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Written questions by Powell.

Every parliamentary written question tabled by Joe Powell this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.

Department:All (25)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (7)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (6)Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (2)Home Office (2)Treasury (2)Department of Health and Social Care (1)Department for Transport (1)Department for Business and Trade (1)Department for Culture, Media and Sport (1)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (1)Cabinet Office (1)

Showing 16 of 6 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

2 Jun 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
Asked

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her EU counterparts on strengthening cooperation on anti money laundering, as part of preparations for the next EU-UK summit.

Reply

This Government remains committed to strengthening UK-EU cooperation on tackling money-laundering. The UK works closely with the EU and its Member States through a range of established fora, including through the Financial Action Task Force.

3 Nov 2025·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
Asked

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies on preventing (a) mass atrocities and (b) genocide of the violence perpetrated by the Rapid Support Forces against civilians in (i) El Fasher and (ii) elsewhere in Darfur.

Reply

I refer the Hon. Member to the response provided to the Urgent Question on Sudan: Protection of Civilians on 30 October.

1 Nov 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
Asked

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to publish the results of the UK and Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council on 19-21 November 2024.

Reply

The conclusions of the Joint Ministerial Council will be published through a communiqué jointly agreed by the UK and the Overseas Territories. We will also make a Written Ministerial Statement.

21 Oct 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
Asked

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure the safety of Hindus in Bangladesh.

Reply

The UK has a long-standing commitment to the protection of human rights. We are committed to Freedom of Religion or Belief for all. In July, the Foreign Secretary and I raised concerns publicly and privately about the unprecedented levels of violence and ...

17 Oct 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
Asked

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the arbitrary detention of prisoners in Azerbaijan.

Reply

The UK remains concerned at the increased number of detentions of independent journalists, human rights defenders and civil society representatives over the last year, and we continue to urge Azerbaijan to improve human rights protections for all its citi...

8 Oct 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
Asked

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support free, fair and peaceful elections in Georgia.

Reply

On 9 October, I [Minister Doughty] made clear to Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili that Georgia's parliamentary elections must be held in accordance with international democratic standards. We have allocated £500,000 to support independent elec...

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