...John Howell Nigel Huddleston Neil Hudson Eddie Hughes Jane Hunt Tom Hunt Alister Jack Caroline Johnson Gareth Johnson David Johnston Andrew Jones Fay Jones Marcus Jones Simon Jupp Alicia Kearns Gillian Keegan Greg Knight Kate Kniveton Danny Kruger John Lamont Robert Largan Andrea Leadsom Edward Leigh Andrew Lewer Julian Lewis Julia Lopez Tim Loughton Craig Mackinlay Rachel Maclean Alan Mak...
Gillian Keegan: We have all been in awe of the bravery of the Iranian people since the death of Mahsa Amini over five weeks ago. The Iranian people have taken to the streets to express in no uncertain terms that the sustained repression of their rights by the Iranian regime must end. Women should no longer face detention and violence for what they wear or how they behave in public. The Iranian regime’s use...
Gillian Keegan: In 2021/22 we invested £13 million to reduce autism diagnosis waiting times. This included £10.5 million to enable local systems to test different diagnostic pathways, explore ways to reduce waiting times and address backlogs caused by the pandemic. We invested £2.5 million in 2022/23 to test and implement methods of reducing waiting times for children and young people. In addition, we are...
...Eddie Hughes Jane Hunt Tom Hunt Alister Jack Bernard Jenkin Mark Jenkinson Caroline Johnson Gareth Johnson David Johnston Andrew Jones David Jones Fay Jones Marcus Jones Simon Jupp Alicia Kearns Gillian Keegan Greg Knight Julian Knight Kate Kniveton Danny Kruger John Lamont Andrea Leadsom Edward Leigh Ian Levy Andrew Lewer Julian Lewis Ian Liddell-Grainger Chris Loder Julia Lopez Jonathan...
...Jane Hunt Tom Hunt Alister Jack Bernard Jenkin Mark Jenkinson Robert Jenrick Caroline Johnson Gareth Johnson David Johnston Andrew Jones David Jones Fay Jones Marcus Jones Simon Jupp Alicia Kearns Gillian Keegan Greg Knight Julian Knight Kate Kniveton Danny Kruger John Lamont Andrea Leadsom Edward Leigh Ian Levy Andrew Lewer Julian Lewis Ian Liddell-Grainger Chris Loder Marco Longhi Julia...
Gillian Keegan: The UK is a leading donor to the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh and has contributed £340 million to the response since 2017. This includes support to education and income generating activities for the Rohingya and host communities. The UK, along with other donors, consistently advocates for greater education, skills and livelihoods opportunities for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. We welcome...
Gillian Keegan: The data for UK contributions to the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) during financial years 2021-22 and 2022-23 are available through the following links. Supporting Palestinian refugees across the Middle East - in Gaza, the West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria: DevTracker Programme GB-1-204546 (fcdo.gov.uk) - https://devtracker.fcdo.gov.uk/projects/GB-1-204546/summary UK Support to...
Gillian Keegan: The UK maintains close to 300 sanctions designations against Iran in relation to human rights, UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles), nuclear proliferation andâ¯terrorism. A full list is available online on the UK Sanctions List. Recently, on 10 October, the UK announced sanctions on seven senior security and political figures responsible for human rights violations in Iran, as well as the...
Gillian Keegan: The UK Government reiterates its profound sympathy for UK victims of Qadhafi-sponsored IRA terrorism and indeed for all victims of the Troubles. The Government set out its position on Mr Shawcross's report on compensation for UK victims of Qadhafi-sponsored IRA terrorism in a Written Ministerial Statement made on 23 March 2021. Mr Shawcross's report was commissioned as an internal scoping...
Gillian Keegan: The UK is committed to aid transparency and FCDO systems allow the public to see how our aid objectives are delivered worldwide. UK aid programmes can be viewed on the Development Tracker's search page (https://devtracker.fcdo.gov.uk/search). The search functionality already allows filtering by free text and can be used in combination with filters for programme status, government department,...
Gillian Keegan: Israel has never declared a nuclear weapons programme. The UK Government continues to encourage Israel to sign the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) as a Non-Nuclear Weapon State. We regularly monitor all global nuclear developments and will continue to work with international partners to strengthen the non-proliferation regime and advance multilateral nuclear disarmament.
Gillian Keegan: The £1,973.30 paid on 22 March and the £1,973.00 paid on 29 March were a 50% deposit paid via an in-store terminal and 50% final telephone payment for maintenance and replacement of furnishings and fittings in Gibraltar. The Merchant Category Code (MCC) and location can differ between individual terminals for the same retailer. In this case the details received from one terminal do not...
Gillian Keegan: This was a payment to Soccer.com, Sports Endeavours Ltd based in North Carolina. It was for GREAT campaign branded t-shirts and footballs which were used as part of a successful soft power event in Boston in March 2022.
Gillian Keegan: Our thoughts remain with the victims and their families of this tragic accident, and appreciate the distress caused by the ongoing delays. Officials at the British Embassy in Addis Ababa have been in contact with the Ethiopian Ministry of Transport and Air Accident Investigation Department to discuss the release of the final air accident report and will continue to lobby them for its...
Gillian Keegan: We are closely monitoring the ongoing humanitarian situation in Gaza. The UK Embassy in Tel Aviv regularly raises the importance of access to healthcare, including critical health services, with the Israeli authorities. We are urging the Government of Israel to ensure this access is maintained. The wounded and critically ill in Gaza should be able to access the urgent medical care they need.
Gillian Keegan: The UK has over 200 sanctions designations in place against Iran in relation to human rights, nuclear proliferation andâ¯terrorism. On 10 October, the UK used the dedicated Iran Human Rights sanctions regime to designate the so-called Morality Police, two of its leaders and five others for serious human rights violations. This brings the total to 85 individuals and two entities sanctioned...
Gillian Keegan: The FCDO has designated Iran as a Human Rights Priority Country, we raise human rights on diplomatic channels at all appropriate opportunities, both directly with the Iranian government and in multilateral fora. On 3 October, the Foreign Secretary instructed Iran's most senior diplomat in the UK to be summoned to the FCDO. At the meeting the UK pressed Iran to respect the right to peaceful...
Gillian Keegan: The UK is in regular touch with Ethiopian and Tigrayan leaders, the Africa Union's High Representative, and the G7 - pressing for a political solution, humanitarian access, accountability for atrocities and the withdrawal of Eritrean troops. The UK co-sponsored the Resolution at the Human Rights Council that renewed the mandate of the International Commission of Human Rights Experts on...
Gillian Keegan: The UK Government is supporting Nigeria through a number of programmes to respond, adapt and build resilience to such events, and is encouraging knowledge exchange between the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology and Nigerian agencies to help strengthen flood risk management. The UK is providing support through the multi-donor START Fund (startnetwork.org), which allocated £300,000 to...
Gillian Keegan: In Financial Year 2022/23, the UK intends to provide approximately £156 million in humanitarian aid across East Africa. Of this amount, currently at least £93 million has been spent.
