Written questions

Treaties: Parliamentary Scrutiny

2026-05-17 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · 2053 · Official question

Alex Burghart

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the answer of 28 April 2026, to Question HL16533, on Treaties: Parliamentary Scrutiny, if she will list the Memorandums of Understanding and other non-legal

Answer

Non-Legally Binding Instruments (NBI) such as Memorandums of Understanding can cover a wide range of topics and can be negotiated by any Government department. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office does not keep a central list of such instrumen...