Urgent question on Wednesday, 16 July 2025, in the House of Commons, led by Andrew Mitchell. The answering member was Catherine West.

Sudan

Urgent question on Britain's response to the worsening situation in Sudan.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 771 cc296-308
Session: 2024-26
Department: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Proceeding contributions: Andrew Mitchell | 771 c297 (Link to this contribution)
(Urgent Question): To ask the Minister if she will make a statement on Britain’s response to the ...; Catherine West | 771 c297 (Link to this contribution)
Sudan is the worst humanitarian crisis on record. Over 30 million people need aid, and 12 million...; Andrew Mitchell | 771 cc297-8 (Link to this contribution)
Thank you very much, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question today.
I make no apologi...; Catherine West | 771 c298 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the right hon. Member for Sutton Coldfield (Sir Andrew Mitchell) for his questions and hi...; Abtisam Mohamed | 771 c299 (Link to this contribution)
Not a single person in my Sudanese diaspora community in Sheffield has not been affected by the h...; Catherine West | 771 c299 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend, who is a loud voice here on behalf her Sudanese diaspora. The most import...; Lindsay Hoyle | 771 c299 (Link to this contribution)
I call the shadow Minister.; Wendy Morton | 771 cc299-300 (Link to this contribution)
I am grateful to you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question, and my right hon. Friend the...; Catherine West | 771 c300 (Link to this contribution)
The right hon. Lady asked about the last week’s ICC finding. We acknowledge the ICC Office of the...; Uma Kumaran | 771 c300 (Link to this contribution)
That this urgent question could have been relevant at any time in the past 20 years is a damning ...; Catherine West | 771 c301 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend her for her important work in pulling together groups—in particular aid wo...; Lindsay Hoyle | 771 c301 (Link to this contribution)
I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.; Monica Harding | 771 c301 (Link to this contribution)
The ongoing war in Sudan is the world’s largest humanitarian catastrophe and the biggest since ai...; Catherine West | 771 cc301-2 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Lady quite rightly pushes us to say more in this House. There have been lots of question...; Phil Brickell | 771 c302 (Link to this contribution)
In response to an urgent question in April, the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealt...; Catherine West | 771 c302 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend raises the most important point. It is not just about money; it is about access, o...; Gavin Williamson | 771 c302 (Link to this contribution)
Such an enormous civilian price is being paid in Sudan, but one of the greatest horrors is the us...; Catherine West | 771 c303 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the right hon. Member for his question. The UK funds support for the protection, preventi...; Rachel Blake | 771 c303 (Link to this contribution)
I echo the words of my hon. Friends the Members for Stratford and Bow (Uma Kumaran) and for Sheff...; Catherine West | 771 c303 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is a doughty campaigner on behalf of her constituents in Westminster and the City....; Harriett Baldwin | 771 c303 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Sutton Coldfield (Sir Andrew Mitchell) for securing t...; Catherine West | 771 c303 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Lady for her leadership role in the previous Parliament as the chair of the all-...; Melanie Ward | 771 c304 (Link to this contribution)
The humanitarian situation in Sudan is horrific, with the growing perpetration of atrocity crimes...; Catherine West | 771 c304 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend knows of what she speaks, with her role before she came to this place. I shall tak...; Julian Lewis | 771 c304 (Link to this contribution)
Will the Minister explain to the House what, in practical terms, the Security Council could do, e...; Catherine West | 771 c304 (Link to this contribution)
The UN Security Council is not just about military intervention, in terms of the security; as the...; Alex Sobel | 771 c304 (Link to this contribution)
What is happening in Sudan—in Darfur, in particular—is one of the world’s deepest and longest-run...; Catherine West | 771 c304 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is quite right to say that the longer the war lasts, the greater its ripple effect...; Brian Mathew | 771 c304 (Link to this contribution)
As a former aid worker and resident of Darfur, I feel deeply for the people of Sudan. Will the Mi...; Catherine West | 771 c305 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Gentleman for all the work he did before coming to Parliament and his important ...; Rachael Maskell | 771 c305 (Link to this contribution)
The brutal violence being perpetrated against Sudanese civilians is only fuelled by external acto...; Catherine West | 771 c305 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for her work as the chair of the APPG for Sudan and South Sudan. We have n...; Jim Shannon | 771 c305 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Minister for her answers to all the questions and her strong words on our commitment....; Catherine West | 771 c306 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Gentleman for his relentless work in this House on freedom of religion or belief...; John Slinger | 771 c306 (Link to this contribution)
I am sure all hon. Members will want to praise British diplomats for all they are doing on this d...; Catherine West | 771 c306 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for his extensive work in civil society on these sorts of issues. The curr...; Ben Lake | 771 c306 (Link to this contribution)
Given that certain UN initiatives and efforts to address this humanitarian catastrophe have encou...; Catherine West | 771 c306 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the hon. Member for his long-standing interest in development. I know that he will be ple...; Chris Bloore | 771 c307 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Minister for her responses so far. She will be aware of the indiscriminate aerial bom...; Catherine West | 771 c307 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for his important question. Since the outbreak of the conflict in 2023, th...; Ayoub Khan | 771 c307 (Link to this contribution)
May I take this opportunity to thank the right hon. Member for Sutton Coldfield (Sir Andrew Mitch...; Catherine West | 771 c307 (Link to this contribution)
Just last month, we joined the UN-EU consultative group on Sudan for the first time, alongside ou...; Jon Pearce | 771 c307 (Link to this contribution)
With 150,000 men, women and children dead, 13 million people displaced, attacks on humanitarian w...; Catherine West | 771 c308 (Link to this contribution)
I thank my hon. Friend for his spotlight on this issue. The UK condemns the growing body of evide...; Gregory Campbell | 771 c308 (Link to this contribution)
The unfolding scenario in Sudan almost defies description. The Minister has quite rightly spoken ...; Catherine West | 771 c308 (Link to this contribution)
The hon. Member is absolutely right to talk about the importance not just of our bilateral meetin...; Joe Morris | 771 c308 (Link to this contribution)
I thank the Minister for her answers today, and the right hon. Member for Sutton Coldfield (Sir A...; Catherine West | 771 c308 (Link to this contribution)
My hon. Friend is right to say that the reports coming out of Darfur are horrifying. Some of the ...
Subjects: Access Armed conflict Humanitarian aid Darfur War crimes Sudan
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