34277More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much of the 0.3% of gross national income to be spent on official development assistance he plans to allocate to humanitarian aid in Gaza.
Answer: As with all Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) spend, new allocations provided to humanitarian partners working in Gaza will be announced in the usual way. The UK has announced £129 million for the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) this financial...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, Official Report, columns 631-634, what assessment he has made of the potent
Answer: The Prime Minister has set out a new strategic vision for government spending on defence and security, and Official Development Assistance (ODA). Detailed decisions on how the ODA budget will be used will be worked through as part of the ongoing Spending ...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment and Support Allowance: Multiple SclerosisDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33918More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of people with multiple sclerosis who were placed into the Employment and Support Allowance Support Group due to meeting the descriptor mobilising unaided Acti
Answer: The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Multiple SclerosisDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33917More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of people with multiple sclerosis who were placed into the Universal Credit Limited Capability for Work-Related Activity group due to meeting the descriptor mo
Answer: The specific information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33916More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has plans to publish an international development strategy on the reduction in official development assistance spending.
Answer: The Prime Minister has committed to publishing a single new national security strategy, bringing together all reviews into one document and reflecting the decisions on resource set out on 25 February 2025. This will be published following the Spring State...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33915More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, Official Report, which areas of official development spending does he plan
Answer: The impact on specific programmes will be informed by the ongoing Spending Review and departmental resource allocation processes. Plans will be set out in due course.
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChina: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33914More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the decision to reduce official development assistance spending on future trends in the level of Chinese influenc
Answer: We are facing a once-in-a-generation moment for the collective security of Europe. This Government is serious about our own defence and bearing our part of the burden for collective defence as part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). As the ...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33913More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department was consulted on the decision to reduce official development assistance spending by 2027.
Answer: The decision to reduce Official Development Assistance (ODA) spending by 2027 was agreed by the Prime Minister, the Foreign Secretary and the Chancellor.
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether an impact assessment was conducted ahead of the announcement of the reduction in overseas development aid spending.
Answer: The Prime Minister has set out a new strategic vision for government spending on defence and security, and Official Development Assistance (ODA). Detailed decisions on how the ODA budget will be used will be worked through as part of the ongoing Spending ...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33478More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, Official Report, whether the Government has commissioned an impact assessme
Answer: The Prime Minister has set out a new strategic vision for government spending on defence and security, and official development assistance. Detailed decisions on how the Official Development Assistance (ODA) budget will be used will be worked through as p...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Development: DundeeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 24 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33034More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with projects due to receive funds from the Community Regeneration Fund in Dundee.
Answer: Officials from the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government met with stakeholders from across the public, private and voluntary, community and social enterprise sectors, as well as the Scottish Government, as part of developing the Community R...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRacial DiscriminationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31082More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government plans to formally adopt a definition of anti-Palestinian racism.
Answer: The government condemns all forms of racism, racial discrimination and related forms of intolerance. We are committed to combatting it. We have a strong legal framework in place to deal with the perpetrators of racist and other forms of hate crime and exp...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment and Support Allowance: Multiple SclerosisDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31081More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of people with Multiple Sclerosis who are in the Employment and Support Allowance Support Group due to scoring 15 points on the Support Group Mobilising activi
Answer: The group of Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) customers affected by the most severe health conditions or disabilities are considered to have limited capability for work-related activity (LCWRA). The Work Capability Assessment (W...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Multiple SclerosisDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31080More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of people with Multiple Sclerosis who are in the Universal Credit Limited Capacity for Work-Related Activity group due to scoring 15 points on the LCWRA Mobili
Answer: The group of Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) customers affected by the most severe health conditions or disabilities are considered to have limited capability for work-related activity (LCWRA). The Work Capability Assessment (W...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordEmployment and Support Allowance: Multiple SclerosisDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31079More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of people with Multiple Sclerosis who are in the Employment and Support Allowance (a) Support Group and (b) Work-Related Activity Group.
Answer: In May 2024 there were around 19,500 people on ESA whose main condition was multiple sclerosis. Of these, around 300 were in the Work-Related Activity Group and around 18,000 were in the Support Group, with the remainder being in the Assessment Phase or r...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal Credit: Multiple SclerosisDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31078More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of people with Multiple Sclerosis who are in the Universal Credit (a) Limited Capacity for Work-Related Activity group and (b) Limited Capability for Work grou
Answer: The specific information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordAmazon Web Services and Microsoft: Data CentresDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31018More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department supervises data stored by (a) Amazon AWS and (b) Microsoft Azure at data centres located on UK territory.
Answer: DSIT does not directly supervise the storage of data in specific UK data centres by specific companies.
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordYoav GallantForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31017More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department holds information on whether Yoav Gallant travelled through British airspace in December 2024.
Answer: We do not hold this information.
Answered 27 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: PalestiniansForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his policy that Palestinian detainees in Israeli custody with strong British connections are treated as British citizens.
Answer: We are deeply concerned by reports of the mistreatment of detainees. The UK continues to reiterate calls for Israel to allow the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) unfettered and immediate access to detention facilities. The Foreign, Commonwe...
Answered 28 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: Hostage TakingForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 31014More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if the Government will meet with family members of Palestinian (a) abductees and (b) hostages held without (i) charge and (ii) trial in Israeli detention facilities.
Answer: We are deeply concerned by reports of the mistreatment of Palestinian detainees held in Israeli detention centres. The UK continues to reiterate calls for Israel to allow the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) unfettered and immediate access ...
Answered 26 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordIsrael: Air ForceMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30139More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Israeli Air Force operated planes have (a) landed and (b) taken off from British territory since 6 February 2024.
Answer: For operational security reasons and as a matter of policy, the Ministry of Defence will neither confirm, deny, nor comment on any foreign nations’ military aircraft movement or operations within UK airspace or UK overseas bases.
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza and West Bank: UNRWAForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27209More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on UNRWA’s operations in (a) Gaza and (b) the West Bank.
Answer: The UK remains opposed to the Israeli Knesset legislation suspending UNRWA operations, which came in to force on 30 January. The vital work of UNRWA in ensuring that Palestinians have access to education, healthcare and other essential services must be pr...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordHussam Abu SafiyaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27205More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Israeli counterparts on the detention of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya.
Answer: We are concerned by the reports of the detention of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya and others. In recent weeks, I have raised this case with both Israel's Ambassador to the UK, and Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Haskel. Israel must allow medical staff to carry out...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza and West Bank: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27202More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support the delivery of aid in (a) Gaza and (b) the West Bank after 30 January 2025.
Answer: The UK is investing in the ceasefire, which is why the Minister for Development announced £17 million in humanitarian funding on 28 January to ensure healthcare, food and shelter reaches tens of thousands of civilians, and to rebuild vital infrastructure ...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
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