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Written questions by Adam.

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

Department:All (215)Department of Health and Social Care (75)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (33)Department for Education (18)Home Office (16)Department for Transport (16)Ministry of Defence (12)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (10)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (7)Treasury (6)Ministry of Justice (6)Department for Work and Pensions (5)Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (4)

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29 May 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to pre-emptively position humanitarian support for countries bordering the Democratic Republic of the Congo if the current Ebola outbreak

Reply

I refer the Hon Member to the answer I provided on 8 June to the identical set of questions submitted by the Hon Member, (UINs 4932-6).

29 May 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps her Department is taking to help ensure safe and unrestricted humanitarian access in areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo affected by the Ebola

Reply

I refer the Hon Member to the answer I provided on 8 June to the identical set of questions submitted by the Hon Member, (UINs 4932-6).

29 May 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of the creation of a UN coordinator role to lead regional responses to the Ebola outbreak in central Africa.

Reply

I refer the Hon Member to the answer I provided on 8 June to the identical set of questions submitted by the Hon Member, (UINs 4932-6).

29 May 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that healthcare workers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are continuously safeguarded from the Ebola outbreak.

Reply

I refer the Hon Member to the answer I provided on 8 June to the identical set of questions submitted by the Hon Member, (UINs 4932-6).

29 May 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking with international partners to engage conflict parties in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to improve humanitarian access to a

Reply

I refer the Hon Member to the answer I provided on 8 June to the identical set of questions submitted by the Hon Member, (UINs 4932-6).

14 May 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has considered using powers under the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 in relation to Israeli lawmakers connected to the death penalty bill.

Reply

It is the UK's long-standing policy not to comment on potential sanctions designations, as to do so could risk lessening their impact.

14 May 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to consider preventative sanctions in response to the passage of the Israeli death penalty bill.

Reply

It is the UK's long-standing policy not to comment on potential sanctions designations, as to do so could risk lessening their impact.

14 May 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to introduce further sanctions against Israeli settlers involved in violence and illegal settlement expansion in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

Reply

It is the UK's long-standing policy not to comment on potential sanctions designations, as to do so could risk lessening their impact.

14 May 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Death Penalty for Terrorists Law on Palestinians.

Reply

I refer the Hon Member to the joint statement issued by the Foreign Secretary and her counterparts from Australia, Germany, France, Italy, New Zealand on 29 March, which can be found on GOV.UK here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/joint-statement-on-is...

14 May 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications of the Israeli death penalty bill for the right to life of Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

Reply

I refer the Hon Member to the joint statement issued by the Foreign Secretary and her counterparts from Australia, Germany, France, Italy, New Zealand on 29 March, which can be found on GOV.UK here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/joint-statement-on-is...

14 May 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps whe is taking to oppose the use of the death penalty against Palestinians by Israel.

Reply

I refer the Hon Member to the joint statement issued by the Foreign Secretary and her counterparts from Australia, Germany, France, Italy, New Zealand on 29 March, which can be found on GOV.UK here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/joint-statement-on-is...

14 May 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the recommendations of the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians on sanctions

Reply

It is the UK's long-standing policy not to comment on potential sanctions designations, as to do so could risk lessening their impact.

14 May 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the role of Israeli state authorities in facilitating settler violence in the occupied West Bank.

Reply

I refer the Hon Member to the answers that the Foreign Secretary and I gave on illegal settlements at the last session of departmental oral questions on 21 April.

14 May 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she is taking steps to oppose the expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.

Reply

I refer the Hon Member to the answers that the Foreign Secretary and I gave on illegal settlements at the last session of departmental oral questions on 21 April.

14 May 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications of the E1 settlement project on Palestinian territorial contiguity and self-determination.

Reply

I refer the Hon Member to the answers that the Foreign Secretary and I gave on illegal settlements at the last session of departmental oral questions on 21 April.

14 May 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of damage to civilian infrastructure in Gaza on numbers of indirect deaths.

Reply

The latest Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA) for Gaza, published by the EU, UN and World Bank on 20 April, indicates that there are an estimated $71.4 billion-worth of losses and damages from the war in Gaza. This underlines the scale and urgency o...

14 May 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to her Israeli counterpart on restrictions on humanitarian supplies required to restore water infrastructure in Gaza.

Reply

The UK remains deeply concerned about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The destruction of water and hygiene infrastructures has contributed to an increase in severe environmental health hazards across the Gaza strip. Last financial year, the UK provided £...

14 May 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of extreme heat and lack of clean water on children in Gaza.

Reply

The UK remains deeply concerned about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The destruction of water and hygiene infrastructures has contributed to an increase in severe environmental health hazards across the Gaza strip. Last financial year, the UK provided £...

14 May 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of waterborne and skin diseases in displacement camps in Gaza.

Reply

The UK remains deeply concerned about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The destruction of water and hygiene infrastructures has contributed to an increase in severe environmental health hazards across the Gaza strip. Last financial year, the UK provided £...

14 May 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure the entry of water filtration systems and sanitation equipment into Gaza.

Reply

The UK remains deeply concerned about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The destruction of water and hygiene infrastructures has contributed to an increase in severe environmental health hazards across the Gaza strip. Last financial year, the UK provided £...

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