Oral QuestionForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.

Tabled: 25 August 2026Answered: 1 September 2026

Asked by

David Reed

ConservativeExmouth and Exeter East

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs

Answer from Hansard

Ed Miliband

I take incredibly seriously my role in helping to tackle the cost of living crisis that the British people face, and that means working tirelessly to get back to the strait of Hormuz being reopened so that we can get oil and gas flowing. That is what we need to do.