Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has established benchmarks for measuring improvements in freedom of religion or belief in Venezuela, including for religious and humanitarian actors and indigenous communities.

Answered by Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

We continue to assess on an ongoing basis the restrictions in place on freedom of religion or belief in Venezuela, and other countries around the world, as well as the progress of efforts to remove them. Freedom of religion or belief is a fundamental human right, and we should never accept anything short of full freedom as an acceptable outcome.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the state of freedom of religion or belief in Somalia; and whether this issue is systematically raised in the UK’s engagement with the Government of Somalia.

Answered by Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

I refer the Hon Member to the answer given on 6 August 2025 to Question 68009.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer to Question UIN 123141, of 31 March 2026, if she knows when the OBR expect to publish their first set of areas of research interest.

Answered by Torsten Bell - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has full discretion over the timing of its publication programme.

The November 2025 Economic and Fiscal Outlook stated that the OBR will be publishing its first set of areas of research interest in the coming months.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he expects the financial report for the Infected Blood Inquiry for the financial year 2025-2026 to be published.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office

We expect the Inquiry, which has now formally completed its work, to publish its final financial report soon

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