Ministry of Defence written question – answered at on 23 May 2024.
John Healey
Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many meetings Ministers in his Department have had with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on the civil war in Sudan.
Leo Docherty
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Minister for the Armed Forces)
Following the conclusion of the evacuation operation from Sudan in May 2023, officials have taken on ongoing coordination between the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office on Sudan. Officials at both senior and working levels meet regularly with their counterparts at the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office to discuss Sudan.
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No5 people think not
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