Venezuela: Military Operations
Commons · Question 103325 · Tabled 6 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Rachael Maskell
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions were held with the US Government on Venezuela ahead of their military operation.
Answer
Answered by Chris Elmore, 12 Jan 2026
It has been the long-standing policy under successive governments not to comment on intelligence matters. But as the Foreign Secretary made clear in her statement to the House on 5 January, the UK Government had no advance knowledge of the operations to w...