UK Parliament
Rt Hon James Cleverly MP

In Parliament

As Foreign Secretary, James responds to debates and answers MPs’ questions.

Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs

James was appointed Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on 6 September 2022.

He has previously served as Secretary of State for Education, Minister of State (Minister for Europe) and as a joint Minister of State (Minister for the Middle East and North Africa) in the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development.. 

For details of his areas of responsibility visit his page on the FCDO section of the UK Government website.

In Parliament
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James Cleverly MP speaking in the House of Commons
James Cleverly responds to debate on the first anniversary of the Abraham accords

James Cleverly, Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, responds to a debate on the significance of the Abraham accords signed just over a year ago and what role the UK can play.
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James Cleverly MP speaking in the House of Commons
James Cleverly responds to Urgent Question on Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

James Cleverly, Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, makes a statement to the House of Commons following news that Iran has rejected Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s appeal against the new charges made against her.
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James Cleverly MP speaking in Westminster Hall
James Cleverly responds to a debate on the humanitarian situation in Yemen

James Cleverly, Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, responds to a debate on the humanitarian situation in Yemen.
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James Cleverly speaking in Westminster Hall
James Cleverly responds to a debate on the Iran nuclear deal

James Cleverly, Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, responds to a Westminster Hall debate on Iran’s compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
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James Cleverly MP speaking at the Dispatch Box in the House of Commons
James Cleverly responds to debate on the withdrawal from Afghanistan

James Cleverly, Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, responds to an Opposition Day debate calling for a Joint Committee to investigate the withdrawal from Afghanistan. He outlines the focus of UK priorities: preventing Afghanistan from again becoming a haven for global terrorism; preventing humanitarian disaster and supporting refugees; preserving wider regional stability; and holding the Taliban to account for their conduct, including their record on human rights.
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James Cleverly MP speaking at the Dispatch Box in the House of Commons
Afghanistan: FCDO Responses to Members

James Cleverly, Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, responds to an Urgent Question on FCDO responses to queries from MPs regarding UK nationals and vulnerable Afghans stuck in Afghanistan.
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James Cleverly MP speaking at the Dispatch Box in the House of Commons
James Cleverly responds to an Urgent Question on the Chinese state-sponsored cyber-attack on Microsoft exchange servers

James Cleverly, Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, responds to an Urgent Question following confirmation that Chinese state-backed actors were responsible for gaining access to computer networks around the world via Microsoft exchange servers.
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James Cleverly MP speaking at the Dispatch Box in the House of Commons
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Questions

James Cleverly, Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, responds to MPs’ questions to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
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James Cleverly speaking in a Westminster Hall debate held in Portcullis House
James Cleverly responds to debate on the situation of Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon

James Cleverly, Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, responds to debate on the situation of Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon.