Cabinet Office

Darren Jones Excerpts

Thursday 9th July 2026 Written Corrections

[Will Stone (Swindon North) (Lab)]

Can the Minister update us on what recent actions he has taken to co-ordinate the Government’s domestic policy on the war in the middle east?

[Darren Jones]

We have established a Cabinet Sub-Committee called the Middle East Response Committee, chaired by the Prime Minister, which has met weekly. I, as Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister, have chaired senior ministerial groups underpinning that work to ensure we have a clear understanding of the impact of the conflict in the middle east on the UK domestic economy in relation to supply chains, the security of critical goods and the economic impact. That work is informing Government decisions to protect British citizens and the UK economy as best we can from that conflict.

[Official Report, 25 June 2026; Vol. 788, c. 498.]

Written correction submitted by the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister, the right hon. Member for Bristol North West (Darren Jones):

[Darren Jones]

We have established a Cabinet Sub-Committee called the Middle East Response Committee, chaired by the Prime Minister, which has met regularly. I, as Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister, have chaired senior ministerial groups underpinning that work to ensure we have a clear understanding of the impact of the conflict in the middle east on the UK domestic economy in relation to supply chains, the security of critical goods and the economic impact. That work is informing Government decisions to protect British citizens and the UK economy as best we can from that conflict.