Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Reform UK - Romford)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will provide an assessment of the effectiveness of the Atlantic Child Advocacy Alliance.
Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
I refer the Hon. Member to the November 2025 Joint Ministerial Council Communique. Overseas Territories are being supported to define their local needs so that tailored child advocacy support can be offered.
Asked by: Priti Patel (Conservative - Witham)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Mauritian Government on the internal domestic Mauritian processes and timescales to ratify the UK-Mauritius Treaty.
Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
I refer the Hon member to the answer given on 13 February to question 110763.
Asked by: Lord Weir of Ballyholme (Democratic Unionist Party - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what assurances, if any, they have received from the government of China that sanctions will not be imposed on UK parliamentary representatives in the future.
Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Minister of State (Development)
I refer the Noble Lord to the Prime Minister's statement on China and Japan on 2 February in the House of Commons, and the Private Notice Question that was debated on 2 February.
In his meeting with the Prime Minister, President Xi Jinping confirmed that all parliamentarians are free to travel to China.
This Government has been clear that China's retaliatory sanctions on UK parliamentarians and others are unwarranted and unacceptable. The lifting of restrictions for all parliamentarians is a positive step, and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is engaging with Chinese officials to get more clarity on what the latest changes mean in practice, including for non-parliamentarians sanctioned by China.
Except for the sanctions announced by the Chinese authorities in March 2021, the Government is not aware of any other UK citizens who are subject to official sanctions.
Asked by: Lord Weir of Ballyholme (Democratic Unionist Party - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what actions they are taking to ensure sanctions imposed by China on former Members of Parliament are removed.
Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Minister of State (Development)
I refer the Noble Lord to the Prime Minister's statement on China and Japan on 2 February in the House of Commons, and the Private Notice Question that was debated on 2 February.
In his meeting with the Prime Minister, President Xi Jinping confirmed that all parliamentarians are free to travel to China.
This Government has been clear that China's retaliatory sanctions on UK parliamentarians and others are unwarranted and unacceptable. The lifting of restrictions for all parliamentarians is a positive step, and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is engaging with Chinese officials to get more clarity on what the latest changes mean in practice, including for non-parliamentarians sanctioned by China.
Except for the sanctions announced by the Chinese authorities in March 2021, the Government is not aware of any other UK citizens who are subject to official sanctions.
Asked by: Lord Weir of Ballyholme (Democratic Unionist Party - Life peer)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government how many UK citizens are subject to sanctions by China.
Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington - Minister of State (Development)
I refer the Noble Lord to the Prime Minister's statement on China and Japan on 2 February in the House of Commons, and the Private Notice Question that was debated on 2 February.
In his meeting with the Prime Minister, President Xi Jinping confirmed that all parliamentarians are free to travel to China.
This Government has been clear that China's retaliatory sanctions on UK parliamentarians and others are unwarranted and unacceptable. The lifting of restrictions for all parliamentarians is a positive step, and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office is engaging with Chinese officials to get more clarity on what the latest changes mean in practice, including for non-parliamentarians sanctioned by China.
Except for the sanctions announced by the Chinese authorities in March 2021, the Government is not aware of any other UK citizens who are subject to official sanctions.
Asked by: Andrew Rosindell (Reform UK - Romford)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness actions taken by the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC) and UK Export Finance's to promote tourism and connections in Anguilla.
Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
UK Export Finance (UKEF) and the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC) participated in the 2025 Joint Ministerial Council, as part of discussions on economic growth. Overseas Territory officials also attended UKEF's recent UK Trade and Export Forum, strengthening understanding of financing tools for tourism and wider economic projects. My officials continue to work closely with UKEF to support Overseas Territories' sustainable economic development, and with the CWEIC to expand Overseas Territories' commercial links with Commonwealth partners.
Asked by: John Hayes (Conservative - South Holland and The Deepings)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discissions she has had with the signatories of the Pelindaba Treaty on their future adherence to that Treaty, in the context of (a) the transfer of sovereignty of the Chagos archipelago to Mauritius and (b) potential future UK or US military operations including the stationing or transit of nuclear weapons on Diego Garcia.
Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
For the reasons explained at length on previous occasions, no such discussions are required or intended. We will continue to operate the base exactly as we have done before.
Asked by: Freddie van Mierlo (Liberal Democrat - Henley and Thame)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of sanctions on Russian oil exports.
Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 28 January in response to Question 106998.
Asked by: Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative - Chingford and Woodford Green)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies of Amnesty International's press release entitled Georgia: Elections marred by severe reprisals and risk of further violence, published on 3 October 2025.
Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
I am aware of the report in question, and I have raised my own concerns about the imprisonment of opposition figures, pressure on civil society, and attacks on independent media directly with the Georgian Government. The UK will continues to raise those human rights issues with the Georgian authorities, and to work with international partners, including through the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), to support democratic standards and accountability.
Asked by: Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative - Chingford and Woodford Green)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the UK's signing of the Convention establishing an International Claims Commission for Ukraine, what the Government’s timeline is for bringing forward the legislation required to ratify the Convention.
Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Russia must be held accountable for its illegal actions in Ukraine. The UK is a founding member of the Register of Damage and I signed the Convention to establish an International Claims Commission for Ukraine on 16 December 2025. We expect to lay the treaty before Parliament in the current parliamentary session, with further domestic steps required for ratification to follow in due course.