Wendy Morton MP: written questions
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British CouncilForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36068More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 February to Question 28082 on the British Council, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of any decision to reduce the number of Br
Answer: The British Council is operationally independent from the UK Government. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) works with the British Council to ensure strategic alignment between FCDO objectives and British Council activity. Decisions r...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Soft Power Council: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36067More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 7 February 2025 to Question 27532 on the Soft Power Council, what allocation from existing budgets has (a) been allocated to and (b) been spent on t
Answer: £20,000 was allocated from existing budgets to support the Soft Power Council in the current financial year. £7,257.73 was spent on the first meeting, covering AV, pull-up banners, tea, coffee, water and biscuits as well as Government Hospitality staffing...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordInternational Cooperation: ChildrenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36066More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the inclusion of children in multilateral events such as the Nutrition for Growth Summit.
Answer: The safety and security of children globally spans across all six of the Foreign Secretary's priorities. At the Nutrition for Growth (N4G) summit, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) are funding Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Civil Society...
Answered 1 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: ChildrenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36065More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing a Special Envoy for Children within his Department.
Answer: As a ratifier of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the UK Government is committed to the promotion, protection and realisation of children's rights at home and overseas. Whilst the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office does not have a d...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Public ConsultationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36064More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to develop internal guidance for including child and youth consultation for policymaking across his Department.
Answer: As a ratifier of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the UK Government is committed to the promotion, protection and realisation of children's rights at home and overseas, with the meaningful engagement of children and young people a core part o...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: RefugeesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the safe and voluntary return to Syria of Syrian refugees.
Answer: As I made clear in my Statement to the House on 10 March, Syria faces an ongoing humanitarian crisis, with the UN reporting 16.5 million people in need of humanitarian assistance. We agree with the UN's assessment that the conditions in Syria are not curr...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAid Workers: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to enhance the safety and security of aid workers in conflict zones.
Answer: We recognise the vital role that aid workers play in conflicts, and the risks they face. In May 2024, the UK co-sponsored UN Security Resolution 2730. The resolution establishes a regular reporting mechanism to highlight the safety and security of all hum...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: MalnutritionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35685More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle increasing malnutrition rates around the world through its international development programs.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office is taking steps to prevent, detect, and tackle malnutrition through our Child Wasting Innovation Programme (CWIP), the Child Nutrition Fund (CNF) and through our approach to integrating nutrition objective...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment Aid: ReviewsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to undertake further consultation with stakeholders following the completion of Baroness Shafik’s Independent Development Review.
Answer: As my Rt Hon Friend the Member for Oxford East wrote in response to question 28558, the Foreign Secretary is considering his response to the three reviews he commissioned into the UK's Global Impact, Development and Economic Diplomacy. The Foreign Secreta...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure timely aid delivery to vulnerable populations; and what steps he is taking with international partners to remove barriers to tha
Answer: The Foreign Secretary has been clear that the UK is committed to protecting the most at risk in situations of conflict and crisis, including civilians, refugees, internally displaced people, women and girls, and people with disabilities.We work closely wi...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDisease Control: International AssistanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35682More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK’s £25 million commitment to the Pandemic Fund, how much of this funding (a) had been spent, (b) had been committed and (c) remained unallocated as of
Answer: The UK has committed £25 million to the Pandemic Fund. £10 million has been transferred to the Pandemic Fund. The remaining £15 million will be transferred in 2025/26.
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTropical Diseases: ResearchForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2025 to Question 27541 on Neglected Tropical Diseases, how much financial support his Department is providing for UK research into neglec
Answer: During the last funding phase between 2017 and 2024, the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office has invested £73.3 million into the Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi), which collaborates closely with a range of UK academic and industry...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMiddle East: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35680More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure UK participation with regional partners on the Abraham Accords.
Answer: The United Kingdom warmly welcomed the normalisation agreements between Israel and Arab partners. The Abraham Accords are a historic milestone that bring us closer to the goal of shared prosperity and peace throughout the region. The UK is working with re...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordIran: USAForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35679More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what (a) plans and (b) discussions with the US Administration he has had on developing a strategy for managing Iran's influence in the Middle East region.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary has discussed the situation in the Middle East, including Iran, with Secretary Rubio. We are in close contact with the US Administration on all our Middle East priorities and will continue to work with the US to counter Iran's destab...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEconomic Situation: ChinaTreasuryTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35678More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she discussed China’s economic practices during her visit to Beijing in January 2025.
Answer: During the 2025 UK-China Economic and Financial Dialogue, the Chancellor was clear that whilst we must cooperate with China on areas of mutual interest, we will confidently challenge on areas where we disagree. The Chancellor raised UK concerns during mee...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDiego Garcia: Military BasesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35677More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure the autonomy of the UK and US operations on Diego Garcia.
Answer: We will retain full control over Diego Garcia with robust provisions to keep adversaries out. These include unrestricted access to and use of the base for the UK and US, including control over the electromagnetic spectrum; a buffer zone around Diego Garci...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUSA: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35676More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress he has made on delivering on the Action Plan in the Atlantic Declaration (2023) since July 2024.
Answer: The Atlantic Declaration was agreed with the Biden Administration under the previous UK government. Since entering office last year, we have taken a case-by-case approach to its initiatives in support of this government's missions. This included a meeting...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35675More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has to negotiate any new state-level trade agreements with the United States.
Answer: The UK is exploring various avenues to strengthen UK-U.S. trade ties and support economic growth, in tandem with development of the Industrial and Trade Strategies. The UK continues to deliver against commitments in signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35674More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans his Department has to negotiate a Free Trade Agreement with the United States.
Answer: In their meeting on 27 February, the Prime Minister and President spoke about the fair, balanced and reciprocal economic relationship that the UK and the US enjoy. They agreed to deepen this relationship, and tasked their teams to work together on an econ...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: WomenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35673More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the rights of Afghan women and girls.
Answer: The UK Government condemns the Taliban's inhuman repression of Afghan women and girls. We are working with international partners to maintain collective pressure to press the Taliban to respect the human rights of women and girls. While in New York in Jan...
Answered 11 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTaliban: Crimes against HumanityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35672More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of the application by the International Criminal Court for the arrest of Taliban leader
Answer: We continue to condemn the Taliban's draconian restrictions on women and girls' rights. Those responsible for international crimes committed in Afghanistan should be held to account for their actions. We note the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecu...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNigeria: MalnutritionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35671More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to make additional funding commitments under the Nutrition for Growth initiative to support malnutrition interventions in Nigeria.
Answer: The UK Government welcomes the upcoming Nutrition for Growth summit in Paris, and continues to champion improved nutrition in the long-term, integrating its approach alongside successes in other sectors such as health, agriculture, humanitarian, and clima...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNigeria: Food InsecurityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35670More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Government’s Africa Strategy includes specific commitments to addressing food security and malnutrition in Nigeria.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary launched a five-month consultation to inform the UK's new approach to the African continent during his visit to Nigeria and South Africa in November 2024. This follows the manifesto commitment to develop a fundamentally transformed p...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNigeria: Food InsecurityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the Nigerian government on bilateral cooperation to improve food security.
Answer: The UK has raised food security with Federal and State Government representatives in Nigeria. This includes discussions on supporting food availability, access, utilisation and stability, including through relevant Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Of...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Conflict: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35287More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the effectiveness of the Government's humanitarian aid response in conflict-affected regions receiving Official Development Ass
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is committed to independently evaluating the relevance, effectiveness, impact, value for money and sustainability of its Official Development Assistance (ODA) and non-ODA programmes as required in th...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
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