Asked by: Andrea Leadsom (Conservative - South Northamptonshire)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Minister of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department plans to mark the seventh anniversary of the referendum on the UK's membership of the EU.
Answered by Leo Docherty
On 23 June 2016, the UK voted to leave the European Union. Since leaving the EU, we have made progress in many areas both as an independent nation and through continued partnership with the EU, including on Ukraine. We are committed to maximising the opportunities of the TCA and working with our European partners to tackle global threats and challenges.
Asked by: Andrea Leadsom (Conservative - South Northamptonshire)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2023 to Question 123927 on Roads: Accidents, whether his Department has made a recent assessment of the impact of the death of UK citizens caused by US citizens near US bases on the US-UK relationship; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Leo Docherty
The UK government takes these deaths very seriously. We have taken action to reduce the risks of future accidents. We have ensured improved road signage round the site and in addition, all US staff now have driver familiarisation training and are required to complete the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency theory test on their arrival in the UK. The US-UK relationship remains strong and we are united by decades of unrivalled security and defence cooperation.
Asked by: Andrea Leadsom (Conservative - South Northamptonshire)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the death of Harry Dunn.
Answered by Nigel Adams
Both the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary have repeatedly raised this case with the US Administration and the UK will continue to press the US to ensure justice is done on behalf of Harry's family. The Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary are in regular contact on this issue.
Asked by: Andrea Leadsom (Conservative - South Northamptonshire)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans the UK has to move a UN Security Council Resolution in response to recommendation 20 of the Bishop of Truro’s Independent Review for the UK Foreign Secretary of Foreign and Commonwealth Office Support for Persecuted Christians during the UK's presidency of the Security Council in 2021.
Answered by Nigel Adams
The UK Government remains committed to implementing the recommendations from the Bishop of Truro's independent review on persecuted Christians in full. Work is continuing to implement the recommendations in a way that will bring real improvements to the lives of those persecuted because of their faith, belief, or those of no religious belief. The UK's Mission to the United Nations in New York is considering the best approach to achieve Security Council support for an inclusive resolution.