Wendy Morton MP: written questions
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Sudan: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing multi-year funding to support (a) food-insecure people in Sudan and (b) Sudanese refugees in neighbouring
Answer: The UK is committed to addressing the humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan. We are deeply concerned by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Famine Review Committee's findings in December 2024 that the famine has spread to at least five areas of ...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28084More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent diplomatic steps he has taken with his international counterparts to help end conflict in Sudan.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary and I have both made addressing the situation in Sudan a priority, and are actively working together with a range of regional and international partners towards ending the suffering of the Sudanese people. On 24 January, the Foreign ...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28083More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent diplomatic steps he has taken to help secure guarantees from Sudan’s warring parties that humanitarian assistance will be delivered (a) safely and (b) unimpeded t
Answer: The UK remains fully committed to ensuring safe and unimpeded humanitarian access in Sudan. In January, the Foreign Secretary visited the Chad-Sudan border at Adré to see first-hand the impact of conflict on Sudanese refugees. He used the visit as an oppo...
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish CouncilForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28082More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the continued operation of the British Council in countries where other hostile state actors are present.
Answer: The British Council is operationally independent from the UK Government. Decisions relating to the size and model of its overseas network are operational matters for the British Council.The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) works with th...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Council: ClosuresForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 28081More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Q66 of the oral evidence given by the Chief Executive of the British Council to the Foreign Affairs Committee on 13 January 2025, HC 609, if he will make an
Answer: The British Council is operationally independent from the UK Government. Decisions relating to the size and model of its overseas network are operational matters for the British Council.The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) works with th...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMoldova: Energy SupplyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27543More
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 disruptions to energy supply in (a) Transnistria and (b) Moldova.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 30 January 2025 to Question 25252 [https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-21/25252].
Answered 12 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign Relations: ChinaTreasuryTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27542More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she had with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Domestic Affairs on the China audit before 10 January 2025.
Answer: The UK Government is carrying out an audit to examine the UK's interests with respect to China to improve our ability to understand and respond to the challenges and opportunities China poses. The Chancellor of the Exchequer has discussed various topics i...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTropical Diseases: ResearchForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27541More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to support UK research into neglected tropical diseases.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is supporting the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), a Product Development Partnership that develops novel medicines for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). DNDi partners with over 40 ac...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTropical Diseases: ResearchForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27540More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to use UK research capacity in neglected tropical diseases to support his policy objectives in this area.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is supporting the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi), a Product Development Partnership that develops novel medicines for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). DNDi partners with over 40 ac...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordTropical Diseases: ResearchForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on building UK research capacity in neglected tropical diseases.
Answer: FCDO ministers speak regularly with ministers across government on all matters related to their portfolios, including global health and building the UK's scientific capacity. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is supporting the Drugs ...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: RefugeesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27538More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of Syrian refugees (a) in the UK and (b) globally who are returning to Syria.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on asylum seekers and refugees who come to the UK in the 'Immigration System Statistics' quarterly release. The Home Office does not track the addresses of individuals once they have been granted refugee status, and refugees...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the effectiveness of UK aid distribution at reaching civilians in Syria.
Answer: The UK continues to monitor and respond to the humanitarian situation in Syria. Most border crossings remain open for humanitarian aid, enabling assistance to be delivered, except where conflict is constraining this. We continue to call for unhindered acc...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMyanmar: RefugeesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment has he made of the potential implications for his policies of the treatment of Christian refugees from Myanmar in India.
Answer: The UK Government is committed defending religious freedom for all in Myanmar. We are aware of Myanmar Christian refugees in India's Christian-majority states, Nagaland, and Mizoram. We continue to raise concerns about discrimination of religious minoriti...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMyanmar: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with (a) ASEAN, (b) Five Eyes and (c) Japanese partners on (i) improving humanitarian aid access into Myanmar and (ii) best practice for ensuring
Answer: The UK is deeply concerned about Myanmar's worsening situation and growing humanitarian needs. On 1st February, the UK-led Joint Statement (which included all Five-Eyes as co-signatories), marking four years since the coup, called for the Myanmar military...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordMyanmar: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of distributing humanitarian aid to civilians in need through (a) local civil society, (b) education programmes and (c) faith
Answer: 19.9 million people in Myanmar need humanitarian assistance, many of whom are living in hard-to-reach areas. To overcome these barriers, over 54% of UK funding is directed to local civil society organisations, including faith groups and education provider...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Soft Power Council : MeetingsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the planned frequency of meetings of the Soft Power Council is.
Answer: The Council aims to meet in plenary on a roughly quarterly basis. Smaller working groups and roundtables with the Council's members will form to examine specific geographies, themes and issues, with frequency of meetings calibrated according to need.
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Soft Power Council : FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27532More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the annual budget of the Soft Power Council is.
Answer: The first meeting of the Soft Power Council on 15 January was financed from within existing budgets. As the Council is a new area of activity, we continue, jointly with the Department for Culture Media and Sport, to work up a comprehensive spending review...
Answered 7 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordNATO: Military AlliancesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27531More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Locarno speech, delivered on 9 January 2025, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen defence collaboration with NATO allies.
Answer: The Government is committed to a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) First Defence Policy, through which we are making NATO stronger, ensuring one billion North Americans and Europeans are all safer and more prosperous. With our reset of relations, ...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Nationals Abroad: RepatriationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the Government’s policy is on the repatriation of British citizens who travelled to Islamic State-led territories to support that group.
Answer: Our priority remains to ensure the safety and security of the UK. We will continue to do whatever is necessary to protect the UK from those who pose a threat to our security.All requests for consular assistance from Syria are considered on a case-by-case ...
Answered 6 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: Hay'at Tahrir Al-ShamForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what criteria he will use to evaluate the commitment of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham regime to (a) inclusive governance and (b) human rights.
Answer: The UK fully supports a Syrian-led and Syrian-owned political transition process leading to an inclusive, non-sectarian and representative government. As a next step, we hope to see representative figures from across Syria appointed to the transitional go...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take to deliver humanitarian aid to support the Syrian people.
Answer: In response to recent events, humanitarian aid agencies have rapidly scaled up the ongoing international aid effort to support Syrians inside Syria and across the region. The UK announced an additional £61 million to support this. We have strict measures ...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Based Violence: Women's RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27527More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to tackle gender-based violence through the International Women and Girls Strategy 2023 to 2030.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is committed to putting women and girls at the heart of everything we do. We are scaling up evidence-based approaches to prevent gender-based violence (GBV) through homes, schools and workplaces through the...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordClimate Change: Women's RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of his policies on climate change on the International Women and Girls Strategy 2023 to 2030.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is committed to ensuring gender equality is a key part of our programming on climate and addressing gendered inequalities as part of our fight against climate change. We are committed to increasing the prop...
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Council: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27525More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding his Department has provided to the British Council in the 2024-25 financial year; what information his Department holds on the level of funding provided to e
Answer: In 2024/25, the FCDO will provide the British Council with £162.5 million Grant-in-Aid funding. The British Council is projected to generate £885 million from other sources over the same period, according to its Corporate Plan 2024-25. This self-generated...
Answered 5 Feb 2025
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: Women's RightsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 27284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on initiatives outlined in the International Women and Girls Strategy 2023–2030.
Answer: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is committed to putting women and girls at the heart of all we do across our diplomatic and development activity. The Foreign Secretary and I have regular discussions with the Chancellor, including o...
Answered 4 Feb 2025
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