| Heading: |
Sudan: Gold |
| Question ID: |
1812273 |
| UIN: |
59595 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-12 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5299 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Monica Harding
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| Asking Member handle: |
monicabeharding
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@monicabeharding
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take diplomatic steps through the UN to help reduce the role of the illicit international gold trade in financing Sudan's civil war. |
| Is named day: |
true |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-23 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
5148 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Mr Hamish Falconer
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| Answering Member handle: |
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Mr Hamish Falconer
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| Answer text: |
The trade of illicit gold funds conflict, undermines the rule of law, and perpetuates human rights abuses. The UK Government engages with the gold industry as well as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development to support responsible sourci... |
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| Answering body ID: |
208 |
| Answering body name: |
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |