Foreign Relations
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 28 April 2026 to Question HL16533 on Treaties: Parliamentary Scrutiny, whether any Memorandums of Understanding and other non-legally binding agreements, that do not have the status of a Treaty, have been agreed by the Department, including 10 Downing Street, or its Arm’s Length Bodies with (a) foreign governments, (b) local, regional or state-level government tiers of foreign countries or (c) supranational organisations, since 4 July 2024, that have not otherwise been brought to the attention of Parliament.
Answered by Seema Malhotra
Non-Legally Binding Instruments such as Memorandums of Understanding can cover a wide range of topics and are drawn to the attention of Parliament or otherwise published where appropriate. However, in some cases, the content or subject matter may be sensitive, or the other participant may wish to keep the instrument private. For this reason, it would not be appropriate to provide a list of those Non-Legally Binding Instruments that have not been published or announced in Parliament as to do so could be damaging to the UK's diplomatic, security, or defence interests.
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