Every parliamentary written question tabled by Ben Obese-Jecty this session, with the full answer and department. Back to the MP page.
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many (a) residential and (b) commercial properties in London are owned by the People's Republic of China.
The Government does not control the purchase of private property within the United Kingdom, and keeps no central record of purchases made on behalf of individual nation states.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the National Security Strategy of the United States of America, published on 5 December 2025, what assessment has she made of the potential impact of the US declaration that where necessary the use of lethal force to replace the failed law enforcement-only strategy will be used to combat cartels on intelligence sharing.
I refer the Hon Member to the responses provided in the Urgent Question debate on 3 December.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress has she made in fulfilling the UK contribution to the Child Nutrition Fund in 2025-26.
I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 25 November to Questions 91556 and 91557, which sets out the UK's contribution to the Child Nutrition Fund (CNF). In 2025-26, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has so far disbursed £1 million to the CNF.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the benefits of signing the Security and Defence Partnership in May 2025.
I refer the Hon Member to the answer given on 8 December to question 95528.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment has she made of the merits of providing intelligence support to US forces involved in Operation Southern Spear.
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 3 November to Question 85121.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she plans to establish the College of British Diplomacy.
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 20 October to Question 79228.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the scope of the College of British Diplomacy will be.
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 20 October to Question 79228.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding her Department has allocated for the establishment of the College of British Diplomacy.
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 20 October to Question 79228.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she held discussions with her Rwandan counterpart on the security of the British cycling team who competed in the 2025 UCI Road World Championships in Kigali.
I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 22 October to Question 82441.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department's press release entitled UK formally recognises Palestinian State, published on 21 September 2025, what demands she has made of the Palestinian Authority to conduct extensive reform.
I refer the Hon Member to the statement made on the Middle East by the Prime Minister on 14 October, in which he addressed at length the issues arising from the UK's decision to recognise the State of Palestine. Any further updates will be announced in the normal way in due course.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2025 to Question 75426 on James Scott Rhys Anderson, what the outcome was of the discussion between the Prime Minister and President Zelenskyy on 24 July 2025.
I thank the Hon Member for his close interest in this important case and I refer him to answer 75426. I will keep him and other Members informed as and when there are further developments.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the speech entitled PM statement on the recognition of Palestine: 21 September 2025, what her (a) criteria and (b) definition is of a viable Palestinian State.
I refer the Hon Member to the statement made on the Middle East by the Prime Minister on 14 October, in which he addressed at length the issues arising from the UK's decision to recognise the State of Palestine. Any further updates will be announced in the normal way in due course.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department's press release entitled UK formally recognises Palestinian State, published on 21 September 2025, when she plans to take further action to sanction senior figures in the Hamas leadership.
I refer the Hon Member to the statement made on the Middle East by the Prime Minister on 14 October, in which he addressed at length the issues arising from the UK's decision to recognise the State of Palestine. Any further updates will be announced in the normal way in due course.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she plans to publish the UK Antarctic Strategy.
As confirmed in the Government's response to the Environmental Audit Committee's report into the UK and the Antarctic Environment, a UK Antarctic Strategy will be published by the Government by the end of the year.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2025 to Question 75426 on James Scott Rhys Anderson, on what dates his Department raised James Scott Rhys Anderson with the Russian authorities.
I thank the Hon Member for his close interest in this important case and I refer him to answer 75426. I will keep him and other Members informed as and when there are further developments.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2025 to Question 75426 on James Scott Rhys Anderson, when he last received an update from (a) Russia and (b) Ukraine on the health of James Scott Rhys Anderson.
I thank the Hon Member for his close interest in this important case and I refer him to answer 75426. I will keep him and other Members informed as and when there are further developments.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department's press release entitled UK formally recognises Palestinian State, published on 21 September 2025, what (a) technical and (b) financial support she is providing to the Palestinian Authority.
I refer the Hon Member to the statement made on the Middle East by the Prime Minister on 14 October, in which he addressed at length the issues arising from the UK's decision to recognise the State of Palestine. Any further updates will be announced in the normal way in due course.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2025 to Question 72362 on Gaza: Humanitarian Aid, what the source is of the (a) 2,294 and (b)16,389 figure.
Like many other states, the UK has used estimates from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to report casualty numbers in the Gaza conflict, which uses figures as reported by the Gaza Ministry of Health.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2025 to Question 72362 on Gaza: Humanitarian Aid, what progress he has made on an independent investigation since 11 July 2025.
Like many other states, the UK has used estimates from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to report casualty numbers in the Gaza conflict, which uses figures as reported by the Gaza Ministry of Health.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she made an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of potential security threats posed to the British cycling team who competed in the 2025 UCI Road World Championships in Kigali, Rwanda.
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Travel Advice provides information and advice to help British nationals make informed decisions about foreign travel. The FCDO updated our Travel Advice for Rwanda on 18 September ahead of the UCI Road World Cycling Championships. Advice to groups on matters of safety and security will always be consistent with the advice available to the public in FCDO travel advice on GOV.UK. Our Travel Advice remains under constant review to ensure it reflects our latest assessment of risks to British nationals. These assessments are made by drawing on expert sources of information available to the Government including local knowledge from our embassies, information provided by the local authorities in each country, and in some cases, information gathered by the intelligence services.