Priti Patel MP: written questions
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Ukraine: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61145More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what medical facilities he plans to make available to Ukrainians injured in the war with Russia.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has supported medical practitioners and the provision of medical services through funding partners, such as the World Health Organization, in Ukraine. We have supported the strengthening of Ukrainian rehabi...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61144More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much bilateral aid he plans to make available to Ukraine in 2025-26.
Answer: We are proud of our fast, flexible, and responsive support to Ukrainians living through Russia's invasion. The UK has provided £5 billion of non-military support to Ukraine since the start of the full-scale invasion. The Prime Minister has said in Parliam...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRussia: China and IranForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61143More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information his Department holds on assistance provided to Russia by (a) China and (b) Iran to resource military action against Ukraine.
Answer: Chinese companies continue to provide military and dual-use goods to Russia's military industrial complex. This is enabling Putin's invasion of Ukraine. We have repeatedly urged China to take all measures to investigate and to prevent Chinese companies fr...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61142More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of public statements from representatives of (a) China, (b) Russia and (c) Iran supporting the agre
Answer: The agreement has been backed by key allies and international partners, including the US and all of our 5 EYES allies. India, Japan and South Korea have all also made clear their support for the deal. As US Defence Secretary Hegseth said, the UK's "v...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMiddle East: British Nationals AbroadForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 61141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many (a) British and (b) British dual nationals are impacted by the closure of airspace in the Middle East by country; and what plans he has to support the repatriation o
Answer: It is not mandatory for British nationals to report incidents to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, or one of its diplomatic missions. The data we provide only cover incidents where we have offered consular assistance. We therefore cannot p...
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordGibraltar: Immigration ControlsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60853More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Statement on Gibraltar on 12 June 2025, what estimate he has made of the number of UK nationals who will enter Gibraltar each year who are (a) eligible
Answer: As today, there is no automatic right of entry to Gibraltar for non-resident British nationals. Under the agreement announced on 11 June, immigration and entry to Gibraltar will remain the responsibility of the Gibraltarian authorities. Spain, on behalf o...
Answered 27 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGibraltar Airport: Immigration ControlsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60852More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Statement on Gibraltar on 12 June 2025, what estimate he has made of the annual number of UK nationals who could be stopped at the airport as a result o
Answer: As is the case today when UK nationals arrive at either a Gibraltar or a Schengen checkpoint, we expect the overwhelming majority of travellers to proceed without difficulty through the checks, which are carried out in the mutual public safety interest. B...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGibraltar: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60851More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Statement on Gibraltar on 12 June 2025, Official Report, col 1130, what steps he is taking to ensure the compatibility of the sovereignty clause with th
Answer: The sovereignty clause is fully compatible with the Joint Statement published on 11 June 2025.This Government is fully committed to the double lock: we will never enter into arrangements under which the people of Gibraltar would pass under the sovereignty...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGibraltar: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60850More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Statement on Gibraltar on 12 June 2025, Official Report, col 1130, if he will publish the draft of the sovereignty clause.
Answer: All parties are committed to finalising the text of the UK-EU Treaty in respect of Gibraltar as soon as possible. The final text will then be brought before the House for ratification in the normal way pursuant to the Constitutional Reform and Governance ...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIran: Nuclear PowerForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 18 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60849More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of levels of support that (a) Russia and (b) China provide to Iran's (i) nuclear programme and (ii)
Answer: We have long been concerned about the deepening relationship between Iran and Russia. Last year, Iran's supply of ballistic missiles to Russia was a significant escalation of Iran's support for Russia's illegal war in Ukraine. Alongside partners, we respo...
Answered 2 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordDartford-Thurrock Crossing: Road TrafficDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60436More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 17 June 2025 on Dart Charge, HCWS708, what estimate she has made of the number of vehicles using the Dartford to Thurrock Crossing in (a) 2022-23, (b) 2023
Answer: The number of vehicles using the Dartford Crossing in the years 2022/23-2024/25 is set out below: YearTotalOf which during chargeable hours:2024/2556,691,38549,613,9552023/2457,498,96050,266,5192022/2356,528,52649,098,480 The impact of the charge increas...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDartford-Thurrock Crossing: TollsDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60435More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Statement of 17 June 2025 on Dart Charge, HCWS708, what were the total revenues from Dart Charge in (a) 2022/23, (b) 2023/24, and (c) 2024/25; and if she will estimate the total re
Answer: The number of vehicles using the Dartford Crossing in the years 2022/23-2024/25 is set out below: YearTotalOf which during chargeable hours:2024/2556,691,38549,613,9552023/2457,498,96050,266,5192022/2356,528,52649,098,480 The impact of the charge increas...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDartford-Thurrock Crossing: TollsDepartment for TransportTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Written Statement of 17 June 2025 on Dart Charge, HCWS708, what estimate she has made of the additional revenues from the increase in charges in each of the next seven financial years, com
Answer: The number of vehicles using the Dartford Crossing in the years 2022/23-2024/25 is set out below: YearTotalOf which during chargeable hours:2024/2556,691,38549,613,9552023/2457,498,96050,266,5192022/2356,528,52649,098,480 The impact of the charge increas...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Jun 2025WithdrawnUIN 59373More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the intended effect Article 1 of the UK-Mauritius Treaty is to recognise Mauritius as being sovereign over the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia since Mauriti
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: FisheriesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59371More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer given of 11 June 2025 to Question 54739 on British Indian Ocean Territory: Marine Protected Areas, whether he has had discussions with his Mauritian co
Answer: As with the reply to the Rt Hon Lady's previous PQ 59325, the terms of the management and support provided by the UK to Mauritius to establish and manage the Chagos Archipelago Marine Protected Area will be agreed between the Parties by a separate written...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMauritius: Marine Protected AreasForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59325More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer given of 11 June 2025 to Question 54739 on British Indian Ocean Territory: Marine Protected Areas, if a Mauritius Marine Protected Area will be impleme
Answer: As the Treaty states, the terms of the management and support provided by the UK to Mauritius to establish and manage the Chagos Archipelago Marine Protected Area will be agreed between the Parties by a separate written instrument, as part of implementati...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59324More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the intended effect of Article 1 of the UK-Mauritius Treaty is to recognise Mauritius as being sovereign over the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia since Maur
Answer: Mauritius will become sovereign at the point of entry into force of the Treaty. The Treaty explicitly grants all rights and authorities that the United Kingdom requires for the long-term, secure and effective operation of the Base.
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: FinanceDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59320More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her Department's planned timetable is for announcing (a) overall funding, (b) rail fares, (c) funding for rail infrastructure and (d) funding for rolling stock on the Greater Anglia rail network, in the co
Answer: In the context of the Spending Review 2025, published on 11 June 2025 there are no plans for any specific announcements in relation to the Greater Anglia rail network. For the past five years changes to regulated rail fares have happened in March. Any fut...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: East of EnglandDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59319More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timetable is for announcing (a) future funding and (b) plans for (i) ticket offices on the Greater Anglia franchise, (ii) implementation of step-free access through redevelopments at (A) Greate
Answer: In the context of the Spending Review 2025 there are no plans to make specific announcements in relation to the Greater Anglia rail operator in relation to (a) future funding and (b) plans for (i) ticket offices on the Greater Anglia franchise, (ii) imple...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordTransport: InfrastructureDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59318More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 March 2025 to Question 38988 on Transport: Infrastructure, whether the Capital Review has been completed.
Answer: The Capital Review has now closed. It was established to provide rapid, independent advice on the Department’s capital portfolio. The Panel offered an external perspective to support the Secretary of State’s considerations during the second phase of the S...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordA12 and A120: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59317More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Spending Review 2025, published on 11 June 2025, and pursuant to the Answers of 12 December 2024 and 26 March 2025 to Questions 18360 and 38989 on Transport: Infrastructure and A12: Repair
Answer: As the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced on 11 June 2025, this Government will deliver notable improvements to people’s everyday travel by providing £24 billion of capital funding between 2026-27 and 2029-30 to maintain and improve roads across the co...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 59309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Prime Minister’s oral contribution at Prime Ministers Questions on 11 June 2025, Official Report, column 969, on what evidential basis he said that (a)
Answer: The deal to secure the base on Diego Garcia is vital for our national security.Our Five Eyes allies - the US, Australia, New Zealand, Canada - as well as India, South Korea and Japan, all put out formal statements welcoming the deal.There are clear safegu...
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2025 to Question 54745 on Chagos Island: Sovereignty, if he will make it his policy to extend the 21-day scrutiny period.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon member to the reply to her PQs 54745 and 47650.I appeared before the International Relations and Defence Committee/International Agreements Committee on 17 June and will appear before the Foreign Affairs Select Committee on 23 June as p...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58963More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 56193 on Chagos Islands: Sovereignty, whether sanctions would be placed on Mauritius should the confidentiality of notificat
Answer: There is no notification requirement for UK or US access, basing or over-flights around the base. Agreement to inform a host nation about military action from their territory is standard practice in basing arrangements. Any notification will take place af...
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58962More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 57196 on British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty, whether changes were made to the (a) indexation measure for payments,
Answer: There has been no change to the terms of extension in the treaty. The treaty will last for 99 years and can be extended, securing the base well into the next century. As referenced in the UK/Mauritius joint statement on 3 October regarding the political a...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
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