Written Question
Friday 6th February 2026
Asked by:
John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
Question
to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the re-classification of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary as a Non-Standard Occupation Group has been completed.
Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)
Discussions are ongoing to define and implement Non-Standard Occupational Group status for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Defence remains focused on delivering a resilient and sustainable workforce for the future and recognising the unique contribution of its seafarers to the defence of this nation.
Written Question
Friday 6th February 2026
Asked by:
John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
Question
to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will have discussions with her counterpart in Pakistan about the abduction of Women in Balochistan.
Answered by Hamish Falconer
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The UK remains deeply concerned by reports of human rights abuses in Pakistan, including in Balochistan. Advocating for civil and political rights is a core part of the UK's diplomatic engagement with Pakistan. To that end, I raised human rights issues on several occasions with Pakistan's Interior and Human Rights Ministers and Deputy Prime Minister last year. Our High Commission in Islamabad also regularly engages on these issues with the Government of Pakistan at the highest levels, as well as supporting a variety of UK-funded programmes promoting human rights in Pakistan. We will continue to urge the Government of Pakistan to guarantee the rights of all people in Pakistan in accordance with its constitution and international standards.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 05 Feb 2026
Occupied Palestinian Territories: Genocide Risk Assessment
"The reason we are here is that there is a profound responsibility on us, as Members of Parliament in particular, to ensure that our Government act in accordance with international humanitarian law. There are two questions that we need to pose time and again. First, what evidence would it take …..."John McDonnell - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 05 Feb 2026
Occupied Palestinian Territories: Genocide Risk Assessment
"No, I cannot accept any interventions.
There is also the number of journalists killed—more than 300—because part of this genocide is to prevent the reporting of the genocide. And, yes, there is the forced movement of people, with 9,000 prisoners in Israeli prisons, 100 of whom have died in the …..."John McDonnell - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 5th February 2026
Asked by:
John McDonnell (Labour - Hayes and Harlington)
Question
to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the operational future of the (a) RFA Argus and (b) RFA Fort Victoria; and what the current status is of each vessel.
Answered by Luke Pollard
- Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
I refer the right hon. Member to the response I gave to Question 106973 on 26 January 2026 to the hon. Member for Gosport (Dame Caroline Dinenage).
https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-20/106973
Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 04 Feb 2026
Civil Service Pension Scheme: Administration
"I think that we are all going to be saying much the same thing. My hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool North and Fleetwood (Lorraine Beavers) set out a comprehensive understanding of the situation at the moment.
My latest contact has been from a Border Force guard who was planning …..."John McDonnell - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 04 Feb 2026
Civil Service Pension Scheme: Administration
"He is not giving way because he will not admit responsibility...."John McDonnell - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 04 Feb 2026
Civil Service Pension Scheme: Administration
"Maybe the Ministers at the time did not see Capita’s Army recruitment fiasco, its primary care fiasco that put patients at risk, the near-collapse of the teachers’ pension scheme or the cyber-attack in which Capita exposed the data of 6.5 million people and was fined millions. Does the hon. Member …..."John McDonnell - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 04 Feb 2026
Civil Service Pension Scheme: Administration
"Will the hon. Member give way?..."John McDonnell - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 04 Feb 2026
Civil Service Pension Scheme: Administration
"Will the hon. Member give way? He should not be allowed to get away with this...."John McDonnell - View Speech
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