Asked by: Robert Largan (Conservative - High Peak)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she plans to respond to the enquiry from the hon. Member for High Peak dated 31 August 2021, reference RL26196.
Answered by Amanda Milling - Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
We are grateful to the Honourable member for bringing this matter to our attention and for re-sending this correspondence on 19 November , of which we had no record of receiving previously. The Minister of State for South Asia, United Nations and the Commonwealth sent a response to the Honourable Member on 19 November.
Asked by: Robert Largan (Conservative - High Peak)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she plans to respond to the enquiry from the hon. Member for High Peak of 23 July 2021, reference RL24949.
Answered by James Cleverly - Home Secretary
A response was sent on 10 August 2021, and an additional copy has been sent to the Member's office.
Asked by: Robert Largan (Conservative - High Peak)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to respond to the enquiry from the hon Member for High Peak, dated 12 May 2021, reference RL22521.
Answered by James Cleverly - Home Secretary
The answer provided by the department on 16 July to your previous PQ 29179 was incorrect. It stated that the FCDO had not received your enquiry RL22521 of 12 May. In fact I had already replied to your enquiry on 14 June.
Your enquiry and my reply reference MC2021/11985 had been mis-recorded under the name of your constituent. My officials have sent you a copy of my reply.
Asked by: Robert Largan (Conservative - High Peak)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent progress he has made in ongoing talks on the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
Answered by James Cleverly - Home Secretary
On 19 August, the UK issued a joint statement with France and Germany underlining our grave concern at the latest reports of the IAEA. These reports confirm that Iran has produced uranium metal enriched up to 20% for the first time, and has significantly increased its production capacity of uranium enriched up to 60%.
60% enrichment constitutes an important step towards developing a nuclear weapon. No State without nuclear weapons has ever before produced Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU). We urge Iran to halt all activities in violation of the JCPoA and return to the negotiations in Vienna as soon as possible with a view to bringing them to a swift, successful conclusion.
Asked by: Robert Largan (Conservative - High Peak)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the UK Government is taking to curtail Iran's destabilising activities through its proxy network of terror groups across the Middle East and North Africa.
Answered by James Cleverly - Home Secretary
We regularly raise Iran's destabilising role in the region at UN Security Council. We continue to support the security of our allies, including through our close defence partnerships across the Middle East and by working to strengthen institutions and build capacity in more vulnerable countries, including in Yemen, Iraq and Lebanon.
We currently have over 200 EU sanctions listings in place against Iran, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in its entirety. We continue to support the enforcement of UN prohibitions on the proliferation of weapons to non-state actors in the region, including to Lebanese Hizballah (UNSCR 2216), Iraqi militia groups (UNSCR 1546) and the Houthis in Yemen (UNSCR 1701). The EU arms embargo on Iran remains in place as do UN ballistic missile restrictions on Iran. We are committed to working with regional partners, the E3 and the US to find a sustainable solution to Iranian proliferation to non-state actors in the region.
Asked by: Robert Largan (Conservative - High Peak)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to respond to the enquiry of 9 April 2021 from the hon. Member for High Peak, referenced RL21845.
Answered by Nigel Adams
A reply was sent on 13 July.
Asked by: Robert Largan (Conservative - High Peak)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to respond to the enquiry of 12 May 2021 from the hon. Member for High Peak, referenced RL22521.
Answered by Nigel Adams
We have no record of receiving this item of correspondence. My officials have contacted your office and have obtained a copy. We will work to expedite a response.
Asked by: Robert Largan (Conservative - High Peak)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to respond to the enquiry from the hon. Member for High Peak dated 18 March 2021, referenced RL20521.
Answered by Nigel Adams
A response to this letter was sent on 25 May 2021.
Asked by: Robert Largan (Conservative - High Peak)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if the UK will issue a condemnation of the alleged payment of salaries to prisoners convicted of terrorist offences by the Palestinian Authority.
Answered by James Cleverly - Home Secretary
No UK aid is used for prisoner payments to Palestinian prisoners or their families. We continue to raise the need for reform to the prisoner payments system to become more needs-based, transparent and affordable.
Asked by: Robert Largan (Conservative - High Peak)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for regional stability of the re-election of Yahya Sinwar as Hamas's leader in the Gaza Strip.
Answered by James Cleverly - Home Secretary
The UK continues to monitor the situation closely and retains a policy of no contact with Hamas in its entirety. We continue to call upon Hamas to end permanently their incitement and indiscriminate attacks against Israel.