Written questions

Cuba: Gender Based Violence

Commons · Question 95869 · Tabled 1 Dec 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 8 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Ruth Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Cuban counterpart on reports of gender-based violence against women human rights defenders.

Answer

Answered by Chris Elmore, 8 Dec 2025

Our relationship with Cuba allows for frank dialogue, including on matters on which we do not agree. Our Ambassador in Havana has raised recent human rights cases with the Ministry of External Relations, and we work with likeminded partners to make clear ...