Pacific Ocean Islands: Kava
Commons · Question 64989 · Tabled 4 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 11 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has received representations from representatives of Pacific Island nations on the prohibition of Kava in the UK.
Answer
Answered by Catherine West, 11 Jul 2025
The UK prohibition is raised occasionally with our High Commissioners in the Pacific and by some Pacific Island High Commissions in London.In each case, we remind our Pacific partners about the evidence and procedures that are required to review the ban.